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Xagena Medical News - A Johns Hopkins researcher, with colleagues in Sweden and at the Fred Hutchinson

Meats differ in effect on risk of
MSNBC - NEW YORK - People who eat a lot of processed meats may have a higher risk of developing pre-cancerous growths polyps in the

Review: Jenny Lee Naturals Prevention Powder packs a potent
NewsTarget - For years, I’ve been talking about nutritional supplements moving toward whole food concentrates. We’re seeing the demand shift in that direction from educated, “in the know” consumers, and we’re seeing nutritional supplement companies responding by

Video Headlines
CBS 46 - Amid the protests and the recent rash of violence in Iraq there is a story of hope. It centers around a little girl and the group of Georgia soldiers trying to save her life. Plan crash south of Atlanta They are lucky to survive..that is the word

‘D’ Answer To Cutting
New York Post - December 28, 2005 — High doses of vitamin D can reduce the risk of developing some common cancers by as much as 50 percent, a new study says. Researchers at the Moores

Newer Drug Beats Tamoxifen For Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence 
WLOX-TV Biloxi - Dec 16 4:47 AM
A second member of a new class of drugs has proved more effective than the gold standard, tamoxifen, at preventing breast cancer from recurring in women who received the medicine as initial therapy right after surgery. The drug, Femara, is expected to win Food and Drug Administration approval soon.Save to My Web

Breast Cancer Survivors Bounce Back Quickly 
Health Scout - Dec 29 8:18 PM
Only two weeks after treatment ends, most women adjust emotionally, researchers find.Save to My Web

EATING RIGHT: The Asian Invasion 
RedNova - Dec 04 2:52 AM
By Slomkowski, Kate Uncovering the Secrets of the Far East Diet Asian food is everywhere. Cheap packets of ramen noodles make up a large portion of a typical colledege student’s diet.Save to My Web

In brief 
Baltimore Sun - Dec 30 12:51 AM
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Blacks, Women Underrepresented in Lung Cancer Trials: Study 
Health Scout - Dec 12 8:04 AM
MONDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) — Race and gender affect enrollment in lung cancer clinical trials in the United States, according to a study that found that women and blacks were least likely to take part in such trials.Save to My Web

Aggressive Immune Response Helps Colorectal Cancer Patients 
Health Scout - Dec 21 4:18 PM
The discovery may lead to more effective treatments, researchers say.Save to My Web

ImClone Systems Issues Statement Regarding Swissmedic Approval of ERBITUX for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Dec 22 4:00 AM
NEW YORK—-Dec. 22, 2005–ImClone Systems Incorporated today issued the following statement regarding the approval by Swissmedic, the Swiss agency for therapeutic products, of ERBITUX , an IgG1 monoclonal antibody, in combination with radiation in the treatment of patients with previously untreated, advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck:Save to My Web

Prostate Cancer Treatment Causes Bone Loss 
Health Scout - Dec 22 2:04 PM
THURSDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) — Many men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer receive testosterone -reducing therapy, because the hormone is thought to spur tumor growth.Save to My Web

New Avastin Use Sought
Street.Com - The biotech company said Monday that it’s seeking Food and Drug Administration clearance to market Avastin as a

Genentech Asks For Expanded Use of Avastin and Pfizer Stocks Jump On
Financial News USA - Genentech Asks For Expanded Use of Avastin and Pfizer Stocks Jump On Lipitor Ruling City of Industry, CA –(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)– 12/20/2005 - Biotechnology industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU) Genentech Inc. (NYSE: DNA) has

Gyroscopes that can detect
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HealthCheck Reports: November 2005
WPVI - Doctors have performed the world’s first partial face transplant, grafting a nose, chin, and lips onto a 38-year-old woman who’d been disfigured by a dog bite. Those injuries made speaking and eating difficult. The surgery was done Sunday in northern

ImClone Systems Issues Statement Regarding Swissmedic Approval of ERBITUX for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer 
FinanzNachrichten - Dec 22 4:10 AM
“This approval gives doctors in Switzerland a first-of-its-kind treatment option in a tumor type that has seen no new modalities of treatment in thirty years.Save to My Web

In brief 
Baltimore Sun - Dec 30 12:51 AM
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Is cholesterol drug a miracle medicine? 
Brandenton.com - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
CHICAGO - Not since aspirin has a class of drugs come along that does so much more than originally intended that it could end up being used as a preventive against many major diseases.Save to My Web

Vitamin D May Prevent Some Cancers 
Health Scout - Dec 28 8:03 AM
But many blacks and elderly aren’t getting enough, a new study suggests.Save to My Web

Metal File: Machine Head, Shelter, Darkthrone & More In This Week’s
MTV - For Machine Head frontman Robert Flynn, the idea of releasing a DVD as the band did just a couple of months back in the form of “Elegies” was something the group had long resisted. were being given, that we could do something that would do

