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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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Statins May Reduce Risk of Developing Prostate Cancer
According to new studies presented at the American Urological Association’s annual meeting...
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Walnuts May Prevent Breast Cancer
A new study by researchers from Marshall University of Medicine in Huntington reveals that eating...
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Genetic Variants Tied to Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Two genetic variants appear to significantly increase the risk of ischemic stroke, US researchers...
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Dendreon’s Provenge Improved Survival in Prostate Cancer Patients
Dendreon Corp. announced Tuesday that the pivotal Phase 3 IMPACT study of its drug Provenge in men...
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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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57 Percent of Nonsmoking New Yorkers Have High Levels of Nicotine in Their Blood
A study by New York’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene noted that 57 percent of...
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Experimental Prostate Cancer Drug Is Promising in Early Testing
An experimental drug showed promise in treating advanced prostate cancer in early trial,...
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Belly Fat Tied to Increased Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Chemical in Broccoli Fights H. Pylori Infection
Besides lowering the risk of cancer and coronary heart disease due to high levels of vitamin C and...
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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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Nearly 3,000 Urged to Get Tested for Hepatitis B in New Jersey
New Jersey officials are advising nearly 3,000 people to get blood tests after an outbreak of...
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Pfizer Halts Late-Stage Trial of Sutent for Advanced Breast Cancer
Giant drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced Thursday that it stopped a Phase III clinical trial testing...
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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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US Supreme Court throws out tobacco appeal
Washington - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out cigarette maker Philip Morris USA's appeal...
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Novartis’ Afinitor Gets FDA Clearance for Advanced Kidney Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Novartis AG’s Afinitor for advanced...
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Rapid Weight Gain in Early Infancy Predisposes to Childhood Obesity
I am sure every mommy is happy to see her baby has a good appetite. Even more, they don’t...
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Drinking Hot Tea May Lead to Throat Cancer
Whether it’s warm or cold outside, there’s always room for a cup of hot tea. It is...
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Circumcision Lowers Men’s Chance of Getting STDs
Many studies have shown that circumcision helps men prevent infection with HIV virus. Apparently...
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Soy Intake during Childhood May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
A study involving Asian-American women appearing in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
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Many Americans Lack Vitamin D, Study Shows
Vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans over the last two decades, according...
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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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Eat Less Red or Processed Meat! Live Longer!
Eating too much red meat might put you at risk of dying early from cancer, heart disease and...
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Mushrooms Can Prevent Breast Cancer in Women
A diet rich in mushrooms and green tea may considerably lower the risk of developing breast...
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FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List
The Food and Drug Administration expanded its list of tainted weight loss products that consumers...
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Is PSA Test Really Important for Prostate Cancer Prevention?
Many studies have tried to find an answer to this question, but the majority of them ended in...
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Justice Ginsburg to Undergo Chemo
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in a statement issued by the US Supreme Court that...
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Early Detection of a Second Breast Cancer Doubles Survival Chances
Early detection of a second breast cancer in a woman can cut her risk of dying in half, researchers...
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U.S.
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Pledges for cooperation after US-Afghan-Pakistan summit
Washington - The leaders of the United States, Pakistan and Afghanistan vowed Wednesday to...
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Clinton: US "deeply" regrets civilian losses in Afghanistan
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized Wednesday for civilian...
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Glamour and curiosity as Obamas have tea with the queen
London - Barack and Michelle Obama went to Buckingham Palace to have tea with Queen Elizabeth II...
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US First Lady Michelle Obama praised for her human touch
London - Michelle Obama brought style and glamour to London Wednesday during a day of engagements...
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US First Lady Michelle Obama brings sparkle to London
London - Michelle Obama brought style and glamour to London Wednesday as she kicked off a day...
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US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to undergo chemotherapy
Washington - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a member of the top court in the United States, said...
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Washington State to Allow Patients to Die with ‘Dignity’
The Death with Dignity Act, a law approved by voter referendum last November, will take effect on...
