Friday, 26 August 2022

Finding Meaning and Joy After Spinal Cord Injury

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Annually, there are an estimated 17,730 new spinal cord injuries in the U.S. and 250,000 to 500,000 worldwide. The U.S. Senate has designated September as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.



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New Science May Show Why Sound Can Ease Pain

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Doctors have long known music and sound can help soothe physical pain, but they didn’t know why. New research offers insight – and a surprise about volume.



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Healing Broken Bones Is More Complicated Than It Looks

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Sometimes broken bones fail to fuse together, and understanding why some bones mend while others need more help will improve care for people with fractures.



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More Sick From E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Wendy's Restaurant Lettuce

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The exact source of the outbreak has not been officially confirmed, but the CDC said that in 84% of cases people reported eating at Wendy's before they became ill.



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How to Get Heart Patients to Take Their Pills? Give Them Just One.


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