Relay for Life kicks off Friday
Messenger Index Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:00 AM PST
The Second Annual Gem County Relay for Life kicks off Friday with prizes, refreshments and sign-ups to participate in the summer event that benefits cancer research and outreach nationwide. |
Star Of Soap On WSB-TV Dies
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:59 AM PST
NEW YORK -- Phil Carey, best known for his role as business tycoon Asa Buchanan in the ABC soap opera "One Life to Live," has died. He was 83. Carey died at his New York City home Friday following a battle with lung cancer, according to ABC network officials. |
Cancer patients need more access to electronic records: Group
Canada.com Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:53 AM PST
Canadian cancer patients, particularly those living in remote areas, should be given access to their electronic health records in order to ensure their treatment remains consistent, say the authors of a report card on cancer in Canada. |
Lifewatch: Colon cancer study
WECT 6 Wilmington Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:50 AM PST
Colon Cancer is the third most common form of cancer with 150,000 diagnoses each year. Now, doctors are investigating drugs that may stop the disease before it begins. |
Tenet sells two hospitals
St. Louis Business Journal Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:47 AM PST
Hospital operator Tenet Healthcare Corp., which owns Des Peres Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell two California hospitals â€" USC University Hospital and USC Kenneth Norris Jr. Cancer Hospital â€" to the University of Southern California. (THC) |
Clinicians override most electronic medication safety alerts
EurekAlert! Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:46 AM PST
( Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ) A new study reveals that clinicians using electronic prescribing often override the alerts and rely instead on their own judgment. The study, led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, suggests that most clinicians find the current medication alerts more of an annoyance than a valuable tool. The authors conclude ... |
Paul A. Juliani, 83, Watertown
WWNY - WNYF Watertown Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:46 AM PST
Paul A. Juiliani, 83, Stone St., Watertown, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 10, 2009, at Samaritan Medical Center. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family, with burial in Glenwood Cemetery, town of Watertown. In place of flowers, please make donations in his name to the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 7, E. [...] |
CofC Hosts “Charleston Benches Cancer†Game To Benefit Charleston Breast Center
WCBD-TV Charleston Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:42 AM PST
Charleston, S.C. â€" The College of Charleston women’s basketball game against Appalachian State Saturday, February 21 has been designated the “Charleston Benches Cancer†game to help raise money for the Charleston Breast Center. This event is in conjunction with the NCAA’s “Pink Zone†breast cancer awareness month. Tipoff at the Carolina First Arena is slated for 2:00 p.m. |
OSI defends cancer drug against generic challenge
INO News Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:38 AM PST
(AP:MELVILLE, N.Y.) OSI Pharmaceuticals said Tuesday it plans to defend its cancer drug Tarceva against an effort by generic drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical to launch a low-cost version. |
TV watching in youth tied to depression later
International Herald Tribune Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:34 AM PST
A study published in The Archives of General Psychiatry found a rising risk of depressive symptoms with increasing hours spent watching television. Another study found that postmenopausal women who take multivitamins to prevent cardiovascular disease or cancer found that they do neither. |
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