'Epigenetic' concepts offer new approach to degenerative disease
EurekAlert! Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:02 AM PDT
( Oregon State University ) In studies on cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders and other degenerative conditions, some scientists are moving away from the "nature-versus-nurture" debate and are finding you're not a creature of either genetics or environment, but both -- with enormous implications for a new approach to health. |
Cancer survivor program to grow
Galveston County Daily News Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:55 AM PDT
A Bay Area doctor who developed a fatigue-relieving cancer-survivorship program three years ago said he hopes it soon will be expanded. |
Butts County celebrates Life; 18 teams register to join the fight against cancer
Jackson Progress-Argus Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:51 AM PDT
Butts County’s Relay for Life event was once again successful in many ways this year. The celebration held overnight at the Butts County Parks & Recreation Department football field and track on Friday to Saturday, April 23-24 was the culmination of months of planning and work on the part of the Relay for Life Committee and the many individuals who united in 18 teams to raise money for the fight ... |
Midlo teams host fundraisers
Midlothian Exchange Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:42 AM PDT
The Midlothian baseball team wore pink jersey’s to raise awarenes for Breast Cancer. - Photo courtesy of Russell Cumbea To increase awareness to Breast Cancer, the Midlothian Varsity Baseball team, lead by head coach Chris Roarty; dressed out this week in their Breast Cancer Awareness Jerseys. |
Post-Earth Day challenge from Cancer Society
Business Examiner Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:41 AM PDT
others also read... Earth Day is over for another year. Around the world, people used this day to think about the delicate balance between humans and our environment. Millions took these insights to heart and took action to ensure that people can live in harmony with nature. |
HPV tests better for cervical screening: experts
ABS-CBNNEWS.com Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:34 AM PDT
Cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended for women aged 30 and over if doctors used human papillomavirus (HPV) testing rather than smear tests, British scientists said on Wednesday. |
Redding Rollergirls battle Chico for breast cancer funds
Red Bluff Daily News Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:33 AM PDT
REDDING - When you think of the battle against breast cancer, the image of women in spandex outfits on rollerskates trying to knock each other out of a ring is unlikely to come to mind. |
Health care plan promotes checkups, colonoscopies, mammograms
McComb Enterprise-Journal Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:32 AM PDT
The new health care reform bill will provide many people with a wide range of free preventive medical services, including checkups, colorectal cancer screenings and mammograms. That’s commendable from a medical perspective, but area doctors want to know more about the fine print. |
Kendal busker on cancer campaign tour
West Moreland Gazette Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:31 AM PDT
A KENDAL musician will use a ukulele, cheese grater and spatula as he busks his way around South Lakeland in memory of his late father. |
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