Roger Ebert gets 'voice' grandkids can recognize
OMG Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:59 PM PST
CHICAGO - Film critic Roger Ebert , who lost his ability to speak after surgery for cancer, says a Scottish company has helped him regain a voice his grandchildren can recognize. |
Funding caps limit doctor education in Iowa
The Gazette Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:46 PM PST
IOWA CITY (AP) â€" One minute, Susie Hagen is performing surgery on a motorcycle accident or gunshot victim and the next it’s on a patient with a thyroid condition or colon cancer. As a fourth-year University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics resident physician, Hagen has to be flexible. She usually works [...] |
Computer Gives Voice to Famed Film Critic
KFWB News 980 Los Angeles Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:38 PM PST
Film critic Roger Ebert can now speak with the aid of a computer that incorporates the sound of his voice from prior movie reviews. Ebert lost the use of his voice after cancer surgery. |
Cyclers 'Ride America' for cancer patients
The Bristol Press Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:36 PM PST
FARMINGTON â€" On most days, Malibu Fitness is an emporium of sweaty bodies, grinding it out to the Golden Oldies. Saturday, the scene was pretty much the same, only that 30 bodies â€" men and women of various ages â€" were huffing and puffing for a common cause. |
Asheville Affiliates name beneficiaries for 2010
Mountain Xpress Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:50 PM PST
Four lucky nonprofits will receive fundraising and event-planning assistance from the Asheville Affiliates, a volunteer group of young professionals. Each year, the group selects a few nonprofits to assist. At a fundraiser last Thursday at Fiore’s restaurant, Affiliate board president Jessica Hunter announced the four organizations that the group selected this year: • Beauty Through Cancer ... |
Woman 1st to give birth twice after ovary transplant
The Bryan-College Station Eagle Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:36 PM PST
LONDON -- When Stinne Holm Bergholdt of Denmark was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 27, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to have children.So she asked her doctors if they could remove an ovary before her treatment and transplant it back afterwar ... |
Relay for Life keeps hope alive
The Colonial Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:32 PM PST
The first thing Mindy Silver wants you to know about American Cancer Society’s 2010 Relay for Life of the Wissahickon Valley is this â€" you don’t have to live, work or attend school at an address that contains the words “Wissahickon Valley†to participate in the May 15-16 event. |
Lady Hornets wear pink to support âShoot for a Cureâ
Florham Park Eagle Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST
EAST HANOVER TWP. â€" When the Hanover Park High School Lady Hornets step out onto the basketball court during this year’s Morris County Tournament, they will be wearing pink shoelaces and nail polish as a symbol of their support for women’s breast cancer research. |
Softball. Gamecocks Fall, 4-3, to Providence
South Carolina Gamecocks Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:17 PM PST
South Carolina (8-5) dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Providence (2-7) in the squad's first game on Sunday in the fourth-annual Florida Atlantic Strike Out Cancer Tournament. |
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