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U.S.

US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women in the US developing and dying from...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 10:39
Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

Healthy Habits Finally Pay Off: Cancer Rates Start Declining In The US

New cancer cases and deaths have started to decline for the first time in both American men and...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 18:55

New cancer cases decline in US

Washington - A report by the nation's leading cancer organizations released Tuesday showed the...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 08:52
The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

The Great American Smokeout Is Here! Time To Quit Smoking!

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

AAP: More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 12:12
Scarce Natural Vitamin D Calls For Supplements

Scarce Natural Vitamin D Calls For Supplements

Pediatricians are paying close attention to how the diet influences the development of children...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 22:55
Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

Update: U.S. Vaccine Use Increased In 2007

In June 2006, Merck’s drug Gardasil was approved by the FDA. Gardasil is a drug designed to...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 08:45
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Technology

Apple Board Offered No New Info On Jobs During Annual Meeting

Apple Board Offered No New Info On Jobs During Annual Meeting

Steve Jobs may not make the world go round, but he does have life and death power over Apple...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 14:05
Jobs’ Health Issues Cause Quite a Stir Inside the Company

Jobs’ Health Issues Cause Quite a Stir Inside the Company

Apple’s shares were down by 4.8% to $81.29 in morning trading on Thursday as a consequence of...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 21:52
Will Apple Face Lawsuits Because Of A Tight-Lipped Approach To Jobs' Health?

Will Apple Face Lawsuits Because Of A Tight-Lipped Approach To Jobs' Health?

Even if many people only think of Steve Jobs' speedy recovery, members of the legal and investment...
» read full story January 15th, 2009 - 17:54
Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 09:29
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People

Britney Spears’ Father To Remain In Control Of Her Finances Indefinitely

Britney Spears’ Father To Remain In Control Of Her Finances Indefinitely

Tuesday, Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Reva Goetz granted Britney Spears’ father Jamie...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 17:57
Christina Applegate’s Life Lessons

Christina Applegate’s Life Lessons

Celebrities certainly are great role models in some cases. Attending the first award ceremony...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 17:15
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Sports

Olympic Swimmer Eric Shanteau Defies Testicular Cancer

U.S. Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau is defying his testicular cancer diagnosis and will compete...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 20:43
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Music

Growth On James Levine’s Kidney Found To Be Malignant

Growth On James Levine’s Kidney Found To Be Malignant

Doctors found that the growth on a kidney removed from conductor James Levine was cancerous, but,...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 12:13
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Business

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is Cancer Free, Shares Climb 2.6%

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is Cancer Free, Shares Climb 2.6%

Apple CEO Steve Jobs does not have recurrent cancer or any other life-threatening health problem...
» read full story July 27th, 2008 - 16:40
Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine

Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine

A newly released cancer vaccine which reportedly doubles the survival time of people with brain...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 22:35
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Specials

Study: Women Should Drink Milk, Not Alcohol

Study: Women Should Drink Milk, Not Alcohol

Women who have just one alcoholic drink each day increase their risk of cancer, according to a new...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 09:55
Metabolite in the Body Found to Be a Marker of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Metabolite in the Body Found to Be a Marker of Advanced Prostate Cancer

A simple urine test may distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer,...
» read full story February 13th, 2009 - 15:28
Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer No More Dangerous Than Others

Pregnancy-Associated Breast Cancer No More Dangerous Than Others

A new study from researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center concluded...
» read full story February 10th, 2009 - 14:25
Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease

Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease

Pancreatic cancer, the terrible disease that kneeled actor Patrick Swayze last year, has recently...
» read full story February 08th, 2009 - 14:50
Jobs Needs His Privacy, But The Media Is Watching…

Jobs Needs His Privacy, But The Media Is Watching…

While half the globe is digging for clues on what the serious health problem forcing Steve Jobs...
» read full story January 19th, 2009 - 15:03
Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again

