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Hockey moms host benefit for 9-year-old with brain tumor The Post-Standard Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:32 PM PST Friends of Thomas Sellers will lace up their skates to raise money in a skate-a-thon Sunday to benefit the 9-year-old East Syracuse boy who is battling an inoperable brain tumor. Brain Amyloid Has Antibiotic Role in Alzheimer’s, Study Finds BusinessWeek Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:30 PM PST Beta amyloid that builds up in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s disease may go along with beneficial antimicrobial activity, researchers said. Maine lawmakers mull cell phone health warnings Reuters Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:56 PM PST BOSTON (Reuters) - Maine's state Legislature could soon vote on a bill making the Northeast U.S. state the first to require that cellular phones carry warnings of a possible link between mobile phone radiation and brain cancer. No Implants Needed: Movement-Generating Brain Waves Detected and Decoded Outside the Head Scientific American Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:48 PM PST Our bodies are wired to move, and damaged wiring is often impossible to repair. Strokes and spinal cord injuries can quickly disconnect parts of the brain that initiate movement with the nerves and muscles that execute it, and neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) draw the process out to the same effect. Scientists have been looking for a ... Greg Rita Succumbs to Cancer Cybergolf National Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:45 PM PST Richard "Greg" Rita, the caddie for Curtis Strange when he won back-to-back U.S. Open titles in 1988 and '89, and for John Daly when he won the 1995 British Open, died of brain cancer February 27th. Get ready for fun time in Great Urban Race Galveston County Daily News Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:42 PM PST Runners looking for a race that gives their brain as much of a workout as their legs should head to Houston on Saturday. Senate panel removes DUI penalties from brain-injury bill The Charleston Gazette Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:36 PM PST CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Advocates are questioning why state senators removed fees on drunken drivers in a proposal meant to generate funds for people with brain injuries. The original legislation (SB657) would boost fees for accident reports and impose $50 ... Philadelphia Phillies Host Tug McGraw Foundation to Raise Awareness for Brain Tumors PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:28 PM PST Citizens Bank Park will be filled with that "Ya Gotta Believe" spirit on April 30 when the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tug McGraw Foundation celebrate "Tug McGraw Foundation Brain Tumor Awareness Night" as the Phillies take on the New York Mets. Kovacevic Faces Assault Charges in Serbia FOX 40 Binghamton Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:50 PM PST And the former BU Basketball player that fled the country after beating a fellow student into a coma, now faces assault charges in his home country, Serbia. 22-year-old Miladin Kovacevic could face up to 10 years in prison for the May 2008 beating of 23-year-old Bryan Steinhauer at the Rathskellar bar. The beating left Steinhauer with skull fractures and a severe brain injury. This case had ... New rules for troops hit by IED blasts - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times Army Times Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:40 PM PST WASHINGTON â€" Troops caught near a roadside blast will be pulled out of combat for 24 hours and checked for a mild traumatic brain injury, even if they appear unhurt or say they are fine, according to a new treatment policy the Pentagon is planning to release.

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