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Health Connections #KSMQ Brain Aneurysms with Mayo Clinic by Jamie C. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 14 Oct 2010 7:30am Brain Aneurysms are an incredibly scary affliction. They can strike with limited warning and the general public is not well educated about aneurysms. With me on this episode of Health Connections, Dr Robert Brown, Chair of Mayo Clinic Neurology, to discuss brain aneurysms. Read on »

FDA Approves New Device to Treat Brain Aneurysms by Medline Plus Posted Thu 07 Apr 2011 2:59pm approves new device to treat brain aneurysms The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new device that provides neurointerventional surgeons with another tool to treat brain aneurysms without performing open surgery. An aneurysm is a weak, enlarged area in an artery (blood vessel). Over time, the force of normal blood pressure can Read on »

Study Finds Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women against Brain Aneurysms by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Mon 02 Aug 2010 5:58pm of brain aneurysms in women. The findings from this first-of-its-kind study by a neurointerventional expert from Rush University Medical Center were presented at the Society... was initiated due to the observation that in the two largest brain aneurysm trials to date, cerebral aneurysms occurred most frequently in post-menopausal women. The two trials Read on »

Alison Hymes' condition is serious! She now has a brain aneurysm. by Susan .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 02 Nov 2011 12:00am medical needs and refusing to treat her brain aneurysm. Thank you, NOVEMBER 1, 2011 * VIRGINIA WOMAN'S KIDNEY AILMENTS AND BRAIN ANEURYSM IGNORED BY STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS * Woman in psychiatric hospital now suffers a brain aneurysm, is left untreated and neglected, to face death * A Virginia woman was locked in irons and chains Read on »

FDA Approves New Treatment for Large Brain Aneurysms by Medline Plus Posted Fri 15 Apr 2011 12:28pm FDA approves new treatment for large brain aneurysms The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System for surgery on brain aneurysms that are difficult to manage because of their size and shape. An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, which can rupture as it increases in size Read on »

Brain Aneurysms by Lisa T. Posted Tue 01 Dec 2009 12:00am for his complete recovery. He underwent surgery to drain the blood and has made progress so far. A brain aneurysm is a bulging, weak area of an artery supplying blood... makes you more likey to have another 3. gender - women are more likely to have them 4. race - blacks are more likely to develop brain aneurysms 5. high blood pressure 6 Read on »

FDA approves new treatment for large brain aneurysms by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Thu 14 Apr 2011 12:00am A patient who can't decide between two available treatments asks his doctor: "What should I do?" Another patient, torn between the same two treatments, asks: "Doctor, what would you do if you were me?" Will those two patients get the same answer? That question, posed by researchers from Duke University and the University of Michigan in a ... Read on »

Healthy Moms Dictionary - Aneurysm by Cascia T. Posted Mon 26 Jan 2009 3:51pm Aneurysms are more common than most people think. Today the Healthy Moms Dictionary will explore all the different types of aneurysms with a major focus on brain aneurysms... the circular artery at the base of the brain. This type of aneurysm usually bleeds. Brain aneurysm - An aneurysm of a blood vessel in the brain, usually due to a defect in the vessel Read on »

Learn the Facts Behind Aneurysms [Digg] by Cascia T. Posted Mon 02 Feb 2009 10:54pm Aneurysms are more common than most people think. This article explores all the different types of aneurysms with a major focus on brain aneurysms. An aneurysm is a localized widening of a vein, artery or the heart. There is usually a bulge at the point of the aneurysm. Read on »

New press release: Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in 8 weeks by Stephanie Allen Posted Fri 21 Jan 2011 12:00am mindfulness meditation program appears to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress. In a study that will appear in the January... meditation-produced changes over time in the brain's grey matter. "Although the practice of meditation is associated with a sense of peacefulness and physical relaxation Read on »