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Research on cancer vaccines begins to pay off Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:02AMKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The vaccine that Larry Mathews is getting won’t protect him from the flu. That’s OK — the stakes are far higher than that. He’s hoping the shots will prime his immune system to fight the aggressive cancer that has invaded his brain. If it works as he wants it to, his body’s own killer cells will mop up malignant cells that surgery, radiation and chemotherapy couldn’t eliminate.
Study compares Tapentadol ER Tablets to placebo for chronic osteoarthritis knee pain Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:33AMPhase 3 safety and efficacy data comparing tapentadol extended release (ER) tablets, an investigational pain medication, to placebo in patients with moderate to severe chronic osteoarthritis knee pain have been published by Clinical Drug Investigation.
Reliving the murder of Taunton man Philip McCloskey Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:09PMPhilip McCloskey was 69 when he was murdered by Gary Lee Sampson nine years ago this summer. The Taunton man’s body was found with 24 stab wounds in a wooded area roughly 200 feet away from his abandoned Mazda minivan off Old Main Street in Marshfield.
Living it up: Yelton does not let cancer stop streak at World Amateur Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:34PMProstate cancer is serious business.
Allentown homeless ordered to leave Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:39AMProperty under Eighth Street bridge has been popular shelter for decades, officials said. Allentown officials are shutting down an encampment beneath a section of the Eighth Street bridge that has served as one of the city's oldest and most enduring spots for the homeless.
The Fitness Workshop: Pilates Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:38AMIn this new series in which Telegraph writers test ways to keep in shape, Tracy Corrigan stretches herself.
Raffaello to boost Brisbane Cup chances Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:13AMTrainer Jim Marconi thinks Raffaello will run well under the conditions of Saturday's Eagle Farm Cup, but believes the in-form stayer will be even better placed in Saturday week's Brisbane Cup.
ThedaCare Hospice Residence at Heritage Peabody Community lets couple have beautiful goodbye Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:27AMhe cancer came back like a masked intruder in the night.
Expanding genetic testing center helps high-risk patients plan their treatment. Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:32PMAfter learning her mother tested positive for a genetic mutation that can lead to cancer, Kristin Gilhool decided to get tested, too.Gilhool, of Elizabethtown, said she bears more of a physical resemblance to her father, so she fully expected the result to be negative."I still felt it wasn't goi...
Cost Of Prostate Cancer Care Caries With Initial Treatment Choice Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 9:34AMA new analysis has found that short-term and long-term costs of prostate cancer care vary considerably based on which treatment strategy a man initially receives. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study finds that treatments that may be less expensive in the short-term may have higher long-term costs. For men with early stage prostate ...
Maggie Daley's cancer surgeon Alan W. Yasko dies Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:36AMDr. Alan W. Yasko, 51, an internationally known bone cancer surgeon and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at Northwestern University's Lurie Cancer Center, died Thursday, Aug. 19, while attending a medical conference in Cancun, Mexico, family members said.
EDAP Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:00AMLYON, France -- EDAP TMS SA , the global leader in therapeutic ultrasound, announced today financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. The Company outlines strategic initiatives to counter the continuing weak global economic climate.
Maggie Daley's cancer surgeon dies Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:36AMDr. Alan W. Yasko, 51, an internationally known bone cancer surgeon and chief of musculoskeletal oncology at Northwestern University's Lurie Cancer Center, died Thursday, Aug. 19, while attending a medical conference in Cancun, Mexico, family members said. His expertise made headlines in March when he performed a nearly two-hour surgery on Chicago first lady Maggie Daley to strengthen a right ...
Vitamins E and C don't prevent cancer, landmark study finds Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 10:16PMThe study found no evidence either vitamin E or vitamin C supplements reduced the risk of prostate cancer, "total cancer" or other cancers such as colorectal or lung.
Cancer vaccine research begins to pay off Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:05PMBut so far, conclusive evidence from large clinical trials is scant.
Initial Savings May Hide True Cost of Prostate Cancer Care Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 8:14PMSome treatments might be less costly short term, but more expensive over time, study finds.
Acclaimed O.C. football coach has prostate cancer Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 5:34PMSanta Margarita football coach Harry Welch has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery for it during the coming football season. Welch, 65, said his doctor, after initial exams, suggested a biopsy was needed and the biopsy revealed the cancer. A...
Profile - Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:04PMPosition.
Vaccines are changing the way doctors treat cancer Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 7:55PMThe first FDA-approved vaccine to treat prostate cancer was developed right here in Seattle. Now provenge is available to patients.
CTC gives onetime procedure to screen intracolonic, extracolonic lesions: Study Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 12:34AMAlthough the medical community has already accepted that colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is cost effective and saves lives, researchers have found that computed tomography colonography (CTC or virtual colonoscopy) not only identifies CRC but also doubles the yield of identifying significant early extracolonic (outside the colon) lesions, resulting in lives saved.
Registered sex offender nailed for possession of child porn Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 9:59AMNEW BRITAIN — A convicted sex offender on probation for luring young boys to his South Windsor home to show them obscene materials was arrested by New Britain police Wednesday after city digital forensics investigators discovered hundreds of images of child pornography on his computers.
David Katz, M.D.: How You Nuture Your Health Could Change Your Genetic Nature Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:23AMWhat this study suggests is quite provocative enough for now: take good enough care of yourself, and even your genes will get a makeover.
Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook Sunday, August 1, 2010 @ 8:17AMDateBook Notes
The Big Marn's brave face Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 9:12AMAS he prepares for cancer surgery, Darryl "The Big Marn" Brohman says he's a "a phenomenon".
Papua political prisoner finally given surgery Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 7:31AMA high-profile prisoner sentenced to 15 years' jail for raising a banned flag in Indonesia's Papua province returned to prison Saturday after surgery for a potentially life-threatening prostate ailment that had been denied for nearly a year.