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Senator Kennedy “Feeling Well” After Seizure during Lunch with President
U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, who suffered a seizure while attending a post-inaugural lunch with...
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Relay for Life to Kick Off
On January 13, Howard County’s 2009 Relay for Life, an event aimed at raising money...
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Barack Obama Returned From the Holidays
Barack Obama will take the presidential seat at the middle of this month. And as to get best...
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Obama Lends an Ear to Americans' Health Care Issues
Monday, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Barack Obama’s nominee as health and human...
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Ann Romney Defied Breast Cancer Due To Early Diagnosis
In a recent statement Ann Romney said she was undergoing her annual mammogram at Brigham and...
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One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals
A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found that approximately...
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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...
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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...
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New cancer cases decline in US
Washington - A report by the nation's leading cancer organizations released Tuesday showed the...
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UB – Smoke Free
Smoking is severely frowned upon in the United States. Smoking in bars, restaurants, some hotel...
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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...
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Tributes after Obama's victory, transition begins
Washington/Chicago - A steady flow of well-wishes came in from around the world Wednesday after...
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Voters put Obama, first African American, in White House
Washington/Chicago - Democratic candidate Barack Obama won a historic US presidential election...
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US voters throng polling stations in historic election
Washington/Chicago - Tens of thousands of US voters waited patiently in serpentine queues Tuesday...
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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...
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‘Toot,’ Obama’s Grandmother, Dies of Cancer
Barack Obama’s grandmother, who was more like a mother to him, “the cornerstone of our family” as...
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Obama's Grandmother Dies of Cancer in Hawaii
Washington - Barack Obama's grandmother, who helped raise him in Hawaii, passed away after a...
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It's Election Day in the United States
Washington - Election day finally arrived Tuesday for the record throngs of US voters planning to...
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Obama visits grandmother in Hawaii
San Francisco - Democratic candidate Barack Obama was visiting his ailing grandmother in Hawaii on...
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Obama Rushes to See Ailing Grandmother at Height of Election
San Francisco - Democratic candidate Barack Obama was rushing to the bedside of his ailing...
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Medical Records Of Democratic VP Candidate Joe Biden Made Public
The Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden made public his medical records on Monday....
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EWG Says 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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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...
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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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Actor Dom DeLuise dies aged 75
Los Angeles - Actor Dom DeLuise, a wisecracking persona who starred in movies like Blazing Saddles,...
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Christina Applegate tops People's 'most beautiful' list
Los Angeles - Actress Christina Applegate, 37, on Wednesday topped People magazine's Most Beautiful...
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Can summer movies beat the economic blues?
Los Angeles - Hollywood's conventional wisdom is that recessions are good for the film business...
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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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Maurice Jarre, composer of Doctor Zhivago score, dies at 84
Paris - French composer and three-time Oscar winner Maurice Jarre died at 84...
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Actor Ron Silver dies at 62
New York - US actor Ron Silver, who was made famous for his roles in movies such as Ali and...
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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’s “Rock” Is His Wife Lisa; The Beast To Kick Off Tonight
If you ever wondered how Patrick Swayze managed to film his new series “The Beast”...
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Patrick Swayze Makes ‘The Beast’ Worth Watching
In what might unfortunately be the cancer-struck actor’s final works, Patrick Swayze’s...
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Batman's Commissioner Gordon, Pat Hingle, Passed Away
Pat Hingle, the veteran actor whose television and film career spanned over six...
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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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Angelina Jolie Planning To Adopt More Children… Soon
The Jolie-Pitt clan is not done expanding yet, actress Angelina Jolie revealed in a rather rare and...
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Paul Newman Leaves Behind Dozens of Masterpieces and Millions of Mourners
Showbiz is still in mourning since losing brilliant actor, producer, director and writer Paul...
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Iconic Actor Paul Newman Died At 83
Charismatic and sublime, one of the greatest actors in Hollywood's history, Paul Newman, died at...
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Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83
Unfortunately, the screen legend Paul Newman has lost the
battle with cancer. According to his...
