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!
09/21/01
by Lucas Van Grinsven
(Reuters)
Mobile phones may cause damage to health by speeding up the
brain's response times, a British scientist told a conference on Friday.
09/19/01
Childhood Sunburn Linked to Adult Skin Cancer Risk
(Reuters)
...Using mice genetically engineered to produce human-like skin and
tumors, researchers at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland,...... spread rapidly throughout the body, forming secondary
tumors in the liver, lungs, bones or
brain. ...
09/19/01
Sweden Says Strong Chance First BSE Cases Found
(Reuters)
...The
brain-wasting disorder, which some scientists believe may cause people who eat meat from infected......It noted that several other maladies such as
brain tumors or poisoning could cause similar symptoms to the staggering and impaired movement shown by...
09/18/01
Broad US-Patent Issued to MediGene
(PR Newswire)
... help of therapeutic viruses: on the one hand certain modified viruses can be used to destroy
tumor cells without harming healthy tissue (oncolytic viruses)....... proprietary oncolytic herpes simplex virus (HSV) programs to treat cancer diseases such as
brain cancers and liver metastases....
09/17/01
Veteran players say longevity is no accident
(Indianapolis Star)
... being Super Bowl XXVI MVP and been humbled by the personal despair of losing a young son to a
brain tumor. Full story at The Indianapolis Star ...
09/15/01
Europe Falls Silent to Honor Victims
(AP)
...Randy, a
brain specialist, teaches and researches at Harvard.......She wants the West to go after terrorists the way doctors excise a
tumor: carefully, deliberately, completely. George, a radio advertising executive,...
09/15/01
Europe Falls Silent, Honors America
(AP)
...Randy, a
brain specialist, teaches and researches at Harvard.......She wants the West to go after terrorists the way doctors excise a
tumor: carefully, deliberately, completely. George, a radio advertising executive,...
09/10/01
NeoPharm seeks Orphan Drug status for cancer drug
(Reuters Securities)
Drug developer NeoPharm Inc. said on Monday it has submitted an Orphan Drug Application for its experimental treatment IL13-PE38 for malignant glioma, a lethal form of
brain cancer.
09/07/01
Who: Cellphone Health Risk Needs More Research
(Reuters)
... studies have not been able to conclude that regular mobile phone usage could damage a person's
brain.......Cardis said one reason previous studies, particularly on the link between
brain tumors and phones, had proved inconclusive was because
brain tumor cases often had not used phones...
09/07/01
WHO: Cellphone Health Risk Needs More Research
(TechWeb)
... studies have not been able to conclude that regular mobile phone usage could damage a person's
brain. "Based on current epidemiological evidence, there is no evidence of a strong association......Cardis said one reason previous studies, particularly on the link between
brain tumors and phones, had proved inconclusive was because
brain tumor cases often had not used phones...
