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Indians Angry at Convicted Spy's Death in Pakistan
Indians were outraged at the Pakistan government Thursday after a convicted Indian spy died from a head injury suffered when two inmates attacked him with a brick in a Pakistani prison last week. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said
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Convicted Indian Spy Dies in Pakistan
A convicted Indian spy who was on death row died from a head injury after two inmates attacked him with a brick, Pakistan state TV said early Thursday. It's unclear how the death will affect
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Indian Spy on Death Row Hurt in Pakistan Prison
with a brick inside a prison in the eastern city of Lahore. Farooq Nazir said Friday that Sarabjit Singh sustained a serious head injury when he was attacked by two other prisoners on Friday at Kot Lakhpat jail. Nazir said Singh was moved to hospital and was
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Prince Harry Gives Diaper-Changing a Try
charity that provides support to brain injury survivors. The charity, for which tried on goggles that simulate a brain injury 's effects and met with a former Royal Marine who suffered a brain injury while serving in Afghanistan while
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Simmonds Has Hat Trick as Flyers Beat Hurricanes
last four games. ... Skinner was back in Carolina's lineup a game after he was held out for precautionary reasons for a head injury . ... Faulk, a second-year defenseman, played in his 100th NHL game. ... The Flyers have 12 goals within the first
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After the Boston Bombing and Texas Explosion, Don't Ignore Minor Injuriesthey fell to the ground could have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury similar to a football player who is knocked out from a tackle syndrome," said Scalea. "That can happen after a single mild brain injury ." Post-concussive syndrome can manifest itself in forgetfulness
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Daughter's Boston Marathon Death 'Like a Dagger in Our Hearts'at the Neighborhood House Charter School, where he was a third-grader. Denise Richard is still in the hospital with a head injury . Martin's younger sister, Jane, also remains in the hospital after she lost her leg. Jane, a dancer, was a first-grader
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Kids Hit Hard by Boston Marathon ExplosionsWitnesses: 'Like a War Zone' PHOTOS: Boston Marathon Explosions Among those being treated was a 2-year-old boy with a head injury who was admitted to the hospital's Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit, officials said, while a 9-year-old girl
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Snowboarder Chelone 'Chilly' Miller, Brother of Olympian Bode Miller, Dead at 29investigated pending autopsy reports, foul play is not suspected. Miller had a history of seizures after suffering a major head injury in a 2005 motorcycle accident that placed him in coma for 11 days. U.S. Snowboarding said Miller's fatal seizure Sunday
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Judge to Decide Fate of NFL Concussion Lawsuitsgun on himself . An autopsy revealed Seau had signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a brain disease tied to repetitive head trauma bearing similarities to Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Lou Gehrig's disease as well as depression. Whether Belcher had
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Disabled War Vet Fights New Battle: His Wife's Deportationin the early 2000s, then denied a green card based on a false claim of citizenship. But James, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during his second deployment to Iraq that resulted in short-term memory loss and other difficulties, disputes that claim
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Obama Announces Brain-Mapping ProjectPresident Obama today announced the BRAIN Initiative, a $100 million brain-mapping project designed to promote American innovation and job growth while finding ways to treat and cure ailments such as Alzheimer's disease and brain damage from strokes. Short for Brain Research Through Advancing
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Wounded Iraq Vet Prepares to Die, Saying He's 'Ready to Go'She says it's because people can't fathom his daily pain. In 2008, he suffered a pulmonary embolism and anoxic brain injury which he believes was because he was taken off of blood thinners. It affected his speech as well as impaired the use of
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Potential Jodi Arias Jury Foreman Excusedit's a purposeful action, requires coordination of multiple muscles to be able to stand and walk. With a head injury , a brain injury , I don't think he's going to be able to do that. Reporter: And while the end is in sight, keep in
of multiple muscles to be able to stand and walk. With a head injury , a brain injury , I don't think he's going to be able to do that. Reporter: And while the end is in sight, keep in mind, -
Remembering Victims of Boston Marathon Bombingat least seventeen are in critical condition. Eight of them children the youngest a two year old boy who was treated for head injury . The oldest victim reportedly in their seventies. We also know some of the injured college students one from Boston university
children the youngest a two year old boy who was treated for head injury . The oldest victim reportedly in their seventies. We also know some of the injured -- college students one from Boston university at -
After: The Boston Marathon Bombingsnext to his mother and his little sister and then the explosion happened. His mother's now the hospital with a serious head injury his sister apparently has lost her leg. There was a third sibling that apparently is on injured but this just one of so many
then the explosion happened. His mother's now the hospital with a serious head injury his sister apparently has lost her leg. There was a third sibling that apparently is on injured but this just one of -
Remembering Eight Year Old Martin Richardmarathon every year. But that first explosion ended martin's short life, sending his mother to the hospital with a serious head injury , his younger sister lost a leg. Neighbors in this close knit community are now grieving along with martin's father. I
martin's short life, sending his mother to the hospital with a serious head injury , his younger sister lost a leg. Neighbors in this close knit community are now grieving along with martin's father. I was outside -
Obama: Brain Initiative Will Be 'Transformative'disappear behind the mask of parkinson's. For struggle in the grip of epilepsy. Imagine if we could reverse traumatic brain injury or for our veterans were coming home. I don't want our children or grandchildren look back on this day and wish we have
struggle in the grip of epilepsy. Imagine if we could reverse traumatic brain injury or -- -- for our veterans were coming home. I don't want our children or grandchildren look back on this day and -
Junior Seau Had Brain Disease Caused by Repeated Head Traumabreaks the news that he did have a brain disease linked t head trauma , like the kind he endured in football. Reporter: An nfl Cte is not being seen in individuals without repetitive head injury in our experience, Reporter: Today's revelation about
high school players. Cte is not being seen in individuals without repetitive head injury in our experience, Reporter: Today's revelation about the toughest among them has some in the nfl questioning their own health. The times -
Head Trauma , Behavior Problems LinkedWe've heard so much recently on the danger of concussions in sports but tonight a new kind of concerned that kind of head injury . That is much less obvious than a concussion but it can have equally serious ramifications. For athletes old and
in sports but tonight a new kind of concerned that kind of head injury . That is much less obvious than a concussion but it can have equally serious ramifications. For athletes old and young. Here's ABC's
