http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Neurosurgeons from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical Center recount their experiences in treating patients with head and spine injuries during the epic April 2011 tornado disaster. The authors focus on injuries sustained on April 27th of that year. Details on these cases and a discussion on the necessity of disaster preparedness are found in "Neurosurgical injuries resulting from the 2011 tornados in Alabama: the experience at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center. Clinical article," by Joseph H. Miller, M.D., and colleagues, published today online, ahead of print, in the Journal of Neurosurgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-neurosurgical-injuries-sustained-april-tornado.html Surgery Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:37:55 EST news285932266 Children continue to account for a disproportionate percentage of morbidity and mortality from ATV-related accidents – up 240 percent since 1997, according to a Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics report published by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-pediatric-orthopaedic-surgeons-age-related-patterns.html Surgery Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:05:26 EST news278859917 Mandatory rules such as restricting body checking can limit aggression and reduce injuries in ice hockey, making the game safer for young people, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-limiting-aggression-hockey-injuries.html Health Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:00:08 EST news273754592 To screen for cervical spine injuries such as fractures in the emergency department, the Canadian C-spine rule appears to be more accurate compared with NEXUS, another commonly used rule, according to a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). NEXUS stands for the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-canadian-c-spine-accurate-important-cervical.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:00:01 EST news269002553