Researchers Test Lithium as Radiation Protector
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:05 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Lithium may help protect brain cells when people with brain cancer undergo radiation therapy, a new study suggests. |
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
HealthDay via Yahoo! News Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:05 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- New research out of Spain suggests that THC -- the active ingredient in marijuana -- appears to prompt the death of brain cancer cells. |
Ballesteros still has rosy outlook
Sportsnet.ca Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:01 PM PDT
Seve Ballesteros' zest for life hasn't been dimmed by his battle against a cancerous brain tumour and he's calling in a debt owed him by Rafael Nadal. |
Bloomstrom benefit April 18 at Moondance Fairgrounds
The Pilot-Independent Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:59 PM PDT
A benefit on behalf of Kim Bloomstrom of Walker will be held April 18 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Moondance Jam Fairgrounds, east of Walker on Highway 200. On Aug. 1, 2008, Kim was diagnosed with a tumor on the left side of her brain. Surgery removed 95 percent of the tumor. |
Is intervention beneficial for brain vessel malformations?
EurekAlert! Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:40 PM PDT
( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center ) Individuals diagnosed with a brain arteriovenous malformation -- an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins -- are at increased risk of vessel rupture and bleeding that can cause permanent brain damage. Traditionally, doctors have prescribed preventive interventions like surgery, but there is suggestive evidence that this ... |
Study: Naps improve brain power
La Jolla Light Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:40 PM PDT
UCSD students participate in the university's first 'Nap-In' event, which touted the benefits of snoozing. Photos by Laura Decorte Those who believe napping is slothful need to wake up to reality: It's healthful, essential even. Contrary to popular opinion, the latest clinical research clearly indicates that regular napping improves mental performance on a number of levels, most importantly with ... |
Eleanor Mondale's brain cancer returns
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:39 PM PDT
WCCO Radio host Eleanor Mondale is telling her listeners that her brain cancer has returned and she must go on disability leave from the station. "I think the second most horrible words to hear after 'You have brain cancer' are 'The cancer is back' ... but it's happened. Again." |
Arab doctors to probe allegations Arafat poisoned
CTV.ca Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:34 PM PDT
Nearly five years after Yasser Arafat died by what French doctors called a massive brain hemorrhage, Arab doctors will meet in Jordan to probe rumours Arafat was poisoned. |
Ballesteros reflects on life as golfer in interview
Fox Sports Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:32 PM PDT
Seve Ballesteros' zest for life hasn't been dimmed by his battle against a cancerous brain tumor and he's calling in a debt owed him by Rafael Nadal. "He owes me a dinner and he still hasn't paid me back," Ballesteros said, explaining that he beat Nadal in golf before his fellow Spaniard rose to the No. 1 ranking in men's tennis. The two played golf frequently and Ballesteros rated the young ... |
Jury finds RI man not guilty of assaulting trooper
Boston Globe Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:56 PM PDT
A jury found a motorist not guilty Tuesday of felony assault for punching an off-duty state trooper who fell backward, hit his head on the pavement and suffered a brain injury that kept him hospitalized for months. |
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