Government 'politicising' PBS process
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:56 PM PDT
Health groups say cancer patients and people with schizophrenia are among those who will be affected by the Federal Government's decision to delay subsidising some medicines. |
Community Remembers 'Johnny The Brave'
KHBS - KHOG Fort Smith - Fayetteville Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:46 PM PDT
A local community said goodbye to a boy who touched a lot of hearts in his short years on this earth. Johnny "the Brave" Teis lost his battle with cancer last week. |
Neoprobe files SEC document to sell up to $100M in shares
MedCity News Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:45 PM PDT
Cancer diagnostics firm Neoprobe (NYSE Amex:NEOP) has filed a regulatory document that gives it the right to sell up to $100 million in shares. However, the Dublin, Ohio-based company has no immediate plans to issue those new shares, CFO Brent Larson said. “This is just good corporate governance,†Larson said. “There are no plans to sell these [...] |
Soy Protein Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
FYI Living Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:44 PM PDT
Summary A recent study from Korea assessed the impact of soy protein intake on the occurrence of breast cancer. For the study, the researchers compared consumption patterns of tofu and other soy products of 362 women with breast cancer with … Read More |
Alameda city briefs
Alameda Times-Star Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:44 PM PDT
Cancer society gearing up for Relay for LifeAlamedans will be "painting the town purple" at 10 a.m. Sunday to draw attention to the fight against cancer and the upcoming American Cancer Society Relay for Life, June 25-26 at Encinal High School. |
Biodesix Supports Unique Lung Cancer Research Initiative
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:34 PM PDT
Biodesix announces the enrollment of initial subjects into CASTLE, the inaugural study of the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute . The CASTLE study is recruiting a minimum of 250 subjects over two years among academic and community medical centers in the United States. |
IPF Lung Disease Numbers Are Rising Quickly To Become A Significant Cause Of Mortality In UK
redOrbit Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:31 PM PDT
The rising incidence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the UK The number of cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has continued to rise significantly in the first decade of the 21st century and could lead to more deaths than ovarian cancer, lymphoma, leukaemia, or kidney cancer, reveals research published ahead of print in the Thorax journal. IPF is the most common of the pneumonias ... |
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