Asthma - Scientists Identify Gene for Debilitating Vitamin B12 Disease

Scientists Identify Gene for Debilitating Vitamin B12 Disease
Newswise - Nov 30 11:20 AM
Scientists at MUHC and McGill University have identified a gene responsible for a disease that impairs the body's ability to handle vitamin B12 and that may contribute to heart diease, stroke and dementia.Save to My Web

Plans taking shape for Christmas Fest
Piggott Times - Nov 30 2:18 PM
Children of all ages are preparing to present their wish lists to the jolly old elf known as Santa Claus when he pays a visit to Piggott from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, as part of Christmas Fest on the courtsquare.Save to My Web

A special delivery as mum gives birth in the bathroom
The Scotsman: Scotland News - Nov 30 3:45 AM
AS mum Corrinne Harding cradles her newborn baby in her arms, she has more reason than most to count her blessings.Save to My Web

New CPR guidelines easier to do, remember
Gwinnett Daily Post - Nov 29 2:11 PM
Bystanders who perform CPR should focus on chest compressions, not mouth-to-mouth breathing, new international guidelines say.Save to My Web

World AIDS Day spurs marches, education plans in Asia
USA Today - Dec 01 1:31 AM
On World AIDS Day, thousands marched in anti-AIDS rallies in India's plagued northeast, China began an educational campaign targeting 120 million migrant workers, and Australia vowed Thursday to spend $7.4 million over five years to help India, the second-worst affected country after South Africa.Save to My Web

That's snowbusiness
BikeMagic.com - Dec 01 12:12 AM
You've doubtless seen the wintery pictures in the mags - bike riders shooting down ski slopes, ploughing through snowdrifts, getting all speedway on icy bits.Save to My Web

Local couple grateful for care grandson has received
The Steubenville Herald-Star - Nov 30 9:34 AM
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The following Thanksgiving stories were generated from readers' responses to our call to hear about what they are grateful for this holiday season.)Save to My Web

Scientists Identify Gene For Debilitating Vitamin B12 Disease
Science Daily - Nov 30 9:12 PM
MUHC and McGill scientists have identified a gene responsible for Combined Methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) and Homocystinuria -- a disease that impairs the body's ability to handle vitamin B12 and contributes to heart disease, stroke and dementia. The research, published in Nature Genetics this week began more than 20 years ago, and will allow doctors to perform earlier diagnosis, assess 'carriers' Save to My Web

Asians Observe World AIDS Day
WINK TV Southwest Florida - Dec 01 3:14 AM
GAUHATI, India Dozens of HIV-infected women stepped out of the shadows in eastern India to acknowledge they carry the disease and say they should not be shunned. China, in its marking of World Aids Day, began an educational campaign targeting millions of migrant workers Thursday.Save to My Web

Man dies while playing tennis
Saipan Tribune - Nov 29 9:07 PM
A man died while he was playing tennis at the American Memorial Park tennis courts in Garapan on Monday night. Acting Department of Public Safety spokesman Eric David said the 48-year-old Pohnapeian was playing doubles at 6:04pm when he complained of chest pain.Save to My Web

Asthma - Advice from Asthma UK on Taking Control of Asthma in Cold Weather

Advice from Asthma UK on Taking Control of Asthma in Cold Weather
eMaxHealth - changes in temperature, are all common triggers for people with asthma. As the Meteorological Office warns that the over the next few days, Asthma UK offers advice to the 5.2

Glaxo shares hit as FDA move threatens asthma drug
Reuters - By Ben Hirschler, European Pharmaceuticals Correspondent LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 4 percent on Monday after the U.S. Administration proposed restrictions on its top-selling asthma drug Advair, threatening future sales after other medicines had failed to control asthma. The move followed evidence

Asthma - Are Food Allergies a Growing Threat?

Are Food Allergies a Growing Threat?
ABCNEWS.com - According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, peanut allergies in children increased twofold from

Can Writing About Emotional Experiences Relieve Symptoms of Asthma?
eMaxHealth - Researchers at the University of Brighton have been a awarded a grant of over 95,000 over two years by Asthma UK to find out if writing about emotional experiences can reduce asthma symptoms.

