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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:57 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Morning Star, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:26 AM PDT Playing God with lives http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/121550 Schools that refuse to take part in HPV vaccination programmes against cervical cancer and keep local GPs in the dark are gambling with the lives of teenage girls denied this vital vaccine. New Kerala, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:18 AM PDT Cord blood cells may prove valuable for treatment of neurological diseases http://www.newkerala.com/news/newsplus/worldnews-53017.html Washington, July 17 : Cells from blood that remains in the placenta and umbilical cord after childbirth have been used to treat a variety of illnesses, from cancer and immune disorders to blood and metabolic diseases. WCAX-TV Vermont, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:14 AM PDT NH man pleads guilty to taking money, faked cancer http://www.wcax.com/story/19045063/nh-man-pleads-guilty-to-taking-money-faked-cancer A New Hampshire man who said he had cancer and set up a fake donation site has pleaded guilty to fraud. Brandon Sun, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:13 AM PDT William Raspberry, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post, dies at 76 http://www.brandonsun.com/entertainment/breaking-news/william-raspberry-pulitzer-prize-winning-columnist-for-the-washington-post-dies-at-76-162742456.html WASHINGTON - William Raspberry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Washington Post and one of the most widely read black journalists of his generation, died Tuesday. He was 76. Raspberry, who had prostate cancer, died at his home in Washington, his wife, Sondra Raspberry, told The Post.... Omaha World-Herald, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:12 AM PDT Longtime County Treasurer dies of cancer http://www.omaha.com/article/20120717/NEWS/707179925 Longtime Pottawattamie County Treasurer Judy Miller died Monday night after a battle with cancer. Science Daily, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:06 AM PDT Children abused by parents face increased cancer risk, study finds http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717121922.htm Frequent abuse by a parent can increase a child's cancer risk in adulthood, and the effects are especially significant when mothers abuse their daughters and fathers abuse their sons, according to new research. Science Daily, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:06 AM PDT New therapeutic target for prostate cancer identified http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717111820.htm A small, naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence, called a microRNA, known to regulate a number of different cancers, appears to alter the activity of the androgen receptor, which plays a critical role in prostate cancer. Directly targeting microRNA-125b to block androgen receptor activity represents a novel approach for treating castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Los Angeles Times, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT Laws to restrict indoor tanning are spreading http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-indoor-tanning-laws-countries-youth-20120716,0,629849.story?track=rss Indoor tanning raises the risk of skin cancer. Governments are acting, with restrictions on use of the facilities spreading across the U.S. and countries around the world. Science Daily, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:05 AM PDT New way to induce programmed cell death, or apoptosis http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120717100237.htm Researchers have developed a technique to cause apoptosis -- programmed cell death. In two proteins involved in apopotosis -- mitochondrial carrier homologue 2 and truncated BID -- they found the regions that bind to each other to help initiate apoptosis. They then developed peptides that inhibited the binding process, which in lab experiments resulted in the death of human-origin cancer cells ... BBC News, Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT £20m donation for Cancer research http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18868514 A donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, has given £20m to fund cancer immunology in the UK, BBC's Newsnight has learnt. 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=UY5dZmYuNLMzg1XEe9FbNp5ijVrA7sALbRXqAjJkiMyvfJ.ZiLEtAM_M1AqUSWOF0DQvGPJPvbixW7DmB3s7CRmojI1ROTtnEmH7 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 . 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