Love your nose to stop sickness
AZCentral.com - Ear, nose and throat specialists warn that with the approach of winter, nasal hygiene is important for people suffering nasal congestion, dryness and nosebleeds. “A little bit of dryness can lead to a fair amount of discomfort and pain, especially in

‘D’ Answer To Cutting
New York Post - December 28, 2005 — High doses of vitamin D can reduce the risk of developing some common cancers by as much as 50 percent, a new study says. Researchers at the Moores

Digestive Woes May Keep the Overweight From Exercising
ABC News - Select a Health Topic ADD & ADHD Allergy Alternative Medicine Alzheimer’s Disease Arthritis Asthma Body Aches and Pains Breast

OIL AND CANCER IN ECUADOR
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 11, 2005 and I'm in the third stage of colon cancer," she says store, Maruja tells us her first symptoms appeared seven At the cancer hospital in Quito, they finally

Crohn's Drug Fights Ulcerative Colitis
Forbes - Dec 7, 2005 Symptoms are similar to those of Crohn's disease and can mucosal healing, or healing of the lining of the colon. leads to a reduced risk of cancer, but there

Battling lung cancer
WHDH-TV, MA - Nov 29, 2005 It's proven effective with colon and breast cancer, and it's showing promise with lung cancer too. Some of the symptoms of lung cancer include a persistent

Parachute teen to be honored in New York
Aspen Daily News, CO - Nov 30, 2005 Symptoms may include persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain or cramps, rectal These illnesses can cause severe complications, including colon cancer in patients

Study Shows X-Rays Can Find Lung Cancer Early
ACS News Center, GA - Dec 22, 2005 163,000 in 2005 alone) than colon, breast, and prostate cancer combined. One reason lung cancer is so deadly is that it rarely shows any symptoms until it is

Genentech asks for expanded use of Avastin
San Francisco Business Journal - The South San Francisco company (NYSE: DNA) said Monday it has turned in a supplemental application with the Food and Drug Administration seeking approval to sell the drug to treat relapsed

FDA partially rejects American Longevity’s health claims for lycopene
Food Consumer - 1. 1) “Lycopene may reduce your risk of certain forms of

Genentech Asks For Expanded Use of Avastin and Pfizer Stocks Jump On
Financial News USA - Genentech Asks For Expanded Use of Avastin and Pfizer Stocks Jump On Lipitor Ruling City of Industry, CA –(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)– 12/20/2005 - Biotechnology industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU) Genentech Inc. (NYSE: DNA) has

New surgical procedures, treatments possible solutions for stemming
Chanute Tribune - Densmore Hart and Dr. Claude Brachfeld came to an agreement early on about his care at Hutchinson Heart. Hart, an avid golfer, told the physician he planned on walking the Old Course at St. Andrews, in Scotland. It’s nearly 3.5 miles from the first

26 Nebraska towns have high levels of uranium in water
Lincoln Journal Star - GRAND ISLAND As many as 26 cities, towns and villages in the state have drinking water with high levels of uranium, according to Nebraska Health and Human Services. It s been a stealth problem, and it s hitting small communities hard

FDA approves promising drug for kidney
Chicago Tribune - A new-generation

HealthCheck Reports: January 2005
WPVI - And a baby boy in New York is recovering from heart transplant surgery after the tiniest of organs became available in time. The tiny heart was transplanted into little Jordan Trimarchi’s chest when he was just 3 days old. Jordan was born with a

An endless wait for health care
Chicago Tribune - A story on Page 1 of Sunday’s Metro section about uninsured consumers featured a photograph of Gloria Jean Sykes studying a mammogram. The mammogram revealed calcification in her breast, not

The Reality of Virtual Colonoscopies
NNMC Journal - Virtual Colonoscopies Exams Technician Tina Scott captures a colorectal image for doctors to determine if there are early signs of

Trick or treatment?
Australian, Australia - Dec 16, 2005 a drug widely used for the treatment of colon cancer.". used with conventional medicine and cannot cure cancer, but they may help relieve symptoms of side

Lawmaker mourns his spouse
Albany Times Union, NY - Dec 13, 2005 and well-known in state political and social circles, died Monday morning after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. "She went in with no symptoms, and they

Crohn's Drug Fights Ulcerative Colitis
Forbes - Dec 7, 2005 Symptoms are similar to those of Crohn's disease and can mucosal healing, or healing of the lining of the colon. leads to a reduced risk of cancer, but there

Research yields new evidence about the significance of excessive
Newstarget.com, Taiwan - Dec 22, 2005 Symptoms of hemochromatosis, the most common iron-overload disease, can tumor suppressor gene are frequently detected in pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, and a

Here's to Good Health in 2006!
CBS News - Dec 23, 2005 Women with a family history of colon cancer or other risk Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the US high blood pressure often don't exhibit any symptoms.