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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, February 26, 2012 9:57 AM PST Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Nine O'Clock, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST The cancer of the Health system http://www.nineoclock.ro/the-cancer-of-the-health-system/ Morphine is an indispensable drug in the treatment of cancer, with its name coming from Morpheus, the ancient Greek god of dreams. The strange Romanian administration recently succeeded changing the status of morphine, so it is its absence that leads to sleep. But only to the “eternal sleep.” Everett Herald, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:31 AM PST Hall returns, Stealth lose again http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120225/BLOG34/120229871/1004/sports The mood before the game was jovial. It was great to see Washington Stealth head coach Chris Hall back on the sidelines after month of treatment for throat cancer doing what he does better than anything -- coach lacrosse. The Alexandria Town Talk, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:20 AM PST Cancer's burden: high cost of care http://thetowntalk.com/article/20120226/NEWS01/202260324/-1/rss01 Patti Tyree was afraid that cancer would steal her future. Instead, the cost of treating it has. North Platte Telegraph, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:19 AM PST Kids cancer drug shortage worries doctors http://nptelegraph.com/articles/2012/02/26/news/40004617.txt World-Herald News Service LINCOLN - Local hospitals are still scrambling in the wake of a nationwide shortage of a drug called methotrexate, which cures almost all cases of the most common childhood cancer. Marco Island Sun Times, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:15 AM PST Big crowd attends black tie cancer research fund-raiser http://www.marcoislandflorida.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120226/MARCONEWS/120226004 It was a night of glitz, glamor and good food, but also one of great inspiration and courage. cmt.com, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:50 AM PST Taylor Swift Invites Cancer Patient to Be Her Date at ACM Awards http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1679933/taylor-swift-invites-cancer-patient-be-her-date-at-acm-awards.jhtml Taylor Swift made Kevin McGuire a counteroffer couldn't refuse after he invited her to his high school prom in New Jersey. McGuire, 18, a senior at Sterling High School in Somerdale, N.J., is fighting his second battle with leukemia. CTV.ca, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:39 AM PST U.S. states called on to restore anti-smoking funds http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20120226/smoking-us-anti-funds-health-20120226/ Steve Panetta smoked for 34 years, the last 10 at a three-pack-a-day clip. He watched his father die from lung cancer and his stepfather struggle with emphysema. CTV.ca, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:39 AM PST Cost of cancer care in the U.S. a growing burden http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Health/20120226/cancer-care-high-cost-20120226/ Patti Tyree was afraid that cancer would steal her future. Instead, the cost of treating it has. BusinessWeek, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:32 AM PST Gossip Columnist Lures Investors Tracking Chavez Cancer http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-26/gossip-columnist-lures-investors-tracking-chavez-cancer.html Investors left in the dark by Hugo Chavez’s battle with cancer are turning to a newspaper gossip columnist for clues about the Venezuelan president’s health and how it will affect his re-election chances. Mississauga News, Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:29 AM PST Volleyball scores for SickKids http://www.mississauga.com/sports/sports/article/1305572 The fourth annual Icewave Peel Volleyball Tournament spiked another point for SickKids childhood cancer research yesterday. 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! Health: http://health.yahoo.com/ You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use http://us.rd.yahoo.com/alerts/b/email/unsubscribe/*http://alerts.yahoo.com/unsubscribe.php?id=NhpUzosuNLMhX6_yyL8F9oBBFrMYyMxeTd5qNVJLspfegGKEeT8I7VyKbdeCSEv5YadPzCSnPmIyJpLdIN2ad_Z9eGWupZ6gB6zT to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences: http://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.done=http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, please read our privacy policy at http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/ . Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.