Chest health - LI asthma campaign gets a second wind

LI asthma campaign gets a second wind
Newsday, NY - Nov 17, 2005 Seeking to help her daughter, who suffered severe breathing attacks, Elizabeth Seickel took an idea for an asthma awareness campaign three years ago to the

Glaxo shares fall after asthma drug ruling
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 21, 2005 Shares in GlaxoSmithKline today fell sharply after the US Food and Drug Administration issued guidelines that could curb the use of its top-selling asthma drug

Around 20pc schoolkids have asthma, says study
Peninsula On-line, Qatar - Nov 11, 2005 DOHA: About 20 per cent of school children in Qatar are found to be suffering from asthma, according to a study conducted by a team of doctors here last year.

FDA calls for new warnings on asthma drugs
Newsweek - Nov 18, 2005 CHICAGO - US regulators Friday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add new warnings to their labels stating that the drugs could increase

Breathless in slums: Asthma on the rise
Pune Newsline, India - Nov 22, 2005 studies on respiratory health. India has never been considered a country with high prevalence of asthma. But this study shows

ASTHMA DRUG WARNING
KPVI-TV, ID - Nov 18, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is asking the makers of three asthma drugs to strengthen labels warning that the medicines may increase the

Asthma - Better Asthma Control With Allergists

Better Asthma Control With Allergists
Ivanhoe, FL - Nov 20, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You may be able to better control your asthma if you're seeing an allergist. New research shows asthma patients

Moth spray link to asthma not proved
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Nov 11, 2005 A report into the health effects of aerial insecticide spraying in West Auckland has found child asthma rates rose during the programme but says other factors

Chest health - Osteoporosis linked to heart disease

Osteoporosis linked to heart disease
RedNova - Nov 24 11:21 AM
By Karla Gale NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis are at increased risk for having coronary artery disease (CAD), in which plaque build-up starves the heart of its blood supply, investigators in Michigan report.Save to My Web

Popcorn Plant Lawsuits Winding Down
RedNova - Nov 25 7:21 PM
By Steve Rock, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Nov. 24--More than four years after the original lawsuit was filed, the case involving workers at a Jasper, Mo., popcorn plant is finally nearing conclusion.Save to My Web

Angry surgeon wants sucker stud banned
Stuff - Nov 25 8:18 AM
Doctors want dangerous imitation tongue studs banned after a nine-year-old girl needed urgent surgery to remove one that had lodged in her lung.Save to My Web

Former Cotter employee: Company operating with desperate attitude
Canon City Daily Record - Nov 23 5:38 PM
An acid-mist leak at Cotter Corp. sent an employee to the emergency room last week, and former Cotter employee Don Jesse calls the accident the most recent evidence of a desperate kind of attitude at the Ca on City uranium and vanadium mill.Save to My Web

A Dose of Uncertainty: Medicaid Changes Could Restrict Hemophilia Drugs
RedNova - Nov 25 11:48 PM
By Matt Freed, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 25--ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. -- With her son Stephen, 3, on her lap, Kerry Fatula inserted a needle into a catheter implanted under the skin of his chest, then infused $2,800 worth of medication.Save to My Web

Man gets 18 years for stab murder
The Mercury - Nov 24 6:08 PM
A MAN who stabbed his ex-girlfriend's mother to death with a kitchen knife has been sentenced to 18 years jail.Save to My Web

Briefs: RMU to honor nursing graduates
Pittsburgh Live - Nov 24 9:18 PM
Robert Morris University's first class of nursing graduates will be pinned during a ceremony at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the school's Massey Theater in Moon.Save to My Web

Olympia Medical Center Announces Top Five Thanksgiving Day Injuries...And Ways to Avoid Them
RedNova - Nov 23 3:08 PM
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanksgiving officially launches the holiday season -- a season of feasting, festivities and fun.Save to My Web

