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Chinese food safety regulators warn over cancer-causing mildew in peanuts, cooking oil GlobalPost Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:57 PM PST On Thursday, food safety officials recalled cooking oil produced by three companies in Guangdong province â€" Fusheng Oil, Manyi Peanut Oil and Mabao Oil â€" because they may contain excessive levels of aflatoxin. read more Winnipeg woman dying of cancer may get compensation CBC Manitoba Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:46 PM PST A Winnipeg woman who was sprayed with a Agent Orange while living at CFB Gagetown, N.B., may receive compensation from the federal government that she was denied earlier this month. Retired linebacker’s wife dies one month after their wedding Shutdown Corner Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:42 PM PST One month after getting married, former NFL linebacker Chris Draft lost his wife today after a long bout with breast cancer. She was so weakened by the disease that she was in a wheelchair for the private wedding, just one month before she died. Draft, who played most of his 12-year career in Atlanta, released a statement on his wife on their family foundation website . Not just an inspiration ... Lotus Foundation celebrates 2011 breast cancer survivors The Daily Southerner Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:42 PM PST Founder/CEO of Lotus Survival Foundation and six-year breast cancer survivor, Claudia Tovar de Aguirre spoke to an enthused audience of family, friends and survivors for the “Recognizing Breast Cancer Survivors 2011: Celebrating the Year in Survivorship” event Thursday evening in the Heritage Hospital classroom. The event was hosted by Scott Phillips, patient navigator of Heritage Hospital. Steve Jobs Honored With Posthumous Grammy Award ThirdAge Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:29 PM PST   Steve Jobs will receive a posthumous Grammy Award in a ceremony this February, the Recording Academy has announced. The organization will bestow an honorary Trustees Award upon the Apple co-founder, who died of complications from pancreatic cancer in October. According to the Recording Academy’s statement, the award honors individuals who have “made contributions of outstanding artistic ... Video: Jay Paterno says father's health is improving Philly.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:29 PM PST Penn State assistant Jay Paterno speaks to reporters about the current health of his father, recently ousted longtime head coach Joe Paterno. Jay said his father, who is undergoing treatment for lung cancer, is "improving." Teenage Girl Loses Fight with Cancer After Giving Birth to Son Gossip on This! Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:11 PM PST From the Associated Press (via the Huffington Post ): Jenni Lake gave birth to a baby boy the month before her 18th birthday, though she was not destined to become just another teenage mother. More » Cancer-Causing Mildew Found In Chinese Peanuts redOrbit Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:08 PM PST Xinhua news agency reported on Friday that Chinese food safety regulators in the southern city of Shenzhen found carcinogenic mildew in peanuts and cooking oil. Aflatoxin, the cancer-causing substance, triggered public concern this week after milk giant Mengiu Dairy Co said its Sichuan plant had destroyed products found by a government quality watchdog to contain it. Aflatoxin occurs naturally ... A strict but well-liked co-owner and general manager of the Italian Pie Shoppe restaurants died last week after a ... Pioneer Press Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:05 PM PST A strict but well-liked co-owner and general manager of the Italian Pie Shoppe restaurants died last week after a short battle with lung cancer. U.S. Blacks More Likely to Die of Colon Cancer Than Whites: Study HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:04 PM PST FRIDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Although colorectal cancer death rates in the United States have fallen across the board over the last 20 years, the dip has been smaller among blacks than whites, a new study indicates.

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