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  • Change your lifestyle Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:44:54 -0600The sharp rise in the number of heart-related diseases, diabetes and obesity is alarming. But they all can be avoided if only we learn to stay healthy and eat right. KASMIAH MUSTAPHA reports.
  • Examine the World Lactic Acid Market Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:17:00 -0600 NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Chemicals industry industry is available in its catalogue.
  • Wellstar/TMI Imaging System Begins Marketing to Long-Term Care Facilities Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:23:00 -0600 Wellstar International, Inc., a provider of specialized diagnostic software and equipment, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Trillennium Medical Imaging, is ready to begin marketing its thermal imaging system to long-term care ("LTC") facilities in the United States.
  • The University Times | The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's Student Newspaper Since 1949 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:15:28 -0600Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. The disease does not discriminate between young and old, wealthy and poor, or educated and uneducated. And so far, it cannot be prevented or cured.
  • Shedding unwanted pounds top goal for many in 2009 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:17:44 -0600(Editor's Note: As New Year approaches, many of us will resolve this year to lose weight. News-Sun Senior Reporter Thelma Grimes chronicles her struggles - and success - fighting the battle of the bulge.)
  • Stories from The Sunday Times Sun, 04 Jan 2009 02:44:42 -0600No charges over attempts to buy rape girl's silence - Mark Micallef No charges will be brought against the lawyers or any other intermediary involved in the attempts to buy the silence of the family of a...
  • Go Green, Jennifer Parrish, Jan. 3, 2009: Make some 'green' resolutions Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:56:07 -0600This New Year's, why not commit to becoming healthier, wealthier and wiser -- by going green? Below are seven of my "green resolutions" for 2009.
  • Expert Weighs Questions On Genetic Testing Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:27:03 -0600Dr. Judy Garber, director of the Cancer Risk and Prevention Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, answers listeners' questions about genetic testing.
  • 2008’s Top 10 — Alcohol, gas prices top list of stories for year gone by Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:08:28 -0600As we start the new year, here’s a look back at the old one. Based on a survey of employees at The Courier-Tribune, here are the Top 10 Stories of 2008.
  • BC BREAKING NEWS: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:08:27 -0600A water bomber releases its load of fire retardent on a forest fire near the Myra Canyon forest service road . (July 23). Travis Pankiw, a 19-year-old Rutland youth, was found after he went missing. He was slightly confused and tired from being out overnight but appeared to be doing well otherwise.
  • Blood type switch among 2008 surprises Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:49:02 -0600A major IVF milestone, a new form of sex therapy for older women and no-cut, no-scar heart surgery for Aussies topped medical news in Australia in 2008. New vaccines found success while other potenti
  • What's your New Year's resolution? Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:12:35 -0600WEST CHESTER — Actress Jennifer Aniston reportedly waits until 11:30 p.m. New Year’s Eve to declare her New Year’s resolutions. But West Grove resident Alexandra Hills thinks that idea could lead to some very bad resolutions.
  • Blood type switch among 2008 surprises Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:20:31 -0600A major IVF milestone, a new form of sex therapy for older women and no-cut, no-scar heart surgery topped medical news in Australia this year.
  • News Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:39:30 -0600A major IVF milestone, a new form of sex therapy for older women and no-cut, no-scar heart surgery for Aussies topped medical news in Australia in 2008.
  • Peace Corps volunteer shines America's light overseas Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:54:40 -0600 Who trades a Manhattan apartment and all the comforts of the USA for an outhouse, cold showers and no cell phone? Peace Corps volunteer Michelle Miller, of Freehold Township, did just that during her two-year assignment in Moldova.
  • One person in Britain is diagnosed with diabetes every THREE minutes Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:27:25 -0600 The scale of Britain's obesity epidemic has been laid bare as it was revealed someone is diagnosed with diabetes every three minutes in the UK.
  • Team Finds Breast Cancer Gene Linked to Disease Spread Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:17:08 -0600Scientists at two New Jersey institutions have identified a long-sought gene responsible for metastasis in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients. The research, published in the January 6 edition of Cancer Cell, also describes how this gene is resistant to traditional chemotherapy treatments.
  • Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:12:35 -0600 U.S. health officials proposed paying for wider use of PET scans to help doctors decide the initial course of treatment in some cancer patients, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday.
  • Six Things Women Should Know About the Pap Test Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:18:40 -0600January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shares important information about the cervical cancer screening exam, the Pap test.
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-07 00:24 UPDATE 2-US Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:49:11 -0600By Susan Heavey
  • Should Patients Be Told of Better Care Elsewhere? Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:53:16 -0600The quality of cancer care at different hospitals is uneven and raises thorny questions about what informed consent should mean.
  • Provectus Pharmaceuticals Updates Shareholders on 2008 Accomplishments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:16:26 -0600Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC BB: PVCT), a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, reports on its clinical and corporate accomplishments for 2008 in a letter to shareholders from Craig Dees, Ph.D., CEO of Provectus.
  • 2009/01/05 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:59:38 -0600A healthy diet is crucial to good health. The sharp rise in the number of heart-related diseases, diabetes and obesity is alarming. But they all can be avoided if only we learn to stay healthy and eat right. KASMIAH MUSTAPHA reports.
  • Resolve to have a healthy lifestyle Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:00:18 -0600Half of all Oklahomans will develop cancer at some point in their lifetimes. One in four will die of the disease.These sobering statistics make it doubly important to do what you can to protect yourself from cancer, said Dr. Robert Mannel, director of the OU Cancer Institute at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.The new year with its tradition of self-improvement resolutions is an ...
  • Dubious drugs, tainted foods top 2008's health stories Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:14:21 -0600WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Doubts over the safety of diabetes and heart treatments, disappointing results for vitamins as cancer fighters, and the withdrawal of over-the-counter cold medicines for kids were some of 2008's top health stories.
  • Should patients be told of better care elsewhere? Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:20:16 -0600Published: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 5:19 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at 11:38 a.m. Six years ago, a relative of mine found out that she had rectal cancer and would need surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.
  • Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread Discovered Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:26:22 -0600Researchers have identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death. In doing so, the scientists may have answered one of the biggest mysteries in cancer research.
  • Team Finds Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:16:09 -0600A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.