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National cancer forecast: 1.66 million new cases in 2013
More than 1.66 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2013, while more than 580,000 Americans are expected to die of the disease, according to the annual statistics report of the American Cancer Society. The report, released Monday, notes that...
Tags: Lung Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Skin Cancer
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Cancer death rates down 20 percent in past two decades
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterSome promising news in the fight against cancer. The death rate from cancer in the United States is down substantially in the past two decades. According to the American Cancer Society, rates rose steadily in the 1900's peaking in 1991. In 2009...Tags: Health Organizations, American Cancer Society, Prostate Cancer
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Son of 'Barney' co-creator arrested on attempted murder charge
L.A. NOWThe son of a co-creator of the long-running PBS children's show "Barney and Friends" has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for shooting a neighbor in the chest during a dispute, L.A. County sheriff's officials said Thursday. Patrick Leach,...... -
Three killed in Redlands head-on collision
L.A. NOWThree people were killed Thursday in a head-on collision in Redlands, authorities said... -
'Dear Abby' advice columnist Pauline Phillips dies at 94
L.A. NOWPauline Friedman Phillips, who as Abigail Van Buren -- "Dear Abby" — for more than 40 years dispensed advice to newspaper readers worldwide on everything from snoring spouses to living wills, has died. She was 94.... -
Marine recruit caught running across runway at San Diego airport
L.A. NOWA recruit who may have had second thoughts about joining the Marine Corps was caught Thursday morning running across the runway at San Diego's Lindbergh Field, adjacent to the boot camp. The recruit had arrived Monday and was undergoing initial...... -
Huell Howser died of prostate cancer, death certificate says
Public television star Huell Howser died of metastatic prostate cancer, his death certificate filed in Riverside County states. Howser, 67, died at his home Jan. 6, but a cause of death was never publicly revealed. He was best known as the star of the...Tags: Norman Lear, Huell Howser, Prostate Cancer
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Welcome to lethal living, American-style
It would be silly to try to reduce the American character -- if there even is such a thing -- to a single graph. But the one pictured above, taken from a report released Wednesday by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, does a...
Tags: University of Pennsylvania, Demographics, Japan, Hugo Chavez, High Blood Pressure
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Beware: Alligator safety tips
South Florida Sun-SentinelStay out of the way! Never allow small children or pets near water by themselves. Do not allow pets to swim, exercise or drink from lakes or canals that may contain alligators. Dogs are highly susceptible to attack since they resemble the natural prey...Tags: Pets, Sports
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Cancer death rates fall as HPV-associated cancers rise: U.S. report
This year’s Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, released online Monday, brought Americans good news and bad. Extending a trend since the early 1990s, authors reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute that cancer...
Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Disease Prevention, American Cancer Society, Prostate Cancer, Science and Technology
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Raising grandchildren can be hard on grandparents' health
Two years ago, Ruth Maxey was raising six children, including twin granddaughters, a niece and the girl's three siblings. She was also in her 60s. It got to be too much, and in January 2011 Maxey had a stroke, not long after she retired from a...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Minority Groups, Northwestern University, Physical Conditions, Stroke
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Eat your vegetables in the New Year
This year’s developments have certainly vindicated those of us who care about our health, our environment and our treatment of animals. In January, First Lady Michelle Obama unveiled revamped federal guidelines requiring school cafeterias to...Tags: Vegan Diet, Vegetarian Diet, Diets and Dieting, Michelle Obama, Obesity
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