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Health

US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

US Panel Backs Roche’s Avastin for Brain Cancer

A panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted Tuesday in favor of Roche...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 14:27
Justice Ginsburg to Undergo Chemo

Justice Ginsburg to Undergo Chemo

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in a statement issued by the US Supreme Court that...
» read full story March 18th, 2009 - 15:46
Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers

Pfizer’s Sutent Trial Results Good News for Pancreatic Cancer Sufferers

Good news for people suffering from pancreatic cancer.   Giant pharmaceutical company Pfizer...
» read full story March 13th, 2009 - 14:22
FDA Wants Additional Data for Head and Neck Cancer Drug Erbitux

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...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 18:03
Choosing a Healthier Living Could Save Us from Cancer

Choosing a Healthier Living Could Save Us from Cancer

How many times have you been told to adopt a healthy diet in order to improve your quality of...
» read full story February 26th, 2009 - 16:00
Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu

Scientists Make Astonishing Breakthrough in the Flight against Flu

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in...
» read full story February 23rd, 2009 - 14:00
Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Physical Activity May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Many studies have shown that physical activity helps the body get rid of extra pounds, thus...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 15:28
Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery

Justice Ginsburg to Recover at Home after Cancer Surgery

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

Justice Ginsburg Released from Hospital after Cancer Surgery

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Friday after tests...
» read full story February 14th, 2009 - 14:00
Multivitamins – Not a Solution to Prevent Diseases

Multivitamins – Not a Solution to Prevent Diseases

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

Pancreatic Cancer, a Rare and Deadly Condition, Experts Say

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

Justice Ginsberg Plans Return To Court Soon After Surgery

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

Justice Ginsburg Has Surgery To Remove Pancreatic Tumor

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery Thursday at the Memorial...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 14:00
Pfizer Stops the Development of Pancreatic Drug

Pfizer Stops the Development of Pancreatic Drug

An independent monitoring board has recently detected the fact that axitinib drug, which had been...
» read full story January 31st, 2009 - 14:12
Genentech Will Have Its Efficiency Results In Mid-April

Genentech Will Have Its Efficiency Results In Mid-April

After Amgen Inc, Genentech is the world’s second-biggest biotechnology company and is mainly...
» read full story January 21st, 2009 - 20:23
Chemicals in Olive Oil Could Hold the Key to New Breast Cancer Therapies

Chemicals in Olive Oil Could Hold the Key to New Breast Cancer Therapies

Olive oil has been known for years as an “elixir’” for the human body...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 14:18
Colonoscopy Is Less Effective Than it Was Generally Believed

Colonoscopy Is Less Effective Than it Was Generally Believed

A Canadian study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine had concluded that the common test,...
» read full story December 18th, 2008 - 01:11
Colonoscopies - Not So Accurate?

Colonoscopies - Not So Accurate?

A new Canadian study suggests that colonoscopy may detect polyps and early cancers only 60 to 70...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 15:00
Quit Smoking to Prevent Colon Cancer! Smoking Increases the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Quit Smoking to Prevent Colon Cancer! Smoking Increases the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Smoking increases the risk of getting colon cancer by about 18 percent and the risk of dying from...
» read full story December 17th, 2008 - 13:30
How Much Effective Are Colonoscopies at Preventing Death from Colorectal Cancer?

How Much Effective Are Colonoscopies at Preventing Death from Colorectal Cancer?

A new study questions the effectiveness of colonoscopy in reducing colorectal cancer (CRC)...
» read full story December 16th, 2008 - 14:25
Racial Gap in Colorectal Cancer Deaths is Widening, New Research Shows

Racial Gap in Colorectal Cancer Deaths is Widening, New Research Shows

Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the United States this decade, but the racial gap in...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 16:06
FDA Calls for Stronger Warnings on Bowel Cleansers for Acute Kidney Injury

FDA Calls for Stronger Warnings on Bowel Cleansers for Acute Kidney Injury

Following the reports of kidney damage in people who had used some sodium-based bowel cleansing...
» read full story December 12th, 2008 - 12:22
One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Physical Activity

A report by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that approximately...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 11:18
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
Antigenics Vaccine for Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results

Antigenics Vaccine for Brain Cancer Shows Promising Results

Biotechnology company Antigenics Inc announced on Monday that its experimental cancer treatment...
» read full story November 25th, 2008 - 17:00
Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial

Cancer Drug Avastin Meets Endpoint In Late Stage Trial

The outcome of the most recent study of Avastin revealed that the cancer drug is indeed effective...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 21:12
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance To Start A Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 11:17
Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

Staying Active Helps Heart Failure Patients As Well

“Be active!” is not a message that we hear for the first time. Health care providers and not only...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 15:28
November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking!