Chest health - Onassis Aide Stelios Papadimitriou Dies

Onassis Aide Stelios Papadimitriou Dies
Austin American-Statesman - Nov 23 1:47 PM
ATHENS, Greece Lawyer Stelios Papadimitriou, a close aide of Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis who clashed bitterly with his employer's former son-in-law over management of the magnate's wealth, died of lung cancer Wednesday. He was 75.Save to My Web

FTSE ends up after reaching fresh four-year peak
Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Nov 23 9:15 AM
The leading share index closed higher on Wednesday, having set a fresh four-year high, with drugs firm AstraZeneca rising on news it was embarking on key tests of a new lung cancer drug, and despite a weaker heavyweight oil and gas sector.Save to My Web

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center strikes deal with Avid Bioservices
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News - Nov 22 10:24 AM
Tustin-based Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) announced Tuesday that manufacturing subsidiary Avid Bioservices, Inc. has signed a manufacturing agreement with the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (SKCC) in San Diego.Save to My Web

East Valley news briefs
The Arizona Republic - Nov 25 11:24 PM
MESA - Starting today, Mesa firefighters are asking people to donate toys to needy children. The United Mesa Firefighters and Mesa Fire Department are sponsoring the annual Toy Drive through through Dec. 21.Save to My Web

Chris Whitely
Boston Herald - Nov 23 5:14 AM
Chris Whitley, a veteran singer, songwriter and recording artist, died Sunday in New York after battling lung cancer. He was 45. Born in Texas, Whitley cultivated his mastery of the slide steel guitar...Save to My Web

Glaxo to showcase cancer drugs
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 25 4:55 AM
GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to use a research seminar next week to demonstrate its arrival as a major player in the fast-growing world of cancer medicine.Save to My Web

IDM sells some assets in $12 million deal
San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News - Nov 25 7:45 AM
IDM Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: IDMI, News) announced Friday it will sell specific assets related to its infectious disease programs to Danish firm Pharmexa A/S for $12 million in cash.Save to My Web

Lung cancer in Wales
icWales - Nov 20 8:18 PM
EVERY year more than 2,000 people in Wales will be diagnosed with lung cancer. Every year more than 1,900 patients will die from the disease - an 87% mortality on the number of cases.Save to My Web

Genes May Predict Childhood Cancer Prognosis
Health Scout - Nov 23 5:45 PM
Finding could help doctors treating neuroblastomas, researchers say.Save to My Web

Chest health - Women Receive Less Aggressive Treatment For Chest Pain And Heart Attacks Than Men

Women Receive Less Aggressive Treatment For Chest Pain And Heart Attacks Than Men
Science Daily - Nov 22 9:13 PM
Women with some heart problems are almost one-third less likely to receive invasive treatments compared to men with the same conditions, according to data from an international study of more than 12,000 people. Consequently, women are about one-sixth more likely than men to suffer additional chest pain or other recurrent heart problems.Save to My Web

SOMEBODY TO LOVE
News-Record - Nov 24 12:04 AM
The News & Record asked people from several walks of life what they are thankful for this Thanksgiving Day.Save to My Web

Latest Local News...
The Evening Telegraph - Nov 24 5:10 AM
Hundreds stand in line as fears grow over vaccine shortage. QUEUES formed outside a city doctors' surgery as people fearing a vaccine shortage rushed to get winter flu jabs.Save to My Web

Hectic Holidays Bring Health Hazards
HealthCentral.com - Nov 25 1:30 AM
THURSDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Hectic travel, overeating, family stress -- Thanksgiving can be tough on both the mind and body. And the coming cold of the approaching winter won't help.Save to My Web

Popcorn plant lawsuits winding down
Kansas City Star - Nov 24 12:12 AM
More than four years after the original lawsuit was filed, the case involving workers at a Jasper, Mo., popcorn plant is finally nearing conclusion. A New York-based butter-flavoring manufacturer recently agreed to settlement terms with 17 plaintiffs.Save to My Web

