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KFVS12 – Abdominal Aneurism Achilled Tendon Tear ACL Tear Acne ADHD Allergies AIDS Alzheimers Disease Amniocentesis Angioplasty Ankylosing Spondylitis Anthrax Appendicitis Assisted Delivery Asthma Astigmatism Atrial Fibrillation Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
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Ob/Gyn & Women’s Health News CME Index
Medscape News – CME/CE Skin Cancer Prevention Messages Address Indoor Tanning Behavioral Types A study shows that tanning behavioral types can be clinically identified and can serve as a guide to clinicians so that they can tailor their skin cancer prevention
Source: www.medscape.com

Epidermolysis bullosa
HealthCentral.com – From our partner site on skin cancer , SkinCancerConnection.com. Another rare type of epidermolysis bullosa, called epidermolysis bullosa acquisita, is an autoimmune disorder . This may be indistinguishable from another autoimmune skin disorder
Source: www.healthcentral.com

Science dull? Hardly
Columbus Dispatch – To ignore our firmly rooted place in nature won’t make it go away — witness jet lag, skin cancer and seasonal affective disorder. From pop psychologists on TV to armed teenagers aiming at their schoolmates, we all yearn for context: Who are we? What
Source: www.dispatch.com

diet & Health : Cancer
Food Consumer – People living near many radio and TV stations are at a higher risk of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer that is diagnosed in an increasing number of people worldwide, particularly in the Western countries, according to my studies and those by others. A
Source: foodconsumer.org

Pfizer is buys Coley Pharmaceuticals
Ottawa Citizen – Coley shares jumped more than 160 per cent to $7.79 on the news. The offer price is $8 per share. Coley shares fell sharply in June after Pfizer stopped joint development of a lung cancer treatment. The offer price is close to the stock price prior
Source: www.canada.com

Nasdaq warns firm involved in reverse merger
MSN MoneyCentral – Dara is buying 96.4 percent of Point Therapeutics, which has been a “shell” company without any operations ever since regulators stopped phase III trials of a lung cancer treatment earlier this year. Nasdaq has yet to decide whether it will allow
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

War, no peace in Tolstoy translation spat
CBC News – 8212; the printer — may be a source of air pollution and a potential health hazard, a CBC investigations team has found. High spending on lung cancer in elderly buys little time: study Despite increased spending on lung cancer treatment
Source: www.cbc.ca

U.S. trade officials reject probe of Canadian film subsidies
CBC News – 8212; the printer — may be a source of air pollution and a potential health hazard, a CBC investigations team has found. High spending on lung cancer in elderly buys little time: study Despite increased spending on lung cancer treatment
Source: www.cbc.ca

Lindsay steps down as Ardana chief
Edinburgh News – has played a major role in steering Ardana through key stages of its product pipeline development – said she was confident Ardana would realise its global commercial potential, particularly with lead product Teverelix, its prostate cancer treatment
Source: edinburghnews.scotsman.com

Fudge Cycle
Slate – reiterated his support for the numbers as absolutely accurate, if a little dated: Even if you want to quibble about the statistics, you find me the person who leaves the United States and goes to England for prostate cancer treatment, and
Source: slate.com

A tennis ace, cancer warrior
Miami Herald – By the way, I just finished my prostate cancer treatment.’ Thank God, I found out about it. Get yourself checked out. Raise the awareness. If it weren’t for the wives and girlfriends who make the appointments, men wouldn’t go at all. Then they’ll
Source: www.miamiherald.com

Cancer Treatment: Radiation Seed Implant Decreases Risk Of Death Over
Science Daily – The study may be used to improve the selection of appropriate treatments, since no single method of prostate cancer treatment has been shown to be clearly optimal for men diagnosed with localized disease. Brachytherapy is a procedure where a
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Asbestos battle looms in 08 session
Register-Herald – Using slides of dying victims of mesothelioma for dramatic effect, Schwartz said the case management order was worked out by the state Supreme Court with litigants four years ago and has proven to work. Under that system, Schwartz said asbestos cases
Source: www.register-herald.com

