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MSU scientists: Progesterone leads to inflammation EurekAlert! Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:03 AM PDT ( Michigan State University ) Scientists at Michigan State University have found exposure to the hormone progesterone activates genes that trigger inflammation in the mammary gland. This progesterone-induced inflammation may be a key factor in increasing the risk of breast cancer. CBS News pioneer Don Hewitt dies at 86 MyMotherLode.com Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:01 AM PDT Don Hewitt, the CBS Newsman who invented"60 Minutes" and produced the popular newsmagazine for 36 years, died Wednesday. He was 86. He died of pancreatic cancer at his Bridgehampton home, CBS said. His death came month after that of fellow CBS legend Walter Cronkite. Megrahi 'doesn't have long to live' Channel 4 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:59 AM PDT A cancer specialist has called for an "urgent" decision on the future of the Lockerbie bomber before his condition worsens further. Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes Creator, Dies At 86 Gothamist Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:59 AM PDT Don Hewitt, the CBS news producer who created 60 Minutes and worked with Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, passed away at age 86, due to pancreatic cancer. CBS News calls him the "father of modern television news" and points out he "played an integral role in all of CBS News' coverage of major news events from the late 1940s through the 1960s, putting him in the middle of some of history's ... TV news pioneer Don Hewitt dies at 86 Market Watch Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:58 AM PDT Television pioneer Don Hewitt, creator of "60 Minutes" and a key behind-the-cameras figure at CBS News, dies of pancreatic cancer, less than a month after the death of another of the network’s most-celebrated newsmen, Walter Cronkite. MarketWatch First Take: Hewitt of '60 Minutes' always an innovator Market Watch Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:58 AM PDT Television producers today could learn a lot from Don Hewitt, the creator of "60 Minutes" who died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 86, about what makes good TV news. Walk of Faith The Hants Journal Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:57 AM PDT By Nadine Armstrong When the Faith in Action Church in Walton decided it was time to build a new facility, one member of the congregation took her own leap of faith to help make it happen. Helen Sanford was diagnosed with cancer last year... FAT bastard Helps Conquer Breast Cancer Beverage World Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:56 AM PDT October is National Breast Cancer awareness month and for the seventh consecutive year consumers can purchase FAT bastard wines to help raise awareness. TV news pioneer Don Hewitt dies BBC News Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT Don Hewitt, creator of the American TV news magazine 60 Minutes, dies of cancer at the age of 86. Television Pioneer, 60 Minutes Creator Hewitt Dies KBTX 3 Bryan - College Station Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT Don Hewitt, recognized as a father of modern television news and the creator of the medium's most successful broadcast, 60 MINUTES, died of pancreatic cancer today.

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