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Deep Brain Stimulation Gives Hope For Very Severe Depression Science Daily Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:18 PM PST Thanks to a new method, there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. Physicians in Germany have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. Subsequent to this treatment, the patients' depression improved significantly in half of the patients. All patients had suffered from very severe depression for many years and did not respond to any other therapies. Gamma Knife Treatment For Glioblastomas Shows Promising Results Science Daily Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:16 PM PST Researchers report promising results from a cutting-edge research study that treated the aggressive brain tumors glioblastoma multiforme using a novel type of imaging called MR spectroscopy coupled with high dose radiation in the form of Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Patients' survival rates increased by almost four months (3.7 months) compared with patients who were treated with traditional ... Paul B. Farrell: Warning: Your brain is killing American capitalism Market Watch Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:16 PM PST Warning: The investor’s brain is infected with a deadly disease. And like P.T. Barnum, Wall Street knows your brain’s a sucker just waiting for any excuse to get back to playing their game at their casino by their rules. Brain injury survivor brings smiles to others Ventura County Star Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:34 PM PST Sean Aulds is a tall, strapping man with a friendly smile who is greeted by almost everyone as he strides through the Ventura College campus, into one of the restaurants near campus or into the YMCA, where he works out most days; it seems like everyone says, "Hi Sean." He rides his distinctive bicycle down Main Street downtown and is greeted with wave after wave. In Ventura, everyone seems to ... HIGH SCHOOLS: Poly's Allan in critical, but stable condition Pasadena Star-News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:14 PM PST Pasadena Poly sophomore Jackson Allan, injured in a football game Saturday, underwent brain surgery over the weekend to remove swelling and a blood clot, according to accounts posted on Facebook and the school's Web site. Preventative brain radiation for lung cancer patients: Benefits and risks PhysOrg Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:22 PM PST A new study is taking a closer look at the benefits versus risks for lung cancer patients to undergo preventative brain radiation therapy as a means to stop cancer from spreading to the brain. What are the Real Benefits Versus Risks of Preventative Brain Radiation for Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? redOrbit Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:15 PM PST For more information on radiation therapy for lung cancer, visit www.rtanswers.org. Guardsman will appeal deployment due to head injury Mitchell County Press-News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:15 PM PST Story created Oct 27, 2009 - 14:46:17 CDT. Josh Decker suffered a traumatic brain injury when his truck hit a road mine in Iraq more than two years ago. Now the 24-year-old from Osage is facing the possibility of being deployed again with the Iowa National Guard - this time to Afghanistan. Driver in high-speed fatal crash sentenced to 30 days, angering family of dead passenger The Oregonian Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:35 PM PST Maxwell Hogan Scudder pleaded no contest to criminally negligent homicide. The crash killed Conrad Akins and put Scudder into a coma, leaving him brain damaged. The prosecutor says she believes a trial would have resulted in a similar sentence. Confused and helpless, mum prays for answers Hills News Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:30 PM PST WHEN Shirley Kennedy noticed her 2-year-old daughter entering a trance for the first time, she would never have believed she was suffering a brain seizure.

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