brain-tumor

SUPERHEROES 5K RUN AND KIDS RUN, to benefit childhood brain-tumor research.

Montgomery County community calendar, Sept. 30-Oct. 7, 2010 Post 2010

The 8th annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament brings together over 300 of the country's best neurosurgeons to raise money for brain-tumor research.

Softball and Charity on the Brain Melanie Grayce West 2011

In his son's death, he looked for ways to be hopeful and, with his wife, Jennifer, founded the Mikey Czech Foundation to fund pediatric brain-tumor research.

Son's Death Inspires Fight Against Brain Cancer Melanie Grayce West 2011

The night before, at another gala at Walt Disney World Resort, he met a 20-year-old college-football fan named Kelly Faughnan, a brain-tumor victim who suffers from hearing loss and visible, continual tremors.

Tim Tebow: God's Quarterback Patton Dodd 2011

Earlier this year, the Justice Department issued a subpoena to Merck as part a criminal investigation of marketing of certain drugs, including the brain-tumor treatment Temodar, which Merck had inherited from Schering-Plough.

Merck Told to Submit Marketing Information Peter Loftus 2011

Celldex Therapeutics plunged 1.25, or 26%, to 3.53, after saying it will continue to develop a brain-tumor vaccine alone after large-cap

Small Stocks Extend Their Winning Run 2010

The company expects significant generic competition for two franchises — the hypertension drugs Cozaar and Hyzaar and brain-tumor treatment Temodar — due to losses of patent protection.

Schering-Plough Deal Boosts Merck's Profit Peter Loftus 2010

Too Young for Cancer ' and Demanding Action Jesse Horton Neil Taylor, who was left blind after brain-tumor surgery, navigates the Colorado River on a trip with First Descents, which takes cancer patients on adventure outings.

' Melinda Beck 2010

Since the debate over health-care reform has brought the problem — and threat — of rationing to the fore, let's give a tip of the hat to Dr. Henry Friedman, professor of neuro-oncology and codirector of the brain-tumor center at Duke University Medical Center.

Health-Care Rationing: Bring it On 2009

And a team of researchers led by Dr. Joshua Muscat of the American Health Foundation in Valhalla, N.Y., studied 470 brain-tumor patients; they found no risk for the vast majority, but in a subgroup of 35 there was some correlation between cell-phone use and a rare type of brain cancer.

Is Your Cell Really Safe? 2008