Surgery ‘first line of treatment’ against glioma tumors
May 21, 2008
The type of brain tumor that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has — a glioma — originates in the brain and accounts for 77 percent of malignant brain tumors and 42 percent of all brain tumors, medical experts said yesterday.
Mr. Kennedy, Massachusetts Democrat, has a “malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe,” according to a statement from his doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital. Read more
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Neurosurgeon teaches brain facts, fiction
May 21, 2008
Chicago, May 21, 2008, by Bridget Kennedy
More than 165 Roosevelt Middle School fifth-graders learned neurological fact from fiction May 7, as they took part in Dr. Gail Rosseau’s “Fact or Fiction: The Neurosurgery Reality Show.” Read more
Summer bike safety: use your head, use your helmet
May 19, 2008
WGN9 Medical Watch –In tonight’s Medical Watch — it’s fun, it’s fast and it’s the number one cause of brain injury … a bike. And believe it or not just wearing a helmet is not enough. Parents and kids need to use their heads.
Claudia: “It keeps your head safe.”
Out of the mouths of babes … at 8 years old they listen to their parents advice about bicycle helmets.
“If you fall you don’t know what’s going to happen to you. So you should always wear a helmet.”
But as they age it’s a bit more difficult to let criticism roll off the back. Read more
Hip resurfacing techniques offer alternative to total hip replacement
May 16, 2008
Baby boomers with hip pain who want to stay active in their later decades now have an alternative to hip replacement surgery without its inherent limitations. A new surgical option, called hip resurfacing, is offered to middle age people who have osteoarthritis in the hip and want to return to outdoor sports, such as biking, golf, hiking, skiing, swimming, fishing and tennis, that have been curtailed because of the pain.
The procedure, which involves reshaping the head of the femur (bone in the upper leg) and capping it with a smooth metal ball, rather than sacrificing the bone, has a quicker recovery time than total hip replacement where the worn bone is cut away, a metal stem is placed inside the femur and the hip socket is replaced. Read more
New state-of-the-art procedure helps reduce future herniations
May 16, 2008
Brighton, WI, May 8, 2008 – Richard Korth, 44, Brighton, who has struggled with a herniated disc for years, is now pain free and looking forward to a future without complications. For a long time Korth endured constant pain in his lower back and referred pain in his legs, which greatly limited his ability to be productive in his exhibit building business.
A frequent cause of lower back and leg pain is spinal disc herniation. The condition arises when a rupture, or herniation, occurs through the annulus fibrosus which is the outer layer of the disc. Over time, the soft inner part of the disc pushes out through this weakened area, putting pressure on the nerve root, and causing debilitating pain. Sometimes leg weakness or numbness can also occur. Read more
