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Wrongful death claim filed against Oklahoma City surgeon The Oklahoman Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST TULSA (AP) â€" A wrongful death complaint has been filed against an Oklahoma City surgeon who made international headlines after performing a risky operation in 2006 that left a young Russian boy brain dead. Attorneys for the boy's father, Sabit Kurbanov, filed the complaint Tuesday against Paul Christopher Francel in Oklahoma County District Court, records show. It asserts that the care ... Doctors: Skier Albrecht suffered no permanent damage Everett Herald Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST INNSBRUCK, Austria -- Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht will suffer no permanent damage to his health from brain and lung injuries following his downhill training crash last month, doctors said Friday. Teachers, Kids Raise $1,900+ FOX News Chicago Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:45 AM PST The teachers and students at Decatur Classical on Chicago's Northwest Side have raised more than $1,900 by being the first school to shave heads for St. Baldrick's Day. That money and other St. Baldrick's donations will go to helping a local baby with brain cancer, among others. Patrick Elwood has the story. Detecting Brain Injuries in Salmon From Hydroelectric Dams New York Times Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:45 AM PST New research shows that it?s possible to directly detect brain injury in salmon. Evolutionary Link To Modern-Day Obesity, Other Problems Medical News Today Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:10 AM PST That irresistible craving for a cheeseburger has its roots in the dramatic growth of the human brain and body that resulted from environmental changes some 2 million years ago. Higher quality, nutritionally dense diets became necessary to fuel the high-energy demands of humans' exceptionally large brains and for developing the first rudimentary hunting and gathering economy. Life-Saving Puzzle Launched To Help Beat Meningitis Medical News Today Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:08 AM PST PEOPLE are being urged to log on and clue themselves up about brain bug meningitis at the time of the year when they're most at risk. National charity Meningitis UK has launched an online quiz and interactive symptoms puzzle to ensure everyone's armed with the vital knowledge which could save a life. St. Joseph man twice surives brain cancer Park Hills Daily Journal Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:02 AM PST ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) â€" Johnny Cathcart knows a thing or two about endurance. Seve back on track GOLFmagic Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:50 AM PST Great to hear that Seve Ballesteros is back on track on the road to recovery and has completed a second round of chemotherapy and is awaiting further test results following four pre-Christmas operations on a cancerous brain tumour. Forecast good for Swiss skier's recovery CBC Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:46 AM PST Swiss skier Daniel Albrecht is in the clear as far as not suffering any permanent damage from brain and lung injuries following a downhill crash last month, doctors said Friday. BRAIN SURGERY ON TODDLER A SUCCESS AT HOPKINS HOSPITAL The Dundalk Eagle Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:29 AM PST Jailynn Lefevers was resting in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital after neurosurgeon George Jallo removed the right side of her brain last Thursday.

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