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KSEE 24 Fresno Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:51 PM PDT September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, a time for men to learn how to protect themselves from the disease. A simple blood test called a P-S-A test, can help detect Prostate Cancer, but Fresno area Urologist, Dr. Anthony H. Horan says most men should opt out. Gene that could make you immune to obesity Belfast Telegraph Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:46 PM PDT An obesity “master switch” has been found that makes it possible to feast on junk food without getting fat. Related Stories No health benefits to eating organic food, study finds Triathlon participants twice as likely to die as marathon runners, study concludes Women face delay in getting ovarian disease diagnosed Therapy for breast cancer may trigger even worse tumours Women encouraged to take ... ‘Findings will make vaccines more effective in older people’ Irish Examiner Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:43 PM PDT NEW research from a United States vaccine expert will have major implications for cancer treatment, swine flu vaccinations and vaccinations for other infectious diseases, it has been claimed. Unorthodox drug use saved life Straits Times Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:42 PM PDT PARIS - ENTERPRISING doctors saved the life of a young cancer patient infected by swine flu by making unlicensed use of Relenza, an antiviral drug, The Lancet reports on Friday. The 22-year-old patient's immune system had been weakened by Hodgkin's disease and chemotherapy, damaging her defences against the A(H1N1) virus. Register for prostate cancer talk by Sept. 10 North South Brunswick Sentinel Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:26 PM PDT The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) and its network of hospitals are offering screenings and information statewide during September, National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. A seminar by Isaac Kim, M.D., and Mark Stein, M.D., will be 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. New Plainfield charter school director ready for action MyCentralJersey.com Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:24 PM PDT Norman Pressman had a specific skill set in mind when searching for the right person to lead the Ellen G. Pressman Charter School â€"- the city-based school he founded in honor of his sister, a North Jersey educator who died in 2007 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. A Fifth Of People With MDS (blood Cancer) Die Prematurely Because The NHS Won't Fund New Life-extending Drugs Medical News Today Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:19 PM PDT The results of a new survey, launched by the UK MDS Patient Support Group, shows that almost a fifth (18 percent) of patients suffering from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) - a type of blood cancer - could have lived for longer if they had been able to access treatments that are currently not approved by NICE for treatment on the NHS. Time to be supportive Corpus Christi Caller-Times Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:13 PM PDT BRAvo draws attention to those affected by breast cancer BYU head coach Dave Rose diagnosed with cancer The Sports Network Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:12 PM PDT BYU head coach Dave Rose diagnosed with cancer Boro, city officials reflect on passing of Ted Kennedy YourNabe.com Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04 PM PDT The death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) reverberated through Queens and the rest of the city as elected officials paid homage to the 77-year-old “Lion of the Senate” after he lost an ongoing battle with brain cancer.

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