Asthma - Lung cancer is deadliest cancer in Minnesota

Lung cancer is deadliest cancer in Minnesota
KTSP.com, MN - Nov 14, 2005 PAUL (AP) - Lung cancer remains the deadliest cancer in Minnesota and a particular threat to women and American Indians, the Minnesota Health Department said

Cause for concern
Abington Mariner, MA - 19 hours ago According to a study done by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), Rockland's lung cancer death rate is the third highest out of the 351 cities

Early cancer diagnosis a blessing for woman
Loveland Herald Reporter, CO - Nov 24, 2005 Now recovered from surgery, Brown, who lives east of Loveland, says she feels blessed that doctors discovered her lung cancer early, and she wants to talk

Lung cancer - Foundation awards grant for much needed computer

Foundation awards grant for much needed computer
La Vista Sun, Ne - Nov 25, 2005 technicians and paramedics and are required by the state Health and Human Scene and Yourself;" Emergency Treatment of the Burn Patient;" "Chest Trauma" and

Near-death scare shows need for lifesaving tool
DetNews.com, MI - Nov 23, 2005 airplanes, airports, sporting arenas, universities, shopping malls and health clubs, is Colucci initiated chest compressions, and a defibrillator was placed on

Deleted Genes Help Predict Outcome In A Children's Cancer
Science Daily (press release) - Nov 24, 2005 Often occurring as a solid tumor in a child's abdomen or chest, some cases The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the

Asthma - Deleted Genes Help Predict Outcome in a Children's Cancer

Deleted Genes Help Predict Outcome in a Children's Cancer
Newswise - Newswise A new study reports that a loss of genes on chromosome 1 or chromosome 11 raises the risk of death from the children's cancer neuroblastoma, even when other indicators seem to point to a lower-risk form of the disease. as a solid tumor in a child's abdomen or chest, some cases spontaneously resolve even without surgery, while others are

Asthma - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
The Tribune, India - Nov 24, 2005 The oceans have been recently described to be the "Medicine Chest of the containing these two ingredients have been recommended by the World Health Organisation

Asthma - FDA calls for stronger warnings on asthma drugs

FDA calls for stronger warnings on asthma drugs
Reuters.uk, UK - Nov 18, 2005 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Regulators on Friday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add new warnings to their labels stating that the drugs

Breathless in slums: Asthma on the rise
Pune Newsline, India - Nov 22, 2005 studies on respiratory health. India has never been considered a country with high prevalence of asthma. But this study shows

Bid for 5m asthma unit at Perth
Evening Telegraph, UK - Nov 24, 2005 The unit will concentrate on research into childhood asthma. NHS Tayside today gave the go-ahead for the university to develop two vacant wards at PRI.

Child asthma hospitalizations drop
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Nov 18, 2005 "When I first got here, I didn't know anything about asthma," said Luu, through an interpreter. "It just hurt me to see him like that.".

Fetal growth retarded more by severe asthma than smoking
AustralianDoctor.com (subscription), Australia - Nov 15, 2005 by Jane McCredie. SEVERE exacerbations of asthma in pregnancy have a greater impact on birth weight than smoking in pregnancy, an Australian study shows.

Asthma Patients Do Better Under Allergists' Care
Daily News Central, NV - Nov 18, 2005 Asthma patients treated by an allergist reported fewer problems and better quality of life than those who received treatment from primary-care physicians.

Warnings for Asthma Drugs Sought
Washington Post, United States - Nov 18, 2005 US regulators yesterday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add warnings to their labels stating that the drugs could increase the chances

Glaxo hit by US ruling on its top-selling asthma drug
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Nov 21, 2005 SHARES in GlaxoSmithKline fell 5 per cent yesterday after the US Food and Drug and Administration proposed restrictions on its top-selling asthma drug, Advair

GlaxoSmithKline opposes US asthma drug proposals
Reuters - Nov 18, 2005 drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it disagreed with the changes to the labelling of two of its asthma drugs proposed

