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Brain Tumor

Deadly Traffic: Tests Link Freeway Smog To Brain Cancer

Daily Bulletin | Posted 12.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Cancer, Freeways, Brain Tumor, Health, Brain Cancer, Smog, Traffic, Polution, Congestion, Green News

In as little as three months, the brains of laboratory rats begin to change after being exposed to the air around congested Southern California freewa...

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Cell Phone Use Doesn't Raise Cancer Risk: Study

Telegraph | Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent | Posted 12.04.2009 | Technology

Read More: Brain Tumor, Cell Phone Brain Cancer, Phone Cancer Risk, Mobile Phone Cancer, Cancer, Cell Phone Cancer, Brain Cancer, Technology News

Using a mobile phone for more than 10 years does not appear to raise the risk of brain tumours, according a new study that re-opens the debate on the ...

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The Emperor's New FMRI

Barry Schwartz | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Brain Research, Fmri, Reductionism, Psychology, Neuroscience, Dualism, FMRI Scanners, Naive Reductionism, Brain Science, Neuroscientists, Affective Neuroscience, Brain Tumor, Living News
Barry Schwartz

The lay attitude, "naïve reductionism," assumes that the causes of behavior lie in states of the brain, not in states of psychology. This is a profound mistake.

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What Senator Ted Kennedy's Brain Tumor Means For The Rest Of Us

health.com | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Cancer, Senator Ed Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, Ed Kennedy, Health, Glioma, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor, Senator Edward Kennedy, Living News

Glioma is a catchall term that includes many different types of tumor, including astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, and ependymomas, according to the A...

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My Brain and the Ontario Health Care System

Paul E. Barber | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Waiting Times, Canadian Health Care, Obamacare, Surgery, Brain Tumor, Canadian Health Care System, Ontario Health Care System, CAT Scan, Neurologists, Gp, Politics News
Paul E. Barber

The complaints directed at Canada's health care system about waiting times for treatment are without foundation. My experience -- I was treated for a brain tumor in 2004 -- says quite the opposite.

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After Brain Surgery, He's Still The Same Old Robert Novak

Sandy Goodman | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Cancer, George Bush, Judy Woodruff, Cia, Vicki Kennedy, Brain Tumor, Iraq, Valerie Plame, Teddy Kennedy, Bill Harlow, Robert Novak, Al Hunt, Patrick Fitzgerald, Michael Hayden, Niger, Bob Shrum, Joe Wilson, Lewis Libby, Uranium, Media News
Sandy Goodman

His latest column shows that while Novak can be exceedingly gracious to people who helped him through his ordeal, he can still be spiteful and deceptive when it comes to those he doesn't like.

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Scientists Study Cell Phones As Cause of Brain Tumors

The Daily Green | Dan Shapley | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Brain Tumor, Cell Phones, Cancer, Cell Phone Cancer, Green News

The world's most comprehensive study of the health effect of cell phone use, two years overdue, has yet to be published. But some of the studies that ...

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The Lion of the Senate

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Edward Kennedy, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Democratic Dynasty, Sen. Orrin Hatch, Senate, Brain Tumor, Politics News
Jim Wallis

Conventional wisdom says you must be either an advocate or a bridge-builder, but never both. Ted Kennedy, once again, proves the conventional wisdom wrong.

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Ted Kennedy's Malignant Tumor: Sad News, But "The Work Goes On"

Katie Halper | Posted 05.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brain Tumor, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Memorable Quotes, Ted Kennedy, Senator Kennedy, Politics News
Katie Halper

Here are some inspiring words from Senator Kennedy, followed by ways you can take action to ensure that the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream never dies.

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Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor: Politicians React

Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Brain Tumor, Ted Kennedy Sick, Ted Kennedy Brain Tumor, Malignant Brain Tumor, Malignant, Video, Politics News

Politicians react to the news of Senator Ted Kennedy's brain tumor. Senator Barack Obama, who was recently endorsed by Senator Kennedy: It's heartb...

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Brain Tumors: Who's Had Them, What The Symptoms Are, And What The X-Rays Look Like (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2008 | Living

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Amid reports that Senator Ted Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor (specifically called "malignant glioma"), here are the answers to some questions you...

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