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Lindsay Lohan's Grandfather Passes, Family Drama Continues
As if having to deal with your father's disapproval of your personal relationships wouldn't be...
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Christina Applegate Cancer-Free After Double Mastectomy
In an interview with ABC News' "Good Morning
America", Christina Applegate said she is...
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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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Film Critics Ebert and Roeper Walk Away From Their TV Show
First Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper announced that
he was leaving the nationally...
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Update 2: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Finally Welcome Twins
Reports were rife again that Angelina Jolie has finally delivered the twins, but according to...
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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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When Did You Last See Your Father?- Father and Son Therapy
The movie deals with the troubles between a father and a
son, portraying their past and present...
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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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Flawless – Rob the Company to Be Promoted
Even though it could be considered just another heist movie,
“Flawless” is still directed by...
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Marley Biopic Hits Bump over Music Rights
A planned Bob Marley biopic based on a book by the musician’s widow Rita Marley, who is also...
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Jude Law Speaks Out On Anthony Minghella's Death
Hours after the news of famous British director Anthony Minghella's death broke, actor Jude Law...
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Business
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Transfer of Lockerbie bomber to Libya under consideration
London - The Libyan authorities have applied for the transfer of the man convicted of the 1988...
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Britain to act on Libyan bid for Lockerbie bomber transfer
London - More than 20 years after the Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people and soured Libya's...
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Pharmaceutical firm Roche's first quarter sales increase
Basel - Roche, the Swiss pharmaceutical giant, said it was confident it would meet full year...
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Medicare Decides To Expand Coverage For Cancer Drugs
Doctors and patients who need Medicare reimbursement for certain experimental treatments...
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Yahoo Names Carol Bartz as New CEO
Web giant Yahoo has named Carol Bartz, who led computer-assisted design firm Autodesk for...
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It's Official: Carol Bartz Is Yahoo's New CEO
Yahoo’s quest for finding someone to fill in the shoes of co-founder...
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Jobs AWOL From Macworld, Apple Stocks Drop Again
As if we didn’t see this one coming… The idea of Macworld with no Steve Jobs...
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Apple stocks dive on Steve Jobs health concerns
Shares of Apple were down some 7 per cent in early trading Wednesday amid investor concerns that...
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No Steve Jobs speech at Macworld; Apple's last year at trade show
Washington - There's disappointing news for Apple fans - CEO Steve Jobs will not be delivering the...
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Wyeth Accused Of Paying Medical Ghostwriters For Medical Articles
Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid a medical writing company to ghostwrite articles about its...
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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...
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False “Citizen” Report of Steve Jobs’ Heart-Attack Crashes Apple Stock
“Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” Mark
Twain would say here, and the same holds...
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Pfizer to Focus on More Profitable Areas than Heart Disease
Tuesday, the world’s largest drugmaker, Pfizer Incorporated,
has announced it would be...
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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...
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Gilead’s AIDS Drug Viread Gets FDA Clearance for Hepatitis B
Gilead Sciences Inc.’ AIDS drug Viread received the Food and
Drug Administration’ s approval on...
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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...
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Fresenius Acquires APP for $4.6 Billion
Fresenius SE, the biggest European producer of intravenous medicines, will purchase APP...
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Avant Shares Soar on Release of Brain Cancer Vaccine
A newly released cancer vaccine which reportedly doubles the survival time of people with brain...
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Retail Giant Wal-Mart Ditches BPA-Containing Baby Bottles
Retail giant Wal-Mart announced Wednesday that it was immediately halting sales of baby bottles,...
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Millennium Pharmaceuticals to Receive $40 M Milestone Payment
Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc., the biotechnology company that conducts research in various...
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Eisai Closes $3.9 Billion Deal with MGI Pharma
The Japanese drug company Eisai Co. announced on Monday the acquisition of MGI Pharma Inc. (whose...
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Sonus-Bayer Cancer Drug Does More Harm than Good
Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the failure of its TOCOSOL® Paclitaxel breast cancer drug...