Lung cancer - Reeve Appears Since Cancer Announcement

Reeve Appears Since Cancer Announcement
ABCNEWS.com - Reeve Making First Public Appearance Since Lung Cancer Announcement The Associated Press NEW YORK - Three months after announcing she has lung cancer, Dana Reeve was 'feeling great

Women survive lung cancer better than men
ABCNEWS.com - By Martha Kerr MONTREAL (Reuters Health) - Women have a better survival rate than men in early stage lung cancers, regardless of treatment or even lack of treatment. The investigators reviewed 18,967 cases of early lung cancer, and grouped patients into four groups: those receiving men, with a five-year lung cancer-related survival rate of 53

Chris Whitley dies of lung cancer
Curlio - Singer Chris Whitley has died at the age of 45 due to lung cancer. ' I hope you all will mourn my brother's death, but

When It Comes to Lung Cancer, Gender Plays a Role
ABCNEWS.com - weeks ago, when doctors informed her she had advanced lung cancer. Lamb is one of 80,000 women diagnosed this year with lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society

'Quit to Live' -- Early Detection for Lung Cancer
WQAD - proven to catch cancer early, and help save lives. For lung cancer, early detection is still being studied live: early detection for lung cancer. Lung Cancer claims more lives than

Radiation After Prostate Cancer Surgery Boosts Survival
KVOA 4 - TUESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy immediately after prostate surgery improves survival for advanced-stage prostate cancer patients. leading cause of cancer death in men, second only to lung cancer.

One third of cancer deaths due to avoidable factors
ABCNEWS.com - One third of cancer deaths due to avoidable factors Reuters LONDON - If people avoided major risk factors for cancer, more than a third of the 7 million annual deaths from the disease could be prevented, scientists said on Friday. Of the 2.43 million deaths, 37 percent of them are from lung cancer,' said Ezzati. ' The total lung cancer deaths in the world are 1.23 million and of those 900

LATINI, Dolores Ann
San Francisco Chronicle - She fought a courageous two and half year battle with lung cancer. Dolores enjoyed life and loved her family dearly

Women to be focus of tests on cancer drug
Seattle Times - Cell Therapeutics, looking to confirm one of the few positive results from earlier clinical trials of its cancer drug Xyotax, said it will study the treatment in 600 women beginning later this month. The study would enroll women with lung cancer at about 170 sites in the U.S Women tend to survive lung cancer longer than men, but there are several possible

Onassis Aide Stelios Papadimitriou Dies
AP via Newsday - Papadimitriou died of lung cancer at the Onassis Heart Surgey Center, officials of the hospital said

Chest health - Canadians Can Breathe Easier with Asthma Society's Launch of the New 'Joint Seal' asthma friendly(R) Certifica

Canadians Can Breathe Easier with Asthma Society's Launch of the New 'Joint Seal' asthma friendly(R) Certifica
Canada NewsWire - Asthma Society of Canada and Physician-led Allergy Standards Ltd suffer from asthmacan breathe easier today after The Asthma Society of Canada announced thelaunch of a product and

Hospitalizations for asthma on decline
Seattle Times - Asthma hospitalizations in King County have declined dramatically in recent years, especially Health Seattle & King County. But asthma, a debilitating lung disease, still affects

Flu vaccines 'gone in days'
BBC - Breakfast's main story this morning is a warning that supplies of this winter's flu vaccine will run out in days. on those most at risk - the elderly and younger people with conditions like asthma and diabetes and people with health problems such as heart disease, asthma and diabetes

Europe shares hold near 3-yr peaks
CNN - LONDON, England (Reuters) -- European shares were mixed on Monday with oil majors boosted by a rise in the crude price but GlaxoSmithKline weighed after U.S. regulators proposed new restrictions on its biggest-selling asthma drug. new warnings to be put on asthma medications. The market worried the

Scientists pin hopes on worm eggs to fight diseases
ABCNEWS.com - experimental infections with schistosomes could prevent severe allergic reactions and asthma-like lung inflammation.

