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Depression often overlooked in cancer patients - ABC Online

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Depression often overlooked in cancer patients - ABC Online

Depression often overlooked in cancer patients
ABC Online
"[It is] something more than the natural feeling of bad news that one would get when you receive a diagnosis of cancer or have to undergo cancer treatment,
Depression, cancer's forgotten side effectThe Australian

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Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death - The Associated Press


Kansas City Star
Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death
The Associated Press
A nonsmoker, he was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 22, and pursued treatment after treatment before dying nearly four years later, in March 2009.
Americans Overtreated to DeathLos Angeles Times
Americans Are Overtreated to DeathReligion Dispatches
Too Much Treatment Withers Away Americans to DeathTopNews United Kingdom (blog)
FavStocks (blog)
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Teva gets FDA approval for generic cancer drug - BusinessWeek

APP to market breast cancer treatment - Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune

APP to market breast cancer treatment
Chicago Breaking Business - Tribune
Schaumburg-based APP Pharmaceuticals Inc. will begin marketing a breast cancer treatment medication in the US
APP Pharmaceuticals to Market Anastrozole Tablets in the U.S.MarketWatch (press release)
APP Pharmaceuticals to Market Anastrozole Tablets in the USBioMedReports (subscription)

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Woman on mission to have all cancer treatments covered by insurance - Northwest Cable News

Woman on mission to have all cancer treatments covered by insurance
Northwest Cable News
She said making certain all forms of cancer treatment are covered is the right thing to do. "When you're an insured patient, the one thing that you count on

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Cancer survivors are often parents of young children - Reuters


Zee News
Cancer survivors are often parents of young children
Reuters
An estimated 562000 kids are living with a parent in the early phases of cancer treatment and recovery. The figures are likely an underestimate of the true
Cancer survivors say teamwork is crucial during treatmentLynchburg News and Advance
Get moving: Cancer survivors urged to exerciseThe Associated Press
2.85m children live with cancer survivors, study saysBoston Globe (blog)
Centre Daily Times -EurekAlert (press release)
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Young breast-cancer patients often give up on hormonal therapy - Los Angeles Times (blog)


TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
Young breast-cancer patients often give up on hormonal therapy
Los Angeles Times (blog)
After undergoing treatment for breast cancer, many women — especially young women — fail to complete subsequent therapy intended to reduce their risk of
Ind. touts cancer treatment for low-income womenChicago Tribune
Program Offers Free Cancer Treatment to Low-Income Women93.1 WIBC Indianapolis
Half of breast cancer patients stop taking hormone drugs earlyUSA Today
BusinessWeek -HemOncToday -The Zimbabwean
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International Complementary Medicine Expert Dr. Edzard Ernst is Guest on CelebrityDiagnosis.com - PRWeb

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

International Complementary Medicine Expert Dr. Edzard Ernst is Guest on CelebrityDiagnosis.com - PRWeb
A-list celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow advocate so-called detox diets, cleanses and folk remedies such as Kombucha tea as part of their health and wellness regimens. Is there any proof that these things really work

Don’t forget to pay attention to your diet! - Gather.com
It’s no mystery to uncover everything you ever wanted to know about colon cleansing. Thousands of men and women are beginning to do it everyday. You’ll find a wide range of merchandise, diets, enemas, and herbal remedies

Cancer victim Penelope Dingle ‘in awe of homeopath’ - husband - PerthNow
GIVING EVIDENCE: Dr Peter Dingle, with new wife Martine, before giving evidence at the inquest into Penelope Dingle. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow ALTERNATIVE: Toxicologist Dr Peter Dingle has told how his

Hyprava: Alternative High Blood Pressure Remedy - Associated Content
Cardiovascular related diseases account for more deaths than cancer and claim around one million lives each year in the United States alone. Cardiovascular or heart disease is also a leading cause of major disabilities

Vibrant Life Vitamins Launches New Website - PRWeb
Vibrant Life is pleased to announce the launch of its new website for consumers and researchers. The site, www.oralchelation.com showcases Vibrant Life vitamins and oral chelation alternatives to heart drugs and bypass

Rethinking Cancer Treatment: No Quick Fix: Lichtenfeld - CNBC

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Rethinking Cancer Treatment: No Quick Fix: Lichtenfeld - CNBC
They are not alone. There are many others who are very focused on the meeting’s announcements and reports. Patients and their families pray for news about a new drug to help someone with advanced cancer. Businesses can

Inexpensive Drug to Stop Sight Loss Shown to Be Effective, Study Finds - Science Daily
Bevacizumab (Avastin) is licensed as a treatment for bowel cancer, but it is widely used “off label” as a considerably cheaper alternative to the approved drug ranibizumab (Lucentis) to prevent wet age related macular

