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Broad Ripple woman beats brain tumor with humor's help
Not everyone would laugh in the face of the kind of adversity facing Vanessa Pippenger. Five years ago when Vanessa was a student at IU, she suffered a seizure. An MRI revealed a walnut-sized, grade three malignant brain tumor. It’s not the...
Tags: Health, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Walnuts
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Head for the Cure event to raise money in fight against brain tumors
A Broad Ripple woman who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at 21 is now working to raise awareness about the medical condition that almost killed her. Five years ago, an MRI revealed Vanessa Pippenger had a walnut-sized, grade three malignant brain...
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Community rallies around Penguin Cafe owners
Kelly Fontenot stood outside the Penguin Cafe on Wednesday morning, her arms full with two pitchers of freshly brewed coffee. She offered some to anyone waiting. Almost every table was occupied, with customers enjoying the signature banana pancakes and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mozambique, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Human Interest, Glioma
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Daytime Break-ins Hit Fruitport Township
FOX 17 ReporterThe small community of Fruitport Township is dealing with a string of burglaries. They’re happening in broad daylight. One of the victims has survived worse, including brain surgeries and a stroke, but he and his wife lost a lot this week. "Let's...Tags: Stroke, Vicodin (drug), Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals
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Paralyzed, with Brain Tumor, Young Banker Fights Parents
pix11.com | @murphypixA 28-year old woman dying from terminal brain cancer was still locked in a legal battle Thursday with her religious, Korean immigrant parents—because Grace Lee wants her ventilator and feeding tube removed, so she can die in peace. “Grace...Tags: Bank of America Corp., New York City, Lawyers, Nursing Homes, Death
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Parents Refuse To Take Young Banker Off Life Support, Despite Her Pleas
pix11.com | @murphypixA 28-year old woman dying from terminal brain cancer was still locked in a legal battle Thursday with her religious, Korean immigrant parents--because Grace Lee wants her ventilator and feeding tube removed, so she can die in peace. "Grace says...Tags: Bank of America Corp., New York City, Lawyers, Nursing Homes, Death
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HIV drug causes memory loss
A drug commonly used by patients with HIV may be damaging nerve cells and causing memory loss, Johns Hopkins researchers have found. Doctors have long thought the brain damage and memory loss longterm survivors of HIV suffer was caused by the disease....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Johns Hopkins University, Viral Diseases and Infections, HIV, Memory Loss
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Woman Launches Online Campaign To Help Friend Battling Brain Cancer
FOX 17 NewsLeah Rosales never knew she'd meet a friend forever when she met Heather Riemersma as a little girl. "We lived right next door to each other," explained Riemersma. "As soon as we started talking, we kind of never stopped." They stuck together through...Tags: Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Cancer
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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: Hospitals and Clinics, NASA, Health, Medical Procedures and Tests, Biopsy
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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: Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Stomach Cancer, Medical Research, Leukemia
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Is genetic testing for dementia appropriate?
Would you want to know if you had a genetic risk factor forAlzheimer's or dementia? And, if you did know, would you change your behavior accordingly? While the diagnostics for dementia have improved dramatically — and contributing factors, such...
Tags: Health, Alzheimer's Disease, Drugs and Medicines, Football, Genes and Chromosomes
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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: Depression, Parkinson's Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Health Organizations, Science
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