Clamping down on CT scans for kids
Chicago Tribune Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:38 PM PDT
Medical experts aim to reduce radiation doses for young, growing bodies Ferdousi Dawood was worried. Her daughter's headaches were excruciating, and prescription medicines and natural remedies had failed to make a difference. Now, a doctor at Children's Memorial Hospital was recommending a CT scan to peer inside the 10-year-old's brain. |
Resting brain linked to fibromyalgia pain
UPI Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:56 PM PDT
BOSTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Boston researchers say they have linked resting-state brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia - Health - Brain - Musculoskeletal Disorders - Connective Tissue |
Research links chemical to cognition
UPI Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:11 PM PDT
BALTIMORE, July 31 (UPI) -- University of Maryland researchers say discovery of a chemical in the brain that appears to reduce cognition could lead to pills that make people smarter. Research - University of Maryland - Brain - University of Maryland College Park - Maryland |
Teen battling brain cancer competes in horse show
WKYT Lexington Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:35 PM PDT
A Canadian team is among many competing at the Kentucky Horse Park this weekend. And while they are taking home gold, team members are celebrating the 2 major successes of a 19-year-old competitor, her 2nd place ribbon and recent surgery for brain cancer. |
Former Calif. Assemblyman, Keith Richman, Dies
CBS 2 Los Angeles Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:21 PM PDT
Keith Richman, a San Fernando Valley doctor who served three years in the California Assembly, died Friday night after a battle with brain cancer. He was 56. |
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