His last Fourth of July
The Gazette Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:10 PM PDT
Steve Powerand#146;s dying wish was to help raise the American flags over the Cedar Rapids downtown bridges just one more time.For the first time in more than 20 years, he missed putting them up for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.and#147;Yeah, and some of my vet buddies said they just didnand#146;t look right,and#148; he jokes.Told in January that a brain tumor would probably kill him in a ... |
Golf scramble to benefit injured Norman firefighter’s family
The Oklahoman Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:00 PM PDT
NORMAN â€" Norman firefighters are planning a golf tournament to benefit the family of Rick Bacon, a firefighter who suffered a severe brain injury during a bicycle accident March 1.The tournament, a four-man scramble, will be July 20 at Winter Creek Golf Course, 7 Clubhouse Drive, Blanchard. There will be 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. flights. The tournament will include an auction of autographed University ... |
Swimming for a sister: Brothers recruit Stanford water polo teammates for fundraising swim
San Jose Mercury News Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:53 PM PDT
Peter Finlayson didn't know what to do to help his sister, but he knew he could swim. Peter's sister, Kate, has a condition called hydrocephalus '†excessive fluid in her brain. She has three shunts that drain the fluid, and at age 24, she's undergone more than 70 operations. Last May, Kate had a particularly aggressive operation that led to life-threatening complications and a month-long ... |
Rush Of Blood To The Head: Anger Increases Blood Flow
Science Daily Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:38 PM PDT
Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments also found that this dilatory reflex was absent in people with high blood pressure. |
Vatican will look deeper into case of possible miracle
The Kansas City Star Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:56 PM PDT
A Vatican investigator has found a Colwich, Kan., man’s survival enough of a miracle to continue studying the case, with the goal toward declaring it an official miracle. If Chase Kear’s recovery from a traumatic brain injury suffered last year is declared an official miracle, it will help determine whether the Rev. Emil Kapaun of Pilsen, Kan., who died in 1951, will be canonized as a Roman ... |
Jenna's Journey: Family Wants Answers On Cancer
CBS4 Miami Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:43 PM PDT
For three years, Kaye McCann believed her daughter Jenna's death at the age of 4 from brain cancer was "bad luck." Her opinion changed two weeks ago. |
Science Briefing
Los Angeles Times Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:25 PM PDT
Myanmar fossils may mean human roots in Asia / Crucial sea grass meadows found to be declining / Multiple genetic variations linked to schizophrenia / Deep-brain stimulators help some cerebral palsy p Ancestry in Asia? |
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