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Music
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Ex-Beatle George Harrison to get Hollywood star
Los Angeles - George Harrison, the former Beatle who died of cancer in 2001, is to get a star...
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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Billy Powell Passed Away
Billy Powell, keyboardist with the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, reportedly died of a heart ailment at...
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Four Tops Vocalist Levi Stubbs Dies
Lead singer for legendary Motown band the Four Tops, Levi Stubbs, passed away on Friday at his...
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Eddie Van Halen To Wed Band's Publicist Janie Liszewski
Healthier than he's ever been, Eddie Van Halen is ready and eager to spend the rest of his days...
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Disease Is Unforgiving with the Unforgettable Natalie Cole
The daughter of the music legend Nat King Cole was admitted
to a New York City hospital after
she...
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Paul McCartney Brings His Lady to Town
Living legend Paul McCartney is slightly over 64 but he is
well loved. And he loves right back one...
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Shine On, Pink Floyd's Richard Wright (1943 - 2008)
Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” was originally written in 1974 as a tribute to former...
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Pink Floyd Co-Founder Richard Wright Passed Away at 65
Richard William Wright, one of the original members of Pink Floyd, passed away Monday at 65. Wright...
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Richard Wright of Pink Floyd dies of cancer aged 65
London - Richard Wright, a founder member of Britain's legendary Pink Floyd rock group, has died at...
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Jennifer Lopez Successfully Completes Malibu Triathlon
As expected, Jennifer Lopez, who first thought about competing in a triathlon when she was 8 months...
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Dancing With The Stars Celebrities Burglarized
On Saturday, properties such as electronics have been stolen
from a van that was being used by two...
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Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band Said to Perform at Super Bowl
It appears that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will
be part of the next Super Bowl....
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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,...
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The Who Celebrated at Annual "VH1 Rock Honors"
English rock band The Who has been honored at a special concert by several bands. The legendary...
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Richie Sambora's Lucky Break in DUI Case
Richie Sambora’s frightening experience of being arrested for driving under the influence of...
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Ray Charles' Children Revolt against Longtime Manager
Several of Ray Charles’ children called Sunday for an investigation into their late father’s...
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Ill Pavarotti Lip-Synched Last Concert, Says Maestro
Leone Magiera, the maestro who conducted the aria at the
opening ceremony of the Turin Olympics in...
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Beatles Bootleg of the "Garden Variety" Prompts Lawsuit
An attempt to sell a previously unreleased taping of the Beatles performing in a club before...
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Beach Boys' Good Courtroom Vibrations
The extended legal dispute over rights to the Beach Boys’ name has finally found a settlement...
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Van Halen Tidies Disrupted Reunion Tour
Van Halen has rescheduled concert dates that had been postponed due to guitarist Eddie Van...
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Rita Marley Produces Biopic On Late Husband
Rita Marley, widow of reggae icon Bob Marley, is the executive
producer of the first biopic of her...
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Innovative Canadian Musician Jeff Healey Dies
Jeff Headley, the Canadian musician who overcame his blindness to play the guitar in a unique way,...
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Sir Paul McCartney and His Former Lady Return to Court
The ongoing divorce between former Beatle Paul McCartney and animal rights activist Heather Mills...
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Stephen Stills Recovering From Cancer Surgery
"Crosby, Stills And Nash" star and singer Stephen Stills, who underwent surgery for...
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Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73
Saxophonist Frank Morgan died on Friday, December 14, at his
home in Minneapolis.
He suffered...
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‘Clash of the Choirs’: Happy Holiday Show
NBC’s “Clash of the Choirs” it’s a mix of uplifting wannabe
singers and regional spirit with a...
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Dan Fogelberg, Soft-Rock Singer Dies of Prostate Cancer
Singer and songwriter Dan Fogelberg died of prostate cancer
Sunday morning at his home in...
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Songwriter, Singer Lee Hazlewood Passed Away
US singer and songwriter, Lee Hazelwood passed away at age of 78, after a three-year battle with...