Glaxo shares hit as FDA move threatens asthma drug
Reuters - By Ben Hirschler, European Pharmaceuticals Correspondent LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell 4 percent on Monday after the U.S. Administration proposed restrictions on its top-selling asthma drug Advair, threatening future sales after other medicines had failed to control asthma. The move followed evidence

Allergists Provide Better Asthma Care
ABCNEWS.com - Allergists Provide Better Asthma Care Nov. 18 - Asthma 101 Asthma in Adolescents: Dealing With New Challenges Asthma in Kids Under 5 Treatment of Asthma in Children 5-12 Controlling Asthma During Pregnancy FRIDAY, Nov.

Asthma No Barrier To Exercise
eMaxHealth - Asthma UK has launched a new resource, Stay Fit and Active, for people with asthma outlining how to exercise safely.

Asthma Symptoms May Be Set By Age 6
ABCNEWS.com - By Age 6 Nov. 23 - Asthma 101 Asthma in Adolescents: Dealing With New Challenges Asthma in Kids Under 5 Treatment of Asthma in Children 5-12 Controlling Asthma During Pregnancy WEDNESDAY, Nov.

Peanut allergy kills Canadian teen after kiss
New York Daily News - Jonathan Field, director of the pediatric allergy and asthma clinic at NYU and Bellevue medical centers

Why people with asthma should watch out for cat dander
Ventura County Star - By LEE BOWMANNovember 28, 2005Exposure to cat dander can impair lung in people with asthma for up to 22 hours, according to a new study. Cat allergen is a common irritant for many of the 15 million Americans with asthma.

Lung cancer - Schering- starting Phase II trials on cancer drug

Schering- starting Phase II trials on cancer drug
Reuters - FRANKFURT, Nov 30 (Reuters) - German drugmaker Schering (SCHG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday announced the start of three mid-stage, or Phase II, trials on anti-cancer drug ZK-EPO. types of cancer such as non small-cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer and breast cancer. The non-small cell lung cancer trial is currently enrolling

American Pharmaceutical to Buy Holder
San Francisco Chronicle - will have worldwide rights to cancer treatment Abraxane, which is marketed in for metastatic breast cancer and is being developed for other breast, lung, ovarian, prostate, melanoma

HEALTH IN BRIEF - Protein test pinpoints early-stage lung cancer
Indianapolis Star - pinpoints early-stage lung cancer main main main Colleges Indiana main & Fitness main Today's top IN BRIEF Protein test pinpoints early-stage lung cancer SURPLUS SALE EXTENDED

Plant product may help prevent lung cancer
ABCNEWS.com - Plant product may help prevent lung cancer Reuters NEW YORK - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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.

GlaxoSmithKline to Begin Trials for Drugs
AP via Yahoo! - chemotherapy to treat relapsed cervical and small cell lung cancer. Currently, the drug is approved for of small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer after first-line chemotherapy

Schering AG: hoping for a triple trial triumph
Datamonitor - Schering AG has announced the start of three phase II trials of its anti-cancer compound ZK-EPO.Schering AG has initiated three European phase II studies of its epothilone ZK-EPO in ovarian, breast and non-small cell lung cancer. in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), breast cancer and ovarian cancer

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

Study says states don't use tobacco money for prevention
SignOn San Diego - WASHINGTON Just a fraction of the money that states received from tobacco settlements and taxes is being used to prevent smoking, advocacy groups reported in a study Wednesday. Free Kids, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and American Lung Association. Some $551 million is

Bette's Barbs
Reporter-Times - hospital patient about seven times this year due to his lung cancer and infections that go with it The new Regional Cancer Center has been a blessing too, saving very

Non-smokers with Lung Cancer
KSLA - Non-smokers with Lung Cancer A growing number of people who never smoked are getting lung cancer. MARKETPLACE ------ LIFESTYLE --House & ------ Post or update your resume today and improve your chances of getting found. -

Lung cancer - Beating breast cancer

Beating breast cancer
E4: Engineering - Nov 29 3:14 AM
Royal Philips Electronics and Schering , Germany announced today the formation of an alliance to research, develop and commercialise medical equipment and associated contrast agents for optical imaging.Save to My Web

New CT Scanner Specifically Designed for Cancer Patients Lets Physicians Locate, Treat Tumors More Accurately
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 5:00 AM
TUSTIN, Calif.----Nov. 28, 2005-- Aquilion LB CT Scanner from Toshiba America Medical Systems Has Larger-Than-Normal Opening, Allows Physicians to: -- Move Patients into Crucial Exam Positions -- Obtain More Accurate Images of Tumor Size, Location -- More Precisely Target Tumors During Radiation Treatment With CT scanners playing a key role in the detection and treatment of cancer, the leading Save to My Web