Grace loses round in court
Billings Gazette – Les Skramstad, an activist, musician and former Libby resident who fought for years against Grace, died in January, just 11 weeks after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a fast-killing form of lung cancer attributed to asbestos exposure. A month
Source: www.billingsgazette.net

Ice Age Imprint Found On Cod DNA
Science Daily – ScienceDaily (Nov. 14, 2007) An international team of researchers, led by the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated how Atlantic cod responded to past natural climate extremes. The new research could help in determining cods vulnerability to
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Legislation helps win asbestos battle
Seattle Post Intelligencer – Even after being diagnosed with mesothelioma in January 2000, stemming from exposure to asbestos while working his way through college in factories and a brewery 40 years earlier, Bruce continued to be a fighter — not just for his life but for the
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Starting Gate: Clinton Opponents Latch Onto Credibility Issue
CBS News – leveled at the comparison, including from the American Cancer Society, Giuliani replied, “even if you want to quibble about the statistics, you find me the person who leaves the United States and goes to England for prostate cancer treatment, and I’d
Source: www.cbsnews.com

Patients get state-of-the-art cancer treatment at nearby Edwards
Summit Daily News – A patient lies down as the radiation therapy machine is prepared for his prostate cancer treatment at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center in Edwards. The center recently received top honors from a national cancer commission. Kristin Anderson/kanderson
Source: www.summitdaily.com

Under 50s not invited: Saga launches networking site for silver
Daily Mail – The most popular topics of discussion on the site are petitions to the Government about disability benefits, prostate cancer treatment and pensions. But the health forum has an also proved popular, with daily debates and advice about cholesterol
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

Surgery Best For Prostate Cancer Compared To Radiation Or Hormone
Best Syndication – Prostate cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, chemotherapy, proton therapy, and sometimes a combination of therapies. Doctors will sometimes consider the patients age before advising a treatment option
Source: www.bestsyndication.com

Google reveals its much anticipated cell-phone plans, no ”gPhone
San Jose Mercury News – Deaths halt drug test: South San Francisco-based Novacea lost more than half its value on the Nasdaq stock market after it halted testing of its prostate-cancer treatment in order to analyze “an imbalance of deaths.” Novacea’s shares fell $4.30 to $2
Source: www.mercurynews.com

‘At last’: Banton gets his wish on asbestos cancer drug
Big Pond News – The Federal Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended that the asbestos cancer medicine Alimta should be subsidised. Alimta is used to relieve the symptoms of mesothelioma, which is a cancer caused by exposure to
Source: bigpond.com

Memorial to Cape Asbestos victims
Barking and Dagenham Recorder – residents were exposed to potentially deadly fibres before the asbestos factory was closed in 1968. The borough now has one of the highest incidence of asbestos related deaths and the highest number of deaths among women caused by the asbestos cancer
Source: www.bdrecorder.co.uk

Compensation speeded up for asbestos cancer claims
Scotsman – PEOPLE suffering from lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos will receive compensation more quickly under moves introduced by the government yesterday. John Hutton, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said the system would be speeded up to ensure
Source: news.scotsman.com

Car industry refutes report
Age – Abbott to make amends asbestos drug on benefits scheme Thousands of victims of asbestos cancer will be able to get an expensive palliative care drug at next to no cost by January or even sooner.
Source: www.theage.com.au

Odessa council bid
Odessa American Online – of a consent agenda, which includes a bid award for maintenance equipment at Ratliff Ranch Golf Course, second and final approval for salaries of the presiding judge and associate judge of Municipal Court, renewal of long-term disability insurance
Source: www.oaoa.com

Richardson rolls out $15 billion veterans care plan
KWQC – Richardson’s plan also calls for full funding of the Department of Veterans Affairs and one year of comprehensive disability insurance for family members who must leave work to care for a critically wounded soldier. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press
Source: www.kwqc.com

Grim diagnosis isn’t a license to splurge
USA Today – If your employer provides disability insurance, make sure you understand the terms of the policy and what you must do to qualify, says Karen Schaeffer, a financial planner in Rockville, Md. Going to work every day, for example, might take your mind
Source: www.usatoday.com