Taking a Breather From Asthma Medication
Elko Daily Free Press - Do they really need to take a medicine every day?'' Taking a Breather From Asthma Medication Sunday, November 20, 2005 3:02 AM PST In a study on the frequency and severity of asthma attacks. Surprisingly, the results showed

Antioxidant Improves Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment
ABCNEWS.com - By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter Nov. 23 - The Basics of Asthma Treatment Nutritional Supplements: Healthy or Harmful? Vitamin and Mineral Supplements: Who Needs Them? Brain Food: Can You Eat Yourself Smart? WEDNESDAY, Nov.

Single mother sees a bleak holiday ahead
Houston Chronicle - had what seemed to be a bad cold, but doctors suspect she has asthma. ' I just need some help so that the holidays won't

Glaxo hit by US bar on asthma treatment
Telegraph - E-POLL Do you think US car giant GM will go bankrupt? restrict the use of Glaxo SmithKline's top-selling asthma drug Advair on concerns it increases the chance of only be given to US asthma patients once other milder medicines have

Asthma - Katrina's Health Effects

Katrina's Health Effects
ABCNEWS.com - By JOY VICTORY Nov. 5, 2005 - - Some New Orleans residents are calling it the 'Katrina Cough' -- a general upper respiratory irritation afflicting people returning to their hurricane-ravaged city. Health Sciences Center, said she knows of several people with the cough. She described it as a chronic, nagging, dry cough and chest at Tulane University Health Sciences Center.

Tot killed on Disney ride had bad heart
CNN - chest pains, fainting or nausea. Signs posted near the attraction, which stimulates a rocket blastoff and mission to Mars, warns that riders should be in good health

Dad tells surgeon, you killed my son
Streatham, Brixton, Clapham & Dulwich Mercury - Dad tells surgeon, you killed my son Nov 25 2005South London Press A GRIEVING dad accused a heart surgeon of 'killing' his son amid angry scenes at an inquest. his health had since improved. But on August 25 , while at home in Tadworth, Surrey, Damond complained of chest pains

A dose of uncertainty: Medicaid changes could restrict costly hemophilia drugs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Fatula inserted a needle into a catheter implanted under the skin of his chest, then infused $2,800 worth of medication

DVDs to go anti-smoking?
USA Today - said, 'and I'm sure they're just as concerned about the health of their children as the doctors are by the American College of Chest Physicians that shows villains do more

The Million-Year Health Standard
New York Times - The Million-Year Health Standard Published: November 25, 2005 The 's proposed radiation standard for a planned nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain in Nevada took a severe battering during a comment period that ended this week. That level - equivalent to a chest X-ray or two - is widely accepted

Chest health - UPDATE 4-US FDA calls for stronger warnings on asthma drugs

UPDATE 4-US FDA calls for stronger warnings on asthma drugs
Reuters - By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES, Nov 18 (Reuters) - U.S. on Friday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add new warnings to their labels stating increase the chances of severe asthma episodes that could result in death

Scientists pin hopes on worm eggs to fight diseases
ABCNEWS.com - experimental infections with schistosomes could prevent severe allergic reactions and asthma-like lung inflammation.

Flu vaccines 'gone in days'
BBC - Breakfast's main story this morning is a warning that supplies of this winter's flu vaccine will run out in days. on those most at risk - the elderly and younger people with conditions like asthma and diabetes and people with health problems such as heart disease, asthma and diabetes

Child asthma hospitalizations drop
Seattle Post Intelligencer - When I first got here, I didn't know anything about asthma,' said Luu, through an interpreter After he was diagnosed with asthma, Duc-Tai's coughing fits and wheezing persisted for

Chest health - FDA calls for new warnings on asthma drugs

FDA calls for new warnings on asthma drugs
Newsweek - Nov 18, 2005 CHICAGO - US regulators Friday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add new warnings to their labels stating that the drugs could increase

Research to consider anger-asthma link
ABC Online, Australia - Nov 20, 2005 She says her findings could lead to better management of asthma. "If they knew that there is a relationship between their anger, the

Asthma, nut allergy and more
Cherry Creek News, CO - Nov 22, 2005 A simple, new questionnaire can identify children with poorly controlled asthma who needlessly suffer asthma symptoms that limit their daily activities.

