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Hospitals Hunt Substitutes as Drug Shortages Rise First Coast News Mon, 30 May 2011 13:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON - Medical experts say a growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses - from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest is troubling. Bizzline column St. Catharines Standard Mon, 30 May 2011 13:50 PM PDT Free breakfast/ fundraiser at selected Subways Subway Niagara is holding a free breakfast day on Tuesday, May 31. It serves as its fundraising kickoff for the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life on June 24 and 25 at Brock University.[...] Founder of Virginia's DNA database dies of cancer WTKR Norfolk Mon, 30 May 2011 13:38 PM PDT Dr. Paul Ferrara led the charge for Virginia to establish and fund a DNA database. Similar databases were later established across the country as other states saw how DNA evidence helped solve some crimes and excluded suspects in others. Dearborn, Heights Relays For Life raise nearly $150K for American Cancer Society Dearborn Press & Guide Mon, 30 May 2011 13:20 PM PDT DEARBORN/DEARBORN HEIGHTS â€" The world is now closer to a cure for cancer after teams from the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights Relays for Life raised nearly $150,000 for the American Cancer Society. Joint Chiefs pick is soldier-scholar -- and singer Fox News Mon, 30 May 2011 13:12 PM PDT Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, President Barack Obama's choice to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wears four stars on his shoulders, holds three master's degrees, fought two wars against Iraq, and survived one bout with cancer. Walking for the future Drayton Valley Western Review Mon, 30 May 2011 13:11 PM PDT Cancer is a disease that affects almost everyone and that's why residents of Drayton Valley come together every year to take part in the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for life. Growing shortage of medications cause for worry New Haven Register Mon, 30 May 2011 13:09 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) â€" A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses â€" from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest â€" has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and sometimes even delaying treatment. Hundreds of international breast cancer survivors and supporters walk downtown Hamilton, Canada to kick start World ... redOrbit Mon, 30 May 2011 13:08 PM PDT HAMILTON, ON, May 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - The 6(th) World Conference on Breast Cancer will be hosted in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Conference brings together hundreds of breast cancer survivors, advocates, and health professionals and researchers from developed and developing countries. The purpose is to build a global network where a woman in Kenya has the same access to breast cancer ... Two Rivers 4-H raises funds Drayton Valley Western Review Mon, 30 May 2011 13:04 PM PDT In small towns like Drayton Valley the best way to help keep a community strong is by supporting each other, that's why the Two Rivers 4 H Beef Club is raising money and supporting the Drayton Valley Cancer Centre. Relay For Life Of Highlands Brings In Almost Six Figures ThirdAge Mon, 30 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT   The Relay for Life of the Highlands raised almost $100,000 for the American Cancer Society last weekend. The relay had 423 participants, including 39 cancer survivors, who walked at the West Milford High School track on May 21 and 22. Split up into 45 teams, they collected a combined total of over $96,000 during the 10th annual fundraiser to fight cancer....

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