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, October 28, 2011 11:20 AM PDT Your Health News Alert for [cancer] matched the following stories: Asheville Citizen-Times, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:55 AM PDT 20-mile Power of Pink relay this weekend in Clyde battles breast cancer http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20111027/OUTDOORS/310270010/Power-Pink-relay-battles-breast-cancer?odyssey=mod%7cnewswell%7ctext%7cLiving%7cs Larry Fincher of Asheville will take part in his fifth Pink 4-Miler race, open to male and female runners, as part of the Power of Pink event on Saturday in Clyde. MedCity News, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:54 AM PDT China, vaccines drive Merck performance http://www.medcitynews.com/2011/10/china-vaccines-drive-merck-performance/ Merck (NYSE: MRK) posted net income of $1.6 billion in the third quarter, eclipsing its performance for the same time last year, aided by its cervical cancer vaccine and strong growth in China. Revenues for Whitehouse Station, New Jersey pharmaceutical company for the quarter rose 8 percent to $12 billion. Sales of combination diabetes drug Janumet [...] 14 WFIE Evansville, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:54 AM PDT Woman defies odds, walks again http://www.14news.com/story/15896888/woman-defies-odds-walks-again A Texas woman was able to walk for the first time after cancer left her paralyzed from the waist down. The New Britain Herald, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:50 AM PDT Cancer center moving forward in New Britain http://newbritainherald.com/articles/2011/10/28/news/doc4eaa0e7d8cd0b554184342.txt NEW BRITAIN â€" With the state Bond Commission today expected to approve $5 million for the Hospital of Central Connecticut, administrators are moving forward with plans to build a new cancer center on land adjacent to the Plainville line. Forbes Finance News (ext) Dropbox via Yahoo! Finance, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:49 AM PDT Where Will Steve Jobs' Money Go? Medical Philanthropy Has Different Flavors http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Where-Will-Steve-Jobs-Money-xfoftp-1852826224.html Will Steve Jobs' fortune go to support cancer research? His plans for philanthropy have remained a mystery even after his death. There was once a rumor that he was the source of an anonymous $150 million gift to the University of California-San Francisco's cancer center Unfortunately, the just-published authorized biography of [...] PhysOrg, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:48 AM PDT Palliative care's promise, concerns http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-palliative.html What if a new medication for severely ill patients had no role in curing them but made them feel much better despite being sick? Let's say this elixir were found to decrease the pain and nausea of cancer patients, improve the sleep and energy of heart failure patients, prolong the lives of people with kidney failure, drive down healthcare expenditures and ease the burdens of caregivers? Boston Globe, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT Chemo, radiation, and song http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/10/28/chemo_radiation_and_song A little more than five years ago, music therapist Brian Jantz began to see a shift at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital Boston, where he splits his time. Staff members, who previously would send him away when patients he was scheduled to see weren’t feeling well, started to call him with requests to visit people on their lowest days. Boston Globe, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:45 AM PDT Study: Bacteria may cause colon cancer http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/10/24/study_bacteria_may_cause_colon_cancer A significant percentage of colon cancers could be caused by a bacteria and some tumors eventually may be prevented or treated with antibiotics, suggests new research. Boston Globe, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:44 AM PDT Benefits of music among cancer patients http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/articles/2011/10/24/benefits_of_music_among_cancer_patients A team of researchers reviewed 30 studies of cancer patients and the use of either music therapy or prerecorded music. Marketwire, Fri, 28 Oct 2011 10:44 AM PDT Prostate Cancer Expert Dr. David Samadi to Perform Life-Saving Robotic Prostatectomy Surgery in Netherlands http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=1579201&sourceType=3 Overseas Healthcare and Doctor-to-Doctor Support Central to Dr. Samadi's Fight Against Prostate Cancer 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. 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