Brain implant halts tremors in Parkinsons patients
Washington AP reports the FDA approved Medtronic’s Activa deep brain stimulator to treat Parkinsons disease and essential tremor. Howard Zirkle, 72, of Ohio, credits the device with ending years of isolation by restoring his ability to feed himself and perform daily tasks. The implant aims to help thousands with the debilitating movement disorders.
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Food and Drug Administration
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Ohio
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Brain implant promises tremor relief for many patients
FDA Acting Commissioner Michael Friedman cites the Activa deep brain stimulator as reducing tremors in Parkinson's and essential tremor patients. In a $25,000 procedure, surgeons implant electrodes in the thalamus with a pulse generator under the skin. Across 196 patients, tremors decreased or disappeared and daily tasks improved significantly.
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FDA
Michael Friedman
Russian air force flies U S missions under Open Skies training
A Russian air force An-30 conducted a five day optics mission over the United States from Washington to Ohio and Florida in preparation for the Open Skies Treaty. The test showcased cross border cooperation while U S observers joined the Russian crew.
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U.S
Ohio
Florida
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Russia
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Mikhail Botvinko
Finland
Belarus
Ukraine
David Rigby
Defense Department
Dulles International Airport
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base
Georgia
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Dulles
Mir oxygen generators fail as replacement crew readies
The Mir space station faces another oxygen generator breakdown amid a planned Baikonur launch. A two Russian and one American crew will dock on Thursday for repairs while NASA and Russian officials say no immediate danger exists. The mission aims to restore full power after a June collision and determine if the station can operate safely for two more years.
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Kazakstan
Mir
Space Station
U.S
Vsevolod Latyshev
Russia
Moscow
NASA
Kathleen Maliga
Russian Mission Control
Anatoly Solovyov
Pavel Vinogradov
Solovyov
Vinogradov
Spektr
Trade Center trial resumes amid juror assurances
In New York the World Trade Center bombing trial of Ramzi Yousef and a co-defendant proceeds after jurors say an earlier death by own action bombing plot in Jerusalem and a Brooklyn police discovery do not affect their judgment. Opening arguments were delayed when a juror was ill. The judge privately questioned jurors about what they know of the Brooklyn plot and the Jerusalem bombings.
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World Trade Center
Brooklyn
Ramzi Yousef
U.S
Kevin Duffy
Jerusalem
Yousef
Duffy
Government drops 'accident' word in crash move
Milwaukee report notes a U S Transportation policy shift to stop using accident and uses crash instead to stress accountability in vehicle incidents. AAA and insurers react with skepticism while officials say wording affects perception and responsibility.
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Milwaukee
Tom Rehbeck
AAA
Mr. Rehbeck
Scott Wolfe
U.S. Transportation Department
Tim Hurd
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Mars Pathfinder slows as it enters power saving regime
After a month on Mars the Pathfinder slows operations to conserve dwindling batteries. NASA officials note thermal cycles from cold nights and warm days strain electronics and may shorten the lander and Sojourner rover lifespans. The project manager cites uncertain remaining time.
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Red Planet
Mars Pathfinder
Richard Cook
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Sojourner Rover
Cook
Pathfinder
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