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Gracie’s wisdom - Tampa Bay Newspapers
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 8:12pm EDT
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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Gene Therapy Clinical Trial ... - Cornell Chronicle
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 10:40am EDT
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Gene Therapy Clinical Trial ...
Cornell Chronicle, NY - 10 hours ago
The clinical trial found that the procedure — which involves injecting a harmless gene-bearing virus into the brain — was not only safe, but, on the average ... -
The operating word is ORANGE - News Sentinel
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 7:19am EDT
The operating word is ORANGE
News Sentinel, IN - 13 hours ago
Kedrick also has pseudotumor, a condition in which his brain functions as if a tumor existed, although none does. In a protective measure, his body produces ... -
Carstar holds yearly Make-a-Wish event - St. Charles Journal
Posted: May 13th, 2008, 6:37pm EDT
Carstar holds yearly Make-a-Wish event
St. Charles Journal, MO - May 13, 2008
A few years later, they completely restored a 1969 Dodge Charger for an 18-year-old cancer patient named Josh who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. ... -
Endoscopic brain surgery - WHOI
Posted: May 13th, 2008, 12:33pm EDT
Endoscopic brain surgery
WHOI, IL - May 13, 2008
... develop a pituitary tumor. Most are benign and cause no symptoms. In fact, many are only found at autopsy. Malignant pituitary tumors are very rare. ... -
Area has real thirst for Coca-Cola Park - Allentown Morning Call
Posted: May 13th, 2008, 2:00am EDT
Area has real thirst for Coca-Cola Park
Allentown Morning Call, PA - 18 hours ago
The last four years, $311380 has been raised to benefit pediatric brain tumor research, services and support. Last year, when Phil Simms was the guest ... -
Life Lessons from the Redskins - Human Events
Posted: May 13th, 2008, 1:04am EDT
Life Lessons from the Redskins
Human Events, DC - 19 hours ago
She'd been to a doctor and had a CAT scan that revealed a brain tumor. Two weeks later, she went in for surgery. "Little did I know that I would come close ... -
NEW: Carstar holds yearly Make-a-Wish event - St. Charles Journal
Posted: May 12th, 2008, 1:32pm EDT
NEW: Carstar holds yearly Make-a-Wish event
St. Charles Journal, MO - May 12, 2008
A few years later, they completely restored a 1969 Dodge Charger for an 18-year-old cancer patient named Josh who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. ... -
$7000 spent to try to save Trudy's life a bargain - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Posted: May 12th, 2008, 11:13am EDT
$7000 spent to try to save Trudy's life a bargain
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 9 hours ago
By TOM PAULSON She had a rare blood cancer, which some experts think is on the increase and which finally reached her brain, despite aggressive efforts to ... -
Doctor juggles work, play - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Posted: May 12th, 2008, 11:50pm EDT
Doctor juggles work, play
Daytona Beach News-Journal, FL - 21 hours ago
A brain tumor was discovered. "The surgeon (who removed the tumor the next day) said that if that surgery had not taken place, I probably wouldn't have ... -
All You Cannot Live Without 05.12.08: It’s Not Over - 411mania.com
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 9:07pm EDT
All You Cannot Live Without 05.12.08: It’s Not Over
411mania.com, TX - 23 hours ago
Lit have announced that their drummer Allen Shellenberger is currently in the hospital undergoing treatment for a recently discovered brain tumor. ... -
For Your Information - MiamiHerald.com
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 1:07am EDT
For Your Information
MiamiHerald.com, FL - May 10, 2008
Rockin' for the Cure: Concert benefits the Florida Brain Tumor Association. Featured performers include the Hepcat Boo Daddies and Jeff Watkins. ... -
Garden is lasting tribute - Indianapolis Star
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 12:50am EDT
Garden is lasting tribute
Indianapolis Star, United States - May 9, 2008
He died Oct. 28 after battling a rare and aggressive malignant brain tumor. Fourth-graders in the school have decorated some handmade stepping stones for ... -
Director: Raj N Sippy - NDTV.com
Posted: May 10th, 2008, 10:10pm EDT
Director: Raj N Sippy
NDTV.com, India - May 9, 2008
So after Jimmy finds out that he has a brain tumor, a man tells him: Zindagi bhaut hi mithi hoti hain lekin bhaut hi kadvi hoti hai kuch logon ke liye, ... -
An American in Paris - Houston Chronicle
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 11:45am EDT
An American in Paris
Houston Chronicle, United States - 9 hours ago
Today, 81 years after composer George Gershwin's premature death (at age 38, of a brain tumor) and 25 years after the passing of lyricist Ira Gershwin (at ... -
An American in Paris - Houston Chronicle
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 11:45am EDT
An American in Paris
Houston Chronicle, United States - May 9, 2008
Today, 81 years after composer George Gershwin's premature death (at age 38, of a brain tumor) and 25 years after the passing of lyricist Ira Gershwin (at ... -
Last words express love - Cherry Hill Courier Post
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 1:22am EDT
Last words express love
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - May 9, 2008
By AMY LONGSDORF For The Courier-Post • May 9, 2008 "PS I Love You" (2007, Warner, PG-13, $29) -- Before he dies from a brain tumor, a man (Gerard Butler) ... -
Tick season brings risks to Colorado - 9NEWS.com
Posted: May 9th, 2008, 10:25pm EDT
Tick season brings risks to Colorado
9NEWS.com, CO - May 8, 2008
Laura says they suspected a brain tumor or lesion as the reason for Wyatt's ascending paralysis, moving from his legs upward. ... -
Waiting for the trials: Scientific justice and moral right in stem ... - Medill Reports
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 6:28pm EDT
Waiting for the trials: Scientific justice and moral right in stem ...
