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Montello man faces 50 years on charges he shook infant son
Portage Daily Register Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:09 PM PDT
MONTELLO - A Montello man faces more than 50 years in prison on charges that he shook his infant son hard enough to cause a fatal brain injury. Benjamin D. Kamedulski, 27, is scheduled for an initial appearance Monday in Marquette County Circuit Court.

Con artists feasting on others' woes
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:49 PM PDT
Single mom Beverly Steward was desperate to find a job to support herself and her two children, one of whom is a brain cancer survivor. So she said she was excited to find an ad for cleaning positions in The Washington Post, and immediately called the company that placed it....

Salamanders, Regenerative Wonders, Heal Like Mammals, People
Science Daily Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:23 PM PDT
The salamander is a superhero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord -- even bits of lopped-off brain. Based on experiments on genetically modified axolotl salamanders, researchers show that cells from the salamander's different tissues retain the "memory" of those tissues when they regenerate, contributing with few exceptions only to the same type of ...

Possible Cancer Cluster Gets National Attention
CBS4 Miami Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:20 PM PDT
Jennifer Dunsford is a mother desperate to find out why her six-year-old son Garrett developed a brain tumor. She also wants to know why neighbors have been coming up ill as well.

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The Myrtle Beach Sun News Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:00 PM PDT
July 4 | Legends Golf Resort will host the inaugural Brian Lee Memorial Golf Tournament, with all proceeds to benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation in Asheville, N.C. The format will be a captain's choice scramble with a 9 a.m. start. All participants will receive a tournament gift bag, and long drive and closest to the pin contests will be held. After the tournament, golfers will be ...

Appleton man beats the odds with tumor
FOX 11 Green Bay Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:47 PM PDT
An Appleton man who was not expected to be alive today, is finding remarkable success battling an aggressive brain tumor. Doctors are calling Steve Maufort's case one in a million. Lindsay Veremis has this FOX 11 follow-up.

French study suggests mild zap may help cerebral palsy patients
TVNZ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:18 PM PDT
Zapping the brain with a mild electrical current appears to help patients with a difficult-to-treat form of cerebral palsy, French researchers said on Thursday

Northfield stepfather charged in death of brutalized toddler
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:58 PM PDT
The Northfield man confessed to shaking the boy. An autopsy found broken bones, bleeding on the brain and other injuries.




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