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Breast cancer drug may slow lung cancer's march
The breast cancer drug tamoxifen may stall the progression of non-small cell lung cancer in those who take it after breast cancer treatment, a new study has found. Tamoxifen is the oldest of a wide array of medications that block the action of the...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Physical Conditions, Cancer, Drugs and Medicines, Tamoxifen (drug)
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For long life, reach for the pumpkin, carrots and squash
As you gaze across the bountiful Thanksgiving offerings on your table this year, be grateful for the life-extending benefits of orange. Orange as in alpha-carotene. Orange as in pumpkin, carrots and squash, the foods richest in this phytonutrient. A study...Tags: Lungs and Airways, Internal Medicine, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Liver Cancer
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Medical marijuana inspires strong opinions, but what does science say?
Depending on whom you ask, marijuana is a dangerous drug that should be kept illegal alongside heroin and PCP, or it's a miracle herb with a trove of medical benefits that the government is seeking to deny the public -- or something in between: a plant...Tags: Health Organizations, Colleges and Universities, Addiction, Death, Schizophrenia
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‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episode about suicide hits the mark
"Grey's Anatomy"
ABC, Thursday, March 25, 9 p.m.
Episode" "Suicide is Painless"
The premise: At Seattle Grace Hospital, patient Kim Allen ( Sara Gilbert) is suffering from stage IV (widespread) large cell lung cancer that has spread to her lymph...Tags: Physiology, New York University, Colleges and Universities, Television, Assisted Suicide
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Laker blog profile: Rick Friedman's life as a Laker fan
Lakers BlogThis is the 28th post in a series that helps you get to know members of the L.A. Times Lakers blog community. But this one is unique. Longtime Lakers blog member Rick Friedman recently passed away in his fight against cancer. Below is a profile... -
TV on the Radio's Gerard Smith succumbs to lung cancer
Pop & HissTV on the Radio bassist Gerard Smith has died of lung cancer, the band announced on its official website Wednesday. He was 36. "We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following...... -
Matt Barnes' sons also get mohawk in time for Lakers-Mavericks series
Lakers BlogMoments after his barber put the finishing touches on his mohawk, Lakers forward Matt Barnes called out to his 2-year-old twin sons Carter Kelly and Isiah Michael in a giddy tone. "Hey dudes," Barnes said, sitting in the dining room of his Palos Verdes... -
Live review: TV on the Radio at the Music Box
Pop & HissRarely has a band played with so much joy after such a blindsiding heartbreak as TV on the Radio did on Wednesday night at the Music Box. Less than a month after the post-punk crooners unexpectedly lost bassist Gerard Smith...... -
Pat Burns dies at 58; three-time National Hockey League coach of the year
Pat Burns, who made an unconventional and accidental transition from police officer to hockey coach and was the only man voted the National Hockey League's coach of the year three times, died Friday at a hospice in Sherbrooke, Canada. He was 58.
He had...Tags: Career and Workplace, Colon, Colleges and Universities, Boston Bruins, St. Louis Blues
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Fresno Bishop John Steinbock dies at 73
John Steinbock, the Roman Catholic bishop of Fresno who presided over a period of tremendous growth in his Central Valley diocese and was known as a strong administrator, a down-to-earth cleric and a hole-in-one golfer, died Sunday of lung cancer. He...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Gang Activity, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Litigation, Sexual Assault
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Fred J. Ascani dies at 92; test pilot set speed record
Fred J. Ascani, a retired Air Force major general and former test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base who set a world speed record in an F-86 jet fighter in 1951 and later oversaw the development of a supersonic bomber, has died. He was 92.
Ascani, a B-17...Tags: Obituaries, Feet, Wars and Interventions, Diseases and Illnesses, Italy
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