Bongard leaving earlier than expected
Stuff Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:02 PM PDT
Chief executive John Bongard will leave Fisher & Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd on September 30 due to medical advice, the company says. An ongoing battle with prostate cancer prompted Mr Bongard to signal his resignation at the annual meeting in August. He had intended to leave in December. |
Planet Ark
Planet Ark Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:58 PM PDT
HONG KONG - One needs to look no further then the river that runs through Shangba to understand the extent of the heavy metals pollution that experts say has turned the hamlets in this region of southern China into cancer villages. |
Chase for the Cure will aid cancer panel
East Brunswick Sentinel Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:51 PM PDT
Registration is open for the seventh annual High Speed Chase for the Cure 5K Run/3K Walk set to begin at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 27 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on the Rutgers University Livingston campus, Piscataway. Check-in is planned for 8-9:15 a.m. |
Feds: Md. man posed online as lesbian for child porn
The Daily Times Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:50 PM PDT
BALTIMORE â€" Prosecutors say an Essex man who allegedly posed online as a lesbian stricken with cancer to entice teenage girls into relationships has been indicted on child pornography charges. |
Cancer claims NCAA chief
The World Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:49 PM PDT
INDIANAPOLIS â€" Firing Bob Knight gave Myles Brand the pulpit to critique college athletics. |
Officers, firefighters have a ball
Burbank Leader Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:48 PM PDT
BURBANK â€" Police officers overwhelmed their firefighting colleagues in a softball battle Sunday that gave the Burbank Police Department a second year of bragging rights and also raised money for the American Cancer Society. |
Medical societies push standards for robotic surgery
Tiscali Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:31 PM PDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Surgeons are increasingly turning to high-tech robotic equipment to operate on patients with prostate cancer and other conditions but some medical authorities worry about inadequate training and lax standards among practitioners. |
Bongard hastens departure from F&P Appliances
New Zealand's National Business Review Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:31 PM PDT
Chief executive John Bongard will leave Fisher&Paykel Appliances Holdings Ltd on September 30, the company says. An ongoing battle with prostate cancer prompted Mr Bongard to signal his resignation at the annual meeting in August. He had intended to leave in December. Due to medical advice, Mr Bongard had now requested his retirement on September 30. "It is with regret that the board accepts his ... |
Bacon, hot dogs used to fight cancer in Santa Fe Springs
Whittier Daily News Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:12 PM PDT
SANTA FE SPRINGS - Armed with about 200 hot dogs, home baked goods and donated items for auction, the city's Community Services Department recently did their part in the fight against cancer. |
Former Police Dispatcher Gets Six Months For Theft Of Cancer Funds
KTVU 2 San Francisco Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:07 PM PDT
NAPA, Calif. -- Former Napa Police Department dispatcher Dannille Vanderpool was sentenced to 179 days in the Napa County jail and five years probation Thursday morning for grand theft of money she received in donations after lying about having cancer. |
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