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A U.S. swimmer diagnosed with testicular cancer has put off surgery until after he’s had a chance to compete in his first and last Olympics.
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If breast cancer runs in the family, sobering new research shows women can still be at high risk even if they test free of the disease’s most common gene...
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Vitamin C or E pills do not help prevent cancer in men, concludes the same big study that last week found these supplements ineffective for warding off heart disease.
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Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women.
made popular Nov 12 2008
The Versatile dentist from Delhi Dr. Ramesh Mathur sent the following email.
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER,...
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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll says she has left a hospital where she received intensive treatment for cancer but now is in a physical therapy program to...
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“People get data from weather satellites and balloons, feed them into a model and get a prediction of what will happen. There is no reason why you shouldn’t...
made popular Nov 1 2008
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In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer.
made popular Oct 22 2008
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Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden recently had surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his forehead.
made popular Oct 21 2008
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An ailing Democratic fundraiser has obtained an experimental cancer-fighting drug through the Mayo Clinic, according to his son, despite the drug maker’s refusal...
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As the scandal over melamine-tainted milk products continued to be discussed, two canned goods which are said to have come from China tested positive for cadmium, a...
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Philips is on the verge of developing a new ultrasound-based drug delivery technology that will surely help people suffering from various types of cancers. The company...
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Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening...
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France says an oft-noticed smell emitted by Apple’s Mac Pro desktop computers is caused by a combination of toxins, including benzene, which is known to cause...
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If you have been worrying about breast cancer, a new bra may be able to warn you in case you develop cancerous tissues. The bra would detect the cancerous growths...
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A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.
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Cancer patients will soon be able to use a medication patch to ease the debilitating nausea that often accompanies chemotherapy.
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Does a test that promises to find ovarian cancer sooner really do so? Could other tests nearing the market prolong survival by getting patients the right care faster?
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There are nearly 600 hundred children born from frozen eggs all over the world. British lifted the ban on this technique in January 2000. New Zealand government is yet...
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Barney Rosset, the publisher and First Amendment defender whose battles on behalf of Henry Miller’s “Tropic of Cancer” and other explicit works helped...
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Chemotherapy is the only known cure for cancer today. It involves the use of cytotoxic drugs and is dreaded due to the numerous side effects like nausea, anemia,...
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A member of Japan’s synchronized swimming team had to be helped out of the pool during Saturday’s final after she apparently fainted.
made popular Aug 23 2008
ive facts about American swimmer Michael Phelps who took his career tally to an unprecedented 11 Olympic gold medals on Wednesday.
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Eric Shanteau, who decided to put off surgery for testicular cancer until after the Olympics, has been cleared to head to Beijing with the U.S. swim team.The national...
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A man who was drowning in a Maine river is recovering after someone reeled him in with a fishing rod.Bob Greene of Hallowell says he heard what he thought was a bird...
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She is a tough character in perhaps the toughest of all Olympic sports, but as she stood on the bank of the Guadalquivir river in Seville, trying to take in what she...
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And I always thought swimsuits revealed much more than they conceal. Not these, it seems. Me talking about the futuristic swim suit the Australian swimmers will be...
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