Thyroid cancer may be more common near volcanoes
Reuters - Mon Nov 9, 4:36 pm ETPeople who live in volcanic areas may have an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, a new study suggests.
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Decision on troop level still in the works
New Haven Register - 38 seconds agoAssociated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources.
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Today's support group meetings
Baxter Bulletin - 1 minute agoBreast Cancer Survivors,noon Peitz Cancer Support House, 624 Hospital Drive. For survivors and newly diagnosed patients. 508-2273.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar receiving treatment for rare form of leukemia
ESPN - 4 minutes agoKareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging.
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NBA Great Abdul-Jabbar Has Rare Form Of Leukemia
The Kentucky Post - 5 minutes agoNEW YORK (AP) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press on Monday.
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Dynavax to Acquire Symphony Dynamo, Inc., Including $20 Million in Unrestricted Cash
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Muscatine man approaches 100 with gratitude
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Abdul-Jabbar partners with Novartis Oncology
NBA.com - 13 minutes agoKareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, known for his unblockable signature "skyhook" shot, was diagnosed late last year with a rare type of blood cancer known as Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia (Ph+ CML). Now, he is partnering with Novartis Oncology and has a message for fellow patients with Ph+ CML -- work closely with your doctors and ...
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Dreamy rocker, fans dare to dream of cure
Chicago Sun-Times - 14 minutes agoGroups of twentysomething women descended on the House of Blues on Thursday night eager to see the guy who made many of their hearts flutter when they were in their teens, former Bush front man and now solo artist Gavin Rossdale.
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St. Libory elementary blood drive dedicated to 5-year-old leukemia patient
Grand Island Independent - 15 minutes agoST. LIBORY -- Wednesday wasn't the first day that St. Libory Elementary School has hosted a blood drive.
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Former FOX 6 personality Melodie Wilson loses bout with Cancer
FOX 6 Milwaukee - 20 minutes agoThe founder of After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) has passed away. Melodie Wilson who died November 9, 2009, was recently honored with at the Silver Circle Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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Diet Detective’s tips for leaner abs and a leaner life
Macomb Daily - 20 minutes agoYou cannot simply do more sit-ups, and presto, your belly is flat. That said, you can increase the odds of successfully ridding yourself of dangerous belly fat (associated with an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and some cancers) by following a few simple tips:
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Diabetes — Are you at risk?
Tri-County Times - 20 minutes agoIf you’re overweight, lead a sedentary lifestyle, have unhealthy eating habits with too much fat, too little fiber and too many simple carbohydrates, you may be heading down the road toward diabetes — a serious disease that kills more Americans each year than breast cancer and AIDS combined.
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ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Presentations at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer ...
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - 26 minutes agoWALTHAM, Mass.----ImmunoGen, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted anticancer therapeutics, announced today that several ImmunoGen poster presentations will be made at the AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics to be held in Boston, MA, on November 15-19, 2009.
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Independent Study Utilizing Cyclic Levulan PDT Finds 95 Percent Reduction in New Squamous Cell Carcinoma Lesions in ...
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 26 minutes agoThe results of an independent investigator study just published in the online version of Dermatologic Surgery demonstrate that Levulan Photodynamic Therapy may reduce the rate of recurrence of squamous cell carcinomas in solid organ transplant recipients , a population with a high incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer.
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Vical's DNA Vaccine Technology Addresses Challenges of Emerging Diseases
GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance - 26 minutes agoGALVESTON, Texas -- Vical Incorporated today is presenting a strong rationale advocating the use of DNA vaccine technology for emerging and/or pandemic infectious diseases. At the University of Texas Medical Branch Symposium, "The Changing Landscape of Vaccine Development," Larry R.
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Comparison of health insurance bills in Congress
The Mercury - 26 minutes agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans.
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Gone but not forgottenUnited Pontiac team will play for the memory of longtime coach
The Oakland Press - 26 minutes agoPONTIAC — The first day of practice for the Pontiac girls basketball team was already going to signal the start of a new era.
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Prostate Biopsy Not Always Necessary
OfficialWire - 28 minutes agoSome elevated prostate-specific antigen levels in men may be caused by a hormone normally occurring in the body, U.S. researchers said.
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RuthAnn And Rebecca Lobo Speak About Need For More Nurses In State
Hartford Courant - 28 minutes agoSixteen years after she was first diagnosed with breast cancer, RuthAnn Lobo offered a list of things she is grateful for: The health care she received. The kindness of the doctors who explained each step of the treatment process. The health care workers' "tools of the trade" — a soft voice, a soft smile, a tender touch.
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PSA Velocity May Not Help Detect Cancer
OfficialWire - 29 minutes agoNew York researchers suggest a rapidly rising prostate specific antigen may not indicate a greater risk of diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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