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Wright suffered a brain injury in the spring of 1992 The Sudbury Star Fri, 08 May 2009 13:42 PM PDT As devastating as Debrena Craig's brain injury has been on her life, almost the opposite has happened for Garnet Wright, who suffered a brain injury in the spring of 1992 while bicycling. "I was coming back home and two young kids had built a ramp there (for skateboards).[...] Top Surgeon Who Abandoned Patient in OR to Retire Fox News Fri, 08 May 2009 13:33 PM PDT Two of New Yorks top brain surgeons are scheduled to be reinstated this week after being suspended for abandoning a patient in the operating room. Brain surgery patient left in OR after doc no-show Kerrville Daily Times Fri, 08 May 2009 13:27 PM PDT GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) -- One of the highest-paid doctors in New York refused to perform brain surgery on an already-anesthetized patient whose scheduled surgeon had failed to show up, and the state health department is investigating. Craig's life was changed forever The Sudbury Star Fri, 08 May 2009 13:27 PM PDT A brain injury can take you to some pretty dark places in your soul says Debrena Craig. "I call them the 'cidals... suicide, homicide." Craig has been in and out of hospital for two years. She knows of what she speaks.[...] Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 08 May 2009 13:03 PM PDT FRIDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A protein that appears to lend a hand in the death of brain cells tied to Parkinson's disease might also help fight drug addiction, according to a newly published study. Brain stimulation may ease stubborn depression Reuters Fri, 08 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Targeted electrical stimulation of a particular region of the brain can lessen symptoms of major depression that hasn't improved with other treatments, the results of small pilot study suggest. FDA Approves Drug for Treatment of Aggressive Brain Cancer U. S. Food and Drug Administration Fri, 08 May 2009 12:09 PM PDT The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved Avastin (bevacizumab) to treat patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) when this form of brain cancer continues to progress following standard therapy. NY Investigating Brain Surgery No-Show WCBS-TV New York Fri, 08 May 2009 11:25 AM PDT A leading brain surgeon suspended after refusing to step in for a colleague who failed to show up for an operation is retiring. North Shore University Hospital announced Friday that 73-year-old Dr. Thomas Milhorat is retiring from his clinical practice. He'll continue academic and research activities. Surgery for the anesthetized patient had to be cancelled at the last minute when Dr. Paolo ... Henry Ford Hospital: Unique Patient Study -- No Informed Consent redOrbit Fri, 08 May 2009 11:07 AM PDT DETROIT, May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Ford Hospital is embarking on an unusual study intending to reduce brain damage or death of patients resulting from prolonged seizures before arriving at the hospital. But because the patients are unconscious during the seizure, they will not be able to provide informed consent to participate in the study. PhD a 'roller-coaster ride' of emotions Otago Daily Times Fri, 08 May 2009 10:19 AM PDT Brad Sutherland, a doctoral researcher seeking ways to reduce brain damage after strokes, has experienced some great lows as well as great highs before graduating from the University of Otago today.

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