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Moderate red wine drinking may help cut women's breast cancer risk, Cedars-Sinai study shows EurekAlert! Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:01 AM PST ( Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ) Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among US women, new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows. Vaccine uptake exceeds expectations Belfast Telegraph Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:58 AM PST More than four-fifths of schoolgirls eligible for the cervical cancer vaccine have received the life-saving treatment in its first year, new figures reveal. Related Stories GAA star dies of suspected sudden adult death syndrome Ken Doherty aiming for a big break in €800,000 poker game Facebook battle will go down in Effin history One in four could pay more tax Fat result of Christmas indulgence Richard Alf, Comic-Con co-founder, dead at 59 Boston Herald Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:54 AM PST SAN DIEGO - Richard Alf, one of the co-founders of San Diego's Comic-Con, has died from pancreatic cancer at age... West Michigan is older, heavier -- and needs more nurses, according to health care economic forecast The Grand Rapids Press Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:53 AM PST On the plus side, cancer rates and smoking are down, and medical research is growing, according to a GVSU study. Stanley's Dream 5k run/walk scheduled Main Line Suburban Life Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:48 AM PST The Fourth Annual Stanley's Dream 5k Walk/Run â€" in memory of Stanley Austin Edwards Jr., who passed away from brain cancer in 2002 â€" is set for New Year's Day in downtown West Chester. Richard Alf Dead: Comic-Con Co-Founder Dies At 59 The Huffington Post Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:39 AM PST SAN DIEGO â€" Richard Alf, one of the co-founders of San Diego's Comic-Con, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 59. U-T San Diego ( ) reports that Alf joined up with a band of volunteers in 1970 to start the now-annual convention celebrating comic books. Robbie Savage strips off to promote testicular cancer awareness New Kerala Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:26 AM PST London, Jan 6 : Robbie Savage has posed nude for Cosmopolitan’s February naked centrefold issue to promote Everyman’s testicular cancer campaign. Houston's skyline to change KETK 56 Tyler Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:20 AM PST The Houston Chronicle is reporting; change is coming to the city's skyline. The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center plans to tear down The Prudentilal Building and use the site for expansion. YouTube Video:  No YouTube read more Three Rivers hoops teams raise cancer awareness Community Press & Recorder Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:06 AM PST The girls basketball teams at Taylor High School and Three Rivers Middle School are hitting the court to raise awareness of ovarian cancer. Players, coaches, students and parents will take part in the inaugural "Taylor for Teal," an all-day basketball eve Once upon a cancer center North Platte Telegraph Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:03 AM PST dwetzel@nptelegraph.com

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