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BBQ & yard sale on Saturday will help Salem boy fighting cancer
ReporterPeople in Salem are hoping to raise a lot of money on Saturday. It's all going to the Leffler family whose 13-year-old son is battling cancer. A.J. Leffler's story began last February when he was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. In the last...Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Health Treatments, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Teen battles cancer with a smile
It started with headaches and exhaustion. Then, in October, straight-A student Emily Barnett began falling asleep during class at Burroughs High School, and on a couple of occasions, she didn't make it to campus at all. By Thanksgiving, her mother, Lisa...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments
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Smith: Goodbye, my sweet Cay
Cay and I married Feb. 22, 1987. On May 29, 2010, she stopped speaking to me. At first, I thought it was a combination of job stress, a few converging life events and the distinct possibility that she was mad at me. Several days later, at the urging of...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics, Biopsy, NASA, Health
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Neuroscience mapping brain connections
Inside the human skull lies a 3-pound mystery. The brain — a command center composed of tens of billions of branching neurons — controls who we are, what we do and how we feel. "It's the most amazing information structure anybody has ever...
Tags: National Institutes of Health, Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Health Organizations, Stanford University
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When funny business crosses the punch line
Breast jokes were hilarious that first year, as I gawked at the colorful participants in the Susan G. Komen breast cancer walk. Hairy guys wearing tutus and double-D brassieres pedaled by on bicycles. Women sported team mottos on their backs and caps:...
Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Comedy (genre), Cancer, Breast Cancer
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Some women actually have men on the brain
For the Booster Shots BlogFor decades after a woman has carried a male child in her womb or shared her mother's womb with a brother, she carries a faint but unmistakable echo of that intimate bond: male fetal DNA that lodges itself in the far recesses of her brain. That...Tags: University of Washington, DNA, Chemical Industry, Cancer, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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HS Quarterback Critical After Traumatic Brain Injury
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A local high school football player is fighting for his life after suffering a critical head injury during a game. 17-year-old Ryan "Dax" McGregor, a senior quarterback at Wildomar Cornerstone Christian, suffered a head injury on...Tags: Football, Head Injuries, Sports, Health and Safety at School, High School Sports
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A bittersweet glass
They were Katie Sparks and McKenna Wetzel, the I-Don't-Know-and-I-Don't-Care Girls. If the Eader Elementary School classmates got a question that they didn't have a passionate answer to, those were their typical replies. McKenna's mother, Kristine...
Tags: Flu, Charity, Stanford University, Human Interest, AutoNation
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CT scans may increase cancer risk in children
KIAHThese days’ scientists say the strangest things can cause cancer. For instance, deodorant has been linked to breast cancer. Eating too much salty soup increases risk for stomach cancer, and permanent hair dye can lead to bladder cancer. Now,...Tags: Cancer, Genes and Chromosomes, Science and Technology, Stomach Cancer, Leukemia
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Maddy 'wasn't just the sunshine - she was the sun'
Kira Ellis remembers meeting Madison "Maddy" Boutelle two years ago. "When we first saw each other, we knew we were going to be best friends," the 14-year-old said. "She came up to me, I stuck out my hand to shake her hand, and she just hugged me."...
Tags: Emergency Health Procedures, Aneurysm, Health
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Virgen: 'Touchdown Newport' very entertaining
There are sure to be plenty of memorable moments produced during and after the viewing of the documentary, "Touchdown Newport," about the 1970 Newport Harbor High football team. Probably none can be as poignant and heartwarming as what occurred at Lido...
Tags: Film Festivals, Arts and Culture, Sundance Film Festival, Football, Chemotherapy
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Teen athletes suffer long-term effects of concussions
When Beth Kennedy's head hit the ice hard, she was stunned. The teen got up slowly, skated to her hockey team's bench and asked her rec league coach if she could sit out for a bit. But she returned to the heat of the tournament game a few minutes later....Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Hospitals and Clinics, Students, Health and Medical Professionals, Symptoms
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