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don’t look too promising. According to the...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:31
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U.S.

One Third Of Americans Don’t Meet Minimum Levels Of Activity Goals

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...
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 22:34

New cancer cases decline in US

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

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

For many people trying to kick the noxious habit of smoking, the Great American Smokeout is a...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 14:38
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Movies

Lindsay Lohan's Grandfather Passes, Family Drama Continues

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...
» read full story August 29th, 2008 - 20:09
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Music

Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73

Saxophonist Frank Morgan died on Friday, December 14, at his home in Minneapolis. He suffered...
» read full story December 20th, 2007 - 12:17
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World

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...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 10:15
EU Backs Erbitux as First Line Drug Against Cancer

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...
» read full story June 02nd, 2008 - 11:07
Tony Snow is Leaving the White House

Tony Snow is Leaving the White House

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow is expected to hand in his resignation on Friday after more...
» read full story August 31st, 2007 - 19:46
Tony Snow to Leave White House

Tony Snow to Leave White House

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow intends to leave his office by the end of 2007, according to...
» read full story August 18th, 2007 - 11:18
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Specials

Aspirin Found to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

Aspirin Found to Reduce Colon Cancer Risk

Long-term use of aspirin or other similar nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce the risk...
» read full story February 11th, 2009 - 14:30
Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease

Justice Ginsburg Fights Terrible Disease

Pancreatic cancer, the terrible disease that kneeled actor Patrick Swayze last year, has recently...
» read full story February 08th, 2009 - 14:50
Pfizer Ends Phase III Trial Of Pancreatic Cancer Drug Axitinib

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...
» read full story February 02nd, 2009 - 15:45
Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking

Taiwan Bans Indoor Smoking

Taiwan on Sunday announced the decision to ban indoor smoking, becoming the 17th state in the...
» read full story January 12th, 2009 - 13:54
Eartha Kitt Dies of Colon Cancer at 81

Eartha Kitt Dies of Colon Cancer at 81

American actress, singer, and cabaret star Eartha Mae Kitt died on Thursday in Connecticut of colon...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 16:59
Singer Eartha Kitt Dies at Age 81

Singer Eartha Kitt Dies at Age 81

Thursday, singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt died at age 81 of colon cancer, a condition for...
» read full story December 26th, 2008 - 15:40
Colonoscopies –Not Perfect, But Highly Recommended

Colonoscopies –Not Perfect, But Highly Recommended

A Canadian study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, concluded that colonoscopies may...
» read full story December 22nd, 2008 - 14:55
Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Study: Cancer Drug Avastin Increases Blood Cloths Risk

Avastin, Genentech’s best-selling drug, increases the risk of people developing blood clots,...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 16:48
The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

The Great American Smokeout Is Your Chance to Start a Healthy Life

November 20 marks the American Cancer Society’s 33rd Great American Smokeout, a day encouraging...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:30
Purple Tomatoes May Be The Answer To A Healthy, Long Life

Purple Tomatoes May Be The Answer To A Healthy, Long Life

Scientists have long praised tomatoes’ cancer-fighting powers because of their enriched levels of...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 18:30

Scripps Conducts Study to Asses the Effects of Genetic Testing on Lifestyle Habits

San Diego’s Scripps Translational Science Institute announced its decision to conduct a study...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 17:00
Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!

Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 14:40
New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!

Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related to obesity, the Department of Health...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 14:30
Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity

Guidelines Set For Healthy Activity

In fact, forget this article and just turn off the computer and stop working on it, stop playing...
» read full story October 08th, 2008 - 03:14
The Hidden Danger of a Bowl of Cereals

The Hidden Danger of a Bowl of Cereals

Breakfast cereals can be served easily and provide sufficient energy at the beginning of a new...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:11
Fearless War Journalist Leroy Sievers Dies at 53

Fearless War Journalist Leroy Sievers Dies at 53

It is sad to hear when people close to us are suffering from serious diseases, but the feeling...
» read full story August 18th, 2008 - 14:41

Leroy Sievers Dies Of Colon Cancer At 53

Leroy Sievers, the journalist who worked at ABC News’ “Nightline” for 14 years and at CBS News for...
» read full story August 17th, 2008 - 14:26
Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer

Weight loss surgery, or in medical terms gastric bypass surgery, appears to have more benefits...
» read full story June 20th, 2008 - 13:55
Evangelist Billy Graham Back Home Following Brain Surgery

Evangelist Billy Graham Back Home Following Brain Surgery

World-known evangelist Billy Graham returned to his home in Montreal, N.C., early this afternoon,...
» read full story February 20th, 2008 - 16:24
Tammy Faye Messner Succumbs to Cancer

Tammy Faye Messner Succumbs to Cancer

Tammy Faye Messner, favorite televangelist of many in the 1980s and 1990s, died Saturday at age...
» read full story July 22nd, 2007 - 13:03
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Science

Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening

Racial Gap In Colorectal Cancer Is Widening

Colorectal cancer deaths have fallen in the United States this decade, but the racial gap in...
» read full story December 15th, 2008 - 23:23
Genetic Link between Colon and Prostate Cancer Found

Genetic Link between Colon and Prostate Cancer Found

Four scientific studies have confirmed that the presence of a gene variant called rs6983267- which...
» read full story July 09th, 2007 - 17:00
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People

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fights Pancreatic Cancer

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fights Pancreatic Cancer

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg announced last week that was diagnosed with pancreatic...
» read full story February 08th, 2009 - 19:38
Farewell To Singer, Actress Eartha Kitt…

Farewell To Singer, Actress Eartha Kitt…

Eartha Kitt, who died on Christmas day of colon cancer at age 81, had some of the most intriguing...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 20:50
Eartha Kitt Died on Christmas Day at Age 81

Eartha Kitt Died on Christmas Day at Age 81

Andrew Freedman, longtime friend and publicist of singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt, announced...
» read full story December 28th, 2008 - 14:48
Colon Cancer Killed Eartha Kitt on Christmas Day

Colon Cancer Killed Eartha Kitt on Christmas Day

Actress, singer and cabaret star, Eartha Kitt died because of colon cancer on Christmas Day. Best...
» read full story December 27th, 2008 - 08:08
Lindsay Lohan's Dad Uses His Father's Death To Slam Ex Wife

Lindsay Lohan's Dad Uses His Father's Death To Slam Ex Wife

Not even death can stop Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, from publicly taking shots at his former...
» read full story August 30th, 2008 - 14:20
Bush Press Secretary, Legendary Tony Snow, Died of Colon Cancer

Bush Press Secretary, Legendary Tony Snow, Died of Colon Cancer

Tony Snow, the legendary journalist who, despite his criticism of the Bush administration, was...
» read full story July 12th, 2008 - 20:00
The Osbournes’ Garage Sale Raises Thousands For Charity

The Osbournes’ Garage Sale Raises Thousands For Charity

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon made the most of the stuff they no longer needed in their Beverly...
» read full story December 02nd, 2007 - 14:26
Ozzy Osbourne’s Name Used By Police To Set Up Sting

Ozzy Osbourne’s Name Used By Police To Set Up Sting

Who said a little trick doesn’t help sometimes? Cass County Sheriff Paul D. Laney had a great idea...
» read full story November 03rd, 2007 - 19:34
Match Game Panelist Brett Somers Dies

Match Game Panelist Brett Somers Dies

Actress and comedienne Brett Somers, best known for her part on the “Match Game” in the...
» read full story September 18th, 2007 - 14:36
News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position

News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position

The 75 year news legend, Hal Fishman passed away on Tuesday, 3 a.m., in less than a week after...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 14:10
Tammy Faye Messner Talks to Larry King

Tammy Faye Messner Talks to Larry King

Cancer-stricken evangelist Tammy Faye Messner made what she feared would be her final television...
» read full story July 20th, 2007 - 15:29
Film Critic Joel Siegel Dies At 63

Film Critic Joel Siegel Dies At 63

Beloved "Good Morning America" movie critic Joel Siegel has passed away Friday afternoon...
» read full story July 01st, 2007 - 10:05
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