Merck’s Gardasil Denied Approval Once Again

The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Gardasil for women 27 to 45 for the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 12:59
Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed Once Again

Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed Once Again

The situation of Merck’s papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is uncertain after the Food and...
» read full story January 10th, 2009 - 16:04
Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

There has been talk in the medical world of allowing the administration of Merck & Co’s...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 22:06
Baby Born With Brain Tumor Containing Foot

Baby Born With Brain Tumor Containing Foot

When surgeons operated on three-day old Sam Esquibel in order to remove a tumor they had spotted...
» read full story December 19th, 2008 - 18:01
Two Enzymes Found To Increase Ovarian Cancer Patients’ Survival

Two Enzymes Found To Increase Ovarian Cancer Patients’ Survival

According to a new study by U.S. researchers, high levels of two particular enzymes in ovarian...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 14:06
Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium

Hormone Therapy, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Key Issues at the Breast Cancer Symposium

A hormone therapy for breast cancer can reduce the chances of the disease spreading by a...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 16:09
New Genetic Test May Predict Better Breast Cancer Risk

New Genetic Test May Predict Better Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers present Friday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas said a new genetic...
» read full story December 14th, 2008 - 16:30

Cancer – A Leader by 2010

The World Health Organization, in a report released this week, warned that new cancer cases and...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 14:01
Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010

Cancer To Become World’s Number One Killer By 2010

Cancer will become world’s number one killer by 2010, as the number of people in poorer countries...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 12:22
Vitamins C, E Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Vitamins C, E Fail To Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

Two large trials revealed that selenium, vitamin E and C didn’t reduce the risk of developing...
» read full story December 10th, 2008 - 07:48
Vitamin D Protects Your Heart

Vitamin D Protects Your Heart

Scientists are in a continuous researching process, in order to aid mankind in its fight against...
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 11:43
Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

Report: US Cancer Cases, Deaths Down For First Time In A Decade

For the first time in ten years, the number of men and women in the US developing and dying from...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 15:50
Supplements Don't  Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk

Supplements Don't Reduce Cancer, Heart Disease Risk

A long-term study of more than 14,000 male physicians concluded that taking daily supplements of...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:25
Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil Might Get Clearance For Preventing Genital Warts In Boys

Gardasil can also be given to men as a way to prevent genital warts, a study presented Thursday at...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 13:36
Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

Gardasil Prevents Genital Warts In Males, Study Reveals

In 2006, Merck & Co.’s Gardasil made headlines when it was approved by the Food and Drug...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 22:38
Study: Lung Cancer Drug Tarceva Slows Progression of the Disease

Study: Lung Cancer Drug Tarceva Slows Progression of the Disease

Lung cancer drug Tarceva jointly developed by OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., Genentech Inc. and Roche...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 15:08
Testosterone Patch Can Boost Libido In Postmenopausal Women

Testosterone Patch Can Boost Libido In Postmenopausal Women

Women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder can now improve their libido by using a testosterone...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 19:51
Big Step Forward for Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Big Step Forward for Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 15:20
US Researchers ID 26 Genes Responsible For Lung Cancer

US Researchers ID 26 Genes Responsible For Lung Cancer

US researchers have identified 26 genes that are frequently mutated in people who develop...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:08
Thousands Of Walkers At American Cancer Society Event

Thousands Of Walkers At American Cancer Society Event

An estimated 18,000 walkers participated in a 5-km trek, as part of the American Cancer Society's...
» read full story October 19th, 2008 - 14:06
Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease

Vitamin D Deficiency Could Result in Parkinson’s Disease

Vitamin D deficiency might be linked, among other diseases, to an increased risk of Parkinson’s...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:40
More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

More Vitamin D Is Needed To Keep Kids Healthy

Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood can lead to an increased risk for osteoporosis later in...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:05
Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

Gardasil Vaccination Rate Tops 25 Percent despite Initial Doubts

More girls in the United States are vaccinated with Gardasil, the vaccine designed to prevent...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 15:30
1 in 4 US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine

1 in 4 US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 14:40

German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries

Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 16:18
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Science

Social Networking Sites: Pleasure, Addiction and… Messed-Up Brain?

