Cancer Drug Studied in Children with Rare Form of Leukemia

"STI-571, also known as Gleevec, was approved for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia, or CML, one of the four main types of leukemia. It has also achieved remarkable clinical trial results in the treatment of...

Medical Marijuana Endorsed by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

"Medical Marijuana Endorsed by Leukemia and Lymphoma Society With a vote on medical marijuana looming in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Leukemia and Lymphoma...

Antibiotics - friend or foe

I have noticed a disturbing possible link between the use / over use of antibiotics and a number af diseases – all where the defence system of the body turns against itself after treatments with antibiotics, diseases like skin cancer, leukemia, failure of kidneys, diabetes....

Having One Baby to Save Another?

A Canadian couple longs for another baby to save the life of their 8-year-old son with leukemia. As parents, we would do anything to save the lives of our children. For a Canadian couple desperate to help their 8-year-old son beat leukemia, that means having what's been...

Medical Breakthrough! Saliva Tests Will Determine If You Have Breast Cancer!

You're in the shower soaping yourself up, when you think you feel a lump in your breast. You feel a knife enter your heart as you raise your arm and begin your normal, thorough, monthly breast check.Thoughts of...

Who Killed Nataline Sarkisyan Cigna?

Maybe the person who made the decision to not help this girl should be arrested for negligent homicide. Their names should also be published and Cigna held to account. This isn’t an episode of Scrubs this is real...

Brave New World?

"PARENTS of sick children in Britain will be allowed to use IVF to create “spare-part babies” under controversial laws published yesterday. The legislation will dramatically relax rules on IVF clinics creating...

China Recalls Tainted Leukemia Drugs

Once again, China is found to be exporting poisoned goods. This time, it's leukemia medications. And, the medication in question is also sometimes used for rheumatoid arthritis patients, making the potential market...

Broadcasters Tom Snyder Dies at 71 - Forbes.com

"He was one of the reasons a wanted to be a reporter. - The Angryindian ........................... Broadcasters Tom Snyder Dies at 71 - Forbes.com SAN FRANCISCO - Tom Snyder, who pioneered the late-late network TV...

Bill Walsh, Groundbreaking 49ers Coach, Dies at 75

Bill "The Genius" Walsh, at the helm of the most successful series of San Francisco 49ers seasons in that football team's history and creator of the short-lived World Football League, has lost his battle with...

Elevated Childhood Leukemia Near Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear energy appears to be making a comeback in the general public as our fossil fueled world might soon run out of steam.  Even in light of a variety of nuclear disasters, the most notable at Chernobyl in the...

RIDE FOR LIFE

When Beth Wieczorek of Grasonville hit the road for the 16th annual 16th annual “America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride” of 100 miles around Lake Tahoe, Nev. on June 3, she had more than just her brother and sister at her side. Naturally, there were the 3,000...

Conquering life's lows has been the true test of climbing couple's mettle

My good friends, Phil & Sue Ershler, finally have their book hitting the shelves on April 2, 2007. Together on Top of the World, if it mirrors the stories of their lives, will be a great read. I first met Phil in 1986 when I was 12 years old. My father and I were climbing...

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia - What You Should Know

"About 3,930 new cases of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) are diagnosed each year in the United States. It is the most common type of leukemia under the age of 19. Children are most likely to develop the disease, but it can occur at any age. Acute lymphocytic leukemia may be...

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