Brain Tumor News!
Note: The comments under each article title are the opinion of our president, Al Musella, DPM,
and do not reflect official policy of the Musella Foundation!
02/21/02
Report Links Virus, Tumors to Kids
(AP)
A virus that infects about 65 percent of all children by the age of 14 may play a role in the development of the most common type of malignant
brain tumor found in the young, researchers report.
02/21/02
Tumors, Virus Linked to Children
(AP)
A virus that infects about 65 percent of all children by the age of 14 may play a role in the development of the most common type of malignant
brain tumor found in the young, researchers report.
02/21/02
Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2002
(HealthSCOUT)
...About 75 percent of patients with the hard-to-treat form of cancer saw their
tumors shrink after a single dose of the drug, the Associated Press reports.......-- Some
Brain Tumors May Be Linked to Virus A common virus that usually lies dormant in as many as 70 percent...... in as many as 70 percent of all children may be responsible for a particular type of brain
tumor, BBC News Online reports.......Medulloblastoma is the most common type of cancer to afflict the
brains of children, the report says. Researchers from Temple University found that children suffering...
02/19/02
Easy Dose It
(HealthSCOUT)
...-- such as the chest, abdomen or
brain -......CT scans are most often used to diagnose appendicitis, trauma from injury and
tumors. The pictures that result from a CT scan definitely make diagnosis easier and more definitive....
02/16/02
Arthritis Drug Linked to Rare Lupus Side Effect
(Reuters)
...--called
tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-...... manifesting as skin rash and arthritis or leading to damage to the kidneys, heart, lungs and
brain to varying degrees....
02/14/02
Promise Ring Knock Off "Wood"
(Rolling Stone)
... marks the Promise Ring's first foray since vonBohlen was diagnosed with a meningioma, a benign
brain tumor, in May of 2000 -...
02/13/02
Do You Itch?
(HealthSCOUT)
So the next time you feel the urge to scratch, consider that you just might have one of these: Hodgkin's disease primary sclerosing cholangitis polycythemia vera multiple myeloma cholestasis, including primary biliary cirrhosis, drug-induced, pregnancy-related, and extrahepatic cholestasis focal neurologic diseases such as
brain tumors, cerebral infarctions and multiple sclerosis AIDS
02/13/02
Promise Ring Knock Off "Wood"
(Rolling Stone)
... marks the Promise Ring's first foray since vonBohlen was diagnosed with a meningioma, a benign
brain tumor, in May of 2000 -...
02/04/02
Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2002
(HealthSCOUT)
...The vaccine appears to prevent the build-up of plaque in the
brain that is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Studies in rats showed that Alzheimer's was...... prostate cancer is "clinically useless" at determining the size or severity of a man's
tumor, and is only of "limited" value at predicting cure rates from surgery to remove the...
02/03/02
Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2002
(HealthSCOUT)
...The vaccine appears to prevent the build-up of plaque in the
brain that is characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Studies in rats showed that Alzheimer's was...... prostate cancer is "clinically useless" at determining the size or severity of a man's
tumor, and is only of "limited" value at predicting cure rates from surgery to remove the...
02/01/02
Easy Dose It
(HealthSCOUT)
...-- such as the chest, abdomen or
brain -......CT scans are most often used to diagnose appendicitis, trauma from injury and
tumors. The pictures that result from a CT scan definitely make diagnosis easier and more definitive....
02/01/02
Unfertilized Monkey Embryos Yield Stem Cells
(HealthSCOUT)
...This molecule is an important player in healthy
brain function, and when depleted can lead to Parkinson's disease. The research was conducted by...... transplanted into mice stripped of their immune systems they develop into benign, mixed-tissue
tumors called teratomas -......Dr. Lorenz Studer, a
tumor biologist at Sloan-...
