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Melissa Etheridge: Medical marijuana should be legal
(CNN) -- Each day an estimated 6,000 Americans will try marijuana for the first time. It's the most common illicit drug in the United States with nearly 15 million people using it at least once a month. ...
Finding bone-marrow donors a problem for mixed-race patients
Mixed-heritage patients in the US who are in urgent need of a bone-marrow donor to help cure their sickness are in a dilemma since only a tiny fraction of donors on the national bone-marrow registry are of mixed race. Nick Glasgow is sufferring from leukemia and he has not... Cancer-stricken Minnesota teen, mother return home on their own
" The weeklong search for Daniel Hauser — the 13-year-old refusing court-ordered chemotherapy — came to an end Monday when Brown County authorities announced he and his mother were back in Minnesota. The...Mom, teen fighting chemotherapy flee Sleepy Eye home, miss court
NEW ULM, Minn. — "An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for Colleen Hauser, who failed to bring her 13-year-old son, Daniel, to a court hearing regarding whether he should receive chemotherapy against his wishes. ... CareToLive Provenge Prostate Cancer Petition at FDA 620 Days
FDA IGNORES PATIENT'S RIGHTS - They prefer to burn us, poison us and mutilate us, as if we are experimental mammals that they can torture for their own financial enrichment. 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with... 1184 views | 36 recommendations | 2 comments
Supreme Court's Ginsburg to have Chemotherapy
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is to have chemotherapy following her surgery for pancreatic cancer. She underwent surgery in February to remove a lesion from her pancreas. The supreme court justice is the only female member of the nine-member court. " "I am... PET Scan Can Detect Chemo Success Faster, Improve Cancer Therapy
An old technology, the PET scan, is breathing new life into tracking the success of cancer treatments. Cancer patients undergoing chemo are injected with a radioactive substance prior to being given a PET scan that allows doctors to detect how well a chemotherapy course... Cancer Treatment Kills Tumors by 'Cooking'
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Doctors at Cleveland Clinic are offering a new treatment for the most deadly form of brain cancer. Their new experimental treatment literally 'zaps' the tumor away. This new laser... Terminally ill Jade Goody prepares for wedding to Jack Tweed
Reality TV star Jade Goody, 27, who is terminally ill, is making her final plans for her wedding to her love Jack Tweed, which will take place soon. " She will be wearing her "dream dress", a £3,500 gown...Urine Test Hope for Prostate Cancer
Scientists have developed a new urine test that will help determine the aggressiveness of prostate cancer. Because not all prostate cancers grow as rapidly as others, this test will be extremely helpful in... Lance Armstrong, Anna Hansen Expecting Naturally Conceived Baby
Cancer survivor and Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and his girlfriend Anna Hansen are expecting a baby due in June 2009. The miracle baby gives hope to many survivors of testicular cancer, and also to... Viral Therapy May Provide a New Weapon in Cancer Fight
A virus that many people have been exposed to by the end of their teens could provide a massive breakthrough in the fight against cancer.The reovirus is being used to produce the drug Reolysin and viral therapy... Current restrictions on marijuana research are absurd
"The human brain naturally produces and processes compounds closely related to those found in Cannabis sativa, better known as marijuana [see "The Brain's Own Marijuana," by Roger A. Nicoll and Bradley E. Alger. These compounds are called endogenous cannabinoids or... Senator Kennedy encourages DEA to provide Medical Marijuana for research
" June 11, 2008, 10:53 am Medical Marijuana Links By John Tierney We’ve been discussing the presidential candidates’ positions on medical marijuana. Here are a couple of other interesting reports... Vitamin C May Undermine Cancer Treatment
Vitamin C has been touted as an immune-system booster, but for individuals with cancer the supplement may work as well to toughen up cancer cells as it does normal cells. By making cancer cells stronger,...
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