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• Hill conquered gridiron, aneurysm
  Apr 10, 2009 3:50 AM

  Excerpt Entering the Jackson-Madison County Sports Hall of Fame for his exploits on the football field, Cory Hill said his greatest memories came from baseball. "When I was 11 years old, I hit my first home run and he was waiting for me at home plate," Hill Source Info The Jackson Sun
  http://jacksonsun.com/article/20090410/SPORTS/904100319/1006/rss02

• Brain injury survivor recounts her battle
  Apr 9, 2009 2:31 AM

  Excerpt Bonnie Fernie works out at Avalon Woods, “a health club for mature adults” on Islington Ave., and can now do 50 full-body push-ups. In the wake of Natasha Richardson's fatal brain injury, survivors like Bonnie Fernie keep hope alive When I heard Source Info Toronto Star
  http://www.thestar.com/article/615592

• Glue For Aneurysms
  Apr 8, 2009 2:58 PM

  Excerpt BACKGROUND: A brain aneurysms is a bulging vessel in the brain that is filled with blood. They are estimated to happen in up to one in 15 people at some time in their lifetime, according to the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Source Info The Denver Channel
  http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/19131226/detail.html

• Ask Dr. Gott: Abdominal aneurysm needs monitoring
  Apr 7, 2009 1:46 AM

  Excerpt Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 79-year-old female. I had a CT scan and ultrasound screening in September 2008. At that time, they found an abdominal aortic aneurysm. One doctor said it was 4.8centimeters, but another said it was 4.2centimeters. Both told me Source Info Monterey County Herald
  http://www.montereyherald.com/health/ci_12088909?source=rss

• Nationwide screening call to cut aneurysm death toll
  Mar 29, 2009 4:00 PM

  Excerpt EXPERTS are calling for a nationwide screening programme for men in a bid to detect a hidden killer. Eight out of 10 people who have an abdominal aortic aneurysm which bursts will die before they reach hospital. But screening men aged 65 can halve the Source Info Wales Online
  http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/03/30/nationwide-screening-call-to-cut-aneurysm-death-toll-91466-23259827/

• Nationwide screening call to cut aneurysm death toll
  Mar 29, 2009 4:00 PM

  Excerpt ...reduce deaths from ruptures but also improve outcomes for patients. “The evidence for screening is there, the problem is that aneurysms are not as emotive as cancer and I believe that’s part of the problem.” Jonothan Earnshaw, honorary secretary of the Vascular... Source Info Wales Online
  http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/03/30/nationwide-screening-call-to-cut-aneurysm-death-toll-91466-23259827/

• Nanorobot for Brain Aneurysm
  Mar 25, 2009 4:49 PM

  Excerpt The idea of nanorobots floating throughout our arteries to fight diseases and deliver drugs is migrating from science fiction to medical fact, at least in virtual 3D simulations. Nanorobotics pioneer Adriano Cavalcanti and his colleagues report Source Info ZDNet
  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ZDNetBlogs/~3/Knkmxx8BOdg/

• Aneurysm screening planned in Lafayette
  Mar 16, 2009 10:49 PM

  Excerpt ...an appointment. Call (888) 592-2177 for more information. People who are interested should call as soon as possible because Aneurysm Outreach will need time to mail a confirmation letter with instructions before the screening. The screening is scheduled to... Source Info 2TheAdvocate.com
  http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/acadiana/41352492.html

• Aneurysms Don’t Occur Earlier In Second Generation
  Mar 10, 2009 9:59 AM

  Excerpt People whose parents or aunts and uncles have had a brain aneurysm are more likely to have one themselves, indicating that genetic risk factors passed down by generation are responsible. Prior studies had suggested that aneurysm ruptures affect the Source Info eMaxHealth
  http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/24/29740/aneurysms-don%E2%80%99t-occur-earlier-second-generation.html

• Interventional treatment can be recommended as first-line treatment for 'silent killer'
  Mar 10, 2009 8:02 AM

  Excerpt SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 10, 2009)Endovascular or endograft repair, a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that uses stent grafts to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), has low re-intervention rates that are comparable to those Source Info EurekAlert
  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/soir-itc022709.php