Social Networking Sites: Pleasure, Addiction and… Messed-Up Brain?

The popularity of social networking sites has reached sky-high over the last years, but so have...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 15:58
Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Spread Identified

Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Spread Identified

Researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey have identified a gene...
» read full story January 07th, 2009 - 08:12
New Method Of Treatment Could Lower Prostate Cancer Death Rate

New Method Of Treatment Could Lower Prostate Cancer Death Rate

Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who undergo radiation plus long-term hormone treatment...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 14:48
Research: Exercise May Diminish Cancer Risk

Research: Exercise May Diminish Cancer Risk

Regular exercise can help sufferers in the fight against cancer, according to new research....
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 16:56
Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

Study: Vitamin C, E Supplements Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk

A series of studies have lately shown that vitamins don’t reduce cancer risk. Just two weeks ago,...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 11:54
Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up

Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up

Recently, scientists have discovered another gene mutation, which makes bowel cancer patients...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 20:10
Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To Three European Scientists

The 2008 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded on Monday. Two French scientists who discovered...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 19:44
Melanoma Cases On The Rise Among Younger Women

Melanoma Cases On The Rise Among Younger Women

Researchers browsing through the cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, found that...
» read full story July 14th, 2008 - 10:30
Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss

Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new medical treatments for cancer,...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 13:58
Birth Control Pills Save Women’s Lives

Birth Control Pills Save Women’s Lives

A new research study shows that birth control pills can protect women against developing ovarian...
» read full story January 28th, 2008 - 15:13
Mammograms Readings Depend on Radiologist

Mammograms Readings Depend on Radiologist

This Tuesday researchers reported that the accuracy of a diagnostic in reading a mammogram depends...
» read full story December 13th, 2007 - 06:24
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World

One In Four US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine

One In Four US Teen Girls Received Merck’s HPV Vaccine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that only 25 percent of...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 12:56
SF Supervisor Ed Jew Agreed to Resign in Deal with City

SF Supervisor Ed Jew Agreed to Resign in Deal with City

San Francisco Supervisor Ed Jew, charged with demanding bribes from businesspersons and lying...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 15:55
Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer

Representative Julia Carson Has Terminal Lung Cancer

Representative Julia Carson, of Indiana's 7th congressional district, has taken a medical leave and...
» read full story November 25th, 2007 - 18:35
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Health

Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer

According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
» read full story April 26th, 2009 - 20:33
Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing

Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing

An experimental drug showed promise in treating advanced prostate cancer in early trial,...
» read full story April 08th, 2009 - 15:24
US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of Roche...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 14:27
US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal

US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal

Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal...
» read full story March 31st, 2009 - 20:22
Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer

Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer

  Recently, medical groups have issued guidelines recommending healthy older men to consider...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 19:26
Choosing a Healthier Living Could Save Us from Cancer

Choosing a Healthier Living Could Save Us from Cancer

How many times have you been told to adopt a healthy diet in order to improve your quality of...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 16:00
Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer

Baldness Drug May Help Healthy Men Prevent Prostate Cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Urological Association on Tuesday...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 14:30
Women Should Drink Milk, Not Alcohol

Women Should Drink Milk, Not Alcohol

Women who have just one alcoholic drink each day increase their risk of cancer, according to a new...
» read full story February 25th, 2009 - 01:15
A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity

A Simple Urine Test Can Determine Prostate Cancer Severity

A new urine test that tracks a certain substance produced by prostate cancer cells may help...
» read full story February 17th, 2009 - 14:00
Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery

Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery

The US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg left hospital Friday, a week after she underwent...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 13:46
Justice Ginsburg Released from Hospital after Cancer Surgery

