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Woman dead, husband critical after Worthington shooting This Week Worthington Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:58 PM PDT After he was diagnosed recently with brain cancer, James Calvert seemed to become more agitated over little things. That might explain why a possible disagreement with his wife, Jean, escalated into a tragedy, said a neighbor who had known them for more than 40 years. Reports bolster questions about Taser death, pathologist says The State Journal-Register Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:57 PM PDT Reports released Wednesday by the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office bolster the case that Patrick Burns died from a brain injury caused by lack of oxygen, not from excited delirium, according to a pathologist whose opinion differs from the conclusion of Coroner Susan Boone.   Long-term planning to care for war veterans is urged New Orleans Times-Picayune Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:56 PM PDT Too little is known about how to care long-term for veterans with a traumatic brain injury, the most common injury among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Institute of Medicine said Wednesday. Chris Granger / The Times-PicayuneThe panel looked at the... Researchers find common mechanisms of drug abuse & obesity PharmaBiz Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:36 PM PDT Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviours and the development of obesity in animals, according to research funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health. Drug breakthrough in fight against African sleeping sickness Science Daily Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:19 PM PDT Scientists have made a major breakthrough in identifying new treatments for a fatal disease which infects tens of thousands of Africans each year. Their findings describe a new approach to tackling the fatal parasitic disease human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), commonly known as sleeping sickness due to disturbance of the sleep cycle caused by parasites infecting the brain. Infant remains hospitalized in Florida The Globe Gazette Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:11 PM PDT NAPLES, Fla. â€" Quentin Maulsby, a 5-month-old baby with North Iowa ties, remained in serious condition in a Florida hospital Wednesday night, suffering from two broken ribs and blood on the brain. Lawyer: Teen beating victim has brain damage The Palm Beach Post Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:05 PM PDT Lawyer: Teen beating victim has brain damage Researchers warn of possible links between brain cancer, air pollution San Bernardino Sun Wed, 31 Mar 2010 18:55 PM PDT COLTON - For about the last five years, brain tumors have been the leading cancer for people 19 and younger.

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