• Glue Helps Patient Survive Brain Aneurysm
  Mar 4, 2009 8:39 AM

  Excerpt LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― Beverly Russell's pictures tell the story of what she has to live for, her two kids and her 80 year old mother. Still, two years ago she was told she had a brain aneurysm behind her eye. A bulge in her blood vessel that Source Info CBS 5
  http://cbs5.com/health/Beverly.Russell.brain.2.950147.html

• Patient-Specific Simulation to Improve Understanding of Cerebral Aneurysms
  Mar 2, 2009 5:09 AM

  Excerpt 2009-03-02 13:29:04 - and healthcare. The @neurIST project successfully demonstrated its underlying series of linked tools " called a "toolchain" " utilizing software from ANSYS, which automates complex tasks such as aneurysm modeling and Source Info PR-Inside.com
  http://www.pr-inside.com/patient-specific-simulation-to-improve-understandi-r1088726.htm

• UC study may change thinking on aneurysms
  Feb 24, 2009 2:58 AM

  Excerpt Doctors have long known that brain aneurysms are inherited, and for years, research suggested that the weakened blood vessels ruptured at earlier ages as the defect passed to future generations. But new research from the University of Cincinnati Source Info Cincinnati Enquirer
  http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090224/LIFE07/902240331/-1/rss

• Westminster guard overcomes aneurysm, open-heart surgery to lead the Titans
  Feb 23, 2009 10:07 PM

  Excerpt Westminster College basketball coach Larry Ondako remembers the day well. It was Sept. 9, 2006, and he was heading to the 10th tee at a golf outing when he got the phone call. It was from Richard Glass, the father of Westminster guard Bobby Glass. "He Source Info Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09055/951226-450.stm?cmpid=news.xml

• Aneurysms in 2nd Generation May Not Come Early
  Feb 23, 2009 2:20 PM

  Excerpt MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- People whose parents, uncles or aunts have had a ruptured brain aneurysm are at increased risk for the deadly condition, but there's no evidence that aneurysm ruptures would occur at an earlier age in the second Source Info MSN Health
  http://health.msn.com/health-topics/heart-and-cardiovascular/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100233629

• Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm (TAA) A Lady Killer?
  Feb 23, 2009 8:02 AM

  Excerpt Main Category: Vascular Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 23 Feb 2009 - 4:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   view / write opinions   rate article Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is a serious health condition that Source Info Medical News Today Related Topics
  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/139944.php

• Groundbreaking Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Performed In Manchester
  Feb 18, 2009 7:48 AM

  Excerpt Main Category: Vascular Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology;  Medical Devices / Diagnostics Article Date: 18 Feb 2009 - 4:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   view / write opinions   rate article A first-of-its-kind operation has Source Info Medical News Today Related Topics
  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/139390.php

• Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Device Market to Reach $3.4 Billion by 2015
  Feb 15, 2009 2:28 AM

  Excerpt 2009-02-15 10:52:41 - A New Report from Medtech Ventures Forecasts a Market of $3.4 Billion for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Devices by 2015. aneurysm initiation, progression and rupture and clinical results of parent vessel remodeling Source Info PR-Inside.com
  http://www.pr-inside.com/endovascular-aneurysm-repair-device-market-r1060203.htm

• Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Device Market to Reach $3.4 Billion by 2015
  Feb 15, 2009 2:28 AM

  Excerpt ...Opportunities' paints a new vision of a unified market , examines a unified landscape of $1.8 billion market for endovascular aneurysm remodeling and repair, regardless of location, and uncovers the hidden opportunities that such market unification offers... Source Info PR-Inside.com
  http://www.pr-inside.com/endovascular-aneurysm-repair-device-market-r1060203.htm

• How long will an aneurysm repair last?
  Feb 12, 2009 8:40 AM

  Excerpt As a new feature of CNNhealth.com, our team of expert doctors will answer readers’ questions. Here’s a question for Dr. Gupta. “ I had cerebral aneurysm in 2001 and now have two titanium aneurysm clips in my head. How long do these clips last? Do they Source Info CNN
  http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_gupta/~3/SyF5gA3QV8o/

