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Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy is the winner of 18 Emmy Awards for her reporting and anchor work in her hometown of New York City.
The daughter of Irish immigrants who settled in Queens, Mary Murphy has spent her entire, 30-year career in NYC. By the age of 13, Mary knew...Tags: Science and Technology, Heroin, Science, Al-Qaeda, Crime, Law and Justice
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In support
Al-Anon is a support group comprised of persons whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. It’s sole purpose is to help the families and friends of problem drinkers. For information in St. Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke...Tags: Mood Disorders, Methamphetamine (drug), Palliative Care, Addiction, Christianity
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In Support
Al-Anon is a support group for people who are affected by someone else's drinking. For information, call (574) 236-5736. Web: www.michianaalanon.org. A group meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Madison Center's Quiet Care, 533 N. Niles Ave., South Bend. Call...Tags: Mood Disorders, Palliative Care, Addiction, Christianity, Science
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USA-Georgia Greco-Roman wrestling teams meet for Curby Cup
So much has happened to Greco-Roman wrestler Justin Lester over the last four years it's hard to pinpoint his greatest motivation heading into the Olympic Games this summer. It might be his failure to qualify for the Beijing Games in 2008 — despite...
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Deputy Involved in Deadly Starbucks Crash Suffered Epileptic Seizure
KTLA NewsFILLMORE, Calif (KTLA) -- An off-duty L.A. County sheriff's deputy who crashed into a coffee shop, killing a former Marine, suffered a series of epileptic seizures. Michael Cedarland, 31, suffered two seizures before and after his car crashed into a...Tags: Iraq, Transportation Accidents, Seizures, Disasters and Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Not all seizures mean epilepsy
Stress is behind some seizures rather than the neurological disorder epilepsy, researchers at Johns Hopkins have determined. A team of doctors and psychologists evaluated patients admitted to Hopkins’ inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit for...Tags: Symptoms, Psychotherapy, Science and Technology, Seizures, Behavioral Conditions
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Report: Epilepsy surgery underused option when drug therapy fails
Surgical intervention is grossly underutilized in epilepsy patients who do not receive relief from drug treatment, UC San Francisco researchers reported Tuesday. By failing to offer the treatment to most patients, doctors are condemning them to...
Tags: Science and Technology, Seizures, Genes and Chromosomes, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Not another moment lost to seizures
HealthThe Epilepsy Foundation Eastern Pennsylvania will host a half day educational conference Saturday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Kaysch Family Pavilion, located on the campus of Lehigh Valley Hospital—Cedar Crest.... -
Dr. Paul H. Crandall dies at 89; invented techniques for diagnosing, treating epilepsy
Dr. Paul H. Crandall, a UCLA neurosurgeon who pioneered now widely used techniques for diagnosing the source of epileptic seizures in the brain and removing the offending cells, died March 15 from complications of pneumonia at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical...Tags: Electroencephalography, NASA, Science and Technology, University of Chicago, Seizures
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Dr. Ernst F. L. Niedermeyer
Dr. Ernst Friedrich Lepold Niedermeyer, who was a leading researcher, author, clinician and pioneer in the field of electroencephalogy and its use in epilepsy and other brain research, died Thursday of colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson.
The...Tags: Science and Technology, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, World War II (1939-1945), Christianity, Germany
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Diet may be as effective as surgery for many epileptic patients
Anne Stein's excellent article on epilepsy surgery ("Most epilepsy surgery candidates don't opt for it," Feb. 16) omits several crucial facts. Candidates for epilepsy surgery not only must have seizures refractory to two appropriately used medications but...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Seizures, Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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CeCe Bear Comforts Epilepsy Patients
WGN NewsTurning grief into good. A local family who suffered a devastating loss recovers by bringing comfort to others. Reese Cunningham: "Band-aids! I really love Band-aids!" They provide lots of comfort -- just ask any child. But for four-year-old Reese...Tags: Seizures, Bear (animal), Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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