Here’s another truth-is-stranger-than-fiction story about brain injury. A teenager in Washington state sustained a concussion during a basketball game, and wound up getting amnesia and becoming left-handed. http://abcnews.go.com/print?id=12982365 The case involves Mikayla Wilson, 14, of Spangle, Wash. She was knocked to the ground during…
Cellphones Spark Activity In The Brain, New Study Finds
Since most people have cellphones these days, it’s no wonder that the press gave a lot of space to a new study on the impact of these devices on the brain. How many of us have wondered, uneasily, can our cellphone…
TV Reporter Who Made Incoherent Comments At Grammys Belonged In Hospital
By now a lot of people have seen the video clip, which quickly went viral, of KCBS-TV reporter Serene Branson breaking out in gibberish when she was covering the Grammy Awards live. It was disturbing to watch. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iCs7G8IBFrVxUKo0VnTxbSDmfqRg?docId=1a3b45a9713c4d079f8621e00393d1ca The immediate assumption was…
Nascar Still Takes Road To More Aggression In The Name Of Excitement
Nascar is once again ramping up its efforts to make the sport more exciting to fans, even if it’s more dangerous to drivers. The Wall Street Journal Monday, in a story headlined “Nascar Revs Up Rough Side to Win Back Fans,” described…
Singer Jimmy Buffett Cancels Concert After Sustaining A Concussion From Stage Fall
After singer Jimmy Buffett fell off a stage during a concert in Sydney, one pundit joked that “maybe he blew out a flipflop,” referring to Buffett’s hit “Margaritaville.” But the accident is no laughing matter. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2011/01/jimmy-buffett-fall-out-of-hospital-doing-well.html Buffett, 64, appeared to just…
In Doomed Effort, House Votes To Repeal Health Care Reform
The nation’s unemployment rate is still sky-high, and kids are being shot in their schools. So what important matter was the House of Representatives tending to Wednesday? Repealing President Barack Obama’s health-care reform in “a symbolic act,” as The New York…
Reagan’s Sons Clash Over Whether He Had Alzheimer’s While In White House
Did President Ronald Reagan show signs of Alzheimer’s disease when he was still in the White House? That’s the charge that his youngest son, Ron Reagan, makes in his new book, a memoir called “My Father At 100,” which was…
Federal Judge Finds Part Of Obama Heath Care Law Unconstitutional
For the first time, a court has taken a step to dismantle President Obama’s health care reform, finding Monday that one of the complex legislation’s provisions is unconstitutional. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/health/policy/14health.html?_r=1&hp Federal District Court Judge Henry Hudson, sitting in Richmond, Va., ruled…
The Legacy of Gordon Selby Johnson, Sr.
by his son Gordon S. Johnson, Jr. Gordon S. Johnson, Sr., was a hard man to know. While he could lead an industry, lead a congregation, lead a family of 9, he was a man who kept much of his…