Myriad's BRCA Patents Not Only Illegal, but Also Unconstitutional, ACLU Lawsuit Alleges
GenomeWeb News Wed, 13 May 2009 14:02 PM PDT
Invoking the First Amendment , a collective of breast cancer and women's health groups, individual breast cancer patients, and scientific associations representing approximately 150,000 researchers this week challenged the legality and validity of Myriad Genetics' patents for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations. |
Film shows Fawcett as a fighter, friends say
MyMotherLode.com Wed, 13 May 2009 14:00 PM PDT
Farrah Fawcett expected that a video diary chronicling her fight against cancer would have a happy ending, friends Ryan O'Neal and Alana Stewart said Wednesday. But even as her disease has progressed, they said, the former"Charlie's Angels" star is keeping hold of hope. |
Health news
This Week Dublin Wed, 13 May 2009 13:53 PM PDT
Millennium Wellness Columbus will hold informational sessions on hormone balance and breast cancer prevention for National Women's Health Week. According to a release from the company, Dr. Marvin Im, Wellness Columbus chief medical officer, will hold sessions on hormone therapy and synthetic hormones as well as breast cancer. |
Students, staff honor teacher battling cancer with mural
Clovis News Journal Wed, 13 May 2009 13:48 PM PDT
When Kendra Lennon left Mesa Elementary School to fight cancer, her students and fellow teachers knew they wanted to do something special for her. So they painted her a mural in a hallway. |
Lighting up the night
Canmore Leader Wed, 13 May 2009 13:40 PM PDT
The Canadian Cancer Society’s largest fundraiser of the year is set to once again celebrate, remember and fight back against cancer. Teams will, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., walk through the night at Centennial Park to recognize the fact that cancer never sleeps. |
Fawcett has had "terrible time" (Reuters)
Yahoo!7 Entertainment News Wed, 13 May 2009 13:38 PM PDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actress Farrah Fawcett has had a "terrible time" battling cancer, but her long-time companion Ryan O'Neal says it has made him love her more than ever. |
Hilliard cyclists to ride across Ohio in cancer fundraiser
This Week Hilliard Wed, 13 May 2009 13:35 PM PDT
Pam Higgins, Vicki Ballenger and John Beavers, all of Hilliard, will participate in the American Cancer Society's third annual Pan Ohio Hope Ride this summer to benefit the society's Hope Lodges and other cancer programs. |
New device could track tumor's growth
News-Medical-Net Wed, 13 May 2009 13:29 PM PDT
Surgical removal of a tissue sample is now the standard for diagnosing cancer. Such procedures, known as biopsies, are accurate but only offer a snapshot of the tumor at a single moment in time. |
UNC, Isiah to open college basketball season in November
Yahoo! Canada Sports Wed, 13 May 2009 13:26 PM PDT
The 2008-2009 season ended with North Carolina cutting down the nets in Detroit, so it's only fitting that the 2009-2010 season will begin with the defending champs on the floor. According to Jeff Goodman's blog on FoxSports.com, the new-look Tar Heels will tip-off the college basketball schedule when they face Alcorn State on November 9 in an opening round game of the Coaches vs. Cancer ... |
This one's for Eden
This Week New Albany Wed, 13 May 2009 13:21 PM PDT
Seven-year-old cancer survivor Hannah Lewis throws out the ceremonial first pitch to New Albany catcher Tiffany Goodrich prior to the Lions' softball game against Big Walnut on May 7. Standing behind Lewis are her mother and brother, Jessica and Duncan (right), and Rourke and Riley Adams, whose daughter, Eden Adams, died in December after a battle with neuroblastoma. |
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