Action: FDLs Dave Blavat inspires others to fight disease through MS Walk
Fond du Lac Reporter Tue, 24 Apr 2007 2:32 AM PDT
For a long time, the pressure or knot in his stomach was attributed to nerves, the numbness explained away by a genetic heart condition. Medical testing over the course of a 25-year period revealed few clues to the mysterious symptoms that persisted and progressively worsened through his adulthood. Finally, nine years ago, an MRI cast a revealing light on telltale scar tissue. Dave Blavat was ...

Depression Workshop RedNova Tue, 24 Apr 2007 2:04 AM PDT Apothecarian Herbals, 3430-D Anderson Highway, Powhatan County, is offering a program on "Depression, Anxiety and Mood Disorders" today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $15. To register, call (804) 598-5352.

Exercise may lower risk for Parkinson's disease EurekAlert! Mon, 23 Apr 2007 1:12 PM PDT BOSTON -- The risk of developing Parkinson?s disease may be reduced with moderate to vigorous exercise or other recreational activities, according to research that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology?s 59th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 28 ? May 5, 2007.

New genes identified in childhood fever-related seizures
EurekAlert! Mon, 23 Apr 2007 1:10 PM PDT
ST. PAUL, Minn -- Researchers have localized two new genes that are associated with fever-related seizures that occur in infancy and childhood, according to a study published in the April 24, 2007, issue of Neurology?, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.