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Friday, September 3rd, 2010

What’s causing life-threatening blood clots in brain surgery patients?

One of the most severe complications of brain surgery is a pulmonary embolism. But a study in the Journal of Neurosurgery suggests that screening methods used to access the risk of pulmonary embolisms may fall short.
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Friday, September 3rd, 2010

9-year-old cancer survivor’s photography on display in Morro Bay this weekend

This Labor Day weekend, a 9-year-old cancer survivor’s photography will be on display and available to buy at Art in the Park in Morro Bay. At age two, Spencer Caserio was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Despite six months of aggressive chemotherapy, he relapsed. His only chance of survival would be to undergo […]

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Sugar won’t quell infants’ pain: study

Giving sugar to infants to ease their pain after a blood test may change their facial expressions but not necessarily the pain signals in the brain or spinal cord, a new British study suggests.
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