• Medtronic Starts ?VITALITY,? A Post-Market Study of the Talent? Abdominal Stent Graft
  Jan 26, 2009 9:28 AM

  Excerpt 2009-01-26 17:21:04 - Pliagas, who led the team at St. Mary's Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn., that performed the first study implant on December 29, 2008. "Internationally, the device and delivery system have an excellent track record," Source Info PR-Inside.com
  http://www.pr-inside.com/medtronic-starts-vitality-a-post-market-study-r1025895.htm

• High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension's effects on your body
  Jan 23, 2009 10:00 PM

  Excerpt High blood pressure can quietly damage your body for years before symptoms develop. Left uncontrolled, you may wind up with a disability, a poor quality of life or even a fatal heart attack. Fortunately, with treatment and lifestyle changes, you can Source Info Mayo Clinic
  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-pressure/HI00062/rss=1

• Smokers With Stroke Family History More Likely To Have Stroke Too
  Jan 12, 2009 5:05 AM

  Excerpt A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to suffer a stroke from a brain aneurysm themselves. The type of stroke, called subarachnoid hemorrhage, is one of the Source Info eMaxHealth
  http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/58/28422/smokers-stroke-family-history-more-likely-have-stroke-too.html

• Aneurysm - Nirvana Cover
  Jan 11, 2009 6:08 PM

  Me playing aneurysm by nirvana ... i like so much this song....

• Keene suffers brain aneurysm
  Jan 5, 2009 3:43 PM

  Excerpt Published January 05, 2009 11:44 pm - Early Friday morning, one of Americus’ own, Cheryl Keene, wife of Randy Keene, owner of Doctor’s Pharmacies, suffered a brain aneurysm. According to step-daughter, Natalie Keene Bradley, the family has Source Info The Americus Times-Recorder
  http://www.americustimesrecorder.com/local/local_story_005234445.html

• Smokers With Stroke In The Family 6 Times More Likely To Have Stroke Too
  Jan 4, 2009 3:08 AM

  Excerpt Main Category: Stroke Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience;  Smoking / Quit Smoking Article Date: 04 Jan 2009 - 0:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   view / write opinions   rate article A new study shows that people who are smokers Source Info Medical News Today
  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134315.php

• Family history of aneurysms puts smokers at higher risk
  Jan 2, 2009 3:36 AM

  Excerpt Here's one more reason to put down the cigarettes: Smokers who have a family history of brain aneurysms are more than six times as likely to suffer an aneurysm than non-smokers without a family history of stroke. But smokers who kicked the habit cut Source Info Cincinnati Enquirer
  http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090102/LIFE07/901020344/1079/rss04

• Smokers With Stroke In Family 6 Times More Likely To Have Stroke Too
  Dec 31, 2008 3:07 PM

  Excerpt ScienceDaily (Dec. 31, 2008) A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to suffer a stroke from a brain aneurysm themselves.  The type of stroke, called subarachnoid Source Info Science Daily
  http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/OQmlPBEKDwU/081231173232.htm

• A young heart saved by a chance checkup; Surgery repaired a teen’s aorta just months after a free...
  Dec 28, 2008 4:34 AM

  Excerpt Christy Rogers, 16, a Summit High School junior and elite swimmer with the Bend Swim Club, underwent surgery at Stanford Medical Center on Dec. 19 for an aortic aneurysm. Submitted photo Synthetic graft Aortic aneurysm Coronary arteries Coronary Source Info The Bend Bulletin Related Topics
  http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081228/NEWS0107/812280461/-1/rss

• Early diagnosis of brain aneurysms
  Dec 9, 2008 1:30 PM

  Excerpt NEW YORK (WABC) -- Brain aneurysms impact up to one in 15 Americans and carry deadly consequences. Now, those who are fortunate to spot the warning signs early now have a new line of defense. Rebecca Gadberry lives a fairy-tale life. Her family Source Info 7Online.com
  http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/health&id=6546968&rss=rss-wabc-article-6546968