Bencardino Excavating Breaks Ground on Philadelphia’s Cancer Treatment Center of America Project - PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 07, 2010 – Bencardino Excavating, a professional excavating company doing business in Bucks and Montgomery counties and beyond, will break ground this summer on a new project at the Cancer

Affordable Bile duct cancer treatment in India with world-class technology - PR Inside
2010-06-08 16:53:30 - Bile duct cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, is a malignant tumor of the bile ducts within the liver (intrahepatic), or leading from the liver to the small intestine (extrahepatic). It is a rare tumor

ASCO Presentations Demonstrate Competitive Technologies’ Calmare(R) Pain Therapy Effectively Treats CIPN in Cancer Patients - Earthtimes
FAIRFIELD, Conn., June 10, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Competitive Technologies, Inc. (NYSE Amex:CTT) today announced the presentation of results from a study that shows the successful treatment of patients suffering from pain associated with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) using CTT

Physical Activity during Cancer Treatment (PACT) Study: design of a randomised clinical trial - BioMed Central
Fatigue is a major problem of cancer patients. Thirty percent of cancer survivors report serious fatigue three years after finishing treatment. There is evidence that physical exercise during cancer treatment reduces

No cures from recent cancer advances, but gains may be bigger than they appear - Minneapolis Star Tribune
CHICAGO - Doctors reported gains against nearly every form of cancer at a conference that ended this week. Yet when Will Thomas heard about an advance against prostate cancer, he wanted to know just one thing: “Is it a cure?” “I see billions and billions done on research, and it’s all for treatment

Tobacco loophole in child health law costs $250M - The Associated Press

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Tobacco loophole in child health law costs $250M - The Associated Press


Globe and Mail
Tobacco loophole in child health law costs $250M
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A tobacco tax loophole in President Barack Obama's children's health insurance program cost the government more than $250 million in its first
Tobacco farmers cry for attention, want Cabral outInquirer.net
Province's controls on teen access to tobacco 'second class'Edmonton Journal
Smoking on the rise among schoolgirls in PakistanXinhua
Oneindia -Hindustan Times -DAWN.com
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Health Care Reform Isn’t Over - FOXNews


NOLA.com
Health Care Reform Isn't Over
FOXNews
The Congressional Budget Office just made waves by announcing that President Obama's health care reforms will cost about $115 billion more
Health care reform promises us better days for America's futureKansas City Star

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The online Community Health Data Initiative - Huffington Post (blog)

The online Community Health Data Initiative
Huffington Post (blog)
Next step, lots coming from the Department of Health and Human Services, HHS, specifically from the Community Health Data Initiative.
"Reach for the Top" Community Health Initiative to Spark Improvements in MarketWatch (press release)

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Integrated Healthcare Association Supports Innovative - Yahoo Finance

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Integrated Healthcare Association Supports Innovative - Yahoo Finance
OAKLAND, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) announced today its endorsement of an innovative pilot aimed to increase health care quality and lower costs. The Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model rewards

Kyield Unveils New Semantic Health Care Platform - PR Inside
Kyield introduced today the new semantic health care platform designed to reduce health care costs, improve organizational efficiencies, and escalate therapeutic discoveries. The health care platform enables patients to better self-manage overall

Health care reform’s X factor - Stateline
As states sort out the many implications of the federal health care overhaul, one of the biggest questions is how much the law actually is going to cost. For now, that’s impossible to answer with any precision. The law expands Medicaid, the state

Amerigroup Aids in Health Care Fraud Conviction - Yahoo Finance
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. , May 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Today, Amerigroup (NYSE: AGP - News ) announced its dedicated team assigned to investigate waste, fraud and abuse assisted federal authorities in the conviction of a Texas husband and wife

Cancer treatment changing - expert - Irish Times

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Cancer treatment changing - expert - Irish Times

Cancer treatment changing - expert
Irish Times
Prof Johnston was speaking ahead of a lecture he delivered last night at the RDS in Dublin entitled Cancer Treatment – Does the Immune System have all the
Thyroid cancer may not need prompt treatmentGlobe and Mail
Most Patients Survive Common Thyroid Cancer Regardless Of TreatmentMedical News Today (press release)
Radiotherapy of Pediatric Thyroid Cancers Linked to Nonthyroid CancersMedscape

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Study Finds Certain Drugs Can Keep Some Forms of Cancer in Remission Longer - New York Times


MiamiHerald.com
Study Finds Certain Drugs Can Keep Some Forms of Cancer in Remission Longer
New York Times
The studies on longer cancer treatment involve what is called maintenance therapy. It is a strategy for making cancer into a chronic disease like diabetes
Study: No radiation after surgery ok for certain breast cancer patientsCNN (blog)
New Screening Technique for Ovarian CancerWebMD
Ovarian Cancer Screening: Hope for Early DetectionTIME
CNN (blog)
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Yoga May Help Cancer Patients After Treatment - ABC News