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Technology
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Report: Jobs Still Running the Show at Apple
Very good news for all the Apple fans out there: Steve Jobs, the company’s already legendary...
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Apple Announces Dates of WWDC 2009
Apple finally revealed the dates of its Worldwide Developers Conference 2009 or...
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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...
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Hoax Story About Steve Jobs’ Death Hits Wired
Wired.com has become the victim of a prankster who published a hoax story saying that Apple CEO...
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SEC Is Analyzing Apple Disclosures About Steve Jobs
It looks like US regulators are currently examining Apple's disclosures about CEO Steve Jobs'...
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Steve Jobs And His Position On Disney’s Board
You are probably aware of Steve Jobs’ recent announcement according to which he will take a...
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Steve Jobs and His Position on Disney’s Board
You are probably aware of Steve Jobs’ recent announcement according to which he will take a...
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Steve Jobs Takes a Five Months Break
After last week’s announcement that Steve Jobs is dealing with “more...
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Yahoo Names Carol Bartz As New CEO
Web giant Yahoo has named Carol Bartz, who led computer-assisted design firm Autodesk for...
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Tim Cook: The quiet man behind Apple's success
San Francisco - Few world-class companies are so closely associated with one man as Apple is with...
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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...
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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...
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Could You Imagine Apple Without Steve Jobs?
The announcement made by Steve Jobs that he is leaving the company until June due to medical...
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Steve Jobs Announces He Will Keep His Job As Apple CEO
Apple's CEO, Steve Jobs, responded on Monday to months of rumors about his health, making the...
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Steve Jobs Explains Health Problems, Says He Has Hormone Imbalance
The Apple CEO, Steve Jobs issued a statement Monday assuring all those concerned that he's alive...
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Steve Jobs Giving Up On Macworld Fires Up Rumors About His Health
More than two decades have passed since the first Macworld Expo, and the future doesn’t seem...
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Why Steve Job’s Condition Is Important to Apple
As some analysts believe, even though Steve Job’s health condition is a privacy issue, there...
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Surprise Appearance from Steve Jobs Expected at Macworld
On December 16, Apple announced that senior vice president Phil Schiller would deliver the...
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Macworld Will Be Apple-less
Apple has just announced that it’s leaving Macworld behind. The January edition of the...
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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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Greenpeace Happy With Apple Progress But Wants More
Along with the rest of the world, Greenpeace was keeping an
eye on Apple on Thursday for the...
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Skinny, New iPods Nano And New iTunes: iTunes 8.0
Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the new generation iPod
nano and Touch music players on...
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Steve Jobs’ Health in Highlight Again at Apple’s ‘Let’s Rock’ Event
Steve Jobs’ health condition will most certainly be one of the main points of focus at Apple’s...
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Bloomberg’s Error Brings Steve Jobs’ Health In The Spotlight
Steve Jobs is very much alive, but his obituary was
inadvertently published by Bloomberg newswire,...
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Apple CEO’s Untimely Obituary Published
Wednesday afternoon, Bloomberg Magazine released an obituary
of Steve Jobs, Apple’s Chief...
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Steve Jobs’ Obituary Accidentally Published By Bloomberg
Apparently, yesterday the Bloomberg financial news service
has decided to revise its obituary of...
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Cell Phones - Cancer Link In The Spotlight Again
The link between cell phone use and cancer was again in the
spotlight, this time in a memo...
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Amidst Rumors About Jobs Health Problems, Apple Shares Drop
On Monday, an article in the New York Post has reopened the debate about Steve Jobs allegedly...
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Yahoo Launches Two New E-mail Domains Ymail And Rocketmail
In order to address the growing demand for e-mail accounts,
Yahoo has decided to introduce two new...
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IBM Held Responsible For Dumping Toxic Wastes
Over 90 current and former New
York residents filed on Thursday a lawsuit against IBM, claiming...
