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The two person team triathlon event -- July 12th, 2009 - Walter E. Long Park, Austin, TX

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New technology maps out route for brain surgery
It's one of the most delicate places to operate, and sometimes brain surgery to remove tumors is too risky. With new technology, however, doctors created a better roadmap of the brain to guide them through surgery.
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New corneal transplant procedure reduces risk
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty or DSEK, is a new procedure for patients with corneal edema who require a corneal transplant. DSEK works for patients whose corneas begin to cloud over due to endothelial dysfunction.
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Doctors give health check for embryos
Genetic tests look for alterations in a person's genes or changes in the level of key proteins coded for by specific genes. Abnormal results may mean that individual has inherited a disorder.
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Detect disease through your eyes
An eye exam can catch early signs of diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure and brain tumors.
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VitalStim Therapy now used for cerebral palsy treatment
The goal of cerebral palsy treatment is to help patients live as near normal of a life as possible. The earlier treatment starts, the better chance a child has of overcoming their disabilities.
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Experimental surgery for paralyzed kids
A new surgery is helping patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury or were born with spina bifida regain control of their bladder and bowel function.
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Helium helps treat asthma
Asthma, the most common chronic disorder among children, can be treated many ways, including the administration of helium and oxygen.
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Hot pepper patch could relieve pain
Researchers are investigating a new kind of pain-relieving patch that uses a chemical called capsaicin to dull the pain caused by postherpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin is the chemical in hot peppers that makes them spicy, and it also affects the way nerves function.
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Find ways to switch off a severe headache
Find what medications and new technologies you can use to treat a rare headache, not caused by any outside conditions.
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Fever could kill cancer
This year 37,000 people will get pancreatic cancer and 34,000 will die from it. There are few effective treatments, but now doctors are trying to use heat to kill this deadly disease.
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Liposuction procedure made easier
Water-jet liposuction is a new procedure that removes fat cells with high water pressure and does not require general anesthesia.
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Fine tuning for the hearing impaired
University of Florida Gainesville investigators created the cochlear implant optimization software program. UF researchers found the new program resulted in improved performance in all outcomes measures, including speech perception and the ability to hear over background noise.
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Replacing worn out wrists
There are a variety of surgical and non-surgical options to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis of the wrist.
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Proton therapy: Cancer treatment alternative
Proton therapy has benefits over conventional therapy in the treatment of many common cancers, such as prostate cancer, lung cancer, cancers of the eye and cancer in children. Protons are more precise than X-rays and cause less damage in the body.
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If you can’t make it out to Auditorium Shores this Saturday for the annual H-E-B Austin Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks display or out to Dell Diamond for the Freedom Fest, News 8 will broadcast coverage of both events.

• On News 8 from 9:20-9:30 p.m. Saturday, you can watch the fireworks live from Round Rock followed by the symphony show from 9:30-10 p.m.

If you are planning on heading down to Austin for the festivities, organizers encourage you to keep a few things in mind. You’re encouraged to bring drinking water, bug spray and blankets. Barbecue grills, alcohol as well as glass and Styrofoam containers are not allowed at Auditorium Shores.

In addition, folks are advised to leave pets at home.

If you are driving down, you are urged to park north of Lady Bird Lake to ease congestion south of the lake or take CapMetro.

• Click for advised parking locations and road closures.

• Click for a map of bus routes to the festivities.

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