Medill Reports, IL - May 8, 2008
“When you’re putting cells into the body, you could potentially be putting a tumor-causing cell into place,” Dinsmore said. This might sound dangerous, ... -
He gets the message - Modesto Bee
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 4:58am EDT
He gets the message
Modesto Bee, CA - May 8, 2008
A tumor behind Leslie Fleming's right ear has been eradicated, and her son proudly boasts about the way doctors marveled at how well the 44-year-old woman ... -
A clue on a rare cancer - Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 1:03am EDT
A clue on a rare cancer
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - May 8, 2008
It is not a brain cancer, but it does attack the nervous system and usually starts with a tumor in a child's abdomen or chest. ... -
Geppi-Aikens Left Legacy That Endures - Press Box
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 11:21am EDT
Geppi-Aikens Left Legacy That Endures
Press Box, MD - May 7, 2008
... 2003 Loyola women's lacrosse team and the inspiring story of Geppi-Aikens, who coached the entire season in a wheelchair while battling a brain tumor. ... -
Geppi-Aikens Left Legacy That Endures - Press Box
Posted: May 7th, 2008, 11:21am EDT
Geppi-Aikens Left Legacy That Endures
Press Box, MD - May 7, 2008
... 2003 Loyola women's lacrosse team and the inspiring story of Geppi-Aikens, who coached the entire season in a wheelchair while battling a brain tumor. ... -
Posted: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 - Rochelle News Leader
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 1:49pm EDT
Posted: Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Rochelle News Leader, IL - May 6, 2008
“We went through a very scary situation with our daughter where she was checked for a brain tumor,” said Frankenberry. “Fortunately that was not the case ... -
Taking steps toward life - St. Charles Journal
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 5:42am EDT
Taking steps toward life
St. Charles Journal, MO - May 6, 2008
An x-ray revealed a 9-inch long tumor wedged between her lungs and ribcage. "There was initial shock, but then I felt I had to have a positive attitude," ... -
Remembering Lisa with scholarship - Billerica Minuteman
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 2:53pm EDT
Remembering Lisa with scholarship
Billerica Minuteman, MA - May 5, 2008
... only three months after their daughter died due to diffuse pontine glioma, a rare brain tumor, Fred and Laurie Jollimore made the decision to honor ... -
Two From JHU Elected to National Academy of Sciences - Johns Hopkins Gazette
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 11:38am EDT
Two From JHU Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Johns Hopkins Gazette, MD - May 5, 2008
Among the honors he has received are the E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics, the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Jean and Nicholas Leone ... -
Two From JHU Elected to National Academy of Sciences - Johns Hopkins Gazette
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 11:38am EDT
Two From JHU Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Johns Hopkins Gazette, MD - May 5, 2008
Among the honors he has received are the E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics, the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation's Jean and Nicholas Leone ... -
Top 9 Medical Myths - The Consumerist
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 8:18am EDT
Top 9 Medical Myths
The Consumerist, NY - May 5, 2008
Headaches alone can be a sign of a brain tumor. Totally untrue. Actual tumors produce other symptoms like personality change, fits, or shaking. ... -
Teams Relay at UCSB for Cancer Patients, Research - Daily Nexus
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 1:03am EDT
Teams Relay at UCSB for Cancer Patients, Research
Daily Nexus, CA - 19 hours ago
Margaret Baker-Riley, mother of UCSB student Danny Riley who passed away last October from a rare brain tumor, said she relayed to commemorate the life of ... -
Teams Relay at UCSB for Cancer Patients, Research - Daily Nexus
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 1:03am EDT
Teams Relay at UCSB for Cancer Patients, Research
Daily Nexus, CA - May 5, 2008
Margaret Baker-Riley, mother of UCSB student Danny Riley who passed away last October from a rare brain tumor, said she relayed to commemorate the life of ... -
In the fight of his life - North County Times
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 1:58am EDT
In the fight of his life
North County Times, CA - May 4, 2008
The MRI shows Josh's tumor is in a tough spot, in a bone inside his skull. It extends onto his brain stem and wraps around several arteries. ... -
Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act - Trading Markets (press release)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 1:32am EDT
Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act
Trading Markets (press release), CA - May 4, 2008
Janie Jones was widowed in 1993 when her husband died of a brain tumor at 46. He was known as "David Jones the Second" to distinguish him from another ... -
Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act - Trading Markets (press release)
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 1:32am EDT
Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act
Trading Markets (press release), CA - May 4, 2008
Janie Jones was widowed in 1993 when her husband died of a brain tumor at 46. He was known as "David Jones the Second" to distinguish him from another ... -
Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act - Hilton Head Island Packet
