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    Aug 24, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Breast cancer and the HCG diet

    When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed.
    When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed. The near-starvation...

    Tags: Chicago Tribune, Research, Health, Breast Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses

    2. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  2. Breast Cancer Testing: When to share results?

    In July of 2009--Maria Baker's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer-- but a follow-up genetic test showed she didn't carry the mutated gene that could be passed along to her children Dillon and James.
    CW33 News
    In July of 2009--Maria Baker's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer-- but a follow-up genetic test showed she didn't carry the mutated gene that could be passed along to her children Dillon and James. Even though the test...

    Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Genes and Chromosomes, Human Body, Human Body, Chemotherapy

    3. Sep 20, 2011 |Story| AM News

  3. Business briefs for Sept. 20

    <strong>Stuart Powell welcomes new body shop manager</strong>
    Stuart Powell welcomes new body shop manager Brian McQueary brings 21 years of experience to Stuart Powell in repair of all makes and models. During that time, McQueary gained six years of experience as an insurance adjuster, and is I-CAR Platinum...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine, Peru, Coney Island, Wake Forest University

    4. Apr 8, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Baruch Blumberg dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner who discovered hepatitis B virus

    Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85.
    Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85....

    Tags: Common Cold, Heart Attack, Biology, Chemical Industry, Human Interest

    5. Aug 7, 2009 |Story| Health Portal

  5. Debate Surrounds New Treatment

    CyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer - is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years.
    McClatchy Tribune Newspapers
    CyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer - is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years....

    Tags: Cigna Corporation, Death, Radiation Therapy, Public Relations, Surgery

    6. Aug 23, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Rectal cancer rates increasing

    Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday.
    Los Angeles Times
    Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday. Both colon cancer and rectal cancer are thought to share the same risk...

    Tags: New York, Colon Cancer, Colon, Obesity, Gays and Lesbians

    7. Aug 9, 2005 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  7. To be hale and healthy

    BLOOD BANKS/TESTING Biomat USA, 530 N. Seventh St., Allentown, 610-437-9011 Blood Testing Centers, Health Network Laboratories, 2024 Lehigh St., Allentown, 877-402-4221, www.healthnetworklabs.com Keystone Community Blood Bank, 2745a Leiscz's Bridge Rd.,...

    Tags: Bath (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), William Penn, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Macungie, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania)

    8. Mar 9, 2009 |Story| Tribune Interactive

  8. Colon Cancer: This is One of the Most Preventable Cancers

    You probably saw the recent headline: Colonoscopy may not be as effective as previously thought at preventing colorectal cancer, which killed an estimated 50,000 people last year.
    U.S. News & World Report
    You probably saw the recent headline: Colonoscopy may not be as effective as previously thought at preventing colorectal cancer, which killed an estimated 50,000 people last year. But whether the procedure cuts the risk of getting and dying from colon...

    Tags: Sigmoidoscopy, Death, Colon Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health

    9. Aug 13, 2003 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  9. Health Care: Hospitals

    Allentown State Hospital, 1600 Hanover Ave., Allentown, 610-740-3200 Central Montgomery Medical Center, 100 Medical Campus Dr., Lansdale, 215-368-2100, www.cmmc-uhs.com Doylestown Hospital, 595 W. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-2200, www.dh.org...

    Tags: Trexlertown, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Phillipsburg, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Health

    10. Mar 2, 2003 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. An uneasy happiness among Pennsylvanians

    Of The Morning Call
    Pennsylvania is a great place to live and raise a family, but economic woes are dragging down the state's quality of life, many residents believe. One quarter of the population frets about losing a job in the next year, especially women and workers...

    Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Warren County (New York), Philosophy, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace

    11. Oct 19, 2001 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Bucks County Races

    LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF BUCKS COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION GUIDE This non-partisan Voters' Guide was compiled by the League of Women Voters of Bucks County. The candidates listed are those whose names appear on the official ballot for the November 6th...

    Tags: Criminal Laws, Death, Teen-agers, The Pennsylvania State University, Government

    12. Aug 21, 2004 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  12. Hospitals

    Allentown State Hospital, 1600 Hanover Ave., Allentown, 610-740-3200 Central Montgomery Medical Center, 100 Medical Campus Dr., Lansdale, 215-368-2100, www.cmmc-uhs.com Colonial Intermediate Unit 20, 6 Danforth Dr., Easton, 610-252-5550. Partial...

    Tags: Trexlertown, Bath (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Phillipsburg, Lehigh Valley Hospital

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