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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 02 2008 | brain, health, news
    Doctor: Kennedy surgery 'successful' - msnbc.com

    Update: looks like Ted Kennedy is out of surgery and doing relatively well.

    Quoted: Surgeons on Monday performed brain surgery on Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, and his doctor said the procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor “was successful and accomplished our goals.”

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jun 02 2008 | brain, health, news
    Kennedy undergoing surgery for brain tumor - msnbc.com

    I really hope Ted Kennedy's brain surgery goes well. Sounds like he's at one of the leading medical institutions in the world for this type of procedure...

    Quoted: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a risky six-hour surgery for his cancerous brain tumor, and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment following the procedure.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - May 12 2008 | brain, health, books, news
    Taming Your Inner Homer Simpson - Slate Magazine

    Haha we all have an inner Homer Simpson. For example, it took every ounce of energy this morning to overcome my impulse to eat the free donut (which would make me feel crappy later) and have healthy cereal. Mmmmm, free donut.

    Quoted: The real trick to understanding how to approach Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness, the new book by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler, lies in recognizing the limitations of your inner Homer Simpson and opting out of your own stupid choices.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 28 2007 | brain, health, news
    6 die from brain-eating amoeba - Infectious Diseases - MSNBC.com

    Um, holy crap?

    Quoted: It sounds like science fiction but it’s true: A killer amoeba living in lakes enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain where it feeds until you die.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 28 2007 | brain, drugs, health, news
    Ex-tokers wrestle with telling kids not to smoke - Kids & Parenting - MSNBC.com

    The lead story on MSN right now...

    Quoted: A generation of parents who cleaned their weed on “The White Album” are trying to figure out how to keep their kids from smoking pot and finding their efforts as useless as a double album in a world of iPods. The big question for today’s ex-stoners: Should I tell my kid that I’ve gotten high?

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