MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brain tumor'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:04:23 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615100&cid=t_159898_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcase-report-a-craniopharyngioma-in-the-prepontine-cistern%2F2011.03.20 We report a pathologically proved craniopharyngioma in the prepontine cistern. A 50-year-old woman presented with swallowing difficulty for 1 month. She underwent brain MR and CT imaging. T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images showed a large peripheral enhancing cystic mass in the prepontine cistern. Inside the lesion, high signal intensity (SI) on T1 and low SI on T2-weighted imaging were noted (Fig 1). The CT scan showed features similar to those on the MR images, except for the addition of a peripheral small calcification in the cystic lesion. We could not find any connection between the mass in the prepontine cistern and the sellar or parasellar area. The mass was partially surgically removed, and histopathologic examination revealed craniopharyngioma in the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615100 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:00:07 +0100 4615100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4565851&cid=t_159898_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fstanford-neurosurgeon-ent-surgeon-team-rare-procedure-remove-brainstem-tumor%2F Stanford University surgeons Drs. Stefan Mindea and Jayakar Nayak recently teamed up to perform a rarely used procedure to remove a brain stem tumor through the sinus cavities. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4565851 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:38:49 +0100 4565851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507404&cid=t_159898_113_f&fid=39278&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogsite.mdbuyline.com%2F%3Fp%3D193 CMS has excellent news for the AutoLITT system: a new technology add-on payment for FY 2011.  The AutoLITT system (Monteris Medical) is a recently approved laser designed for the treatment of recurrent grade IV glioblastoma brain tumors.  There are three primary endovascular intracranial codes (DRGs 25, 26, and 27) that deal with the procedure.  Reimbursement now ranges from $24,500 to $11,000 depending on the complications.  The new add-on payment will increase the reimbursement for hospitals by up to $5,300. There are multiple options for treating brain tumors.  One of the most common is an open surgical procedure, but along with exposing more brain tissue to damage, it can be a time consuming procedure with a length of stay ranging from four to 12 days. The AutoLITT system utilizes... MD Buyline blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507404 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:04:43 +0100 4507404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343201&cid=t_159898_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F13%2Fjared-loughner-an-example-of-our-broken-mental-health-system%2F Jared Loughner, the accused shooter in the Tuscon, Arizona murders of 6 people and dozens of others wounded — including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — apparently had some issues. What exactly those “issues” were, we may not know until he is properly examined by a mental health professional. But his YouTube videos, combined with descriptions of the last few months of his life, suggests something serious was going on. I won’t play armchair psychologist here and make a diagnosis from afar. I think it’s a bit irresponsible when Kate Pickert and John Cloud writing over at TIME, suggest that among the 6 warning signs of mental illness, it includes things like smoking marijuana (sorry, this is not a sign of mental illness!), had five contacts with campus po... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343201 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:12:30 +0100 4343201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082195&cid=t_159898_117_f&fid=37824&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doctorkalitenko.com%2Fblog%2Fgeneral-health%2Fyour-child-may-be-at-risk-for-a-brain-tumor None of our five senses can feel radio frequency or electromagnetic field so we used to think that it was harmless. Turns out, that may not be true. Especially for our children. Multiple studies now suggest that radio frequency electromagnetic fields can damage brain cells and worse, cause cancer.  It may range from highly aggressive glioblastoma, to relatively benign acoustic neuroma.  But having even a benign brain tumor isn’t good. But why are children at higher risk? The radio frequency electromagnetic filed penetration of the child’s brain is much higher than an adult’s. And the source of these radio frequency electromagnetic fields is cell phones! The danger of using cell phones while driving is well known.  It is even recognized by the government.  Driving while ta... Doctor Kalitenko antiaging blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082195 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:09:03 +0100 4082195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4082278&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FR7rrTpMQenk%2F I had my bi-quarterly MRI last Wednesday. Normally when I am laying on the MRI table, I recite verses and remain calm through the 40 minute bumping, knocking, thudding. This time was different. This time I felt scared. I thought about my expiration date, and that once I hit the three year mark (May of this year) I will be living on borrowed time. I thought about Emma’s expiration date and how she is already living on borrowed time. I thought about those two things all the way through my MRI until the last 10 minutes or so. Then I stopped. I prayed. I cried. I prayed some more. and right at that moment these verses popped into my head: “You are precious to me. You are honored, and I love you. Do not be afraid, for I am with you.” - Isaiah 43: 4-5 “Your eyes saw... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4082278 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:57:20 +0100 4082278 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714142&cid=t_159898_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fshould-a-wal-mart-worker-be-fired-for-medicinal-marijuana%2F photo: Thinkstock Getting laid off for drug use might seem pretty understandable, but a man in Michigan was fired from his job at Walmart for using medical marijuana to relieve pain from an inoperable brain tumor and sinus cancer. He had to submit to a mandatory drug test after an on-the-job injury, and tested positive. After he took legal action, Walmart said it was sympathetic, but didn’t back down. Do you think Walmart has the right to fire someone because they smoke medical marijuana? Our gut tells us no, but what if the pot causes poor job performance? via Reuters Post from: BlissTree Should a Walmart Worker Be Fired for Smoking Medical Marijuana? (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714142 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:39:24 +0100 3714142 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3529860&cid=t_159898_111_f&fid=39123&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fnursingcomments%2Ftdtc%2F%7E3%2FTefcGgH1jvk%2F           Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is by far the most common and most malignant of the glial tumors.  Attention was recently drawn to this form of brain cancer when Senator Ted Kennedy was diagnosed with glioblastoma and ultimately died from it.  It is a deadly brain tumor.  Of the estimated 17,000 primary brain tumors diagnosed in the United States each year, approximately 60% are gliomas.  GBM is an aggressive malignant brain tumor that grows in the glial cells, affecting the nervous system.  According to the National Brain Tumor Society, glioblastoma accounts for approximately 23 percent of all primary brain tumors diagnosed in the U.S.  The prognosis for individuals with glioblastoma depends upon how early the tumor is detected and how quickly treatments begin.  Th... Nursing Comments blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3529860 Mon, 03 May 2010 16:21:23 +0100 3529860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482847&cid=t_159898_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fjosh-perry-returns-home-surgery-brain-tumor%2F Josh Perry has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing brain surgery for a benign tumor on April 16. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482847 Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:55:32 +0100 3482847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283495&cid=t_159898_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Folympians-raise-cancer-awareness%2F Filed under: Cancer SurvivorsWinter Olympic Bobsledder Emily Azevedo was just a child when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctors gave her a 50 percent change of living five years if she had chemotherapy. Twenty-five years later, Azevedo's mother is still cancer free. Azevedo is just one of many Olympians whose lives have been altered by cancer and who has stepped up to raise awareness about the disease. Azevedo works with the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (NBCF), which focuses on saving lives through early detection and providing mammograms for those in need. Legendary United States figure skaters Scott Hamilton and Dorothy Hamill have also battled cancer since becoming Olympic champions. In 1997, Hamilton, the 1984 Olympic gold medalist, was diagnosed with ... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283495 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3283495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262547&cid=t_159898_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fastrocytoma%2F Pathophysiology 1) primary brain tumor dervied from astrocytes 2) wide variation in differentiation – grade 1 (astrocytoma), grade 2 (anaplastic astrocytoma), grade 3 (glioblastoma multiforme) Signs and Symptoms 1) headaches (especially on waking) 2) vomiting 3) confusion leading to obtundation and coma 4) seizures 5) transtentorial (with fixed and dilated pupils due to CN III damage) or foramen magnum herniation Characteristic Test Findings Radiology – 1) poorly demarcated mass on MRI and CT scan 2) grade 3 – often crosses the midline and assumes “butterfly shpae” 3) grade 3 often with hemorrhage and frequent necrosis Histology/Gross Pathology Grade 1 – 1) well-differentiated astrocytes with a matrix of thin glial processes; but, grossly, tumor is poorl... Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262547 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:21:34 +0100 3262547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075732&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2Fi4K62i7Lxtg%2F If you followed me on twitter yesterday, you probably already know that my MRI was clear! Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support. I have no idea why this last MRI was so stressful to me {and my family} but it really helped knowing that you were praying. I am sorry that I couldn’t update sooner but my parents took us out for Mexican food last night to celebrate and then I literally fell asleep on the car ride home (Source: Especially Heather) Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075732 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:32:09 +0100 3075732 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3067270&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FWpCaARiGQvM%2F Tomorrow is my quarterly MRI, Labs and Clinic visit. The fact is this visit is no different than the previous visits regarding protocol, yet it is very different emotionally for me. I always get anxious before, and I always can talk myself down. But this time all I can think about is what the neurosurgeon said to me and my husband right after surgery.. 3-5 years. I am coming up on my expiration date according to the statistics. Yes, I know that statistics are only numbers based on the average. I have written about this many times, I know in my head that I am not a statistic…. But this time I need to feel it in my heart. This is one of those times that I wish I would have been able to speak when we received the prognosis… I would stopped him before he had time to finish. I ... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3067270 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:02:22 +0100 3067270 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3061528&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FyodOW2tM8II%2F “I can count a million times people asking me how I can praise You with all that I’ve gone through. The question just amazes me, can circumstances possibly change who I forever am in You?” -MercyMe That is Emma’s hand catching rain. This pictures really touches my heart because it captures perfectly how our family chooses to accept the “rain” instead of run from it. So many times people approach us and tell us how strong we are… how brave we must be to take on all that we have, including my cancer and a daughter with special needs. I never really thought we were brave, and most of the time we are not strong. What options do we have? We could either wallow in the heartache or we can praise Him through the storms…. {continue reading at incourag... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3061528 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:00:30 +0100 3061528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048311&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2F0Lv9ge4-LVE%2F When ever I hear of someone who has been recently diagnosed with cancer, my mind goes back to that day when I first heard that I had brain cancer. I remember the fear and the complete out of control feeling that I felt. I remember the pleading, praying, bargaining, begging and finally the surrender that I experienced. I have recently come across two very precious people that have just been diagnosed with cancer. Wendy has just been diagnosed with lymphoma. Reading through her blog, floods of emotion ran through me… especially this post I remember silently watching my hair go down the drain, trying to hold back the tears… I remember calling my dad because Mark was at work and asking him to come over and shave my head because it was too hard to watch it gradually fall out. I rem... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048311 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:44:08 +0100 3048311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3039986&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FftKZZ5taKzU%2F First, thank you so much for your comments on my last post.. they really helped. I appreciate your prayers also, more than you will ever know. On the way home from church this morning, this song came on. The words really touched my heart and calmed my thoughts. I have been praying so hard that Christ would calm my fears and put his hand on my heart, and I believe that He did through your comments and through this song. It really amazes me that even when I doubt His sovereignty, he somehow manages to look past that and gently guide me back to where I belong, putting my focus back into prospective. It has been a very long 3 weeks filled with pure exhaustion, and I feel like I have lost all sense of control…. And that’s right where He wants me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3039986 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:06:01 +0100 3039986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3037071&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FSFemcvr3-Eg%2F These past few weeks I have been just trying to stay afloat. My mind has been traveling to places it shouldn’t, and I have had a hard time with the how’s and why’s. I have found myself fearful of the next MRI (Dec. 9th) and I really don’t know why. I know in my heart that He is already there and he knows the outcome…. it is just hard not having that control. I hear these words over and over in my heart: “Be still and know”…. but my mind wont stay still long enough to let what I know sink in. So, if you would, say a prayer for me. Pray that I would have peace that passes all understanding and that satan would have no control over my thoughts. Pray that I would go in confidence to my Dec 9th MRI, and that His will would be done- not mine. That ... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3037071 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:43:34 +0100 3037071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2931253&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FpQXAW0tdIm0%2F “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne When I first was diagnosed with brain cancer, the first few days took courage to breathe. I ate, slept, dreamed and pee’d cancer. I was terrified, and at the same time I was at peace. {like those two even remotely go together!} I remember waking up every day and shouting internally “One more day!” You see things clearer and with more passion. You live life with such anticipation of the next moment. You truly live with courage. The newness of the diagnosis has worn off, and my daily routine has gone back to pretty much normal. I have regained my speech. I am homeschooling my children. I can cook a meal and not burn the house down!  Yet, in the quiet moments of the day, I stop and ... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2931253 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:00:41 +0100 2931253 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2927528&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2FuOzMrSehT6Q%2F “When nobody around you seems to measure up, it’s time to check your yardstick.” ~Bill Lemley That quote has stuck with me since the first time I read it. I often have to check my yardstick because someone is failing me or not living up to my expectations/standards. And then I think about how many times I have tried to live up to someone else’s standards and failed miserably. I remember when I first told you guys that I had brain cancer, the pressure was so intense to post positively. I felt that all eyes were on me and that if I failed {whether spiritually, emotionally, or health wise}, I was failing you. I have since come to acknowledge that being “perfect” in my pain is not what is expected of me, in fact most of you have often said that you come her... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2927528 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:37 +0100 2927528 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2920448&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2F4yltPIcgz04%2F Do you ever feel like an utter failure in the eyes of the Lord? Do you feel you cannot possible compare to _____ because she prays all of the time, holds bible studies in her house and doesn’t raise her voice at her children? If I were to be completely honest with you, you would shake your head in disbelief at how many times I have not had time for my quiet time or even prayed. You would be appalled when I told you that I am not always gentle with my children. But then again, maybe most you wouldn’t because you too are in the same boat as me. You are fighting to stay afloat of your daily responsibilities { work, home, children, church, family, marriage} and by the end of the day, you are just too exhausted {or frazzled} to do anything other than wish to see the inside of your ... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2920448 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:26:59 +0100 2920448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862582&cid=t_159898_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FahaPyBXqyMw%2F Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found that survivors of childhood cancers are at higher risk for obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes than their siblings who did not have cancer. The risk exists because the survivors tend to be more sedentary than the siblings. The study, done across medical centers in the United States and Canada, looked at over 20,000 childhood cancer survivors. From those 20,000 people, over 9000 survey responses were received and analyzed, and these were compared to almost 3000 responses from siblings. The researchers were looking for the type of lifestyle the survivors led compared with their siblings. According to this article, Childhood Cancer Survivors Exercise Less, Increasing Diabetes Risk, Cancer treatments such as crania... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862582 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:57:09 +0100 2862582 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842763&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2F67tiaK_Vlxg%2F {This post was originally written on August 26, 2007} I’m sitting here, trying to think about how to put my heart into words, but the only thing that comes out is “Whatever, Lord.” Whatever you need to do, do it. Give me the grace and the strength to fight this, because right now I have none of both. I don’t want to do this any more; I don’t want to feel sick and tired anymore. I am so sick of being sick. If this is what I will feel like for the next year, you have to give me the strength to combat this, because I can’t do this on my own strength. I know you have a plan, and your plan is perfect, but does it have to be so hard? Does it have to be so tiring, draining and so endless? I know you love me, I know that… but right now I need to feel it. I need to feel your hand o... Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842763 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:00:06 +0100 2842763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2800661&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Fespeciallyheather.com%2Fmusic%2Fshow_698526.mp3 I have to tell you that I was so very nervous going into this interview… and it shows! I never realized how many times I said “um” in a conversation! It was a true pleasure to be interviewed by Melissa. She is a wonderful person and so easy to talk to. I was amazed at how quickly 45 minutes flew by! God is really using her to reach others through her radio show and it was a true honor to be one of those women He chose to use. Pull up a chair and listen to what the Lord has done in my (and her) life thus far! (Source: Especially Heather) Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2800661 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:47:03 +0100 2800661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719763&cid=t_159898_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FRQ7n4RYBzk4%2F The thought of surgery is frightening enough; the thought of brain surgery can be terrifying. But, what if your surgeon could do a practice run on your brain surgery on a simulator, much like the ones pilots use to learn how to fly. We don’t have to wonder any longer because it’s now been done, by Canadian doctors. The complexity of brain surgery lies in the very tiny and precise work areas the surgeons have. Distinct parts of the brain are responsible for various tasks, such as speech, smell and coordination. One wrong move and the patient may be severely affected in many ways. But, by having a practice session in a simulator, surgeons could figure out the best way to approach the surgery and practice where they can touch and where they can’t. A 48-year-old grandmother, ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719763 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:42:43 +0100 2719763 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879563&cid=t_159898_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fjust-one-dollar-to-help-khylee.html I don't usually solicit donations, but in this case I definitely want to be sure and share this information. My Doula, Brandy, was a tremendous support at the birth of my son. She made everything so wonderful, and not only was she my Doula, she has now become a friend. So, when I read a post by her about a dear friend's little girl, I had to share the info.I spoke with Brandy today and understand that little Khylee has to travel with her mother daily, over an hour each way, to receive radiation treatments. The radiation treatments are being administered in order to help stop the spread of the tumor, but there is fear that these treatments will not save this little girl's life.Please read more below:Information below courtesy of www.just-one-dollar.com On June 11, 2009, 4-year-old Khylee M... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879563 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:33:00 +0100 2879563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389935&cid=t_159898_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F05%2Fsleep-and-your-sanity%2F With everything that’s going on these days from recession worries to epidemic scares, it’s not surprising a lot of people are reporting sleep problems. Sleep is essential to our health generally, our sanity in particular. Interrogators know, if you want to break someone down, deprive them of sleep. I didn’t appreciate how important sleep was until I became sleep deprived myself about six years ago. The anxiety that fed my insomnia that fed my anxiety was driving me crazy and drove me, literally, to my doctor’s office. Surely something was very wrong with my thyroid or maybe I had a brain tumor. After a complete workup that took two days and many little tubes of blood I met with my medical specialist, an endrocrinologist. With unforgettable kindness he asked what was... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389935 Tue, 05 May 2009 09:00:26 +0100 2389935 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2160856&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2F531525601%2F Hope is necessary in all circumstances I chose that tag line one day while listening to the Christian radio station and the announcer said that she “had hope in this dark circumstance that the Lord was using it mightily for His glory.” That really stuck out to me. Thus my tag line was born :) Last night, [...] (Source: Especially Heather) Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2160856 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:13:57 +0100 2160856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116448&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36469&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fespeciallyheather%2FEH%2F%7E3%2F517742162%2F May I see Your light, Lord, even in life’s broken pieces. I have been thinking alot over this long weekend about issues that seem to remain in my life. Issues that I have absolutely no control over, yet I want to reign them in and tie them down. I have realized that I have [...] (Source: Especially Heather) Especially Heather blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116448 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:03:15 +0100 2116448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876153&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-10-15-cancer-treatment%2Fbrian-blosel-brain-tumor%2F Did you know Brian Blosel had a brain tumor? Did you know Brian Blosel was Marie Osmond’s second husband?   Are you following the Ted Kennedy brain tumor news? And what about Patrick Swayze pancreatic cancer?     