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Glaxo’s Avodart Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s drug Avodart appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 23...
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Nexavar Fails in Melanoma Phase III Trial
German drug maker Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals on Monday announced they ended a Phase III...
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Black Patients Less Likely to Get Appropriate Care for Lung Cancer
Racial disparities are still present in the American medical system when it comes to lung cancer....
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New Technique to Detect Cancer May Soon Be Available
New research in the online issue of the journal Nature Medicine suggests that a new technique to...
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy Might Help Smokers Quit After All
People who are not ready to quit smoking right now, but they want to reduce their smoking are twice...
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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...
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Spanish woman first to bear twins after ovarian tissue transplant
Valencia, Spain - A 39-year-old Spanish former breast cancer patient will become the world's...
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Religious Cancer Patients More Likely to Get Aggressive End-of-Life Care
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association notes that religious...
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Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers
Good news for people suffering from pancreatic cancer.
Giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer...
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FDA Wants Additional Data for Head and Neck Cancer Drug Erbitux
The Food and Drug Administration have declined to approve use of Erbitux as a first-line...
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Older Men Should Consider Drugs That Prevent Prostate Cancer
Recently, medical groups have issued guidelines recommending healthy older men to consider...
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Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in...
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Fatal Psoriasis Drug Banned
The FDA issued a public health advisory February 19th regarding reports of a rare brain infection...
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Drug Treating Menopausal Symptoms Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence
A drug commonly prescribed to treat menopausal symptoms appears to increase the risk of breast...
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Stimulus Bill, Health Care Reform, Crucial Issues on Obama’s Agenda
Health care reform and the controversial stimulus bill continue to be crucial issues on...
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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...
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The Excessive Presence of B-Cell Clones Signals an Increased Risk of Common Leukemia
A new study conducted by Maryland’s National Cancer Institute finds a connection between the...
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Bone Drug Zometa May Help Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that by adding Zometa...
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New Urine Test That Detects Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Researchers at the University of Michigan are experimenting with a urine test to help distinguish...
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New Blood Test Helps Tracking Progression of Prostate Cancer
A new blood test made by Johnson & Johnson unit Veridex may give doctors a much clearer...
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No Connection Between Breast Cancer And Pregnancy
The researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reached the conclusion that...
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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...
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Smoking Pot Raises Testicular Cancer Risk
Young men who smoke pot on regular basis are twice as likely to develop the most aggressive type...
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Breast Cancer Risk Drops after the End of Hormone Replacement Therapy
According to a new study, women that follow HRT, or hormone-replacing therapy, have an increased...
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No Link Found Between Fertility Drugs and Ovarian Cancer
Women treated with common fertility drugs do not have an increased risk of ovarian cancer, a new...
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Most Cancer Patients Can’t Afford Medical Care
According to a report released February 5 by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer...
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Radiation Exposure from CT Scans Should Be Reduced
Radiation dose during CT scans used to diagnose heart and vascular disease is a concern for many...
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Erbitux Plus Other Cancer Drugs Not Helpful for Colorectal Cancer
A Dutch study published in the Feb. 5 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that...
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Hormone Therapy – Breast Cancer Link Once Again Confirmed
A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine confirms once again the link between hormone...
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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...
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Science
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New Flu Vaccine Based On Human Antibodies May Come In Years
A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
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Researchers Will Test Breast Cancer Vaccine
Good news for cancer fighters all around the world! Scientists at the University of Arkansas for...
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New Method Of Treatment Could Lower Prostate Cancer Death Rate
Men with locally advanced prostate cancer who undergo radiation plus long-term hormone treatment...
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Study Says Immune System Works Stronger At Night
Medical research is an on-going process, whether the aim is to find cures for cancer and AIDS or a...
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Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening
Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the
United States
this decade, but the racial gap in...
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Avastin Drug Linked To Blood Clots
Research
conducted by United States scientists has revealed that the
Avastin cancer drug...
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DNA Damage May Predict Lung Cancer
Canadian scientists have conducted a study in proving that a genetic trait can be a reliable...
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Answer For Lack Of Sexual Desire In Older Women: Testosterone Patch
Lack of sexual desire among women is not something new. Just
last week, a study by...
