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'They took out 95% of my tumour' - BBC Health News 17th July 2009
Alison Moss considers herself a very lucky lady.
Last year doctors discovered she had a grade-three brain tumour. But today, after surgery to remove 95% of the tumour, she is much recovered and her symptoms easing.
Epileptic has seven sections of brain removed to stop fits - The Telegraph 19th June 2009
A woman who suffered up to 100 epileptic fits a day had seven sections of her brain removed in an attempt to cure her.
Stroke patients facing unacceptable delays - The Telegraph 5th June 2009
Stroke patients are facing "unacceptable delays" in life-saving surgery, new research shows.
Preventative stroke op 'lacking' - BBC Health News 4th June 2009
Fears are being raised about whether people at risk of a major stroke in the UK are getting surgery quickly enough to help prevent an attack.\n\nMany people who suffer so-called mini-strokes can have the risk of a full attack cut by having artery surgery.
NHS figures show treatment delays in neurosurgery and orthopaedics - The Guardian 28th May 2009
The longest delays in NHS treatment remain in neurosurgery and orthopaedics, according to Department of Health statistics.
Figures released today show that 93% of cases overall met the 18-week deadline covering the period from initial referral to medical attention, well within government targets.
Health news: Hot chilli can ease painful shingles, brain implant to stop compulsions and sinusitis cured by steam therapy - Daily Mail 31st March 2009
In our pick of top health stories this week, how a skin patch with chilli can reduce the pain of shingles, scientists develop brain implant to help patients with OCD and a new trial of steam therapy to treat sinusitis.
Girl, 8, survives 10 tumours - The Sunday Telegraph 29th March 2009
An eight-year-old girl has been given the all-clear after beating 10 brain and spine tumours.
Tinnitus cure 'is a step closer' - BBC Health News 25th March 2009
Scientists believe they are a step closer to curing tinnitus after they have found what could be the root cause of ringing in the ears.
Studies show hearing loss can go hand-in-hand with over-excitable nerves within brain areas that process sound.
Doctor in mid-surgery heart scare - BBC Health News 24th March 2009
An Italian surgeon is recovering after completing a brain operation despite suffering an angina attack during the procedure, media reports say.
Claudio Vitale, 59, insisted on finishing the surgery in Naples before undergoing his own operation to clear an artery, Ansa news agency said.
Birmingham Children's Hospital put lives at risk, commission says - The Guardian 20th March 2009
Healthcare Commission criticises specialist unit in second damning report of an NHS hospital this week
Children's lives put at risk by poor care at specialist hospital - The Telegraph 19th March 2009
Children's lives were put at risk by the poor standard of care at a specialist hospital, according to the second damning report into health provision to be published this week.
Just days after poor patient care is uncovered at Stafford, another hospital is criticised in damning new report - Daily Mail 20th March 2009
A damning report into one of Britain's leading children's hospital revealed a catalogue of serious failings today.
Patients at Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH) experienced delays in treatment, substandard care and youngsters being redirected to other services, according to the Healthcare Commission report.
'Surgeons put electrodes in my brain to cure my nasty neck spasms' - Daily Mail 20th January 2009
Some 40,000 Britons suffer from dystonia, a neurological disorder that causes the body to spasm involuntarily.
Helen Barber, an administrator from Dronfield in Derbyshire, benefited from a new procedure.
She tells CAROL DAVIS her story and her specialist explains the technique.
Foot in brain baby 'a miracle', says mother - The Telegraph 14th January 2009
The mother of the baby born with a tiny foot inside his brain has described his survival as a "miracle", as tests showed that the tumour has not grown back.
Thomas, 5, smallest patient to receive brain implant - Daily Mail 13th January 2009
A five-year-old has been given new hope after pioneering surgery to fit an electronic implant to help conquer a debilitating brain condition.
Thomas Melville-Ross is the smallest patient to be given the device to stimulate his brain and help stop involuntary muscle contractions and movements caused by his severe disabilities.
Boy of five becomes smallest patient to get brain implant - The Telegraph 13th January 2009
A five-year-old boy who weighs only two stone as a result of being born at 24 weeks has become the smallest patient in Britain to be fitted with a brain implant.
Chopped arm man can use fingers - BBC Health News 29th December 2008
An East Sussex man who chopped his left arm off with a chainsaw has described having it re-attached as like "winning the lottery".
John Stirling was cutting wood in his garden in Telscombe Cliffs when the accident happened in September.
‘Miracle’ recovery after arm severed by chainsaw is reattached - The Times 30th December 2008
Most people are less than happy to be working at Christmas, but John Stirling was thrilled to be back at his desk just ten weeks after cutting off his arm with a chainsaw in a gardening accident.
Mr Stirling, 59, who described his swift recovery as a miracle, has surprised doctors with the speed at which his arm has healed, allowing him to get back to work as manager of New-haven marina in time for the Christmas party season.
Cooling severed limb tissue can buy time - The Times 30th December 2008
The chances of reattaching a severed limb successfully depend on several factors, not least the type of injury. A sharp, or “guillotine” amputation – a clean cut with well-defined edges and localised damage to soft tissue, nerves and blood vessels – can be the easiest to repair. Reattachment is least likely to succeed after a crush or tear injury, or where there has been considerable nerve damage.
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