International Business News - Injured http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/tracking-alzheimers-linked-protein-in-live-brains.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:45:08 EDT They survived war, but for some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to work back home hasn't been easy. An estimated 300,000 veterans from the two wars have come home with mental health problems, so-called invisible wounds, and about the same number suffered head injuries, according to a private study by the RAND Corp. think tank. Associated problems can include depression, flashbacks, irritability, headaches and short-term memory loss. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/web-site-educates-about-hiring-war-vets.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:41:00 EDT A Samoan boxer has been removed from the Olympic ring on a stretcher after he was knocked out in the third round of his first bout. Farani Tavui was hit with a series of hard punches by Marijo Sivolija-Jelica of Croatia in the second and third rounds of their light heavyweight fight at Workers' Gymnasium. A big right hand eventually staggered Tavui, who wobbled across the ring before finally flopping to the canvas. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/105998-farani.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/samoan-boxer-taken-from-ring-stretcher.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080809/samoan-boxer-taken-from-ring-stretcher.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:48:30 EDT American gymnast Chellsie Memmel hurt her right ankle while training on the floor exercise Sunday but is still expected to compete in Olympic team competition next weekend. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080803/memmel-hurts-ankle-but-still-expected-to-compete.htm Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:55:06 EDT A woman accidentally stabbed herself in the foot with a 3-foot-long sword while performing a Wiccan good luck ritual at a central Indiana cemetery. Katherine Gunther, 36, of Lebanon, pierced her left foot with the sword while performing the rite at Oak Hill Cemetery, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/woman-runs-sword-into-foot-during-wiccan-ceremony.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:52:56 EDT A helicopter carrying the Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed into a mountainside Saturday as it attempted an emergency landing, injuring the founder of the Unification Church and 15 others, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/94146-south-korea-helicopter-crash.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/unification-church-founder-hurt-in-crash.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080719/unification-church-founder-hurt-in-crash.htm Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:09:27 EDT Nearly 20 race horses, packed inside a double-decker trailer, were forced into crouching positions during a four-day sea voyage from the U.S. to Puerto Rico--causing injuries that have prompted a federal animal abuse investigation. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/69931-puerto-rico-injured-horses.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/us-probes-horse-shipment-to-puerto-rico.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/us-probes-horse-shipment-to-puerto-rico.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:57:44 EDT When B.J. Jackson lost both his legs to an Iraq war injury, his doctors talked about a lot of things, but they didn't mention how it might affect his sex life. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/52066-injured-troops-intimacy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/is-sex-over-badly-hurt-vets-and-sexual-intimacy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/is-sex-over-badly-hurt-vets-and-sexual-intimacy.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 18:45:24 EDT After 11-year-old Zhang Jiazhi crawled free of the rubble that remained of his middle school, his parents began a 20-hour ordeal to get medical care for their son, whose arms were crushed to a pulp. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46549-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/long-wait-for-medical-care-after-china-quake.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/long-wait-for-medical-care-after-china-quake.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:40:51 EDT Authorities say an actor in "The Little Mermaid" fell at least 20 feet through a trap door minutes before a performance. The 51-year-old man was taken to a hospital after falling shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday at a Broadway theater. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/actor-injured-in-long-fall-before-mermaid-show-on-broadway.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 15:52:56 EDT Heidi Miller is grateful for many things: her classes at Virginia Tech, tennis games and anything that makes her smile. She craves normalcy, treasuring a return to the routine she had as a freshman ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080413/wounded-student-returns-to-normal.htm Sun, 13 Apr 2008 13:02:01 EDT Fire department officials say a fireworks malfunction at a Wrestlemania event has left about 40 people with minor injuries. Fans packed the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium for the event Sunday night. Fire officials say the fireworks flew into the crowd. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080331/fireworks-injure-dozens-at-wrestlemania.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:52:11 EDT U.S. military hospitals treated a significant number of wounded and sick children in the early years of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, a new study finds, and military doctors say children keep arriving at their hospitals today. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080204/children-caught-in-middle-during-wars.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:27:39 EST Serbian Interior Minister Dragan Jocic was seriously injured in a car accident, police said Saturday. He was reported in stable condition. The car's driver was seriously hurt, police said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080126/serbia-interior-minister-hurt-in-crash.htm Sat, 26 Jan 2008 07:43:29 EST