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Brett Clarke Survives Speargun Shot Through Chest
Brett Clarke, 39, was shot in the chest with a speargun while diving with friends in Victoria, Australia. The spear was accidentally fired by Jim Bigness, went through Clarke's ribs into his lung, barely missing his heart. Clarke then tried to swim to shore, but hit a rock,...
Phillip Morris Pays Millions To Smoker's Daughter Jodie Bullock
Jodie Bullock, daugter of longtime smoker Betty Bullock who died of lung cancer in 2003, has been awarded $13.9 million in damages by the cigarette company Phillip Morris. The recommendation was made on Monday, in the third trial between Bullock and Phillip Morris. Jodie... The Asthma Drug Facility brings down cost of drugs
The Asthma Drug Facility brings down cost of drugs El Salvador, Benin and other low- and middle-income countries have a special reason to celebrate World Asthma Day on Tuesday, 5 May, this year. A purchasing mechanism run by the Paris-based International Union Against... Mini fir tree removed from a patient’s lung
The below bizarre article was written for Now Public and repeated on Hypo GlobalSurgeons in Russia originally understood that they were going to remove a cancerous tumour from a 28 year old patient. Remarkably, they instead discovered a 5-centimeter mini tree growing inside... Medical Marijuana Benefits
" Marijuana Rx Has medical marijuana gotten a bad rap? Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Dr. Herbert Kleber and Dr. Mitch Earleywine on the pros and cons of using medical marijuana... Lung cancer link to food additive
Phosphates are a very common additive to processed foods and new research from korea shows that they can cause an acceleration of lung tumour growth. The experiments were undertaken on rats and UK experts stressed... 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... 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 -...
created by LotusFlower | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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459 views | 32 recommendations | 13 comments
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...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 51 wks ago
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129 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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506 views | 26 recommendations | 6 comments
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....
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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339 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
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...
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