Ted Kennedy brain tumor   Life isn’t what it seems and you never know what goes on between closed doors.   Hearing Ted Kennedy has a brain tumor, seeing him leaving hospital with a smile…   It all gives the impression brain tumor treatments are as easy as treating a flu. Brain tumor chemotherapy is as easy as taking aspirin and look: Ted Kennedy is still smiling, so brain tumor can’t be that bad as it sounds, can it?   John Edward’s heroic White House campaign when his wife had cancer   Weren’t you surprise... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876153 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:00:22 +0100 1876153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868588&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=35300&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metastaticlivercancer.org%2F2008-10-11-cancer-treatment%2Flung-tumor-brain-tumor-metastatic-liver-cancer%2F The metastatic liver, stomach, brain and lung cancer story you read below could well be from your next door neighbour.   And maybe all you knew was "that he was terribly sick" and "had been rushed to the hospital more than once". But you don’t even have a clue how "terrible" terrible can get …   Or you receive the announcement that your neighbour has passed away surrounded by his family battling a long lasting disease…   We all heard about Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor and we saw him waving after coming out of the hospital and endorsing Obama, as if it’s all business as usual.   Images like this let us forget that cancer is a killer and that nothing looks like it seems once you or your loved one gets diagnosed wit... Metastatic liver cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868588 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:00:27 +0100 1868588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1816188&cid=t_159898_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F399892651%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. Other Articles You May LikeNovel Gene Suppresses Tumor Growth in Multiple CancersTumor Suppressors and OncogenesThe Promise of Stem Cells to Repair the HeartMapping Connections in the Human BrainIncreased Coffee Consumption Associated with Lower Risk of Liver Cancer (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1816188 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:46:49 +0100 1816188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1769440&cid=t_159898_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHEALTH%2F%7E3%2F383877706%2F Conclusion My thanks to everyone that contributed articles — it’s been great hosting the Cancer Research Blog Carnival for a second time this year. Be sure to take a moment and let your fellow bloggers know this issue is available so that everyone’s hard work can be appreciated and enjoyed by all. The Cancer Research Blog Carnival is looking for future hosts. You can find both the hosting schedule and past editions at the Cancer Research Blog Carnival website. For more information on the U.S. investment in cancer research, you can read the NCI’s plan and budget proposal for fiscal year 2009. References Niederhuber JE. A look inside the National Cancer Institute budget process: implications for 2007 and beyond. Cancer Res. 2007 Feb 1;67(3):856-62. View abstract The ... Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1769440 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:49:31 +0100 1769440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538008&cid=t_159898_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2F41%2F Vertigo is one of the most common causes of dizziness. It is distinctly different from other types of dizziness. With vertigo, a patient feels a spinning or moving sensation. The room or floor can feel like it is moving or the patient may feel a spinning or off balance sensation. Vertigo can sometimes be associated with nausea or vomiting. If severe, walking can be affected with the patient having staggering or inability to walk. Vertigo has many causes but the most common include head trauma, ear infection and Meniere’s disease. Vertigo can frequently occur spontaneously, without a cause, and this is called benign positional vertigo (BPV.) Temporary vertigo can be experienced after getting off an amusement park ride or going out boating (sea sickness.) Meniere’s disease is a c... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538008 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:14:31 +0100 1538008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488813&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F303308210%2F Senator Edward Kennedy has just undergone a 3.5-hour brain surgery at the Duke University Medical Center, to remove a malignant tumor. His doctors declared the said surgery as successful. The surgery “was successful and accomplished our goals,” according to a statement released by the neurosurgeon, Dr. Allan Friedman, at the facility in Durham, N.C. Friedman said Kennedy was awake throughout the entire procedure and should experience no permanent neurological effects from the surgery. A Kennedy spokesman said the senator spoke with his wife, Vicki, immediately after the surgery and told her: “I feel like a million bucks. I think I will do that again tomorrow.” Sen. Kennedy is expected to stay at the hospital for about a week. Read the full report at The LA Times. Ta... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488813 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:39:23 +0100 1488813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1091387&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fhbb-thoughts-on-brain-tumor-follow-ups.html Monday will be an interesting day. I approach Monday with very mixed feelings. Monday is my regular follow-up brain MRI to see if everything is stable. After the MRI , there is the wait for some of the most intense hours experienced. Then, there is the meeting with the neuro-oncologist to get the results. I would be lying if I said I didn't have any worry. Maybe just a tiny bit. But, the day I have these MRI’s are also like my own personal Thanksgiving Day. I have a new set of feelings about these brain MRIs each time I have them. But, there is no way I can approach these days as “just another day”. I knew a brain tumor survivor, a guy who had a similar type of tumor. He said that, after years, he approached these follow-ups as nothing more noteworthy than a dentist appointment. Year... Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1091387 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:20:00 +0100 1091387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1079762&cid=t_159898_97_f&fid=35050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmaGazette%2F%7E3%2F196835310%2Fregular_cell_phone_use_increases_tumor_risk_isreali_study.html Once again there's a study telling us that cell phones cause an increase in tumor risk. This time it's from a study by Israeli scientists that published their research in the American Journal of Epidemiology.An extract of the report puts the risk of developing a parotid gland tumor at almost 50 percent higher for people who use their cellular phones more frequently - more than 22 hours per month. The risk was even higher if users used the same ear, did not use a hand-free option or were in rural areas."Analysis restricted to regular users or to conditions that may yield higher levels of exposure (eg heavy use in rural areas) showed consistently elevated risks," said an abstract of the report in the US journal.The lead researcher was Dr Siegal Sadetzki a cancer and ra... PharmaGazette blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1079762 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:00:54 +0100 1079762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=811222&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fwarrior-falls.html A quick post today because I cannot/will not be deterred from my job of website creation for the business. I just wanted to say farewell to a fallen brain tumor warrior from the little town I lived for twelve years while my daughter went to school there. He was the father of one of Kel's classmates (yes, this is the second father in her class to die of a brain tumor... who here finds that too coincidental in a town so small that there should be three dads in the same class with brain cancer?) and battled for many years. Please keep Brian's family in your thoughts as they struggle to deal with this new stage in their lives. He leaves behind three children and a wife who loved him very much. (Source: Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason!) Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=811222 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:23:00 +0100 811222 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764335&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fblogathon-900-am-post-3.html Blogathon 2007!9:00 am Post #3Location: Dunn Bros Hudson (aka The Mighty Dunn)Author: Keri (aka: KinnicChick)So before I go any further on this thing I just want to mention what we’re doing here... First, Blogathon happens once a year. Find it’s history here.And this is how they explain what a blogathon is... "Remember when you were in school and you would bowl for charity? And for every pin you knocked down you got, say, ten cents? Or run for a dollar a mile? During the Blogathon, people update their websites every 30 minutes for 24 hours straight. For this, they collect sponsorships. Pledges can be a flat donation, or a certain amount for every hour the blogger manages to stay awake."The charity we have selected to receive all donations collected, is the American Cancer Society (big ... Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764335 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:51:00 +0100 764335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=495981&cid=t_159898_136_f&fid=35299&url=http%3A%2F%2F500miles2nowhere.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Ffor-grant.html Please send your best thoughts...One of our brain tumor warriors is in ICU today. Think your best thoughts for our 2006 Relay Torch Lighter, Grant. And maybe today is the day you want to head out to the American Cancer Society's flagship program, the Relay For Life and make a donation. Or find out when your local Relay is happening and start your own team. There are a lot of bloggers out here in blogland participating. If you don't want to donate to one of us, you can head straight to the ACS website and find a Relay in your area and donate to that. Or just give a donation to the ACS itself. My donation page.The donation page for my team. A blog buddy who recently signed up to lead a team - Heather.Or Kathy's sister who is doing the three-day. Another awesome use of your donation dollars. ... Keri - Still Running/Walking for a Reason! blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=495981 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 21:16:00 +0100 495981