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Health

New Findings About Breast Cancer

New Findings About Breast Cancer

A new study that looked at more than 287,000 women and took into account their mammogram habits...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 20:49
Obese Older  Women Have an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

Obese Older Women Have an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

A series of studies have shown that being obese or even overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:50
Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial

Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial

The outcome of the most recent study of Avastin revealed that the cancer drug is indeed effective...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 21:12
Pill That Reduces The Second Chemotherapy Ordeal

Pill That Reduces The Second Chemotherapy Ordeal

According to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 23:51
Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV

Bone Marrow Transplants May Cure HIV

HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is such a hardy pathogen that the concept of curing a poor...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 17:51
Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives

Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives

It’s no secret that alcohol is no good for our health, as it might increase our risk for liver...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 14:00
Study: Tarceva Delays Progress Of Lung Cancer

Study: Tarceva Delays Progress Of Lung Cancer

Tarceva’s manufacturers, Genetech Inc and OSI Pharmaceuticals, said the drug proved its...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 13:31
Tarceva Slows Progress Of Lung Cancer, Study Shows

Tarceva Slows Progress Of Lung Cancer, Study Shows

After a study disclosed that the drug Tarceva was efficient in prolonging lung cancer survival when...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 14:33
OSI Shares Gain, Despite Preliminary Results, Tarceva Meets Its Goal

OSI Shares Gain, Despite Preliminary Results, Tarceva Meets Its Goal

Shares of OSI Pharmaceutical rose $5.25, or 15 percent, to $40.65 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 14:30
Genetic Map Of Cancer Unveiled

Genetic Map Of Cancer Unveiled

By using cells donated by a woman in her 50s who died of leukemia, the scientists at the Washington...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 23:39
Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements Don't  Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium and Vitamin E Supplements Don't Prevent Prostate Cancer

Selenium and vitamin E supplements failed to prevent prostate cancer – this was the conclusion of...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 14:08
Erbitux Less Effective For Colon Cancer Patients With Second Gene Mutation

Erbitux Less Effective For Colon Cancer Patients With Second Gene Mutation

Treatment with cetuximab (Erbitux) was less effective for patients with advanced colorectal cancer...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 14:46
FDA Warns LabCorp Over Illegal Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Test

FDA Warns LabCorp Over Illegal Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Test

Laboratory Corporation of America, also known as LabCorp, was sent a warning letter in which...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 14:33
Combined Treatment of Rituxan and Chemotherapy Proves Efficient in Leukemia

Combined Treatment of Rituxan and Chemotherapy Proves Efficient in Leukemia

Genentech Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc. announced that their drug Rituxan combined with chemotherapy...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:40
Tarceva-Avastin Combination Doesn’t Prolong Lung Cancer Survival

Tarceva-Avastin Combination Doesn’t Prolong Lung Cancer Survival

According to the results of a late-stage clinical trial into the benefits of combining Genentech’s...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:00
Two-Drug Combination Isn’t Up To Snuff In Lung-Cancer Trial

Two-Drug Combination Isn’t Up To Snuff In Lung-Cancer Trial

Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc., two leading biotechnology companies, announced Monday...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 22:31
Another Chance in Fighting Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Another Chance in Fighting Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

The drug maker Eli Lilly announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 23:36
Early Detection Methods Of Prostate Cancer

Early Detection Methods Of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the ninth most common cancer worldwide, but is the number one non-skin cancer...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 15:36
New HPV Test Designed To Be Used In Rural Areas Proves 90% Accurate

New HPV Test Designed To Be Used In Rural Areas Proves 90% Accurate

A new human papillomavirus (HPV) test, Qiagen’s low-cost test CareHPV, designed to be used in...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 14:00
Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy

Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy

A new study showed that virtual colonoscopy was able to detect 90% of precancerous polyps larger...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:00
New Experimental Method, MBI, Detects More Breast Cancers

New Experimental Method, MBI, Detects More Breast Cancers

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 180,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed...
» read full story September 04th, 2008 - 15:14
Onyx and Bayer Preparing for Liver Cancer Trial of Nexavar

Onyx and Bayer Preparing for Liver Cancer Trial of Nexavar

Although already approved for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, Nexavar will be the...
» read full story August 21st, 2008 - 22:25
Arguments Against Prostate Cancer Screening In Elderly Obese Men

Arguments Against Prostate Cancer Screening In Elderly Obese Men

According to new reports, obese men age 75 and older should not be screened for prostate cancer...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:41
One Third of Uninsured Americans Suffers from a Chronic Illness

