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Health

Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

Vitamin D Is Good For The Heart

A new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...
» read full story December 02nd, 2008 - 14:00
New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

New Canadian Campaign Promotes At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

The latest cancer incidence report has found that survival rates among cancer sufferers are...
» read full story November 30th, 2008 - 14:40
At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

At Home Colorectal Cancer Tests

Recently, a new Canadian campaign has started to promote at home screening for colorectal...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 18:03
Quit Smoking to Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher in Smokers

Quit Smoking to Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher in Smokers

There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 17:43
The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time

The Incidence of New Cancers in the U.S. Drops for the First Time

The overall incidence of new cancer cases and death due to cancer dropped for the first time in...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:00
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 - 14:27
Can Some Breast Cancers Naturally Disappear without Treatment?

Can Some Breast Cancers Naturally Disappear without Treatment?

A new study of women undergoing mammography has suggested that some breast cancers may...
» read full story November 26th, 2008 - 14:00
Some Cancers May Disappear On Their Own: Study

Some Cancers May Disappear On Their Own: Study

A study published this week in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine raises an interesting...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 14:00
Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease

Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease

Women with a family history of breast cancer have a very high risk of developing the disease even...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:00

Condoms Help Heal Genital Infections

Munich - Condoms can help support the healing process of viral infections that affect the cervix,...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 10:02
CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually

CDC: Human Wart Virus HPV Caused 25,000 Cases of Cancer Annually

At least 25,000 cases of cancers associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) occurred annually in...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:40
Vitamin E, Selenium Don't Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

Vitamin E, Selenium Don't Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

The National Cancer Institute has announced its decision to suspend a study on the benefits of...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 12:00
Update: Vitamin E, Selenium Don’t Lower Occurrence Of Prostate Cancer

Update: Vitamin E, Selenium Don’t Lower Occurrence Of Prostate Cancer

Thousands of men across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada taking part in a study to see...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 08:12
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

20-Year Study To Asses Lifestyle Impact Of Genetic Testing

San Diego's Scripps Translational Science Institute announced Thursday it will carry out...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 16:23
Update: LabCorp Doesn’t Have FDA’s Approval to Sell Ovarian Cancer Test

Update: LabCorp Doesn’t Have FDA’s Approval to Sell Ovarian Cancer Test

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a warning letter on its Web site, saying that...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 16:00
Sales Of LabCorp’s Ovarian-Cancer Test Violate The Law

Sales Of LabCorp’s Ovarian-Cancer Test Violate The Law

The Food and Drug Administration warned Burlington-based Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 22:39

OvaSure May Harm Public Health

The FDA warned the Laboratory Corporation of America about a test, called OvaSure, that is...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 19:39
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
Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

Colorectal Cancer Screenings Should Stop at Age 75, Government Task Force Recommends

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has rejected the latest X-ray screening technology, called...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 16:00

Colon Cancer Screening Recommended Between Age 50 And 75

According to the US Preventive Services Task Force’ recommendations, people after age 75 who have...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:43
Thousands Gather To Race For Cure In Denver

Thousands Gather To Race For Cure In Denver

More than 62,000 runners and walkers turned out for this year’s Denver Race for the Cure to...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 14:40
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading as Effective as Human Detection

Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading as Effective as Human Detection

A recent study shows that by comparison, reading mammograms by two different radiologists, versus...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:01
Study: Computers Help Physicians To Detect Breast Cancer On Mammograms

Study: Computers Help Physicians To Detect Breast Cancer On Mammograms

A computer together with one expert show the same effectiveness at detecting breast cancer as the...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:43
October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

October’s Focus – Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off today, it is important to remember that early...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 15:30
Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer

Fat Hormone Gene Plays Significant Role In Colon Cancer

Obesity has long been thought to increase the risk for heart disease and cancer in general. Breast...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 15:09
Americans Mark the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Americans Mark the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

On a national level, breast cancer represents the second leading cause of cancer death for women,...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:30

“Race for the Cure” Honours Breast Cancer Survivors

Thousands of breast cancer survivors, friends and supporters of breast cancer research...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 14:15
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 Cervical Cancer Test for Rural Areas Proves Efficient

New Cervical Cancer Test for Rural Areas Proves Efficient

A new cervical cancer test, called careHPV, by Qiagen was 90 percent accurate in detecting...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 15:30
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Specials

Quit Smoking To Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher In Smokers

Quit Smoking To Prevent Cancer! Lung Cancer Incidence Higher In Smokers

There are some easy steps Americans can do in order to prevent cancer: avoid smoking, whether it be...
» read full story November 29th, 2008 - 10:49
Phoenix Race for the Cure Supports the Vision of a World without Breast Cancer

Phoenix Race for the Cure Supports the Vision of a World without Breast Cancer

October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a period dedicated to increasing awareness...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 15:42
The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

On Monday, the Nobel committee awarded the famous prize to Dr. Luc Montagnier, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:44
Scrap Pink Supports the Mission to End Breast Cancer

Scrap Pink Supports the Mission to End Breast Cancer

Scrap Pink events were held all across the nation in the past week to raise funds to support breast...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 15:00
Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:01
Computer-Aided Mammograms as Accurate as Double Reading

Computer-Aided Mammograms as Accurate as Double Reading

Computer-aided mammograms have been in circulation for well over a decade now but scientists have...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 15:08

Major Breakthrough In Cancer Research, A Promising Way To Study Cancer

Scientists with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University have managed...
» read full story September 07th, 2008 - 14:30

Mapping The Cancer Genome

A new discovery shows promise in cancer fight. Scientists have managed to draw a map of the...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 11:05
Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year

Just 1 in 5 Men Screened for Prostate Cancer Last Year

Although the American Cancer Society strongly recommends annual testing, starting with at the age...
» read full story August 13th, 2008 - 12:30
Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate Screening’s Efficiency In The Elderly Questioned

Prostate-cancer screening or the PSA test for men aged 75 or older should be stopped because there...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 14:01
Study Reveals Alarming Higher Rates of STDs among Teenage Girls

Study Reveals Alarming Higher Rates of STDs among Teenage Girls

Sexually transmitted diseases seem to be a big problem for most American girls, according to a new...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 10:27
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U.S.

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
Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Sarah Palin’s Health "Excellent", Shows Letter From Physician

Just hours before the long awaited Election Day, the McCain campaign made public a summary of...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 14:30
Medical Records Of Democratic VP Candidate Joe Biden Made Public

Medical Records Of Democratic VP Candidate Joe Biden Made Public

The Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden made public his medical records on Monday....
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:03
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World

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 16:37
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People

Roger Ebert Confirms Having Been Hit by “New York Post” Film Critic

Roger Ebert Confirms Having Been Hit by “New York Post” Film Critic

Roger Ebert, 66, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American film critic for the "Chicago...
» read full story September 12th, 2008 - 19:07
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Science

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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