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A Christmas present to the world Fremont News-Messenger Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:52 AM PST Maggie Pawsey, 12, raised more than $1,600 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and cancer research. And Pawsey's mother, Catherine, cut off her daughter's curly hair, all 12 inches, Sunday to show solidarity with cancer patients and donated the shavings to Locks of Love. Toxin found in Chinese milk Sydney Morning Herald Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:20 AM PST China has discovered excessive levels of a cancer-causing toxin in milk produced by one of the nation's leading dairy companies, the firm said, in the latest in a series of food safety alarms. For Angela: Parents renovate late daughter's home as guest house for cancer patients Johnson City Press Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:04 AM PST While in treatment for stage four colon cancer, Angela Hobbs, a successful Johnson City beautician and award-winning salon owner, was taken aback by the number of people who have cancer and the difficulties they deal with. 'Warriors' provide lifeline for cancer-stricken poor kids: Philippines AsiaOne Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:55 AM PST Some of the kids had some unusual wishes, like a chance to meet President Aquino or his celebrity sister Kris. -PDI/ANN STPH accepts âBrasâ donation St. Tammany News Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:51 AM PST The St. Tammany Chapter of the Women’s Council of Realtors presented a donation to the St. Tammany Hospital Foundation Dec. 19, to support breast cancer care at the St. Tammany Parish Hospital Women’s Pavilion. The funds were raised as part of the council’s first Northshore Bras for a Cause fundraising event held in November. Record reaction cascade yields cancer drug candidate PhysOrg Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:23 AM PST (PhysOrg.com) -- New active substances can be produced quickly and efficiently with the help of reaction cascades. Once set in motion, these processes lead to the desired end product via a series of intermediate steps which take place in one go in a single reaction vessel. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Physiology in Dortmund have achieved a new world record in cascade ... TTSH first to perform robotic gastrectomy in SE Asia Channel NewsAsia Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:21 AM PST SINGAPORE: A more precise surgery method is now available to those suffering from stomach cancer. Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has become the first in Southeast Asia to perform the robotic gastrectomy procedure. Sangre Chronicle > News > Broken Christmas lights can brighten the lives of children with cancer Sangre de Christo Chronicle Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:20 AM PST Proceeds from recycled Christmas lights go to benefit children with cancer and their families. Strings of broken Christmas lights can be frustrating, as people often don’t discover the problem until after they have put them on a home or Christmas tree. New Synthetic Molecules Treat Autoimmune Disease in Mice uniprotokolle Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:11 AM PST Weizmann Institute scientists trick the body into blocking an enzyme that is active in autoimmune disease and cancer. A team of Weizmann Institute scientists has turned the tables on an autoimmune disease. Researchers shorten time for manufacturing of personalized ovarian cancer vaccine PhysOrg Mon, 26 Dec 2011 04:07 AM PST (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are in the midst of testing a personalized, dendritic cell vaccine in patients with recurrent ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancer â€" a group of patients who typically have few treatment options. Now, they have shown they can shorten the time to manufacture this type of anti ...

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