States shy on prevention with tobacco funds
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 2 hours, 39 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -- Just a fraction of the money that states received from tobacco settlements and taxes is being used to prevent smoking, advocacy groups reported in a study yesterday.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

Job exposure to pesticide may raise cancer risk
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 7:25 AM
Daily on-the-job exposure to the pesticide diazinon appears to increase the risk of lung cancer and possibly other cancers, according to new findings from the US government-sponsored Agricultural Health Study, a project begun in 1993 to investigate the health effects of pesticides on farm families in Iowa and North Carolina.Save to My Web

Asthma - Arkansas ranks 5th in tobacco-prevention spending

Arkansas ranks 5th in tobacco-prevention spending
WREG-TV Memphis - Nov 30 4:34 PM
LITTLE ROCK Arkansas ranks among the Top 10 in a national survey of how much states spend of their 1998 tobacco settlement money to prevent young people from smoking.Save to My Web

Fewer dying of cancer while incidence remains stable, Great Britain
Medical News Today - Nov 27 4:08 PM
New statistics reveal that fewer middle-aged people are dying of cancer, while the number of new cases is stable. The findings will be presented at the Britain Against Cancer conference today (Thursday).Save to My Web

Cancer fight pays tribute to city man
Press & Sun-Bulletin - Nov 26 10:23 PM
BINGHAMTON -- The most deadly cancer draws the least attention. Lung cancer kills more people than breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer combined, said Dr. Leslie J. Kohman, a thoracic surgeon at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse.Save to My Web

Cancer Wasting, Muscular Dystrophy Show Common Change
Science Daily - Nov 28 9:11 AM
New research shows that a wasting condition responsible for nearly a third of all cancer deaths involves the loss of an essential muscle protein that is also lost in people with muscular dystrophy. The findings provide a better understanding of cancer wasting, also known as cancer cachexia, a condition first described more than 100 years ago that still lacks effective therapy. The findings also Save to My Web

Plant chemical may help prevent lung cancer
Independent Online - Nov 25 6:11 AM
Treatment with deguelin, a chemical found in various plants, may help prevent lung cancer caused by cigarette smoking, the results of a study suggest.Save to My Web

Asthma - Many Keep Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis

Many Keep Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis
InteliHealth - Nov 28 6:38 PM
(USA TODAY) -- Up to half of smokers continue to light up cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer even though tobacco use substantially increases a patient's risk of death, a new study shows.Save to My Web

Lung cancer program to be held Dec. 1
The Hub - Nov 23 6:02 AM
Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer: Stepping Back to Take a Closer Look, a program created by The Wellness Community, will be presented on Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch.Save to My Web

Cancer patients, too, find it hard to give up smoking
US News & World Report - Nov 30 9:03 AM
As many as half of smokers who are diagnosed with cancer keep smoking or relapse soon after giving up the habitwhich, not surprisingly, can make matters worse. According to a new study appearing online in the journal Cancer, continuing to smoke not only increases the chances of developing cancer in another part of the body but also interferes with the effectiveness of treatment.Save to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-11-24 10:33 GMT: GlaxoSmithKline's Hycamtin receives positive lung cancer opinion in Europe
Interactive Investor - Nov 24 3:00 AM
LONDON (AFX) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC said its Hycamtin drug has received a positive opinion on lung cancer treatment from an EU regulatory committee that it said will go forward for final marketing approval in Europe.Save to My Web

Study: States Misdirecting Tobacco Money
ABC News - 32 minutes ago
Study Says States Aren't Using Tobacco Settlement Funds for Smoking PreventionSave to My Web

AstraZeneca starts lung cancer drug study
ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Nov 23 5:20 AM
Drug goliath AstraZeneca posted gains today after it said it had started recruiting patients into a pivotal Phase II/III study of lung cancer drug AZD2171.Save to My Web

University of Florida, Columbia Scientists Closer To New Cancer Detection Method
Science Daily - Nov 30 9:12 AM
Detection method involves introducing molecularly engineered strands of DNA into cell cultures and observing whether they unleash a fluorescent burst after they adhere to cancer proteins.Save to My Web

New Regimen Extends Liver Cancer Survival
Health Scout - Nov 29 8:00 AM
TUESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Precisely targeting radiation at a liver tumor -- not the entire organ -- and delivering 400 times the normal amount of chemotherapy directly to the liver helps extend the lives of liver cancer patients, a new study finds.Save to My Web

