Tag: common-brain
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Brain wave: using sound to diagnose concussion
From blows to the head on the sports field, to car crashes and playground falls, concussion is a common brain injury notoriously difficult to diagnose — until now, researchers said Thursday. A US-based team unveiled a fast, portable and reliable test measuring differences in brain activity in response to sound. “Our measure… can take the…
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Back pain tied to increased fall risk for older men
By Madeline Kennedy (Reuters Health) – – Back pain is the most common type of pain older men complain of, and it could signal a greater risk of falling, even for people with no other disabilities, according to a recent U.S. study. “We know that older people with back pain have poor physical function, like…
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Teva to pay U.S. government $519 million over foreign bribery charges
The settlement with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission relates to conduct in Ukraine, Mexico and a guilty plea by a subsidiary in Russia, and followed a voluntary investigation, Teva said. Details of the misconduct, which Teva said ended several years ago, were not disclosed. Teva, the world's biggest generic drugmaker,…