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Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up
Recently, scientists have discovered another gene mutation, which makes bowel cancer patients...
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EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants
When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is
safe to drink, but things are not like...
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GlaxoSmithKline and Genmab: Breakthrough in Leukemia Treatment
On Thursday, GlaxoSmithKline PLC released a very encouraging statement: the tests it has been...
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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...
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Scientists Report A New Method To Create Human Antibodies
The U.S researchers have discovered a new technology to
identify and clone human antibodies...
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Drug Research May Suffer Significantly Due to Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity loss and species extinction may lead to losing new
medical treatments for cancer,...
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Breakthrough Discovery: Drug to Protect against Radiation Damage
Scientists have discovered a new drug, which can protect
healthy cells and bone marrow against...
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Movies
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Close to death, Farah Fawcett blasts paparazzi
Los Angeles - Former sex symbol Farah Fawcett, reportedly terminally ill with cancer, has blasted...
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Farah Fawcett’s Producer: She’s Not A Death’s Door
Craig Nevius, the producer and friend of Farah Fawcett, has confirmed that the actress was...
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Patrick Swayze Not Giving Up Cancer Treatment
Contrary to a huge mass of reports claiming that actor Patrick Swayze has stopped receiving medical...
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Ron Moore Discusses Shocking ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Revelations
The latest twists in the first of the final 10 “Battlestar Galactica” episode asked for...
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Patrick Swayze Opens Up About Chemotherapy, Working 12-hour Days
Eight months since Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the actor is speaking...
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Christina Applegate Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Former “Married with Children” actress Christina Applegate
has been diagnosed with an early form...
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Patrick Swayze on the Set of The Beast, Grateful for Miracle Recovery
The world is spinning the right way around again, with actor
Patrick Swayze, who has been fighting...
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Legendary Actor Paul Newman Downplays Cancer Rumors
One of Hollywood’s
most popular figures, veteran Paul Newman on Tuesday denied rumors about...
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Patrick Swayze to Start Filming "The Beast" Series
Actor Patrick Swayze will start soon filming a television series called "The Beast" in...
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Relief: Patrick Swayze Responding Well to Treatment
Actor Patrick Swayze says he is “thrilled” with the positive
response he has shown to...
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Patrick Swayze's Mother: 'He Doesn’t Deserve It'
Although Patrick Swayze is keeping mum since the news about his cancer broke out, the actor's...
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Patrick Swayze Marches On Despite Terminal Cancer
Actor Patrick Swayze seems determined to live his life despite the tragic pancreatic cancer...
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Patrick Swayze Responds Well To Treatment, Doctor Says
"Dirty Dancing" star, Patrick Swayze who has been diagnosed
with pancreatic cancer is...
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Eric Dane Speaks About His Battle With Skin Cancer
In the latest issue of OK! Magazine, Eric Dane who
plays Dr. Mark Sloan in the TV series “Grey's...
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Specials
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Drug Found to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer
Avodart, a drug currently approved for the treatment of noncancerous enlarged prostate, also lowers...
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Dundreon Shares Soar on Prostate Cancer Vaccine Success
Shares of Seattle-based Dendreon Corp. soared Tuesday on the news that its experimental vaccine for...
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Radio Host Don Imus Has Prostate Cancer
Radio host Don Imus, real name John Donald Imus, Jr., said he had prostate cancer.
The...
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New Flu Vaccine Based on Human Antibodies May Come in Years
A new vaccine fighting several strains of the flu, including the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu,...
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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...
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Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib
Pfizer Inc. halted a Phase III study of its experimental drug axitinib designed to cure advanced...
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Steve Jobs Is Taking Five Months Off Due To Medical Issues
Apple Inc.’s CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he will be taking a leave of absence...
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Apple's Steve Jobs Is Taking Five Months Off Due To Medical Issues
Apple Inc.’s CEO Steve Jobs announced on Wednesday that he will be taking a leave of absence...
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Jack Kemp Has Cancer
The former congressman Jack Kemp has found out that he is suffering from cancer and is now...
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Scientists Move One Step Closer in Developing Breast Cancer Vaccine
Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences move one step closer to developing a...
