Category: Injury
Zolpidem.
Sleeping drug that is allowing patients to temporarily wake up from a permanent vegetative state. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006.
Hydralazine.
Drug used to treat hypertension discovered to have antidote properties that reverse nerve cell death. (via)
Post date: Wednesday, April 19th, 2006.
Tricide.
Bioadhesive developed that is derived from Vitamin E and sticks directly to wounds to better promote healing. (via)
Post date: Monday, April 17th, 2006.
Foreign accent syndrome.
American woman who suffered a stroke now has a British accent.
Post date: Friday, December 30th, 2005.
Half the man.
Russian man survives after cutting himself in half with circular saw. (via)
Post date: Thursday, September 1st, 2005.
Manic survivor.
Man climbs, and falls, from same building twice.
Post date: Friday, August 5th, 2005.
A case for hands-free.
The newest medical epidemic that’s likely to cause some major missed work issues in the future: cell phone elbow. (via)
Post date: Tuesday, July 5th, 2005.






