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Jacksonville family shares story of hope and ingenuity during Epilepsy Awareness Month (The Ponte Vedra Leader)
Tue Nov 24 03:46:14 PST 2009
JACKSONVILLE – Six-year-old Joshua Duce has suffered from multiple seizures, every single day, for the past four years. Diagnosed with epilepsy at age 2, Joshua’s condition has caused a number of head and facial injuries throughout his life, as the seizures occurred often while he was seated at...
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Epilepsy is widespread in Florida and often devastating (The Beaches Leader)
Tue Nov 24 03:49:32 PST 2009
MIAMI – Each year, some 50,000 Americans die from seizures and related causes, which is more than die from breast cancer. November is national Epilepsy Awareness Month. Karen Basha Egozi, chief executive officer of the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida (EFOF), notes that “while living with epilepsy...
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‘Cake Girls’ delicacy: Warren boy receives donation for epilepsy raffle (The Journal-Standard)
Sun Nov 22 02:05:07 PST 2009
It’s been two years since Ethan Wybourn, 11, of Warren was diagnosed with Benign Rolandic Epilepsy (BRE) and since that time, he and his parents Curt and Sara have been on a roller coaster ride with tests, medications and dealing with periodic seizures.
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Zimbabwe : Refer Cases to Specialists (AllAfrica.com)
Mon Nov 23 00:17:07 PST 2009
Harare — IT is now becoming clear that the parents of the teenage Ruwa boy suffering from temporal lobe epilepsy had rejected seeking competent medical help and instead destroyed the family, brought about their own deaths and almost destroyed their son through superstitious beliefs in witchcraft.
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What Is Cervical Spondylosis? What Causes Cervical Spondylosis? (Medical News Today)
Tue Nov 24 09:35:04 PST 2009
Cervical spondylosis is a general term for age-related wear and tear affecting the joints in the neck. It is also known as cervical osteoarthritis and degenerative osteoarthritis. This condition usually appears in men and women older than 40 and progresses with age. Men usually develop it at an...
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Advanced Pediatric Neurosurgery Program Focuses On Children's Brain Tumors, Other Nervous System Disorders (Medical News Today)
Tue Nov 24 03:37:05 PST 2009
Responding to a growing need in central and northeast Pennsylvania for highly specialized care of pediatric brain tumors and other central nervous system disorders, Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art and comprehensive pediatric neurosurgery program. The...
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Carroll backs proposed medical marijuana law (Mt. Olive Chronicle)
Tue Nov 24 04:49:37 PST 2009
Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, R-Morris, remembers when a family member was suffering from debilitating nausea and extreme pain for months after her surgery for ovarian cancer.
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In loss, a mission (Highlands Ranch Herald)
Mon Nov 23 23:02:58 PST 2009
Chelsea Hutchison had a typical life for a 16-year-old.
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Multidisciplinary pediatric neurosurgery program launched (News-Medical-Net)
Tue Nov 24 00:10:22 PST 2009
Responding to a growing need in central and northeast Pennsylvania for highly specialized care of pediatric brain tumors and other central nervous system disorders, Geisinger's Janet Weis Children's Hospital has launched a state-of-the-art and comprehensive pediatric neurosurgery program. The...
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Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette Smokers (Medical News Today)
Thu Nov 19 08:40:24 PST 2009
A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of...
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