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Steve Jobs Blames It On The Hormones!
Steve Jobs has never been too keen on discussing his medical condition with the public, but the...
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Singer Eartha Kitt Dies at Age 81
Thursday, singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt died at age 81 of colon cancer, a condition for...
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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...
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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...
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Assisted Suicide, Momentarily Legal In Montana
Assisted suicide is among the most controversial topics today, not only in the United States, but...
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Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk
Avastin, Genentech’s best-selling drug, increases the risk of people developing blood clots,...
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Bone Marrow Transplant Possibly Curing HIV
People suffering from the immunodeficiency virus may be soon
cured through a bone marrow...
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Study: Lung Cancer Drug Tarceva Slows Progression of the Disease
Lung cancer drug Tarceva jointly developed by OSI
Pharmaceuticals Inc., Genentech Inc. and Roche...
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Merle Haggard Undergoes Lung Surgery
Country singer Merle Haggard, diagnosed recently with lung
cancer, has undergone surgery to have...
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Testosterone Patch Can Boost Libido In Postmenopausal Women
Women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder can now improve their libido by using a testosterone...
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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...
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Testosterone Patch Helps Postmenopausal Women Recover Their Libido
Postmenopausal women may often suffer from no or low libido. On average, studies have shown that...
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B Vitamins Don’t Fight Cancer
New research published in Tuesday’s Journal of the American
Medical Association comes to...
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Patrick Swayze Talks about Struggling to Battle Pancreatic Cancer
Patrick Swayze finally opened about the difficulties he went through as he struggled to battle...
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Today’s Smokers More Addicted than Ever, Alarming Rise in Nicotine Dependence
Nicotine dependence has risen 12 percent
from 1989 to 2006, and the percentage of people classed...
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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...
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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...
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German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries
Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
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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...
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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...
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World
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When Bone Marrow Transplant Cures HIV
The medical world has welcomed the first case of HIV completely cured. Is that possible, some have...
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British teenager wins right to die after court case is dropped
London - A terminally-ill teenager in Britain has won the right to die after she was taken to...
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Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy Treated For Mild Seizure
US Senator Edward Kennedy, who is undergoing treatment for
brain cancer, received hospital...
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Columnist Robert Novak Retires Due to Cancer Diagnosis
Columnist Robert D. Novak announced his immediate retirement from his professional career following...
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EU Backs Erbitux as First Line Drug Against Cancer
The European Medicines Agency, based in London, has approved the use of Erbitux, produced by Merck...
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Obama Can Take Pride in His Health
Following John McCain’s release of his medical record, amounting to more than one thousand pages,...
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Bush Signs Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act was passed by
the majority in the House of...
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Woman Whose Car Crashed into Hospital Killing Two Gets Probation
The 77-year-old woman, who crashed her car into Brockton Hospital back in October, killing a...
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Man In Hospital After Ricin Found In Las Vegas Motel
According to Las Vegas
police, a man who stayed in the hotel room where toxin ricin was found...
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Greek Archbishop Christodoulos Passes Away at 69
Greece’s Orthodox Church leader, Archbishop Christodoulos died Monday at his home after months of...
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Dying Priest Gets 3 Years for Defrauding his Parish
A former priest who stole $1.3 million from his parish to
support a life of luxury was sentenced...
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Harold Alfond, Philantropist and Shoe Factory Owner, Dies at 93
Harold Alfond, the founder of the Dexter Shoe Co. and a
philanthropist, died on Friday morning at...
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Jo Ann Davis, Virginia Congresswoman, Dies
Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis, a conservative Republican from Virginia, died Saturday
after suffering...
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Iraqi Shiite Leaders Reach Agreement
The powerful Shiite leaders
Moqtada al-Sadr and Abdul Aziz al-Hakim have reportedly agreed upon...
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Tony Snow to Leave White House
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow intends to leave his office by the end of 2007, according to...
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Pakistan Denies Lift of House Arrest for Nuclear Scientist
Pakistani authorities denied Monday recent reports that a 3-year virtual house arrest on scientist...
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People
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fights Pancreatic Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced last week that was diagnosed with pancreatic...