Reuters UK
Yoga May Help Cancer Patients After Treatment
ABC News
Cancer survivors Jane Hill, left, and Suzanne Slack perform yoga. A University of Rochester study examined how patients who had undergone cancer treatment
Yoga aiding cancer patients after treatmentGossip Jackal
Yoga Eases Sleep Problems Among Cancer SurvivorsBusinessWeek
For cancer survivors, yoga may boost energy and aid sleepCNN
TIME -Visit Bulgaria -EmpowHer (blog)
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Radiation Not Needed in Many Older Breast Cancer Patients - U.S. News & World Report


Reuters
Radiation Not Needed in Many Older Breast Cancer Patients
U.S. News & World Report
aged 70 and older with early stage breast cancer to avoid radiation treatment if they have undergone a lumpectomy and treatment with the drug tamoxifen.
Older patients can skip breast radiation: studyReuters
Some could skip radiation after lumpectomy: studyChicago Sun-Times

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Woman Wins Cancer Treatment Appeal - TopNews United States


BBC News
Woman Wins Cancer Treatment Appeal
TopNews United States
Reports claim that a doctor from the trust had refused her the cancer treatment citing that it could prolong her life. Following the incident, an appeal
cancer woman wins treatment fightBBC News
Doctor denied vital cancer treatment forces NHS into funding U-turnDaily Mail
Becky will get her treatmentIsle of Wight County Press

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Ziopharm Further Details Cancer-Drug Data; Shares Up - Wall Street Journal

Ziopharm Further Details Cancer-Drug Data; Shares Up
Wall Street Journal
Ziopharm Oncology Inc. (ZIOP) further detailed a study of its experimental cancer treatment Zymafos which was ended because of positive results.
Ziopharm Jumps 6% on Positive Study Results from Cancer TreatmentONN.tv
Ziopharm Shares Rise After Report Shows Drug Stymies TumorsBusinessWeek
Ziopharm drug delays sarcoma growth 77 pct -studyReuters
BusinessWeek
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Sustained Avastin aids colon cancer survival: study - Reuters

Sustained Avastin aids colon cancer survival: study
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Colorectal cancer patients who continued treatment with Roche Holding AG's Avastin even after their cancer worsened lived longer
Roche Study Shows Cancer May Be Turned Into Chronic DiseaseWall Street Journal
Roche and Genentech to Present New Data on Different Approaches to Treating MarketWatch (press release)

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Increased Risk for PTSD - Medscape

Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Increased Risk for PTSD
Medscape
The intensity of the cancer treatment played a major role, they note. In a separate multivariate model, the risk was significantly greater for patients who
Cancer in childhood results in disorderBelleville News Democrat

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Exercise benefits cancer patients - Oneindia

Exercise benefits cancer patients
Oneindia
ExCITE works with patients who are receiving cancer treatment to create individualized exercise programs. Some patients come into one of Henry Ford's

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How It Works: Water Softener - Popular Mechanics

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

How It Works: Water Softener - Popular Mechanics
It’s filled with small polystyrene beads, also known as resin or zeolite. The beads carry a negative charge. Calcium and magnesium in water both carry positive charges. This means that these minerals will cling to the beads as the hard water passes

Battelle Bares Secret to Whiter Whites, Giving - Market Wire

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Battelle Bares Secret to Whiter Whites, Giving - Market Wire
Phosphates are still used in some Eastern European countries while zeolite, a mineral containing aluminum and silicate, has completely replaced them in Western Europe laundry products. The business started in 1989 at Battelle’s Geneva Research Centre

Gadgets for a healthier home and family - Daily Star
One such air purifier is the Honeywell HEPAClean UV Tower Air Purifier which is a new model that combines three air cleaning technologies: carbon zeolite pre-filter which can reduce common household odors, ultraviolet light which can reduce viruses

Research report on Refinery Chemicals - PR Inside
Primarily employed in catalytic cracking applications, the relative maturity of this technology will serve to limit gains for zeolite catalysts. Other leading refinery chemicals include corrosion inhibitors, pH adjusters and solvents.