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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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Obama's Tech Panel Includes Google CEO, Microsoft Executive
President Barack Obama has named a technology panel and on Monday unveiled is included. Among the...
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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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Court hears Hong Kong tycoon tricked into giving away fortune
Hong Kong - Asia's richest woman signed a will giving away her entire...
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Broccoli Might Reduce Your Stomach Cancer Risk
The summer is that time of the year when you can get advantage of everything that nature has to...
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‘Magic’ Pill Found to Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Half
Researchers present at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, Florida...
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Male Circumcision May Prevent Two Common STDs
Male circumcision appears to offer more protection to men than previously estimated, according to...
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Cut Back on Red, Processed Meat Intake in Order to Live Longer
Doctors always advise patients to consume lots of fruits, vegetables and white meat in order to...
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FDA Expands List of Risky Weight-Loss Products
Millions of people confront themselves with the No. 1 threat to their health, namely obesity....
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The Necessity of PSA Test in Prostate Cancer Questioned Once Again
Two new studies appearing online in the March 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine...
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Get Rid of Extra Pounds! They Shorten Your Life!
British researchers at the University of Oxford, through a new study, have warned once again...
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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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NY, 7-year-old Girl Home after ‘Inoperable” Tumor Operation
Heather McNamara, the 7-year-old girl on which doctors performed a series of interventions and took...
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“Breaking Bad” Returns for Second Season Tonight
When “Breaking Bad,” the AMC show that is scheduled to return for a second...
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BPA-Containing Baby Bottles No Longer on the US Market
Bisphenol A or BPA widely used in plastics has long been a subject of controversy among...
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Radiation Exposure for Americans Is 7 Times Higher
A recent study revealed the staggering fact that the radiation levels to which American citizens...
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Former CEO of HP 'Expects to Make a Full Recovery' after Breast Cancer Surgery
The former Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard, Carly Fiorina, had breast cancer surgery...
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U.S. to Allow States to Make Their Own Rules on Marijuana
Recently, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has begun hinting at the fact that President...
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Healthy Men Should Take Finasteride to Prevent Prostate Cancer
Healthy men who want to prevent prostate cancer should begin taking finasteride, a drug used to...
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Even Moderate Drinking May Lead to Cancer in Women
Many studies have shown that alcohol consumed in moderate amounts prevents diseases. One glass of...
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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...
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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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Man Claims He’s The Father Of The Octuplets
The story of Nadya Suleman continues to interest people in a too exaggerated way. The latest...
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Coffee “Addicts” May Have Lower Risk of Stroke
Drinking two or more cups of coffee per day appears to reduce the risk for stroke among women,...
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Relay for Life Events to be Held across the U.S.
Relay for Life events are scheduled across the U.S. to bring people together for a common...
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Migraines May Now Have An Explanation: Too Much Belly Fat?
Excess fat around the waistline has long been blamed for increasing the risk of heart disease,...
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Your Waist May Offer a Picture of Your Migraine Risk
A new study shows that overweight people are more likely to have migraines than those who are...
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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,...
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Financial Incentives, a Strong Reason to Quit Smoking
Would you quit smoking for money? A new study suggests that money may be a strong reason to...
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Bob Marley’s Likeness to Appear on All Kinds of Products
Bob Marley’s likeness, trademark and themes may soon appear on various retail products...
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Science
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Superman's foundation welcomes Obama's stem cell move
Los Angeles - The foundation started by former Superman star Christopher Reeve has applauded...
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Researchers Find Virus-Free Way Of Reprogramming Stem Cells
Stem cells have always been controversial, from ethical and biological point of view, but the...
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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...
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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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First Commercial Clone Dog “Back” To Its Family
Amazing as it sounds, a couple from Boca Raton, Florida, actually paid a California firm $155,000...
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Cloning Animals Just Turned Into A Business
Edgar and Nina, a couple from Miami, became the first people in the United States to have one of...
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Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
The battle against pollution has been one of the biggest concerns over the past two decades. And...
