Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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All-Stars provide assist
Daily Pilot Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:09 PM PDT
NEWPORT BEACH â€" Orange County’s finest seniors gathered on Newport Harbor High’s volleyball court Tuesday to raise money for a 5-year-old battling brain cancer.

Richard Quick Passes Away
WRBL Columbus Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:16 PM PDT
AUBURN-Auburn men’s and women’s head swimming and diving coach Richard Quick, who was diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor in December 2008, passed away Wednesday at the age of 66. One of the most recognizable names in the swimming and diving community, Quick was a six-time United States Olympic coach who directed 13 teams to NCAA titles, the most ever by a swimming coach.

Project Lifesaver Looks to Expand
KAAL Austin Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:57 PM PDT
(ABC 6 NEWS)--- What if your child had a tendency to wander off, and one day he went missing? Well thousands of kids with autism and Down Syndrome and adults with brain injuries wander off every year.

Legendary Auburn Swim Coach Richard Quick Passes Away
WTVM 9 Columbus Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:55 PM PDT
AUBURN, ALABAMA (WTVM) - Legendary Auburn swim coach Richard Quick has died. He was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in December of 2008. He had been in his second stint with Auburn, with his team capturing a National Championship this year.

What is it like to suffer a brain injury?
3news Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:35 PM PDT
One of the easy things to forget about serious car crashes is that the victims can suffer from their injuries for years - possibly a lifetime.

Novel Mechanism Controlling Tumor Growth In The Brain Uncovered
Science Daily Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:20 PM PDT
As survival rates among some patients with cancer continue to rise, so does the spread of these cancers to the brain -- as much as 40 percent of all diagnosed brain cancers are considered metastatic, having spread from a primary cancer elsewhere in the body. Now, scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism that plays a pivotal role in controlling cancer growth in the brain. The discovery ...

Passages: Richard Quick, 66, Passes Away Due to Brain Cancer
Swimming World Magazine Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:42 PM PDT
AUSTIN, Texas, June 10. RICHARD Quick, Auburn's head men's and women's coach, has succumbed to brain cancer this evening. Quick, 66, was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer in December and has u...

Fundraisers to benefit family of Mark Johnston
The Herald-Mail Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:39 PM PDT
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. A series of fundraisers will be held this summer to benefit the family of Mark Johnston, a former Jefferson County police officer who died last month at the age of 44 after battling a brain tumor.

Can Lowering Body Temperature Prevent Brain Damage in Children?
Newswise Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:32 PM PDT
The first large-scale study of its kind will investigate whether hypothermia -- lowering body temperature -- can prevent or reduce brain damage in children who suffer cardiac arrest as result of illness or accidents.

Big Pharma says your mysterious pain is real
Salon.com Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:24 PM PDT
A brain scan told them so. And now they can sell you a drug. But what is unreal pain?




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