Marching against cancer Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:37PMNEW ULM - Twenty-three teams including five virtual teams took part in the 15th Annual Brown County Relay For Life Friday night and early Saturday morning at the Brown County Fairground.
Dad, late friend inspire cyclist to ride 190 miles Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:27PMShawn Mullen has embarked on a personal mission because of cancer.
NYU Langone Begins Clinical Trial Offering Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy to Patients with Localized Prostate ... Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:37PMNYU Langone Medical Center has begun a clinical trial offering vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy to patients with localized prostate cancer. This novel, minimally invasive procedure uses a light-activated drug to deliver light energy waves by way of laser fibers in order to destroy prostate cancer cells.
NYU Langone offers vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy for localized prostate cancer Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:46PM( NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine ) NYU Langone Medical Center has begun a clinical trial offering vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy to patients with localized prostate cancer. This novel, minimally invasive procedure uses a light-activated drug to deliver light energy waves by way of laser fibers in order to destroy prostate cancer cells.
Nova Scotians eat less local food: report Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:23AMNova Scotia farmers are getting only pocket change from the money that shoppers in the province spend on food, a new report suggests.
RAGBRAI cyclists rolling across Iowa this week Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:00AMAs I was wheeled down the hospital hallway to O.R. for prostate surgery a few years ago, I tried to carry on a conversation with the orderly about RAGBRAI, the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. He'd been there with some friends and said it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Just before nodding out, I remember thinking, "If I ever get through this..." Well, I got through it, but ...
Survey shows two-thirds of female suffers from sexual dysfunction Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:20AMAlmost two-thirds of females attending a general urology practice reported that they suffered from sexual dysfunction, according to a paper in the August issue of BJUI.Dysfunction rose with age in all categories except orgasm, with more than half of women aged from 18 to 30 reporting orgasm problems, significantly higher than women aged 31 to 54.
Men with low level PSA receive aggressive treatment Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 3:05AMControversy has long existed over the benefit of the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test used to screen for the presence of prostate cancer, and there has been little study to document the risk profile of men who have a PSA level at or below what is considered 'normal.' New research published in the latest edition of Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170, No. 14) by a team of investigators at ...
Hospital visitors get peek at future care Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:17AMVisitors to Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck played surgeon for a few moments Saturday when they test drove the hospital’s robotic operating system.
CSU's athletic director Kowalczyk recovering Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:57AMFORT COLLINS - CSU athletic director Paul Kowalczyk is doing well after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, school officials announced Friday.
CSU's athletic director Kowalczyk recovering Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:32AMCSU athletic director Paul Kowalczyk is doing well after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, school officials announced Friday.
Dodd's daughters happy to be getting their father back Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 4:06AMMorning on Mount Wastemore found Daddy Dodd on stage and his girls in the seventh row.
ETC.: Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:45AMNo. 1 seed Andy Roddick beat Xavier Malisse, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships in Johns Creek, Ga. Second-seeded John Isner took less than an hour in broiling temperatures to beat Michael Russell, 6-1, 6-2, earlier in the day. … Yannick Djalo scored two first-half goals to lead Sporting Lisbon over Manchester City, 2-0, in the second game of the Barclay’s ...
Kowalczyk doing well after prostate surgery Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:03PMCSU athletic director Paul Kowalczyk is doing well after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, school officials announced today.
Jack Perry Harrison, 61: Crusader for military veterans Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:04PMJack Perry Harrison, 61: Crusader for military veterans
South African Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu to Retire Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 9:38AMArchbishop Desmond Tutu, who won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to apartheid in South Africa, said he will withdraw from public life after his 79th birthday on Oct. 7.
South African Nobelist, Anti-Apartheid Activist Desmond Tutu Will Retire Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 8:38AMArchbishop Desmond Tutu , who won the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to apartheid rule in South Africa, said he will withdraw from public life after his 79th birthday on Oct. 7.
Spring-Ford Reporter/The Valley ItemDatebook Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:18PMDateBook Notes
Relay for Life best place to give your money Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 12:16AMQuestion: Where in Naperville can 700 people of all ages and walks of life go to throw an outdoor all-night party, with live music and a DJ, get some exercise, break curfew, and collect more than $100,000 without getting arrested?
Pascagoula man chooses robotic surgery Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:11PMPASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - Mike Heidelberg is like a lot of people, especially men, who often put off going to the doctor for checkups. But he knew that at 62, it was even more important to follow through, and he's glad he didn't put it off this year.
Cleveland Clinic corrects consent-form violations after complaint Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:03PMThe Cleveland Clinic has corrected consent-form violations that could have cost millions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A January inspection by the Ohio Department of Health on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) found that Clinic patients were going into surgery without written consent [...]
Cleveland Clinic corrects consent-form violations and other problems after inspection Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 7:13AMThe Cleveland Clinic has corrected violations found by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Earlier this year, the federal agency identified problems with patient-signed consent forms and other paperwork at the hospital.
Robotic surgery makes Dr. Giulianotti think about art Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:24AMDr. Pier Cristoforo Giulianotti has completed more than 1,000 successful major procedures without laying a finger on a patient. Using hand controllers, foot pedals, and 3-D visualization, he performs complex surgeries sitting just a few meters away from the operating table.
Hummel's first-half baseball awards Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:04AMPujols takes a backseat to Votto and Jimenez in baseball writer's MVP selection.
PHS CEO speaks to Kiwanis Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 7:54PMAMERICUS — Joel Wernick, CEO of Phoebe Health Systems (PHS), addressed the Americus Kiwanis Club recently. Wernick gave an overview of PHS and its impact on the region. Here are some highlights.