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Title: Young Valley Mom Stuns Doctors by Beating Deadliest Brain Cancer
Date: 5/9/13
Description: Given just months to live in 2006, a 32-year-old Arizona woman, treated at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute, has amazingly beat two brain tumors, outlived her projected life expectancy, and recently became a mother – all things no one ever thought imaginable. She will celebrate her first Mother’s Day this Sunday. May is also National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.
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Title: The New Age of Stroke: Rates Rising Among Younger Individuals
Date: 5/7/13
Description: Stroke rates are rising among the younger population despite the misconception that strokes only occur in the elderly. In fact, one-third of strokes are believed to occur in people under the age of 65 and the numbers are increasing.
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Title: The New Age of Stroke: Rates Rising Among Younger Individuals
Date: 5/7/13
Description: Stroke rates are rising among the younger population despite the misconception that strokes only occur in the elderly. In fact, one-third of strokes are believed to occur in people under the age of 65 and the numbers are increasing.
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Title: Stories and Events for May 2013
Date: 5/1/13
Description:
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Title: Stories and Events for April 2013
Date: 4/9/13
Description:
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Title: Barrow Researchers Identify New Vision of How We Explore Our World
Date: 4/4/13
Description: Brain researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have discovered that we explore the world with our eyes in a different way than previously thought. Their results advance our understanding of how healthy observers and neurological patients interact and glean critical information from the world around them.
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Title: Top Brain Experts React to President Obama’s Brain Initiative
Date: 4/2/13
Description: Some of the world’s top brain experts at Barrow Neurological Institute are reacting to today’s proposal by the Obama administration to create a $100-million project that will explore details of the brain to find better ways to treat neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke. Barrow performs more brain surgeries annually than any hospital in the United States.
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Title: Top Brain Experts React to President Obama’s Brain Initiative
Date: 4/2/13
Description: Some of the world’s top brain experts at Barrow Neurological Institute are reacting to today’s proposal by the Obama administration to create a $100-million project that will explore details of the brain to find better ways to treat neurological conditions such as traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, and stroke. Barrow performs more brain surgeries annually than any hospital in the United States.
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Title: Barrow Miracle Patient to Perform with Stars at Celebrity Fight Night Dinner
Date: 3/21/13
Description: A deadly brain condition and risky brain surgery has led a young woman to an unexpected dream come true – an invitation to perform at this weekend’s star-studded Celebrity Fight Night events.
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Title: MLB Pitcher Returns to Baseball after Complex Brain Surgery
Date: 2/21/13
Description: A Seattle Mariners pitcher who is in the Valley for spring training has returned to the pitcher’s mound just three months after his brain ruptured causing him to undergo a critical and complex brain surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center.
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Title: Deep Brain Stimulation Clinic Expedites Patient Treatment at Muhammad Ali Center
Date: 2/20/13
Description: The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix has launched a new clinic aimed at streamlining the process for the growing number of patients who are potential candidates for Deep Brain Stimulation.
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Title: Deep Brain Stimulation Clinic Expedites Patient Treatment at Muhammad Ali Center
Date: 2/20/13
Description: The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix has launched a new clinic aimed at streamlining the process for the growing number of patients who are potential candidates for Deep Brain Stimulation.
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Title: Stories and Events for February 2013
Date: 2/7/13
Description:
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Title: Valley Concussion Poll Worries Barrow Brain Injury Experts
Date: 1/31/13
Description: Doctors at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center are concerned about a new poll released just before Super Bowl that suggests half of Valley adults believe high school sports are less dangerous than professional sports.
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Title: Dignity Health Arizona names Diane Abraham Vice President of Philanthropy
Date: 1/17/13
Description: Diane Abraham has been named Vice President of Philanthropy for Dignity Health Arizona. She was previously the President of Dignity Health Foundation East Valley, a non-profit foundation that raises funds for Chandler Regional Medical Center and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.
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Title: Stories and Events for January 2013
Date: 1/11/13
Description:
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Title: Stories and Events for January 2013
Date: 1/11/13
Description:
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Title: Young Mom Stuns Doctors by Beating Deadliest Brain Cancer
Date: 1/7/13
Description: Given just months to live in 2006, a 32-year-old Arizona woman has amazingly beat two brain tumors, outlived her projected life expectancy and recently became a mother – all things no one ever thought imaginable.