Asthma Patients Do Better Under Allergists' Care
Daily News Central, NV - Nov 18, 2005 Asthma patients treated by an allergist reported fewer problems and better quality of life than those who received treatment from primary-care physicians.

GSK says FDA's decision to change asthma drug label puts patients
Forbes - Nov 18, 2005 GlaxoSmithKline PLC expressed disagreement with a decision by US regulator's to change the advice given on the label of its top selling asthma drugs Advair and

FDA wants warning on asthma drugs
MarketWatch - Nov 18, 2005 BOSTON (MarketWatch) - The Food and Drug Administration is asking drugmakers to put warnings on three asthma drugs, including GlaxoSmithKline's blockbuster

FDA calls for stronger warnings on asthma drugs
Reuters.uk, UK - Nov 18, 2005 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Regulators on Friday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add new warnings to their labels stating that the drugs

Asthma - CHEST: Experimental test may identify lung CA from buccal scraping

CHEST: Experimental test may identify lung CA from buccal scraping
Medical Post - was highlighted by new studies dealing with lung cancer, asthma and the deadly, but treatable, pulmonary arterial could determine if the patient has lung cancer. A researcher with a

Settlement reached in W.Va. asbestos suit
AP via Seattle Post Intelligencer - in campus buildings put them at an increased risk of cancer. The university said in a statement that a rare and inoperable form of lung cancer. It also causes asbestosis

Plant product offers lung cancer hope
ninemsn - The animals were killed and examined at week 20. chemical found in various plants, may help prevent lung cancer caused by cigarette smoking, the results of an of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston, and colleagues treated

Singer 'his own man to the bone'
Chicago Sun-Times - songwriter Chris Whitley died Sunday at 45 after battling lung cancer. The veteran Texas-reared artist recorded for

Singer Chris Whitley dies aged 45
BBC - Whitley, who mixed rock and roll with blues and alternative rock, has died of lung cancer aged 45 Diagnosed with lung cancer five weeks ago, he died in Houston on

Cancer-stricken Ocean County investigator gets show of support
AP via Newsday - TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- A cancer-stricken law enforcement officer who wants her partner to get her County Prosecutor's office who is fighting lung cancer. Hester wants the county

LATINI, Dolores Ann
San Francisco Chronicle - She fought a courageous two and half year battle with lung cancer. Dolores enjoyed life and loved her family dearly

Skin and Breast Cancers Are the Prevalent Kind of Cancer in Brazil
Brazzil Magazine - Brazil expects to have over 470 thousand new cases of cancer in 2006. This is slightly more than the 468 thousand new cases forecast for this year. by breast cancer (49 thousand), cancer of the prostate (47 thousand), lung cancer (27 thousand), and cancer of the female mortality caused by lung cancer in the past 20 years

Blacks More Likely to Forego Lung Cancer Surgery
ABCNEWS.com - Blacks More Likely to Forego Lung Cancer Surgery Nov. 8 - Lung Cancer: How Patients Can Evaluate Treatment Options Bone Complications in Lung Cancer Understanding Lung Cancer Hi-Tech Surgery For Reflux Disease: Watch the Procedure TUESDAY, Nov.

Chest health - Anti-smoking campaign promotes lung cancer awareness on campus

Anti-smoking campaign promotes lung cancer awareness on campus
The Emory Wheel - Nov 21, 2005 a nationwide event sponsored by the American Cancer Society, came to Emory for the first time last week with the hope of raising lung cancer awareness and

Deguelin may help prevent lung cancer
Food Consumer, IL - 13 hours ago Deguelin, found in plants such as Mundulea sericea (Leguminosae), which is native to Africa and South America, may help prevent lung cancer caused by cigarette

Dana Reeve Beating Lung Cancer
CBS2 Chicago, IL - Nov 18, 2005 Medical Center in New York told Mioller. "But, you know, that's not really so unusual these days with many patients with lung cancer.".

