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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, May 31, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Small Business Times, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT Food as medicine, Farm focuses on health http://www.biztimes.com/article/20120528/MAGAZINE03/120529855/-1/education/Food-as-medicine-Farm-focuses-on-health Kathy Bero founded Pewaukee-based NuGenesis Farm Inc. two years ago after surviving cancer diagnoses three times. Bero founded the non-profit organization, which is dedicated to working to prevent disease through education, sustainable organic agriculture and research. New Kerala, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:48 AM PDT Robin Gibb's funeral to be held on June 8 http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-30307.html London, May 31 : A private funeral of Robin Gibb, who died 10 days ago after a long battle with cancer, will take place next week, his family has announced. Forbes, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT How Giving Children Foods They Are Allergic To Can Cure Them, And Other Provocative Approaches In Evolutionary Medicine http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2012/05/31/how-giving-children-foods-they-are-allergic-to-can-cure-them-and-other-provocative-approaches-in-evolutionary-medicine/?feed=rss_home Can we keep patients alive longer by not killing cancer cells? How does eating small amounts of foods you are allergic to cure the allergy? Why might fasting before chemotherapy minimize the side effects? And what the heck is evolutionary medicine? Gridley Herald, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT Free class for Ladies with cancer. http://www.gridleyherald.com/topstories/x1832958581/Free-class-for-Ladies-with-cancer Gridley, Calif. â€" The American Cancer Society is offering ladies who are undergoing cancer treatments a free “Look Good, Feel Better” session to learn to cope with appearance-related side effects of treatment and regain a sense of self-confidence and control over their lives. The Press-Enterprise, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT REGION: Tobacco tax, term limits lead in surveys http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20120531-region-tobacco-tax-term-limits-lead-in-surveys.ece If it were up to Inland voters, Prop. 29 would go down in smoke. The initiative, which appears on the June 6 primary ballot, would impose a $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes. The money, administered by a nonpartisan panel, would go to cancer research and anti-smoking campaigns. E! Online, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT Martin Short Reacts to Kathie Lee Gifford Gaffe About Late Wife: "People Make Mistakes" http://www.eonline.com/news/martin_short_reacts_kathie_lee_gifford/320216?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-celebritynews&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_celebritynews While the Internet is still abuzz about the mistake Kathie Lee Gifford made on Wednesday's Today show when she asked Martin Short about his wife, who died in 2010 of ovarian cancer, the... The McPherson Sentinel, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:34 AM PDT Family rallies around mom during cancer treatment http://www.mcphersonsentinel.com/news/x358810905/Family-rallies-around-mom-during-cancer-treatment Jennifer Babcock, with her family, from left, daughter Jordan, son, Dylan, husband Troy, and daughter Amanda before Jennifer started cancer treatment in 2010. “As a mother, you find the strength,” she said. “You find a way to be strong for your kids.” KFDA-TV Amarillo, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:33 AM PDT Criticized $20M state grant to get second review http://www.newschannel10.com/story/18667813/criticized-20m-state-grant-to-get-second-review Leaders of a $3 billion cancer research initiative in Texas are taking a second look at an approved $20 million grant that raised questions about how closely the original proposal was scrutinized. Film Journal, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT Film Review: Pink Ribbons, Inc. http://filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/specialty-releases/e3i10defed113284344561174fffe192b81?imw=Y When every month has its own disease, and each satin ribbon pinned to your chest is in a different color, it’s an eye-opener by a splash of cold water to see this documentary questioning the uses of philanthropy for the fight against breast cancer. Morris Daily Herald, Thu, 31 May 2012 10:20 AM PDT Aldermen move to ban minors from tanning salons http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/2012/05/31/aldermen-move-to-ban-minors-from-tanning-salons/at7tldr/ (MCT) â€" Skin cancer victims who ascribe their maladies to tanning salons persuaded a panel of Chicago aldermen Wednesday to bar tanning facilities from letting people younger than 18 use their equipment, even if the minors have the permission of a parent or guardian. 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