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    Apr 8, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Baruch Blumberg dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner who discovered hepatitis B virus

    Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85.
    Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85....

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Blood, Fox Broadcasting Company, Common Cold, Science

    2. May 12, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. Conway children recount how 'hero' mom keeps fighting cancer

    The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.
    Cancer throws even the strongest people for a loop. It certainly did with Mollie Conway, by any estimation a pillar of strength in the eyes of her large brood. "It's like a punch in the stomach," said the mother of seven. The first few days after...

    Tags: Chemotherapy, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Health Treatments, Cancer, Colon Cancer

    3. May 2, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. BGU awarded grant to study measles

    American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces that Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC) in Philadelphia have received a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant to...

    Tags: Measles, National Institutes of Health, Financial Aid, Science, General Practitioners

    4. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Betty C. Dorris, 63, missionary

    The Philadelphia Inquirer
    Betty C. Dorris, 63, of Oreland, a Christian missionary, died Tuesday, April 16, of ovarian cancer at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Mrs. Dorris felt called as a young adult to serve as a missionary, said her husband, the Rev. Roger Dorris, a minister with...

    Tags: Colleges and Universities, Physical Therapists, Ovarian Cancer, Physical Therapy, Lima (Peru)

    5. Aug 24, 2011 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Breast cancer and the HCG diet

    When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed.
    When VJ Sleight’s breast cancer returned last year, she wondered if the unusual recurrence – 23 years after her original diagnosis -- had anything to do with the controversial hCG diet that she had repeatedly followed. The near-starvation...

    Tags: Breast Cancer, Hampton Roads Transit, Health, Rush University, Rush University Medical Center

    6. Jan 17, 2012 |Story| KDAF-LTV

  6. Breast Cancer Testing: When to share results?

    In July of 2009--Maria Baker's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer-- but a follow-up genetic test showed she didn't carry the mutated gene that could be passed along to her children Dillon and James.
    CW33 News
    In July of 2009--Maria Baker's life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer-- but a follow-up genetic test showed she didn't carry the mutated gene that could be passed along to her children Dillon and James. Even though the test...

    Tags: Cancer, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Health, Health Treatments

    7. Sep 20, 2011 |Story| AM News

  7. Business briefs for Sept. 20

    <strong>Stuart Powell welcomes new body shop manager</strong>
    Stuart Powell welcomes new body shop manager Brian McQueary brings 21 years of experience to Stuart Powell in repair of all makes and models. During that time, McQueary gained six years of experience as an insurance adjuster, and is I-CAR Platinum...

    Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Health, Oncology, Internal Medicine, Internists

    8. Aug 7, 2009 |Story| Health Portal

  8. Debate Surrounds New Treatment

    CyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer - is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years.
    McClatchy Tribune Newspapers
    CyberKnife radiosurgery -- which uses narrow beams of radiation to kill several types of cancer - is marketed as a less invasive, more convenient way to treat prostate cancer, a pitch that has proved convincing for about 3,000 men over the last six years....

    Tags: Prostate, University of Pennsylvania, Public Relations, Companies and Corporations, Prostate Cancer

    9. Aug 23, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Rectal cancer rates increasing

    Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday.
    Los Angeles Times
    Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday. Both colon cancer and rectal cancer are thought to share the same risk...

    Tags: Squamous Cell Cancer, Gays and Lesbians, Physical Therapists, Health, Weight

    10. Aug 9, 2005 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. To be hale and healthy

    BLOOD BANKS/TESTING Biomat USA, 530 N. Seventh St., Allentown, 610-437-9011 Blood Testing Centers, Health Network Laboratories, 2024 Lehigh St., Allentown, 877-402-4221, www.healthnetworklabs.com Keystone Community Blood Bank, 2745a Leiscz's Bridge Rd.,...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hellertown, Nazareth, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Plastic Surgeons

    11. Mar 9, 2009 |Story| Tribune Interactive

  11. Colon Cancer: This is One of the Most Preventable Cancers

    You probably saw the recent headline: Colonoscopy may not be as effective as previously thought at preventing colorectal cancer, which killed an estimated 50,000 people last year.
    U.S. News & World Report
    You probably saw the recent headline: Colonoscopy may not be as effective as previously thought at preventing colorectal cancer, which killed an estimated 50,000 people last year. But whether the procedure cuts the risk of getting and dying from colon...

    Tags: Health, Sigmoidoscopy, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Cancer, Colonoscopy

    12. Aug 13, 2003 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  12. Health Care: Hospitals

    Allentown State Hospital, 1600 Hanover Ave., Allentown, 610-740-3200 Central Montgomery Medical Center, 100 Medical Campus Dr., Lansdale, 215-368-2100, www.cmmc-uhs.com Doylestown Hospital, 595 W. State St., Doylestown, 215-345-2200, www.dh.org...

    Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Health, Kidspeace, Hellertown, Plastic Surgeons

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