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Title: Barrow Neurological Foundation Memorial Fund Honors Late Neurologists
Date: 12/13/12
Description: Barrow Neurological Foundation has established a fund in memory of two Barrow Neurological Institute physicians who passed away unexpectedly this fall, which will be used to encourage clinical research among young physicians.
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Title: Barrow Neurological Foundation Memorial Fund Honors Late Neurologists
Date: 12/13/12
Description: Barrow Neurological Foundation has established a fund in memory of two Barrow Neurological Institute physicians who passed away unexpectedly this fall, which will be used to encourage clinical research among young physicians.
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Title: St. Joseph’s Prepares for Holiday Injuries: Urges Caution While Decorating
Date: 12/12/12
Description: St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is urging the public to be cautious while decorating their homes for the holidays. Last December alone, St. Joseph’s Trauma Center and Emergency Department treated 65 patients who were injured by falling off ladders.
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Title: Stories and Events for December 2012
Date: 12/5/12
Description:
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Title: Stories and Events for December 2012
Date: 12/5/12
Description:
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Title: Barrow Researchers Successfully Destroy Brain Tumor Cells
Date: 12/2/12
Description: A team of brain cancer researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has effectively treated brain tumor cells using a unique combination of diet and radiation therapy. The study, “The Ketogenic Diet Is an Effective Adjuvant to Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma,” was published in PLOS ONE.
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Title: Barrow Researchers Successfully Destroy Brain Tumor Cells
Date: 12/2/12
Description: A team of brain cancer researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center has effectively treated brain tumor cells using a unique combination of diet and radiation therapy. The study, “The Ketogenic Diet Is an Effective Adjuvant to Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Malignant Glioma,” was published in PLOS ONE.
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Title: Colorado Physician Undergoes New Deep Brain Surgery Procedure at Ali Center
Date: 11/28/12
Description: Colorado Springs physician Dr. Stephen Palmer says a new medical procedure performed by surgeons at the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center in Phoenix has given him back a steady hand, a renewed passion for hiking, and a lot of hope for the future.
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Title: High School Football Player Thankful to be Alive This Thanksgiving
Date: 11/20/12
Description: A 17-year-old star football player from Kingman High School is thankful to be alive this Thanksgiving after he suffered a severe head injury in a game against Bradshaw Mountain High School on Oct. 26.
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Title: Barrow Scientists Discover Ways to Optimize Light Sources for Vision
Date: 11/15/12
Description: Vision researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute have made a groundbreaking discovery into the optimization of light sources to human vision. By tuning lighting devices to work more efficiently with the human brain the researchers believe billions of dollars in energy costs could be saved.
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Title: Individuals with Disabilities Race Cars at Barrow, Bondurant Event
Date: 11/12/12
Description: Not many race tracks offer race car driving for individuals with disabilities, but St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute and the famed Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving will do just that at the Driving to Excel with Barrow and Bondurant event.
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Title: Stories and Events for November 2012
Date: 11/5/12
Description:
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Title: Rock Star Bret Michaels Opens Hospitality Room at St. Joseph’s Barrow
Date: 10/9/12
Description: Bret Michaels, rock star and former patient of St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, today officially opened the Bret Michael’s Hospitality and Music Room inside the hospital.
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Title: Stories and Events for October 2012
Date: 10/5/12
Description:
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Title: Barrow Researchers Make Breakthrough On Immune System and Malignant Brain Tumors
Date: 9/26/12
Description: In what could be a breakthrough in the treatment of deadly brain tumors, a team of researchers from Barrow Neurological Institute and Arizona State University has discovered that the immune system reacts differently to different types of brain tissue, shedding light on why cancerous brain tumors are so difficult to treat.
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Title: Barrow Scientists Study “Satan’s Face” In 9-11 Smoke
Date: 9/6/12
Description: Brain researchers at Barrow Neurological Institute believe that the illusion of “Satan’s Face” which appeared to many in the smoke of the 9-11 Twin Towers attack underscores findings that our brains are hard-wired to find meaning, even to the point of seeing faces where there are none.
