October 2011
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Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics -study
In the first long-term study of post-surgery epilepsy
patients, British researchers found that 82 percent of them were
seizure-free after one year, 52 percent had no seizures after
five years, and 47 had still had none after 10 years.”If the seizures aren’t controlled with medication, that’s
where surgery should be considered,” said John Duncan of the
National Hospital for...
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Angelina Jolie praises Libya's revolutionaries
Jolie arrived in Libya on Tuesday and toured destruction in Misrata, the city captured by rebels over several weeks of heavy fighting as they pushed to depose Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi earlier this year.Speaking in the lobby of a hotel in the city, she praised the “extraordinary” participation of ordinary Libyans both in the rebel army and transitional authorities, as they sought...
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Wisconsin Democrats to launch Walker recall bid...
Walker’s proposals to curb the powers of public sector unions in the state as part of the budget process, ultimately approved by Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled legislature, sparked massive protests earlier this year.Democrats collected far more signatures than required in forcing recall elections in six Republican-controlled senate districts and are confident of collecting the...