One Third of Uninsured Americans Suffers from a Chronic Illness

According to a recent study conducted by a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School in...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 13:47
Robert Novak Retires after Dire Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Robert Novak Retires after Dire Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Conservative columnist Robert Novak has retired following the diagnosis of a brain tumor. The...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 21:34
Bayer’s Nexavar Gets China Clearance For Liver Cancer

Bayer’s Nexavar Gets China Clearance For Liver Cancer

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals announced that the State Food and Drug...
» read full story July 28th, 2008 - 13:54
Genentech’s Cancer Drug Avastin Questioned over Its Price

Genentech’s Cancer Drug Avastin Questioned over Its Price

Genentech’s cancer drug Avastin is now facing a halt in approval for expanded use because of its...
» read full story July 07th, 2008 - 15:51
Amgen’s VEGF Inhibitor Motesanib Proves Effective in Thyroid Cancer

Amgen’s VEGF Inhibitor Motesanib Proves Effective in Thyroid Cancer

A study published in the July 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that Amgen...
» read full story July 04th, 2008 - 15:28
Melanoma Treated In One Patient With Experimental Immunotherapy

Melanoma Treated In One Patient With Experimental Immunotherapy

A man who had advanced deadly skin cancer was completely cured with an experimental treatment....
» read full story June 21st, 2008 - 15:37

Patient Recovers of Melanoma Thanks to Experimental Treatment

American scientists led by Dr. Cassian Yee have published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 16:33
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Science

Obese Older  Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Obese Older Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

A series of studies have shown that being obese or even overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 21:03
Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy

Study: Melanoma Cured 100% through Blood Cell Therapy

The results of a new study conducted by a research team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research...
» read full story June 22nd, 2008 - 11:36
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World

When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV

The medical world has welcomed the first case of HIV completely cured. Is that possible, some have...
» read full story November 15th, 2008 - 14:08
The Ramseys Cleared After 12 Years in Daughter's Murder Case

The Ramseys Cleared After 12 Years in Daughter's Murder Case

Prosecutors in Colorado said Wednesday that new DNA tests have categorically absolved the parents...
» read full story July 10th, 2008 - 13:04

UN Death Toll Up to 37, Victims Mourned

The death toll of the two bombs that exploded in Algiers on Tuesday rose to 37 people. The bombs...
» read full story December 15th, 2007 - 12:26
Veteran Republican Henry Hyde Dies at 83

Veteran Republican Henry Hyde Dies at 83

Henry Hyde, former U.S. Representative, died according to the Associated Press which cited the...
» read full story November 29th, 2007 - 17:33
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Specials

Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV

Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV

People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon cured through a bone marrow...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:00
Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Another Cure for Cancer Approved by FDA

Eli Lilly and Co. announced on Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 23:39
Actress Christina Applegate Cancer Free

Actress Christina Applegate Cancer Free

Actress Christina Applegate confessed Tuesday in an interview on Good Morning America that she is...
» read full story August 20th, 2008 - 10:03
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Business

OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal

OSI Shares Gain After Study Shows Tarceva Meets Its Goal

Shares of OSI Pharmaceutical rose $5.25, or 15 percent, to $40.65 at 4 p.m. New York time in Nasdaq...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 06:58
Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease

Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated, has announced it would be...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 21:36
Cell Genesys Halts Prostate Cancer Trial, Shares Drop 78%

Cell Genesys Halts Prostate Cancer Trial, Shares Drop 78%

Cell Genesys Inc has put a halt to its process of developing the treatment for the advanced stages...
» read full story August 27th, 2008 - 22:44
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People

Paul Newman Has Cancer, Friend Says

Paul Newman Has Cancer, Friend Says

Paul Newman is alleged to have cancer in an advanced stage. An exclusive AP report claims that a...
» read full story June 11th, 2008 - 21:19
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Movies

Actor Patrick Swayze Reportedly Dying Of Cancer

Actor Patrick Swayze Reportedly Dying Of Cancer

Beloved "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" star Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with...
» read full story March 05th, 2008 - 21:13
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Music

Dan Fogelberg, Soft-Rock Singer Dies of Prostate Cancer

Dan Fogelberg, Soft-Rock Singer Dies of Prostate Cancer

Singer and songwriter Dan Fogelberg died of prostate cancer Sunday morning at his home in...
» read full story December 17th, 2007 - 10:39
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