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 11:00pm EDT
Paralyzed man's courage inspires friends to act
Hilton Head Island Packet, SC - May 3, 2008
Janie Jones was widowed in 1993 when her husband died of a brain tumor at 46. He was known as "David Jones the Second" to distinguish him from another ... -
Walk today for brain tumor awareness - The News Journal
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 2:12pm EDT
Walk today for brain tumor awareness
The News Journal, DE - May 3, 2008
... dedicated to two sisters from Chez Nicole, Nicole Testa and Cynthia Herrick, who are both battling a brain tumor, which is a very, very rare occurrence. ... -
Walk today for brain tumor awareness - The News Journal
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 2:12pm EDT
Walk today for brain tumor awareness
The News Journal, DE - May 3, 2008
... dedicated to two sisters from Chez Nicole, Nicole Testa and Cynthia Herrick, who are both battling a brain tumor, which is a very, very rare occurrence. ... -
‘Always in our Hearts’ - Beatrice Daily Sun
Posted: May 3rd, 2008, 3:52am EDT
‘Always in our Hearts’
Beatrice Daily Sun, NE - May 3, 2008
Crome was diagnosed with a rare form of brain tumor, Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid tumor in January 2007. She died on Nov. 18. Last year, Crome walked in the ... -
Teen's Gift of Life Turns Tragic - Mom Logic
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 7:10am EDT
Teen's Gift of Life Turns Tragic
Mom Logic, CA - May 1, 2008
But when they got Alex's autopsy results weeks later, they found that Alex was suffering from a rare brain tumor that had affected other organs in his body. ... -
Couple of survivors - Martinsville Bulletin
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 4:10am EDT
Couple of survivors
Martinsville Bulletin, VA - 16 hours ago
Laura Judkins, 34, had a rare form of kidney cancer as a child and has been cancer-free ever since. Last summer, doctors found a tumor in 36-year-old Jay ... -
Couple of survivors - Martinsville Bulletin
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 4:10am EDT
Couple of survivors
Martinsville Bulletin, VA - May 1, 2008
Laura Judkins, 34, had a rare form of kidney cancer as a child and has been cancer-free ever since. Last summer, doctors found a tumor in 36-year-old Jay ... -
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels on display in Aberdeen - Asbury Park Press
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 2:26am EDT
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels on display in Aberdeen
Asbury Park Press, NJ - May 1, 2008
Their daughter, Kortney Rose, died from a rare type of brain tumor on April 27, 2006. "The foundation keeps me busy and is an important part of the grieving ... -
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels on display in Aberdeen - Asbury Park Press
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 2:26am EDT
AIDS Memorial Quilt panels on display in Aberdeen
Asbury Park Press, NJ - May 1, 2008
Their daughter, Kortney Rose, died from a rare type of brain tumor on April 27, 2006. "The foundation keeps me busy and is an important part of the grieving ... -
Supporting Sadie - Daily Herald
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 1:22am EDT
Supporting Sadie
Daily Herald, UT - May 1, 2008
She was diagnosed March 3 with a very aggressive and inoperable tumor in her brain stem. The central nervous system cancer is called "diffuse intrinsic ... -
$18.2M to go for abused girl - MiamiHerald.com
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 1:08am EDT
$18.2M to go for abused girl
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 19 hours ago
Marissa was being treated for a spinal tumor when doctors discovered she had an unexplained broken collarbone. On the rare occasions Marissa's mother ... -
$18.2M to go for abused girl - MiamiHerald.com
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 1:08am EDT
$18.2M to go for abused girl
MiamiHerald.com, FL - May 1, 2008
Marissa was being treated for a spinal tumor when doctors discovered she had an unexplained broken collarbone. On the rare occasions Marissa's mother ... -
Johns Hopkins Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences - Trading Markets (press release)
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 12:31am EDT
Johns Hopkins Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Trading Markets (press release), CA - Apr 30, 2008
... including the E. Mead Johnson Award for Research in Pediatrics, the Jean and Nicholas Leone Award, Children's Brain Tumor Foundation, the American Heart ... -
Turning negatives into positives - Wicked Local Stow
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 4:24am EDT
Turning negatives into positives
Wicked Local Stow, MA - 16 hours ago
Lees’ 3-year-old cousin, Erin, has a rare brain tumor called ependymoma. According to Lees, being busy has exorcised some frustration with her situation. ... -
Bouncing back from a 1000-day headache - Buffalo News
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 8:08am EDT
Bouncing back from a 1000-day headache
Buffalo News, United States - Apr 29, 2008
It turned out to be craniopharyngioma, a relatively rare brain tumor that often afflicts children. It is not cancerous, but if left unchecked is fatal. ... -
Chemotherapy drug reduction may be possible - Belleville News Democrat
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 2:09am EDT
Chemotherapy drug reduction may be possible
Belleville News Democrat, USA - 18 hours ago
Even a drug dose 1000 times lower than previously used was found to markedly slow tumor growth. "Many chemotherapeutic drugs have unwanted side effects," ...