From patient with little hope to medical miracle
Daily Herald Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:48 PM PST
Within a few weeks, John Chikos went from being a fast-paced commodities trader to a patient given little hope to a man making a medically miraculous recovery. After a massive heart attack that cut off blood flow to Chikos' brain for 15 to 20 minutes -- irreversible brain damage usually sets in after three to five minutes -- doctors gave him less than a 10 percent chance of recovery. Chikos ... |
Judge halts New York's anti-smoking displays
Reuters via Yahoo! News Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:12 PM PST
New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain would violate cigarette vendors' free speech if displayed according to city rules, a U.S. judge said on Wednesday, handing a court victory to tobacco companies. |
Coma and General Anesthesia Demonstrate Important Similarities
Newswise Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:51 PM PST
The brain under general anesthesia isn't "asleep" as surgery patients are often told -- it is placed into a state that is a reversible coma, according to three neuroscientists who have published an extensive review of general anesthesia, sleep and coma, in the Dec. 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. This insight and others reported in their review article could eventually lead to ... |
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