Health News: [cancer]

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday, February 10, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Hunts Post, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:55 AM PST Somersham ladies set out on 250-mile Kenyan adventure http://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/latest-news/somersham_ladies_set_out_on_250_mile_kenyan_adventure_1_1206723 A GROUP of women in Somersham are set to embark on a 250-mile journey across Kenya to raise money for three cancer charities. Everett Herald, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54 AM PST Marysville firefighters will race up stairs to fight cancer http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120210/NEWS01/702109905/1036/NEWS05 Teams from Snohomish County and around the world compete in an annual stairclimb to raise money. EurekAlert!, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:53 AM PST Molecular profiling reveals differences between primary and recurrent ovarian cancers http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-02/tcf-mpr021012.php There is a need to analyze tumor specimens at the time of ovarian cancer recurrence, according to a new study published in Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. Researchers used a diagnostic technology called molecular profiling to examine the differences in the molecular characteristics of primary and recurrent ovarian tumors and found significant changes for some biomarkers. Calaveras Enterprise, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52 AM PST Stephen Thienes http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/obituaries/article_b8a18a64-540c-11e1-ba29-001871e3ce6c.html Stephen Henry Thienes died of cancer Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, with his wife by his side. He was 76. The Harlan Tribune, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST IKM hosts Pink Out http://www.harlanonline.com/articles/2012/02/10/news//doc4f28104c8e79e661009491.txt MANNING -- The IKM-Manning Schools hosted a pink out game last week to raise awareness of and funding for breast cancer research. Above left, the student section decked in pink and at right, Jenni Erb,high school teacher, is holding her daughter, Rachel during the game. Deseret News, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:41 AM PST Sony Seen Restored Using Chips in Market Fighting Disease (Tokyo) http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700223925/Sony-Seen-Restored-Using-Chips-in-Market-Fighting-Disease-Tokyo.html?s_cid=rss-14 TOKYO â€" Rising rates of cancer, obesity and heart disease may offer a path back to health for Sony as the ailing... The Harlan Tribune, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:38 AM PST PINK OUT http://www.harlanonline.com/articles/2012/02/10/news//doc4f1f0cb9ecc94233557172.txt HARLAN -- Harlan Community Schools held its annual pink out event Tuesday, Jan. 17 in an effort to raise awareness of and funding for breast cancer and cancer research. NPR, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:34 AM PST Drug Rapidly Counters Effects of Alzheimer's In Mice http://www.npr.org/2012/02/10/146697648/drug-rapidly-counters-effects-of-alzheimers-in-mice?ft=1&f=5 Reporting in Science, researchers write that an FDA-approved drug for skin cancer had surprising results in mice with Alzheimer's. The drug rapidly cleared up amyloid protein from the brain and improved cognitive function. Co-author Gary Landreth discusses the drug's potential as a therapy for Alzheimer's. News 14 Carolina, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:28 AM PST Local artists brighten up hospital for Valentine's Day http://charlotte.news14.com/content/top_stories/653619/local-artists-brighten-up-hospital-for-valentine-s-day A mosaic designed by 100 local artists was dedicated at Presbyterian Hospital Thursday night.The canvases were donated to the cancer center through Project Art Aid. Several breast cancer survivors helped design some of the pieces. PhysOrg, Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20 AM PST New understanding of DNA repair could eventually lead to cancer therapy http://www.physorg.com/news248098772.html A research group in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta is hoping its latest discovery could one day be used to develop new therapies that target certain types of cancers. See more health stories that match your keyword at: http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?fr=yalerts-health&c=&p=cancer+%2bcat%3ahealth&ei=utf-8 Visit Yahoo! 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