Lung cancer - Annual smokeout encourages smokers to stop for one day

Annual smokeout encourages smokers to stop for one day
thedesertsun.com - However, 172,570 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year, the society approximates. About 163,510 will die from lung cancer this year. And teenage smoking continues to

Asthma - News Briefs

News Briefs
Gay City News - Nov 23 4:01 PM
Outrage in New Jersey A 24-year police veteran of the Ocean County, New Jersey, prosecutors office, who is dying of inoperable lung cancer, has effectively been denied her request that the county freeholders extend benefits to her longtime partner under the states Domestic Partner Law.Save to My Web

Glaxo to showcase cancer drugs
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 25 4:55 AM
GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to use a research seminar next week to demonstrate its arrival as a major player in the fast-growing world of cancer medicine.Save to My Web

Lindsay tackles the lung bursting Sears Tower event
The Whitehaven News - Nov 24 2:34 AM
GOSFORTH fell runner Lindsay Buck went Stateside recently and completed the lung bursting Sears Tower Go-Vertical event. Lindsay was one of over a thousand runners that tackled the strength sapping run up one of Chicagos most famous landmarks.Save to My Web

Plant product may help prevent lung cancer
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 7:16 AM
Treatment with deguelin, a chemical found in various plants, may help prevent lung cancer caused by cigarette smoking, the results of an animal study suggest.Save to My Web

County survey favors smoking ban
Daily Telegram - Nov 24 12:07 PM
County health officials claim the Cancer Society survey settles the question of voter support for a business smoking ban.Save to My Web

Cancer tsar warns care targets are 'impossible'
The Scotsman: Scotland News - Nov 24 4:15 AM
SCOTLAND'S cancer tsar has warned that Scottish Executive targets for treating patients quickly are likely to prove "impossible" to meet.Save to My Web

Wednesday, 23 Nov 2005
Curlio - Nov 23 12:54 PM
Found some interesting music news somewhere else? Submit the link to us! Singer Chris Whitley has died at the age of 45 due to lung cancer.Save to My Web

First oncolytic viral therapy approved for head and neck cancer
PharmaBiz - Nov 25 1:49 AM
Shanghai Sunway Biotech Co. Ltd. has received an approval from Chinese State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) for H101, an oncolytic adenovirus, to be used in combination with chemotherapy as a treatment for patients with late stage refractory nasopharyngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer prevalent in China.Save to My Web

GSK anticancer drug gets positive opinion from European committee
Pharmaceutical Business Review - Nov 25 3:10 AM
GlaxoSmithKlines anticancer drug Hycamtin has received a positive opinion from the European Committee for Human Medicinal Products for the treatment of patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer for whom re-treatment with the first-line regimen is not considered appropriate.Save to My Web

Singer-songwriter Chris Whitley dies at 45
RT News - Nov 23 2:57 AM
American singer-songwriter and guitarist Chris Whitley has died of lung cancer, aged 45.Save to My Web

Chest health - Hectic Holidays Bring Health Hazards

Hectic Holidays Bring Health Hazards
Forbes - 20 hours ago stress can cause chest pain and trigger heart attacks. Eating too much or too fast, drinking too much, gaining weight, and too much salt can all harm health.

