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, September 25, 2012 11:39 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Takepart.com via Yahoo! News, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:16 PM PDT The Obesity Epidemic Spawns Another Health Risk: Cancer http://news.yahoo.com/know-already-being-overweight-bad-know-cancer-041610420.html It’s no secret that there’s an obesity epidemic in America. But the side effects from being overweight, including cancer risks, continue to multiply. Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:19 PM PDT Scientist Claims New Fiber Could Cut Risk of Crohn's Disease http://news.yahoo.com/scientist-claims-fiber-could-cut-risk-crohns-disease-231900140.html A Purdue University scientist trying to solve a general digestive problem ended up creating a new type of fiber. He believes its use might improve overall digestive health and cut the risk of developing Crohn's disease, colon cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, and diverticulosis. As a Crohn's patient, I find this discovery intriguing but perhaps wishful thinking. AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:55 PM PDT French trial opens on cancer radiation scandal http://uk.news.yahoo.com/french-trial-opens-cancer-radiation-scandal-225510227.html Two doctors and a radio physicist were due to go on trial Monday on manslaughter charges arising from radiation overdoses given to nearly 450 cancer patients in a French hospital. The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News, Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:29 PM PDT Manitoba adding 120 drugs for stroke prevention, cancer, diabetes to pharmacare http://ca.news.yahoo.com/manitoba-adding-120-drugs-stroke-prevention-cancer-diabetes-192949110.html WINNIPEG - Manitoba is adding 120 drugs to pharmacare. 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=jKSaCTUuNLNcWSyx.TNQ.dTWC.rNpiSx3aZQeycUvQv6RTyBgB6VjxSpV4W6V6Fs2KWTOmHDH5Vo2K5IE_W78MF_L2LXMcQuRp5d 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.