How It Works: Water Softener - Popular Mechanics
It’s filled with small polystyrene beads, also known as resin or zeolite. The beads carry a negative charge. Calcium and magnesium in water both carry positive charges. This means that these minerals will cling to the beads as the hard water passes

Battelle Bares Secret to Whiter Whites, Giving - PR Inside
Phosphates are still used in some Eastern European countries while zeolite, a mineral containing aluminum and silicate, has completely replaced them in Western Europe laundry products. The business started in 1989 at Battelle’s Geneva Research Centre

Gulf oil spill poses potential human health risks - USA Today

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Gulf oil spill poses potential human health risks - USA Today


Globe and Mail
Gulf oil spill poses potential human health risks
USA Today
How could the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico affect human health? Threats run from temporary problems, such as runny noses and headaches, to long-term
Gulf Oil Spill Could Threaten Human HealthBusinessWeek
Health fears as oil cap goes onNOTW Blogs
Oil spill may endanger human health, officials sayThe Associated Press
Gather.com -RedOrbit -Examiner.com
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Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins - The Associated Press

Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins
The Associated Press
The Health Ministry recommends that pregnant women eat at most 2.8 ounces (80 grams) of bottlenose dolphin per two months.

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Quality Systems, Inc. to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care … - FOXBusiness

President Obama says health law benefits already being felt - New York Daily News


National Post
President Obama says health law benefits already being felt
New York Daily News
Not even two months after signing health care reform into law, President Obama Saturday said his signature project is already paying
US Undergoing Blissful Changes Post Health Care Reform, ObamaTopNews United States
Obama talks health care in radio addressWashington Post (blog)
Obama says health care law already helps millionsThe Associated Press
Voice of America -ABC News (blog) -Wall Street Journal
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Health Buzz: Spouse’s Dementia May Rub Off - U.S. News & World Report

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Health Buzz: Spouse’s Dementia May Rub Off - U.S. News & World Report


Reuters UK
Health Buzz: Spouse's Dementia May Rub Off
U.S. News & World Report
moldy and sickened some people, it's hard not to be worried, and mad. [Read more: Tainted Tylenol: 'Oops, Sorry' Isn't Enough to Protect Children's Health.]
Lawmaker seeks details on Tylenol recallReuters
Charge filed in sleeping bag body caseSan Jose Mercury News
Panel Investigates J.&J. RecallsNew York Times
Wall Street Journal -CNNMoney -NPR
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BuyoutorSellout.com: inVentiv Health Going Private - A Sellout? - MarketWatch (press release)


RTT News
BuyoutorSellout.com: inVentiv Health Going Private - A Sellout?
MarketWatch (press release)
On the day of the announcement, inVentiv Health reported strong earnings including a first quarter EPS of $0.33 versus a consensus of $0.26 which was a 38%
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Investigates inVentiv Health, Inc. BuyoutMarketWatch (press release)
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Investigates Possible Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the MarketWatch (press release)
Robbins Umeda LLP Announces an Investigation of the Acquisition of inVentiv MarketWatch (press release)
BusinessWeek -Wall Street Journal -Reuters
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In Address, Obama Praises Health Care Law - New York Times (blog)


Bradenton Herald
In Address, Obama Praises Health Care Law
New York Times (blog)
With the American public still very much divided over the new health care law, President Obama trumpeted Saturday its initial impact,
Obama talks health care in radio addressWashington Post (blog)
Obama says health care law already helps millionsThe Associated Press
Health care politics: Obama fast-tracks new law's coverage of adult childrenChristian Science Monitor
Voice of America -ABC News (blog) -Wall Street Journal
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Eclipsys to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Health Care Conference - MarketWatch (press release)

Big firms find ending health insurance and paying fines may be cheaper - Dallas Morning News


BNET
Big firms find ending health insurance and paying fines may be cheaper
Dallas Morning News
When President Barack Obama campaigned for and signed health care reform earlier this year, one of his signature
Four companies mulled dropping health insurance plansPolitico
Documents reveal AT&T, Verizon, others, thought about dropping employer CNNMoney

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Gulf Oil Spill Could Threaten Human Health - BusinessWeek


Reuters
Gulf Oil Spill Could Threaten Human Health
BusinessWeek
"There are significant health risks associated with this oil spill and the risks aren't just to wildlife, they are also to humans," said Dr. Gina Solomon,
Oil spill may endanger human health, officials sayThe Associated Press
Spill raises concerns of health effectsUSA Today
Some oil spill events from Friday, May 7, 2010The Associated Press
New York Daily News -MarketWatch (press release)
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Repeal health care reform? 41 states think so - Huffington Post (blog)


TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
Repeal health care reform? 41 states think so
Huffington Post (blog)
With the news that 41 states are trying to repeal part or all of the recent health reform law, it's time for reform advocates to wake up.
Both parties snarled by health carePolitico
Action on health care needed now, Md. task force saysBaltimore Sun
Where Tomorrow's Jobs Are: Health Care And Green TechHuffington Post (blog)
Politico
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After Health-Care Reform, Is Immigration Reform Achievable? - ABC News

After Health-Care Reform, Is Immigration Reform Achievable?
ABC News
But Congress may not be ready for another political showdown so soon after health-care reform. By LINDA FELDMANN, The Christian Science Monitor Immigration

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