Trotters come out of gait hungry
News-Leader.com, MO - 4 hours ago Charlie Hawkins, 23, sported the registration number of "1" on his chest, and the former of us wanted to think of a fun run to encourage health and fitness

Effexor XR Approved in Canada for Symptomatic Relief of Panic
DG News - 21 hours ago to the most recent Canadian Community Health Survey on Mental Health and Well-being This fear is accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain, sweating

A link between teen smoking and movies?
Christian Science Monitor, MA - Nov 21, 2005 In general, however, health advocates frown on depictions of tobacco use, even if Pacino, in "The Devil's Advocate." The study in the journal Chest cast some

Patient fear over rest room cuts
BBC News, UK - 13 hours ago "Junior doctors can be called on if a patient develops chest pain or breathing The Department for Health said it was up to individual NHS trusts as to how they

Demand leaves Burnley facing flu jab shortage
Burnley Today, UK - 4 hours ago breathing or chest problems, heart conditions, diabetes, kidney disease and illnesses that have suppressed their immune systems. Also included are health and

Illegal immigrant with tuberculosis fears county will turn him
Skagit Valley Herald, WA - Nov 23, 2005 County Public Health has a responsibility to protect the health of all symptoms including weakness, weight loss, fever, night sweats, coughing, chest pain and

Provincial dollars for Mohawk
Hamilton Mountain News, Canada - 1 hour ago simulation lab at the Mohawk McMaster Institute for Applied Health Sciences will procedures like tracheotomy care, inserting catheters and managing chest tubes

Chest health - FDA wants stronger warnings on asthma drugs

FDA wants stronger warnings on asthma drugs
SignOn San Diego - By Stephen Ohlemacher ASSOCIATED PRESS 2:53 p.m. November 18, 2005 WASHINGTON The Food and Drug Administration warned Friday that three asthma drugs may increase the risk of severe asthma attacks and even death.

Senior lives to sing and sings to live
Press Democrat - By MARTIN ESPINOZA THE PRESS DEMOCRAT JOHN BURGESS / PD Songbird Deborah Pierce wishes for a small keyboard to help her find the right note for th e singing she has always loved. helps her improve her lung capacity as she lives with asthma. Zoom Photo | Buy Photo ? Helping Hand is decades of living with chronic asthma, multiple allergies, poor eyesight and a

Advisory issued for three asthma medications
MayoClinic.com - issued for Advair Diskus, other asthma medications - MayoClinic.com Advisory issued for Advair Diskus, other asthma medications What happened: On Nov.

Lung cancer - GUNPOWDER ASTHMA NAILS SLAY SUSPECT

GUNPOWDER ASTHMA NAILS SLAY SUSPECT
New York Post, NY - Nov 24, 2005 November 24, 2005 -- A Bronx murder suspect was caught after he went to a hospital to be treated for an asthma attack sparked by gunpowder from the fatal

Philadelphia Breathes Easier With New Asthma Grant
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Nov 16, 2005 PHILADELPHIA, November 16, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- The health campaign against asthma in Philadelphia will receive a major boost that will bring asthma screening

Hospitalizations for asthma on decline
Seattle Times, United States - Nov 19, 2005 Asthma hospitalizations in King County have declined dramatically in recent years, especially among children, according to a new report by Public Health

Better Asthma Control With Allergists
Ivanhoe, FL - Nov 20, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You may be able to better control your asthma if you're seeing an allergist. New research shows asthma patients

Lung cancer - Cheek cells' DNA points to lung cancer risk

Cheek cells' DNA points to lung cancer risk
Reuters - Oct 31, 2005 reported here Monday that they have identified DNA changes in cells taken from the inside of the cheek that are associated with a risk for stage I lung cancer.

Missing protein may hold lung cancer key -research
Reuters - Nov 8, 2005 LONDON (Reuters) - A single protein may hold the key to turning the tide on lung cancer -- still the world's biggest cancer killer -- research published on

Lung cancer, newly identified protein may one day help improve
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Nov 17, 2005 Researchers hope that a newly identified protein can one day help improve treatment for lung cancer. The findings are reported today

Lung cancer - 40-60 persons diagnosed with lung cancer in Kuwait every year: Dr

40-60 persons diagnosed with lung cancer in Kuwait every year: Dr
Arab Times, Kuwait - Nov 12, 2005 KUWAIT (KUNA): Between 40 and 60 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in Kuwait every year, of which 80 percent are smokers, said Secretary-General of the GCC

I'm living through lung cancer; will you?
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