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Bolivian girl mauled by dog to fly to US for help

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:49 -0400

LA PAZ, Bolivia - A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said Tuesday.

Hiker hurt in fall medevaced near Sitka

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:59:21 -0400

SITKA, Alaska - The longtime director of the Alpine Adventure Run broke her hip in a fall as she hiked the race course Sunday, and was medevaced to Anchorage for surgery.

Science camp experiment burns 4 to hospital

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:55:09 -0400

COVINGTON, Louisiana - Two boys were seriously burned and a teacher and a third boy suffered minor burns when a science camp experiment to make "black snake" fireworks got out of control, setting fire to at least one boy's clothes, said Covington Fire Chief Richard Badon.

Fla. skydiver suffers broken leg

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:47:04 -0400

DELAND, Florida - A skydiver is recovering after authorities say he suffered a broken leg during a jump in DeLand.

Rays pitcher Cobb struck by line drive

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:27:12 -0400

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's Eric Hosmer in the fifth inning of Saturday's game.

Lawyer: Miguel inviting lawsuit over fan's injury

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:39:24 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The woman who was kicked by Miguel during a Billboard Music Awards performance continues to suffer cognitive difficulties and has yet to receive any assistance from the R&B singer nearly a month after the incident, her attorney said.

Explosions remind La. that plants not always safe

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:23:50 -0400

By some measures, chemical plants like the sites of separate fatal explosions this week in Louisiana are among the safest manufacturing workplaces in America. That doesn't stop residents and emergency responders from keeping wary eyes on the hundreds of facilities stretched along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.

Charity-funded clinic to help Fort Campbell troops

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:31:19 -0400

FORT CAMPBELL, Kentucky - A private foundation broke ground Thursday at Fort Campbell on a new clinic to treat the signature wounds of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injuries.

NJ school bus hits post; no severe injuries

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:43:30 -0400

MULLICA HILL, New Jersey - Police say nine children were taken to hospitals after their school bus drove into a light post in a southern New Jersey parking lot.

Ill. boy bitten by monkey to seek rabies treatment

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:46:22 -0400

GODFREY, Illinois - A southwestern Illinois prosecutor says a boy bitten by a pet monkey during a dog event will undergo precautionary rabies vaccinations rather than having the primate euthanized to see if it's infected with the disease.

Syracuse VA Medical Center opening new $90M wing

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:52:26 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Officials at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Syracuse are set to unveil the facility's new $90 million addition.

Dispatch call describes Paris Jackson's injuries

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:25:08 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Paramedics were dispatched to Paris Jackson's home on a report that the 15-year-old had taken 20 Motrin pills and cut herself with a kitchen knife, audio of an emergency dispatch released Tuesday shows.

NY bill would mandate hospital nurse staffing

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:36:31 -0400

ALBANY, New York - A push to increase the number of nurses per patient at New York's 185 acute care hospitals pits promises of fewer patient deaths and complications against a billion dollars or more in annual health care costs.

Body is missing teacher; Cause of death: drowning

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:24:00 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - The body found in a car pulled from a New Orleans bayou over the weekend was identified Monday as a missing teacher and her death was ruled a drowning, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office said

Arizona's McCarthy on medication after seizure

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 16:23:13 -0400

PHOENIX - Arizona's Brandon McCarthy is taking medication and says he's confident he'll be fine after he collapsed at a restaurant with a seizure related to the head injury he sustained while pitching last September.

Recovering Alabama soldier starts nonprofit group

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:10:38 -0400

GADSDEN, Alabama - Army Spc. Corey Garmon is ready to run for the first time since he lost his legs last year.

New equipment aids in concussion recovery

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:58:24 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - Jennifer Feenstra recalled a time not long ago when 10 percent of concussions were diagnosed.

Ala. girl falls in hole in Miss., minor injuries

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:03:24 -0400

LEAKESVILLE, Mississippi - Authorities say a 6-year-old Alabama girl has been treated for minor injuries after being trapped for four hours in a deep hole in Mississippi during a field trip to a vegetable farm on Thursday.

SPOTLIGHT: Injured teen determined to recover

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:09:05 -0400

BELLEVILLE, Illinois - Sixteen-year-old Megan Webb takes unsteady steps in the physical therapy room at Ranken Jordan, a pediatric specialty hospital in Maryland Heights, Missouri

Donations sought to pay vet bill for burned cat

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:43:13 -0400

ERWIN, Tennessee - A cat named Marshmallow is making online friends and many are donating to pay his vet bills.

Westford teen injured jumping into empty pool

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:50:34 -0400

WESTFORD, Massachusetts - A decision by two young Westford women to go "pool hopping" landed one of them in the hospital when she jumped into an empty pool, police said.

Ohio man dies after jump from Punchbowl Falls

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:49:50 -0400

HOOD RIVER, Oregon - Divers on Monday recovered the body of a Cincinnati, Ohio, man who died after jumping off Punchbowl Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, a sheriff said.

Pac-12 to limit contact in football practice

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:15:26 -0400

SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to cut down on concussions, head trauma and other injuries, the Pac-12 Conference is establishing a league-wide policy to limit the amount of contact made during football practices beginning this season.

Former Ind. woman gets 4 years for son's injuries

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:58:06 -0400

LAFAYETTE, Indiana - A former Indiana woman who pleaded guilty to neglect for head injuries that left her 4-month-old son with a host of medical problems has been sentenced to four years in prison.

Injury count in Okla. tornadoes, storms tops 100

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:37:03 -0400

YUKON, Oklahoma - Authorities say more than 100 people were injured during a burst of severe storms and tornadoes on Friday night.