Latest News
dBusinessNews.com – took on her role recently to develop and implement group insurance strategies involving products, marketing and distribution, while Birchler joined the company to oversee the underwriting of Harleysville Life s group life and disability insurance
Source: philadelphia.dbusinessnews.com

State’s Largest Medicaid Managed Care Plan Offering Training to Combat
Forbes – Specialty products include pharmacy benefit management, dental, utilization management, vision, mental health, life and disability insurance, long term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, COBRA administration, and Medicare supplements
Source: www.forbes.com

Genetic test for prostate cancer
BBC News – Professor Roger Kirby, from the London Prostate Cancer Treatment Centre, said the biggest worry in prostate cancer diagnosis is the uncertainty that surrounds a raised PSA level and any test which could reduce unnecessary biopsies was good news. He
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Prostate Cancer Treatment May Have Downside
HealthScout – (Ivanhoe Newswire) — A common treatment given to men who suffer from aggressive prostate cancer may actually be helping those cancers migrate to other parts of the body. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University came to that conclusion after
Source: www.healthscout.com

Dendreon’s Dilemma
Forbes – Shares of Seattle biotech Dendreon plunged more than 55% in early trading Wednesday, to just over $7, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the company’s main product, Provenge. Dendreon may face years of work to get the prostate
Source: www.forbes.com

Patients get state-of-the-art cancer treatment at nearby Edwards
Summit Daily News – A patient lies down as the radiation therapy machine is prepared for his prostate cancer treatment at the Shaw Regional Cancer Center in Edwards. The center recently received top honors from a national cancer commission. Kristin Anderson/kanderson
Source: www.summitdaily.com

GSK collaborating on drive for advanced skin cancer drug
Pittsburgh Business Times – GlaxoSmithKline and Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. signed a global collaboration agreement Wednesday to jointly develop a treatment for metastatic melanoma. Synta (NASDAQ:SNTA) of Lexington, Mass., will receive an upfront cash payment of $80 million. It
Source: pittsburgh.bizjournals.com

Family pulls together as teen fights cancer
Quincy Herald-Whig – The 16-year-old son of Dave and Cathy Brogdon has spent his time in the hospital, in doctor offices and at home as he receives treatment for melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer. “For the cards he’s been dealt, he’s making the best of the
Source: www.whig.com

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Business news in brief
Philadelphia Inquirer – GlaxoSmithKline, Synta in skin-cancer-drug deal GlaxoSmithKline P.L.C. and Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. said they were collaborating on the development of a skin-cancer drug in a deal that could be worth about $1 billion for the U.S.-based
Source: www.philly.com

Indoor tanning: It’s hot
Palm Beach Post – Rosenberg and other health experts attribute the rise in cases of skin cancer in part to the growing use of tanning salons – a point the industry disputes. While there appears to be a link between indoor tanning beds and cancer, the connection is
Source: www.palmbeachpost.com

Daily checkup
Lexington Herald-Leader – A prostate cancer treatment often given to men with aggressive forms of the disease might increase tumor cells’ ability to spread through the body, according to a study published in yesterday’s issue of Cancer Research. The research, led by David
Source: www.kentucky.com

Dendreon’s Dilemma
Forbes – Shares of Seattle biotech Dendreon plunged more than 55% in early trading Wednesday, to just over $7, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the company’s main product, Provenge. Dendreon may face years of work to get the prostate
Source: www.forbes.com

Lindsay steps down as Ardana chief
Edinburgh News – has played a major role in steering Ardana through key stages of its product pipeline development – said she was confident Ardana would realise its global commercial potential, particularly with lead product Teverelix, its prostate cancer treatment
Source: edinburghnews.scotsman.com

Prostate Cancer Treatment May Have Downside
HealthScout – (Ivanhoe Newswire) — A common treatment given to men who suffer from aggressive prostate cancer may actually be helping those cancers migrate to other parts of the body. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University came to that conclusion after
Source: www.healthscout.com

diet & Health : Children & Women
Food Consumer – A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. Oct 3, 2007
Source: foodconsumer.org