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Title: Stories and Events for September 2012
Date: 9/4/12
Description:
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Title: Barrow Announces the Most Comprehensive Concussion Program in the Nation
Date: 8/22/12
Description: Barrow Neurological Institute today launched the Barrow Concussion Network, the most comprehensive concussion prevention, treatment and education program for young athletes in the nation.
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Title: Anthem Brain Scientists to Take the Stage with Top Vegas Magicians
Date: 8/10/12
Description: Anthem residents and brain scientists at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute, Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD and Stephen Macknik, PhD will welcome Las Vegas to Phoenix for a rare star-studded event that mixes the world’s greatest magic with the mysterious science of the brain.
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Title: Valley Students Present Scientific Discoveries from Unique Research Program
Date: 8/8/12
Description: Approximately 15 Valley high school and undergraduate students will present scientific discoveries at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute.
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Title: Valley Athlete Training for 2016 Olympic Trials After Paralyzing Spinal Injury
Date: 8/8/12
Description: Despite a cycling accident that nearly left her paralyzed and three back surgeries in which surgeons at Barrow Neurological Institute inserted nearly 20 screws, rods and plates to hold her spine together, Cristin Van Driel, 33, is training for the 2016 Olympic trials for the marathon.
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Title: Stories and Events for August 2012
Date: 8/6/12
Description:
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Title: Brain Injury Patients Learn Mental Training Skills That Match Olympic Athletes
Date: 7/31/12
Description: Many brain injury patients at St. Joseph’s Barrow Neurological Institute are learning what Olympic athletes go through to mentally prepare for victory.
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Title: Dignity Health, Vanguard Health Systems To Join Forces in Arizona
Date: 7/30/12
Description: Two of the state’s largest hospital and health care organizations, Dignity Health and Vanguard Health Systems, which owns Abrazo Health Care, announced today the intention to create a joint Accountable Care Organization (ACO). This alliance will involve more than 700 physicians throughout Maricopa County. The ACO will support enhanced clinical collaboration and care improvements for Medicare patients living in the county.
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Title: Scientists To Take the Stage with Top Vegas Magicians
Date: 7/19/12
Description: Las Vegas is coming to Phoenix for a rare star-studded event that will mix the world’s greatest magic with the mysterious science of the brain.
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Title: U.S. News & World Report Names St. Joseph’s one of the Nation’s Best Hospitals
Date: 7/17/12
Description: St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is Arizona’s highest nationally-ranked hospital in this year’s U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals edition. U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of top hospitals is the most respected of all national rankings. St. Joseph’s is ranked #13 in this year’s neurology and neurosurgery category.
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Title: Vegas Stars and Barrow Scientists Present an Evening of Magic and the Brain
Date: 7/17/12
Description: Las Vegas is coming to Phoenix for a rare star-studded event that will mix the world’s greatest magic with the mysterious science of the brain.
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Title: Vegas Stars and Barrow Scientists Present an Evening of Magic and the Brain
Date: 7/17/12
Description: Las Vegas is coming to Phoenix for a rare star-studded event that will mix the world’s greatest magic with the mysterious science of the brain.
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Title: Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center Receives Largest Gift in Its History
Date: 7/2/12
Description: The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix has received a $3 million donation from Celebrity Fight Night that will be used to help dramatically expand the renowned facility and its programs.
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Title: Stories and Events for July 2012
Date: 7/2/12
Description:
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Title: Dignity Health Statement Regarding Supreme Court Decision on Affordable Care Act
Date: 6/28/12
Description: Dignity Health is very pleased that the Affordable Care Act has withstood the Constitutional challenge. This legislation is an important first step in correcting an unjust health system that has left millions of people uninsured and forced millions more to cover those costs.
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Title: Arizona’s Newest Medical School Opens: St. Joseph’s, Creighton Launch Campus
Date: 6/28/12
Description: Students at the state’s newest medical school campus, Creighton University’s School of Medicine Regional Campus at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, will attend their first classes Friday.
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