Latest Health Articles for Neurology

• US soldier gets sick, dies in South Korea prompting meningitis scare

  article 2008-01-13  |  Author: Staff
  An American soldier has died in South Korea after contracting what health officials presume was meningitis, the U.S. military said Sunday.Army Pvt. Jason L. Williams, 19, from Colorado died Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Seoul, the 2nd Infantry Division said in a statement.Williams "displayed symptoms of ......

• Illinois mother says in taped confession she killed autistic daughter to `fix' her

  article 2008-01-12  |  Author: Staff
  A woman accused of killing her autistic daughter testified that she attempted to suffocate the 3-year-old with a pillow three days before she succeeded with a plastic garbage bag.Karen McCarron said Friday that she could not go through with it using the pillow. When prosecutor Kevin Johnson asked her how ......

• Potential new way to help with insomnia

  article 2007-01-29  |  Author: Randolph E. Schmid
  Researchers studying a disease that causes people to suddenly drop off to sleep are trying to turn what they have learned into a new way to help insomniacs get some rest.They found that blocking brain receptors for orexin, a blood peptide, promoted sleep in rats, dogs and people, according to ......