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Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl (Reuters)
Reuters – There can only be one winner in Sunday’s Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer. Here is the original: Cancer survivors line up as opponents in Super Bowl (Reuters) Read More →
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — People who consume a few alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests. Read the original: Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study (HealthDay) Read More →
Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Experts comparing three leading prostate cancer therapies find external beam radiation therapy to be more toxic and expensive than either surgery or a more localized form of radiation therapy known as brachytherapy. Read the original: Study Compares 3 Common Prostate Cancer Treatments (HealthDay) Read More →
Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — Vigorous exercise causes changes in some 180 prostate genes among men with early stage prostate cancer, a new study suggests. Read the original: Science Shows How Exercise Might Help in Prostate Cancer (HealthDay) Read More →
Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up (AP)
AP – Birth control pills are known to be nearly 100 percent effective when taken properly, but a recall of the drugs could send a shudder through women of childbearing age. Original post: Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packs after mix-up (AP) Read More →
Drug Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — Inlyta (axitinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma in people who haven’t responded to another drug. See the original post: Drug Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer (HealthDay) Read More →
LA mayor signs law requiring condoms in porn films (AP)
AP – Actors in adult movies filmed in Los Angeles will be required to use condoms under an ordinance signed into law by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and porn industry leaders say the regulation could lead them to abandon the nation’s porn capital. The rest is here: LA mayor signs law requiring condoms in porn films (AP) Read More →
No whooping cough deaths in California last year (AP)
AP – California did not suffer a single death from whooping cough in 2011, the first year since 1991 that there have been no fatalities in the state from the highly contagious illness, health officials said Tuesday. View post: No whooping cough deaths in California last year (AP) Read More →
AP IMPACT: Meth fills hospitals with burn patients (AP)
AP – A crude new method of making methamphetamine poses a risk even to Americans who never get anywhere near the drug: It is filling hospitals with thousands of uninsured burn patients requiring millions of dollars in advanced treatment — a burden so costly that it’s contributing to the closure of some burn units. Go here to read the rest: AP IMPACT: Meth fills hospitals with burn... [Read more]
Derailed by Cancer at the Height of the Recession (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – With one year to go before the 2012 general election and on the heels of October’s jobless report, Yahoo! News asked readers and contributors to share their personal employment stories. Below is one perspective. Read more: Derailed by Cancer at the Height of the Recession (ContributorNetwork) Read More →