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!
03/22/02
Tucson diocese faces new abuse lawsuit
(The Arizona Daily Star)
...Byrne, who died of a
brain tumor in 1991, was one of four local priests named in 11 lawsuits alleging abuse in the 1960s,...
03/22/02
Health Highlights: March 21, 2002
(HealthSCOUT)
... developing an early warning test for Alzheimer's disease (news - web sites), the devastating
brain disorder, reports HealthScout News. Currently, there's no definitive exam to determine if...... the meeting included an "optical detection" system for early diagnosis of breast
tumors; a novel way to predict which breast abnormalities will become malignant;......-- targets the
tumor growth factor known as HER-2, present in excessive amounts in almost a quarter of all breast...... Alleviate Tinnitus People who have a constant ringing or buzzing in the ears can retrain their
brains to effectively reverse the condition, reports BBC News Online. Nine tinnitus sufferers who...
03/22/02
Doctor: Cell Phones May Cause Cancer
(KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com)
..."Medical science now shows us that cell phone users are at an increased risk of
tumors -......-- an increased risk of cancer;
brain cancer and eye cancer, that we know of so far," Carlo said. Gibb Brower has undergone surgery......Gibb Brower has undergone surgery three times over the last two years to remove a fatal brain
tumor, which he said came from talking on a cell phone 1,200 minutes a month. "This is pretty much...
03/21/02
Guilford Shares Fall After FDA Decision
(Reuters)
Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Wednesday U.S. regulators rejected its bid to expand use of a key drug treatment for
brain cancer patients, sending its shares down 20 percent to a 6-1/2 year low.
03/21/02
FDA rejects Guilford cancer bid, shares reel
(Reuters Securities)
Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Wednesday U.S. regulators rejected its bid to expand use of a key drug treatment for
brain cancer patients, sending its shares down 20 percent to a 6-1/2 year low.
03/21/02
FDA rejects Guilford's Gliadel application
(Reuters Securities)
Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Wednesday U.S. regulators rejected its bid to expand use of its Gliadel
brain cancer therapy to newly diagnosed patients, sending the stock down nearly 20 percent.
03/21/02
Guilford gets non-approvable letter for Gliadel
(Reuters Securities)
Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc. said on Wednesday that it has received a non-approvable letter from U.S. regulators for its Gliadel wafer to treat patients with newly diagnosed
brain cancer.
03/21/02
Compaq Shareholders OK Hewlett-Packard Deal
(Forbes.com)
... issues sooner if had known its true financial position.FDA Says No To Expanded Use Of Guilford
Brain Cancer Therapy U.S. regulators have rejecteded use of Guilford's Gliadel
brain cancer therapy......Gliadel was approved in 1996 for use in patients with recurring
brain tumors....
03/21/02
Compaq Shareholders OK Hewlett-Packard Deal
(Forbes.com)
... known its true financial position.FDA (news - web sites) Says No To Expanded Use Of Guilford
Brain Cancer Therapy U.S. regulators have rejecteded use of Guilford's Gliadel
brain cancer therapy......Gliadel was approved in 1996 for use in patients with recurring
brain tumors....
03/19/02
Piano Hits Right Note With Sick Child
(KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com)
"She was diagnosed a year ago in March. Thought it was migraines. It turned out to be a cancerous
tumor," Tamara's mother, Linda Walker, said.
03/13/02
New Technology That Could Save Your Life
(SPACE.com)
...It would assess physical traumas to the
brain and could also monitor for psychosocial disorders that can develop in the confining environment......Early on,
tumors develop only in that area, yet chemotherapy radiates the entire body.......Compared to mammograms that find telltale calciferous deposits that are formed later in
tumor development, the new system finds breast cancer at an earlier,...
03/09/02
Oncolytics files for clinical trial, stock rises
(Reuters Securities)
Shares of Oncolytics Biotech Inc. rose on Friday after the company applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to initiate clinical trials testing Reolysin on patients with
brain cancer.
03/08/02
Today in Entertainment History
(AP)
... gospel-country singer Stuart Hamblen died after having a malignant
brain tumor removed at a California hospital....
03/06/02
Why the Republicans want to be governor
(Daily Herald)
... cases of cancer came the sudden death of his 12-year-old daughter Annie from an undiagnosed
brain tumor, and the near-death of wife Marie from a mysterious virus that initially appeared to...
03/05/02
Health Highlights: Mar. 1, 2002
(HealthSCOUT)
... that swim through the body and collect in certain organs, especially those with
tumors....... it can move through the bloodstream and later attack the kidneys, spine and
brain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says....
03/02/02
Health Highlights: Mar. 1, 2002
(HealthSCOUT)
... that swim through the body and collect in certain organs, especially those with
tumors....... it can move through the bloodstream and later attack the kidneys, spine and
brain, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says....
