News tagged with 'Head'

Filing a slip and fall case in Florida was just made more difficult thanks to a new law promoted by retailers. Private attorneys are lining up to prepare a large reparations request for BP, and thanks to one whistle blower, we now have a better understanding how WellCare Health Plans defrauded the government.

Insurance scams target female drivers, usually in a newer-type car, or distracted drivers, and create an accident that appears to be her fault. The scammers then claim they are the "victims" of injury and are costing insurance companies, and ultimately us all, billions in fraudulent claims.

While the family of Diane Schuler denies she had a drinking problem, federal statistics show that the number of women arrested for DUI is up, although still fewer then men arrested for DUI.

Nearly one in four households have someone afflicted by the debilitating pain of migraines. Now there may be new hope, from a common plastic surgery procedure, according to new research published in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Head and neck cancer patients who test positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have a better survival rate than patients that don’t have the virus, according to new research published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

Bombastic pitchman, Billy Mays, suffered a blow to the head on a flight shortly before complaining he didn't feel well. He was found dead in his bed Sunday morning.  USAirways says no passengers complained of injuries when the plane blew two tires upon landing.

Women who suffer from chronic migraines with aura are at a greater risk of brain lesions finds a new study. The lesions appear in a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception, coordination and motor control.

Minicars are great for saving on gas and cutting down on global warming, but they may not be there when you need them to save you in a head-on collision, says this report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The video shows what happens when they collide with three midsize cars.   

Traumatic brain injury is more common that previously thought, as the death of Natasha Richardson points out.  Young males 15 to 24 and  people over the age of 75 are mostly impacted, though many injuries are not readily apparent and may go undiagnosed and untreated.

Just three weeks before the death of Natasha Richardson from a head injury on the ski slope, emergency room doctors in Quebec had called for a mandatory helmet law, saying they save lives.  It is now under consideration.

If you think changes in the weather triggers a migraine attack, it might not be all in your head. A new study in the journal Neurology suggests people are more likely to visit emergency rooms with migraines in warmer weather.

A group of military veterans filed a class action lawsuit against the federal government on Wednesday claiming they were illegally denied disability benefits despite being diagnosed with severe cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, that should qualify them for lifetime free care.

For many, severe migraines can leave them bed ridden for the day, sometimes more. But a new study offers some good news. Women with a history of severe, chronic headaches have a thirty percent lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who do not suffer from such headaches.

Christopher Bizilj, an 8-year-old boy, was testing a 9 mm Micro Uzi at the Westfield Sportsman’s Club in Westfield, Massachusetts, as part of the Machine Gun Shoot and Firearms Expo when he accidentally shot himself Sunday.

Making antilock brakes standard on motorcycles could save thousands of lives a year, concludes the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in this report.