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Obese Women at High Risk of Ovarian Cancer, Study Says
It is a known fact that obesity has something to do cancer. New research appearing in the journal...
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Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Spread Identified
Researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey have identified a gene...
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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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Scientists to Discover New Human Diseases Study Methods
University of Southern California researchers have managed to derive the first embryonic stem (ES)...
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Two Enzymes Might Help Predict Ovarian Cancer Outcome
A woman’s chance of surviving ovarian cancer may be linked to levels of two proteins, US...
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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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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...
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Research: Exercise May Diminish Cancer Risk
Regular exercise can help sufferers in the fight against cancer, according to new research....
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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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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,...
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Cancer Research Moves Forward: Scientists Decode Complete Cancer Genome
Using DNA sequencing, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis were able to identify the...
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A Migraine A Day Keeps Breast Cancer Away!
The good part of a migraine is that it indicates that you have a lower risk of developing breast...
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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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Scientists Map Cancer Genome for the First Time
For the
first time, a team of scientists managed to decode all the genes of a person
who suffered...
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Alternative Fuel Source: A Fungus
As the effects of global warming are getting more visible by the day, people are trying to limit...
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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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Alcohol Abuse Reduces Brain Volume, But Not The Brain’s Function
Alcoholism can severely damage your body and its functions, the most common and destructive...
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Martin Chalfie, Roger Tsien - US scientists
Washington - Martin Chalfie, a professor of biological sciences at Columbia University in New York,...
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IUCN Red List: 1/4 Of World’s Mammal Species on the Verge of Extinction
The world’s population of mammals is in constant decline,
and at least one fourth of them are on...
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People
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Stars turn out to unveil George Harrison's star
Los Angeles - Paul McCartney unveiled the Hollywood Walk of Fame star of his former Beatle...
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Redmond O’ Neal Arrested Again For Drug Possession
Redmond O’ Neal, the troubled son of Ryan O’Neal and Farah Fawcett, was arrested on...
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Ted Hughes' son commits suicide in US - London newspaper reports
London - The only son of late British poet Ted Hughes and his American wife, Sylvia Plath, has...
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British Big Brother star Jade Goody dies at 27 of cancer
London - The British reality TV star Jade Goody, made famous by the hit show Big Brother, has died...
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Actor Ron Silver, 62, Dies of Cancer
Award-wining actor Ron Silver, who gained fame for his role in the U.S. television drama "The...
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Ed McMahon Is Currently in Intensive Care
Ed McMahon, the longtime helper of Johnny Carson on the popular “The Tonight Show,” has...
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Potential Octodad Insists On DNA Testing
The man who appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Monday saying he might be...
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Octomom's Ex Hopes He's The Baby Daddy
A former boyfriend of octuplet mother Nadya Suleman, emerged as a potential father for the babies...
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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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Gwyneth Paltrow Opens Up In the U.K. edition of Elle
Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow dismissed rumors that her marriage to Coldplay lead singer...
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John Updike Never to be Forgotten
John Updike, the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning author for fiction novels capturing the mood and...
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John Updike Passed Away
John Updike, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for fiction novels capturing the mood and emotions...
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Fellow Writers Remember Late US Novelist John Updike
Tributes to Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike, who died Tuesday after losing the battle with lung...
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer John Updike Died at 76
John Updike filed the literature with poetry, novels, short stories and literary criticism works....
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The World Is Facing a Great Loss: John Updike
John Updike’s publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, announced that Updike, who lived in Beverly Farms,...
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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 Out of Hospital
Friday, Patrick Swayze’s publicist stated that the actor had been released from the...
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Patrick Swayze Holds on to Life
A&E is promoting Patrick Swayze’s new drama "The Beast," which has been...
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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, Admitted For Pneumonia
Patrick Swayze is one of Hollywood’s most beloved actors, and has been inducted into...
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Patrick Swayze In Hospital With Pneumonia
Actor Patrick Swayze, who recently revealed that his battle with pancreatic has put him...