• Brain bleed causes fatal stroke at sadly young age
  Nov 26, 2008 10:29 PM

  Excerpt DEAR DR. DONOHUE: When my brother was 47, he died of a stroke caused by bleeding in his brain. He was fine one minute, and the next he was in a coma. An autopsy showed he had had an aneurysm that ruptured. I have four other brothers and three sisters. Source Info SouthCoastToday.com
  http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081127/LIFE/811270386/-1/rss11

• A home for the holidays
  Nov 26, 2008 9:01 AM

  Excerpt Every day is an answer to a prayer for Jerry and Soyla Reyna, whose 8-year-old son, Zackary, was diagnosed a year ago with a life-threatening brain aneurysm that numerous doctors pronounced inoperable and said could rupture at anytime. It’s Source Info Kerrville Daily Times
  http://dailytimes.com/story.lasso?ewcd=8bc36326c74e3452

• Rare cardiac surgery to repair aneurysm
  Nov 22, 2008 12:05 PM

  Excerpt ... News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | New Delhi | Other States | International | Business | Sport | Miscellaneous | Engagements | Advts: Retail Plus | Classifieds | Jobs | Shyama Rajagopal ... Source Info The Hindu
  http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/23/stories/2008112354820900.htm

• After Aneurysm Coiling Routine Testing Carries Low Risk
  Nov 19, 2008 10:28 AM

  Excerpt Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Article Date: 19 Nov 2008 - 7:00 PST email to a friend   printer friendly   view / write opinions   rate article A very low risk of complication is associated with a routine test that determines whether a Source Info Medical News Today
  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/130043.php

• Routine testing after aneurysm coiling carries low risk
  Nov 18, 2008 8:38 AM

  Excerpt CINCINNATIA very low risk of complication is associated with a routine test that determines whether a brain aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling has started to recur, a study led by the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute has Source Info EurekAlert
  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/uoc-rta111808.php

• Routine testing after aneurysm coiling carries low risk
  Nov 18, 2008 8:38 AM

  Excerpt ...the aneurysm from bleeding. Endovascular coiling was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for aneurysms that could not be surgically treated, but it has emerged as a first-line option for surgically accessible aneurysms as... Source Info EurekAlert
  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/uoc-rta111808.php

• MKC'S Cerebral aneurysm (Custom)
  Nov 13, 2008 1:22 PM

  MKC'S Cerebral aneurysm (Custom) 1: Front Kick to the Groin (100%) 2: Piledriver Clutch 01 (100%) 3: Gory Bomb Lift (75%) 4: Gory Special Clutch (50%) 5: High Angle Clutch 03 (50%) 6: Partial Cliffhanger Drop (75%) 7: Cliffhanger Impact (75%) Call: Aneurysm Previous CAF's: www.youtube.com *RATE MY WWE SVR '09 Highlight Reel: (MKC TopFinishers V1)

• Genetic Risk Factors For Brain Aneurysm Identified
  Nov 12, 2008 8:17 PM

  Excerpt By sifting through the genomes of more than 10,000 people, researchers have discovered three genetic factors that could help doctors identify people who are at the greatest risk for developing a brain aneurysm. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Source Info eMaxHealth
  http://www.emaxhealth.com/2/85/26458/genetic-risk-factors-brain-aneurysm-identified.html

• Suddenly, my life changed
  Nov 8, 2008 2:21 AM

  Excerpt Reporter Judy Steed plays with her dog, Celeste, on the dock of her cottage this past July. Judy Steed is a healthy woman. She practises yoga. She eats well. She doesn't smoke. But one day last year, her eyesight began to blur. Before she knew it, Source Info Toronto Star
  http://www.thestar.com/article/530513

• Latest Research on Brain Aneurysms at UCLA Medical Center
  Nov 5, 2008 9:39 PM

  Predicting the Future for Aneurysm Patients Ivanhoe Newswire distributed a Nov. 14 report on new computer software that provides 3-D views of a brain aneurysm, a weakened and bulging blood vessel wall in the brain. Available only at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and one other hospital in the nation, the technology helps interventional neuroradiologists predict whether their patients aneurysms are at high risk for rupture and require surgery immediately. The story featured Dr. Satoshi ...