Justice Ginsburg Released from Hospital after Cancer Surgery

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Friday after tests...
» read full story February 14th, 2009 - 14:00
Lauderdale Jury Rules Smoker Died Because of Addiction

Lauderdale Jury Rules Smoker Died Because of Addiction

In what seems to be a defeat for the tobacco industry, a jury of three men and three women in...
» read full story February 13th, 2009 - 14:26
Worried about Prostate Cancer? New Urine Test May Offer You an Answer

Worried about Prostate Cancer? New Urine Test May Offer You an Answer

A new urine test designed to distinguish between benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer may...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 15:20
Multivitamins – Not a Solution to Prevent Diseases

Multivitamins – Not a Solution to Prevent Diseases

Many people believe that taking vitamins regularly will help them prevent diseases, but this is...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 14:29
Pancreatic Cancer, a Rare and Deadly Condition, Experts Say

Pancreatic Cancer, a Rare and Deadly Condition, Experts Say

Few people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but about 95 percent of those who suffer from...
» read full story February 09th, 2009 - 15:20
Justice Ginsberg Plans Return To Court Soon After Surgery

Justice Ginsberg Plans Return To Court Soon After Surgery

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced her intention to be back at work for the...
» read full story February 07th, 2009 - 13:01
Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor

Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery Thursday at the Memorial...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 14:00
HRT’s Link to Breast Cancer Confirmed

HRT’s Link to Breast Cancer Confirmed

  United States researchers have recently brought forth new evidence linking hormone...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 19:33
Beach Vacations May be Linked with an Increased Risk of Skin Cancer

Beach Vacations May be Linked with an Increased Risk of Skin Cancer

Beach vacations during childhood may increase children’s future risk of deadly skin cancer...
» read full story February 04th, 2009 - 17:35
FDA Panel Backs Ely Lilly’s Blood Thinner Prasugrel

FDA Panel Backs Ely Lilly’s Blood Thinner Prasugrel

Blood thinner prasugrel, made by Eli Lilly and Co. in a joint with Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., is...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 15:12
Approval of Lilly Blood Thinner Is About To Happen

Approval of Lilly Blood Thinner Is About To Happen

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the drug, called prasugrel (also known as Effient),...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 19:06
Recent Studies Should Discourage Smokers

Recent Studies Should Discourage Smokers

Recent studies show quite some interesting things about smokers and smoking. A West Virginia...
» read full story January 22nd, 2009 - 14:19
January Is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month

January Is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month

January is National Cervical Cancer Awareness & Screening Month, a time of the year when any...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 14:22
Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

Merck’s Gardasil For Older Women, Put On Hold By The FDA

There has been talk in the medical world of allowing the administration of Merck & Co’s...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 10:31
Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed By FDA

Expanded Use of Merck’s Gardasil Postponed By FDA

  The situation of Merck’s papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil is uncertain after the Food...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 08:24
Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Spread

Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Spread

Researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey have identified a gene...
» read full story January 06th, 2009 - 16:03
Relay for Life Celebrates Cancer Survivorship around the World, Raises Money for Cancer Research

Relay for Life Celebrates Cancer Survivorship around the World, Raises Money for Cancer Research

Teams of friends, family, neighbours and colleagues are organizing for the 2009 Relay for Life, the...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 15:30
Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate

Smoking Ban Proves Effective in Pueblo, Colo., Cuts Heart Attack Rate

A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded that...
» read full story January 05th, 2009 - 11:11
Smoking Bans Connected To Heart Attack Rates

Smoking Bans Connected To Heart Attack Rates

A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that the number of...
» read full story January 02nd, 2009 - 14:13
FDA Issues Warning for 28 Weight Loss Products

FDA Issues Warning for 28 Weight Loss Products

The Food and Drug Administration is warning against 28 products marketed for weight loss that you...
» read full story December 23rd, 2008 - 14:17
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