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Patrick Swayze Checks into the Hospital for Pneumonia
Patrick Swayze, who has been battling inoperable stage-four pancreatic cancer for the past year,...
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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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Announcing the Winners: The People's Choice Awards
"The Dark Knight" accepted every trophy it was nominated for at the 35th annual...
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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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Veteran Actor Pat Hingle Killed By Blood Disease
Legendary stage and film actor Pat Hingle, known for his role as Commissioner Gordon in several...
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Steve Jobs is Not Dying!
The Apple CEO, Steve Jobs issued a statement Monday assuring all those concerned that he's alive...
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World
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Ahmadinejad, Chavez want to jointly tackle global economic crisis
Tehran - The presidents of Iran and Venezuela after talks Thursday said they had decided to...
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Thousands attend funeral of former Argentine president Alfonsin
Buenos Aires - Several thousand people attended the funeral Thursday in Buenos Aires of...
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Former Argentine president Alfonsin dies at 82
Buenos Aires - Former Argentina president Raul Alfonsin, who led his country out of an era of...
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Queen Elizabeth II to bestow honorary knighthood on Kennedy
Washington - Queen Elizabeth II has decided to bestow honorary knighthood on longtime US Senator...
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth cancels state visit
London - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has taken the unusual step of cancelling a state visit...
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Survey: Many Americans Turning To Complementary, Alternative Medicine
More and more Americans choose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to treat their health...
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Thailand stages royal funeral procession for king's sister
Bangkok - Providing a rare glimpse of Thailand's royal pageantry and rituals, the funeral...
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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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Biden Shares Medical Records with the World
To avoid speculations upon his health, Democratic US vice
president nominee Joe Biden on...
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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...
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Three European Scientists Won The 2008 Nobel Prize For Medicine
One German and two French scientists won
the 2008 Nobel prize in medicine for their work in...
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Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is
dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
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Smoking in Public Places Banned in India
New Delhi - India
on Thursday banned smoking in public places after a medical study warned...
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India gears up for ban on smoking in public places
New Delhi - An estimated 120 million smokers in India will have one more reason to try to kick...
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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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Former Mayor Of Boston Recovering From Faint
Former Boston
mayor and ambassador to the Vatican Ray Flynn is recovering from recent
collapse...
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Former NYPD Veteran, Vietnam Hero Arrested as “Bling Bandit”
A veteran NYPD detective who was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action and the Purple Heart...
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Vietnam, Broken Marriage and Cancer Turn Good Cop into Bling Bandit
Ex-cop and Vietnam veteran Athelston Kelson, 59, turned to
the other side of the long arm of the...
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Man Who Illegally Sold Body Parts For Implant Surgeries Pleads Guilty
Michael Mastromarino, 44, of Fort Lee, N.J, the ringleader of a national body parts scheme, pleaded...
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Steve Jobs Obituary Accidentally Published by Bloomberg
Bloomberg News accidentally published Steve Jobs’ obituary.
Before presenting the story of this...
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Oops! Obama's kids test convention gavel
Denver, Colorado - Barack Obama's kids took their turns playing with the convention gavel as their...
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Obama seeking convention cure for summer slump
Much rides on the historic Democratic convention opening Monday in Denver, Colorado.
US Senator...
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Obama's Kin to Burnish American Image at Convention
Washington - There are few things more American than basketball and "family...
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Leroy Sievers, Journalist, Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53
Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’
“Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
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Edwards Admitts He Had an Affair
John Edwards, the former Democratic presidential candidate,
admitted he had an affair with film...
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Newspaper apologizes for "untrue" Prince Philip cancer report
A newspaper Friday issued an unreserved apology to Britain's royal family for wrongly reporting...
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Clintons Draw Spotlight From Obama; Bill To Speak
With only two weeks left before Democrats meet in Colorado to nominate Barack Obama, much of the...
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Buckingham Palace Denies Prince Philip Cancer Report
Buckingham Palace Wednesday issued a stern denial of a newspaper report alleging that 87-year-old...
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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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