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Patrick Swayze Will Write a Memoir Book
There are some people whose life happenings would perfectly fit to be written in a book. These...
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Marcia Cross’ Husband Diagnosed With Cancer
Sad news struck the quiet suburbs of Wisteria Lane as the husband of actress Marcia Cross who plays...
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Patrick Swayze Recovering From Pneumonia At Home
Actor Patrick Swayze, who was briefly hospitalized for pneumonia almost two weeks ago, is resting...
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Patrick Swayze Says He's Winning the Battle against Cancer
A&E made great plans to promote its new drama "The Beast," set for a debut on the...
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Patrick Swayze Is Determined To Keep On Fighting
Actor Patrick Swayze, who has been undergoing treatment for inoperable stage-four pancreatic...
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Patrick Swayze Cancer Prognosis: Maybe Two More Years
It's hard to tell what actor Patrick Swayze has been going through over the past year since he was...
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Patrick Swayze Talks About His Fight With Cancer
It is a known fact that Patrick Swayze has been fighting with pancreatic cancer for quite some time...
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Eartha Kitt Died on Christmas Day at Age 81
Andrew Freedman, longtime friend and publicist of singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt, announced...
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Harold Pinter, a Playwright Who Really Made a Difference, Died on Christmas Eve
Harold Pinter’s wife announced the Nobel Prize-winning playwright’s death after a long...
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Lance Armstrong to Become a Father Again
Lance Armstrong and girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting their first child together in June, as the...
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Ann Romney, Fine After Surgery
Ann Romney, the wife of former governor Mitt Romney, has recently
announced that she has been...
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Patrick Swayze Alive and Kicking (Almost Literally)
Patrick Swayze is so perplexed by tabloid reports saying he
is breathing his last breath and...
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Patrick Swayze Denies Rumors Regarding His Death
Actor Patrick Swayze has responded to the media outlets that have been reporting his cancer has...
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Patrick Swayze Is a Fighter both on the Film Set and in Real Life
Patrick Swayze is a true fighter. Less than a year after
being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,...
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Amy Winehouse, Again Taken To Rehab
“They tried to make me go to rehab”...and they did. There’s no mystery as to where Amy Winehouse...
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Cinema’s Most Beautiful Blue Eyes Are Forever Shut: Paul Newman Dies
He was 83, but we thought he would always be around. After half of century of acting, directing and...
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Christina Applegate: “It Really Fells Good” to Be on the Red Carpet
Months after a breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment, actress Christina Applegate savored the Emmy...
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Christina Applegate’s Life Lessons
Celebrities certainly are great role models in some cases.
Attending the first award ceremony...
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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...
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Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer, quits Indian TV show
New Delhi - Controversial British reality TV star Jade Goody has withdrawn from India's "Bigg...
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Christina Applegate Has Breast Cancer
“Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of
breast cancer. Benefiting from early...
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Patrick Swayze Describes His Treatment As A “Miracle”
Patrick Swayze, the Dirty Dancing star, looked healthy
during his appearance at LAX airport in...
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Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong: Charity And Heavy Metal
Following their return from the charity ride in Canada, Kate
Hudson and Lance Armstrong were...
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Paul Newman Has Cancer, Friend Says
Paul Newman is alleged to have cancer in an advanced stage. An exclusive AP report claims that a...
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Patrick Swayze Doesn’t Let Cancer Stand In The Way Of His Career
Someone as multitalented as Patrick Swayze does not allow
anything to cut down his enthusiasm when...
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Patrick Swayze Opens Up About Cancer Battle
Former "Dirty Dancing" star, Patrick Swayze, who seems to be keeping positive since being...
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Patrick Swayze Makes Public Appearance at Lakers Game
Patrick Swayze made a brave decision Friday, offering himself up for scrutiny at a Los Angeles...
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'Fifth Beatle' Neil Aspinall Dies In NY
Known to many people as the "Fifth Beatle," Neil Aspinall, a longtime friend and runner...
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Lindsay Lohan Serves Serious Time - 84 Minutes
Lindsay Lohan checked into the Lynwood Jail in Los Angeles Thursday to serve a court-ordered...
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