Thursday, January 3, 2013

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Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 05:03 PM EST
MannKind Corporation to Present at The 31st Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
business-wire.com Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 02:00 PM PST
MannKind Corporation , focused on discovering, developing and commercializing treatments for diabetes and cancer, announced today that it will present at The 31st Annual J.P.
Trial set to begin in Boston over pregnancy drug
ap.org Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:59 PM PST
Trial is set to begin Friday in a lawsuit brought by four sisters who say their breast cancer was caused by a drug their mother took during the 1950s when she was pregnant.Jury selection is scheduled in ...
‘Include topic on breast cancer in syllabus’
Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:59 PM PST
KUCHING: There is a need to include a topic on breast cancer in the school syllabus in view [...]
Voice of the Pirates speaks out about battle with cancer
Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:58 PM PST
Voice of the Pirates speaks out about battle with cancer
Annual Pap tests? For some in U.S., old habits die hard
reuters.com Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:53 PM PST
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An increasing number of younger women in the United States are delaying their first Pap test for cervical cancer until after they reach 21, reflecting new U.S. guidelines, health officials said on Thursday. But 60 percent of U.S. women who have had a total hysterectomy and no longer have a cervix are still getting the tests, a sign that old habits may die hard, experts said ...
Pap Tests For Cervical Cancer Are Often Wasted
Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:53 PM PST
Too many women who don't need regular Pap tests are still getting them. Other women who could benefit from the tests aren't getting them, often those are women without health insurance. read more
Top Chavez officials gather in Havana
afp.com.sg Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:51 PM PST
Top Venezuelan officials gathered in Cuba on Thursday amid mounting concern about the health of cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez, just days before he is to be sworn in for another term.
Annual Pap tests? For some in US, old habits die hard
reuters_news_xe Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:49 PM PST
* 60 percent of women with hysterectomies still get tested * More younger women are delaying tests, per new guidelines CHICAGO, Jan 3 (Reuters) - An increasing number of youngerwomen in the United States are delaying their first Pap test forcervical cancer until after they reach 21, reflecting new U.S.guidelines, health officials said on Thursday. But 60 percent of U.S. women who have had a ...
Email reminders encourage end-of-life talks
Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:43 PM PST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Email alerts may encourage cancer doctors to talk with terminally ill patients about their end-of-life wishes and to record those preferences in their medical records, a new study suggests.
Community Rallying Around 10-Year-Old Girl Stricken With Cancer
Thu, 03 Jan, 2013 01:41 PM PST
Friends and family of a 10-year-old girl who was diagnosed with cancer are raising money for her treatment. Mikayla Violette, 10, was diagnosed with bone cancer last month. A bake sale fundraiser was held at the Good Will Hinckley school Thursday to help her out. All the baked goods were do . . .

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