10-year-old boy&#39;s crippling pain eased by pacemaker in his brain
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Ayad Kashat never expected to see his 10-year-old son walk down the center aisle at Mother of God Catholic Church in Southfield recently, leading his first holy communion class.
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Pricey pacemakers that regulate the  heart's upper and lower chambers separately are worth the extra  cost because they help keep patients out of the hospital, U.S.  researchers reported on Monday.
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Biological heart pacemakers made from human embryo cells have been successfully tested in pigs, raising the possibility that tissue transplants could in future replace electronic pacemakers.
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It's said to be the closest thing to being buried alive -- his body can't move, but he still can feel and think. That's how 24-year-old Erik Ramsey has spent the last eight years of his life. He suffered a brain stem stroke after a car wreck leaving him with "locked-in" syndrome. New research may give Erik a miracle. A scientist has invented an device that detects signals in the speech area of Erik's brain.
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Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you're a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital.
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A six-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after suffering head injuries in a road accident.
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STANFORD, California  - A potentially crippling disease in which the slightest touch of the skin can cause intense pain is often misdiagnosed in children, needlessly leaving some young patients in wheelchairs or on crutches, pediatric experts said.
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NEW YORK  - Electrical stimulation of the   vagus nerve, which originates in the brain and then branches   widely throughout the neck, chest and abdomen, seems to help   some people with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Both ibuprofen and acetaminophen are safe and effective for treating migraine headaches in children and adolescents, according to the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology
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At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat &#151; one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.
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Electrical stimulation of the  vagus nerve, which originates in the brain and then branches  widely throughout the neck, chest and abdomen, seems to help  some people with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.
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During a baseball game last June, 12-year-old Steven Domalewskiâs chest was hit by a ball struck with a metal bat, causing his heart to stop. His brain did not receive sufficient oxygen for 15 minutes.
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Giving a bear hug to his surgeon and a thumbs-up to other hospital staff, a 14-year-old boy went home for Christmas - the first child to receive a new heart after relying on a newly developed miniature heart pump.
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Six-month-old Victor Harding lived most of his short life in pain, suffering from a medical condition that made it difficult for him to digest food, people close to the boy&#39;s family said.
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Letting children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating room before undergoing surgery can help relax them better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy&#39;s hand, researchers say.
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KOTA BARU: A 10-year-old boy from Kampung Belian, who has been in quarantine at the hospital here since Monday, is the only one in his family with bird flu-like symptoms.
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When one child grapples with a life-changing diagnosis or accident, the pain is also felt by siblings.