Archives - Friday 07 November 2008
In remembrance: Margot Rochester left a legacy of friends and flowers
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 23:42 - http://thestate.com/Editor s note: Margot Rochester, a Master Gardener and writer, died from pancreatic cancer Oct. 28. Her second book, Down to Earth: Practical Thoughts for Passionate Gardeners, published by Taylor...
Statins lower biological marker of prostate cancer
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 23:26 - http://www.healthcentral.com/The use of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, which include'drugs such as atorvastatin (Lipitor) and rosuvastatin (Crestor),'lead to a decline in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels,...
Improving quality of life after breast cancer treatment
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 23:14 - http://www.news-medical.net/Opting for less damaging treatments, staying active and learning about the warning signs of lymphedema: that's how women with breast cancer can avoid developing chronic lymphedema, according to the...
Katherine Spillar: Dollars for Deception: How Taxpayer Dollars Support Fake Clinics
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 23:11 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/One particularly odious proposed change to HHS regulations would make it even harder than it already is for poor women to get abortions -- or even contraception.
Scientists Map Whole Genome of Cancer Patient
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 23:05 - http://www.pbs.org/Scientists have for the first time mapped the entire genome of a cancer patient, in the process finding eight new genetic mutations that led to the woman's leukemia.
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Mourns the Loss of Dr. Ron Davis
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 23:00 - http://www.americanchronicle.com/The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (www.pancan.org), the only national organization creating hope in a comprehensive way through research, patient support, community outreach and advocacy for a...
Migraines lower risk for breast cancer?
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 22:49 - http://www.tampabays10.com/There maybe a silver lining for the 20 million women suffering from migraines.
Red meat again linked to colorectal cancer
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 22:42 - http://foodconsumer.org/A recent study from the Ontario Family Colorectal Cancer Registry,'established by the U.S. National Cancer Institute, compared the diets'of people who had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer to...
Sam Greenfield: Aww, Is Da Baby All Mad?
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 22:34 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/You see, I hurt my knee, and although it's healing, I can't jog, so for the time being my exercise now consists of laughing my behind off listening to Rush Limbaugh.
Mesothelioma Causing Asbestos Fails to Make Watch List as Pesticide Does
Published on Friday 07 November 2008 - 22:34 - http://www.asbestos.com/More than 120 countries present at the Rotterdam Convention in Rome have agreed to add the pesticide tributyltin to the global watch list of harmful substances. Tributyltin is a type of organic...