• BRAIN ANEURYSM - ANEURISMA CEREBRAL 2
  Oct 27, 2008 5:47 PM

  -An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of a blood vessel. A cerebral aneurysm refers to a blood vessel within your brain that weakens over time and undergoes such widening. This usually occurs at the junctions of the large arteries at the base of your brain, in an area called the Circle of Willis. As the blood vessel weakens, it begins to bulge out like a balloon. Often, as an aneurysm develops, it forms a neck with an associated dome, or balloonlike structure. The ...

• A bulge in the artery
  Oct 25, 2008 3:24 PM

  Excerpt ... How much do you know about aortic aneurysms? An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in a section of the aorta, which carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Because the section with the aneurysm is overstretched and weak, it can burst. If... Source Info The Hindu
  http://www.thehindu.com/mag/2008/10/26/stories/2008102650170600.htm

• 'I didn't want to know my risks'
  Oct 24, 2008 4:33 PM

  Excerpt ... When doctors told Ronald Chapman he had an aortic aneurysm in his abdomen he was worried - he knew nothing about what it was or how it might affect him. Mr Chapman had his keyhole surgery while awake The aneurysm, caus... Source Info BBC News
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/health/7686502.stm

• Biden Did Not Have Follow-Up MRI After Brain Surgery, Had Other "Tests"
  Oct 24, 2008 6:23 AM

  Excerpt ABC News' Kate Snow, Matthew Jaffe, Susan Wagner and Joanna Schaffhausen Report: When Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden released his medical records Monday, the documents did not state whether he had had follow-up brain scans after his two Source Info ABC News
  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AbcNews_PoliticalRadar/~3/x4iyvwtLcbk/biden-did-not-h.html

• Biden health appears very good
  Oct 22, 2008 5:33 PM

  Excerpt WASHINGTON Joe Biden appears to be very healthy, with some routine aging issues, but there's no evidence he's had a brain scan to completely rule out another aneurysm like the one that required emergency surgery 20 years ago.The Democratic vice Source Info KansasCity.com
  http://www.kansascity.com/445/story/849097.html

• What should I do about aneurysm?
  Oct 22, 2008 1:38 AM

  Excerpt Published: October 22. 2008 12:01AM Q I was recently in the hospital because of lightheadedness. I am a 73-year-old woman with a history with a brain aneurysm. In 1966, I was diagnosed with an aneurysm in the right side of the Source Info GoErie.com
  http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081022/LIFESTYLES06/310228208/-1/RSS

• Los Angeles Brain and Spine Institute Surgeon Using New Liquid Treatment for Brain Aneurysms
  Oct 22, 2008 12:31 AM

  Excerpt The Los Angeles Brain and Spine Institute today announced that Dr. George Rappard, a neurointerventional surgeon in Glendale, California is the first physician west of the Rockies to treat a patient using an FDA-approved liquid system for treating Source Info Emediawire.com
  http://www.prweb.com/releases/Brain_Aneurysms/Onyx_HD_500/prweb1500744.htm

• Biden Appears Healthy, But What About Aneurysm Scan?
  Oct 20, 2008 10:37 PM

  Excerpt Washington (AP) - Joe Biden appears to be very healthy, with some routine aging issues, but there's no evidence he's had a brain scan to completely rule out another aneurysm like the one that required emergency surgery 20 years ago.   The Democratic Source Info CNSNews.com
  http://www.cnsnews.com/public/checker.aspx?rsrcID=37871

• Medical records show Biden's health is very good
  Oct 20, 2008 11:39 AM

  Excerpt ... Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., vice presidential candidate, is in good health, based on medical records released on Monday. Here, Biden is seen camaigning in Tacoma, Wash., with Washington Gov. Chris Gregeoire on Sunday. USA TODAY's interactive presidential poll... Source Info USA Today
  http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-NewsTopStories/~3/426673362/2008-10-20-biden-health_N.htm

• Full disclosure lacking on candidates' health
  Oct 20, 2008 5:32 AM

  Excerpt In past elections, the decisions of some candidates for the nation's top elected offices to withhold health information turned out to have a significant impact after the information came to light. This year, the health issue carries extraordinary Source Info Santa Rosa Press Democrat
  http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20081020/news/810200390