Researchers develop a new cell and animal model of inflammatory breast cancer EurekAlert! Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:24 AM PDT Inflammatory breast cancer is a very aggressive, often misunderstood type of cancer. The five-year survival rate is between 25 and 50 percent. The reason for the poor prognosis is that IBC usually grows rapidly and often spreads quickly to other parts of the body. Researchers at Fox Chase have developed a new cell and animal model that holds promise for providing a detailed understanding the ... | Smoltz Talks Returning NL Pitchers MLB Trade Rumors Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:20 AM PDT It happens every spring. Pitchers nurse shoulders, backs and elbows to health in preparation for the season. But there are no guarantees for any injured pitcher, regardless of his resume. âYouâve got to know what your body can and canât do,â John Smoltz told me in a recent interview. âNot every pitcherâs going to be perfectly healthy their whole career, so there has to be some degree of ... | Morris Technologies Builds Prosthetic Foot to Help Someone Climb to New Heights ThomasNet Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:04 AM PDT Imagine opening a gift on Christmas morning and finding a body part in the box. This happened to CJ Howard in 2010...well, sort of. CJ was a normal, active teenager in 2002. He liked to snowboard, run, hike, cycle, and swim. And then one day he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a form of cancer that led to part of his leg being amputated just below the knee. He was 18 years old. CJ was ... | Have Your Say BruDirect.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:57 AM PDT Bandar Seri Begawan - Pusat Tingkatan Enam Meragang (PTEM) celebrated World Autism Awareness Day yesterday. Peer Counselors Group (PRS) and the rest of the student body initiated the wearing the blue ribbons to signify the World Autism Awareness Day celebrated globally on 2nd of April 2012. | Arsenic turns stem cells cancerous, spurring tumor growth National Institutes of Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:46 AM PDT Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer stem cells and spur tumor growth. Inorganic arsenic, which affects the drinking water of millions of people worldwide, has been previously shown to be a human carcinogen. A growing body of evidence suggests that cancer is a stem-cell based disease. Normal stem cells are ... | Morris second healthiest county in N.J. MyCentralJersey.com Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:17 AM PDT Phyllis Kumph a nurse and director of community health at Somerset Medical Center, helps Gail Behrle of Morristown calculate a body- mass index during the health fair Monday at the Morris Museum. | Boyertown Wellness Fair grows and grows Boyertown Area Times Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:15 AM PDT BOYERTOWN â" A healthy body can contribute to a healthy mind, and what better way to stay educated on the doâs and donâtâs of nutrition and health than the Seventh Annual Boyertown Wellness Fair on Saturday. | | |
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