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Unfashionable Cancers Receive Less Funding
A report by the UK National Cancer Research Institute reveals that unfashionable cancers receive less research money and attention from scientists, despite increased funding over a 4 year period towards cancer-based... 62 views | 2 comments | 4 recommendations
Organ donor change shelved
Gordon Brown has shelved plans to introduce an opt-out system of organ donation in the UK despite announcing earlier that he was in favour of trying out the scheme. He has however kept the door open to revisit the... 37 views | 0 comments | 25 recommendations
What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You
" Paul Armentano What Your Government Knows About Cannabis And Cancer -- And Isn't Telling You Posted June 24, 2008 | 04:20 PM (EST) ... Red Wine May Cut Risk of Lung Cancer
As the late great Ian Dury sang "reasons to be cheerful" with the news that drinking red wine seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer. This though is no excuse for overdoing it though as excess alcohol use -... 315 views | 13 comments | 32 recommendations
US "Call to Action" against deep vein thrombosis
The US surgeon general has released a rare call to action against DVT, or deep vein thrombosis (blood clotting). This condition is responsible for over 100,000 deaths a year in America alone, and affects hundreds of thousands more. DVT can become deadly if a...Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers: Men Die More
" Researchers looking into lung cancers in nonsmokers have found that men seem to die from the disease more than women. The reasons for this are not clear from the study results. Researchers led by the... 9/11 Firefighter Lung Ailments On The Rise
Now that we're coming up to the sad anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon, maybe we should take a look at the health of the rescue workers." Today, thousands of first responders are... 258 views | 6 comments | 26 recommendations
Family Expected Bernie Mac to Recover
The family of renowned American comedian Bernie Mac, who died Saturday from pneumonia at the age of 50, had expected that he would recover from the illness that had hospitalized him since the middle of July....287 views | 3 comments | 7 recommendations
Comedian Mac in Chicago hospital
Award winning Hollywood Comedian Bernie Mac is suffering from pneumonia and admitted in a hospital in home town at Chicago. Winner of numerous award nominations including two at the Emmys and the Golden Globes,...227 views | 2 comments | 0 recommendations
Japan approves CyberKnife system for extracranial use
"Robotic radiosurgery system offers non-invasive treatment alternative for tumors anywhere in the body Sunnyvale, Calif. (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that Japan's...Garden Bio-hazard: Man Killed By Compost
A man in Briatian has died after inhaling lethal spores which grew on rotting compost in his garden. "The 47-year-old Briton fell ill less than 24 hours after being engulfed by "clouds of dust" while working with rotting tree and plant mulch.At first medics thought the...Blood test may identify lung cancer in early stages
" A new study suggests that a simple blood test may be able to detect signs of lung cancer in its early stage, which would represent a promising strategy to improve survival rates.The survival rate of people...83 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Tennessee Woman Dies in Iron Lung After Power Failure
" MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her...152 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Tennessee - Power Outage Kills Woman In Iron Lung
My heart and prayers go out to the family " A Tennessee woman who spent almost all of her life in an iron lung died after a power outage shut down the machine. The woman, Dianne Odell, 61, had been restricted to the...Quick Benefit to Smoking Halt, With a Caveat, Study Finds
Women who stop smokingcan enjoy major health benefits within five years, but it can takedecades to correct respiratory damage and shed the added risk of lung cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday."Those who stopped...179 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
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