Health Problems Abound Months After Katrina Roared Ashore
NRDC Worldview - Nov 30 11:47 AM
11/30/2005 6:05:00 AM (C) 2005 Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service.. All Rights ReservedSave to My Web

Lung cancer - Less invasive procedure can now cure sweaty palms

Less invasive procedure can now cure sweaty palms
ABCNEWS.com - The treatment for the condition, also known as palmar hyperhidrosis, involves blockage of the nerve, referred to as sympathectomy, to stop the excessive sweating. Mary Conroy CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - A minimally invasive procedure, developed by interventional radiologists in had side effects such as chest pain, but the symptoms resolved in

Two who died at Disney had health problems
AP via Florida Times-Union - ORLANDO, Fla. Two children who died in separate incidents this summer at Walt Disney World were both victims of irregular heartbeats linked to natural causes, the medical examiner's office said Tuesday. of chest pain. One warning posted last year in front of the ride read: 'For safety you should be in good health, and

New CPR guidelines issued
MSNBC - Putting the emphasis on chest compressions instead of mouth-to someone pushes on the chest, the better off the patient hard on the person's chest and push fast."The streamlined

Chest health - Rush-Henrietta Bus Driver Dies

Rush-Henrietta Bus Driver Dies
R News - Nov 29 2:03 PM
The Rush-Henrietta Central School District says bus driver, Carl Desens, suffered an apparent heart attack while driving kids to school along Rush-Scottsville Road.Save to My Web

A Closer Look
Oroville Mercury-Register - Nov 30 12:17 AM
To give tribute and honor to our local public safety people, the Mercury-Register is bringing back the practice of publishing a weekly "Public Safety Profile," which will include a photo and information about someone who is working in the public safety field.Save to My Web

Focus remains on suspect's mental state in murder trial
Salisbury Post - Nov 30 7:10 AM
On Tuesday, attorneys questioned Wake Forest University forensic psychiatrist Stephen Kramer about documents presented during Billy Joe Cleveland's murder trial.Save to My Web

New CPR guidelines easier to do, remember
Gwinnett Daily Post - Nov 29 2:11 PM
Bystanders who perform CPR should focus on chest compressions, not mouth-to-mouth breathing, new international guidelines say.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - The Hottest Sport on Snow

The Hottest Sport on Snow
Hooked on the Outdoors - up environments not easily reached by other means. Navigating chest deep powder through a maze of alpine trees is a

Chest health - Gem of a leader will be missed

Gem of a leader will be missed
Chicago Sun-Times - Nov 30 2:43 AM
Girls in Chicago lost their best friend last week. Cynthia K. McLachlan, the founder and benefactor behind Girl's Best Friend Foundation, died on Thanksgiving Day after a long battle with lung cancer.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

New study of VEGF signalling inhibitor AZD2171 used for patients with advanced NSCLC
PharmaBiz - Nov 28 6:50 PM
AstraZeneca started the recruitment into a pivotal Phase II/III study of the novel vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signalling inhibitor, AZD2171, in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Save to My Web

The scientific jury is still out on whether green tea fights cancer
NorthJersey.com - Nov 29 7:07 AM
Tea, to China's 18th-century Emperor Chien Lung, was more than a whistle-wetting pick-me-up: It was "that precious drink which drives away the five causes of sorrow."Save to My Web

Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 4:30 AM
Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry come together today for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer.Save to My Web

Maureen's Medical Moment: New findings in causes and treatments of lung cancer
WNDU 16 - Nov 29 1:44 PM
The statistics are startling: each year, more than 170,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer. Of those diagnosed, nearly 165,000 will die. Two years ago, Joan Shoop learned she had lung cancer.Save to My Web

Fewer dying of cancer while incidence remains stable, Great Britain
Medical News Today - Nov 27 4:08 PM
New statistics reveal that fewer middle-aged people are dying of cancer, while the number of new cases is stable. The findings will be presented at the Britain Against Cancer conference today (Thursday).Save to My Web

Lung cancer - Glaxo sees 4 cancer drugs in final trials

Glaxo sees 4 cancer drugs in final trials
Reuters.co.uk - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago
Europe's biggest drug maker said the four drugs -- Tykerb, formerly known as lapatinib, eltrombopag, casopitant and pazopanib -- all held promise for fighting tumours or helping patients overcome the side-effects of chemotherapy.Save to My Web

Are Food Allergies a Growing Threat?
ABC News - Nov 29 10:57 AM
Doctors Debate the Risks of Common Food AllergiesSave to My Web

Reused house part of home tour
La Crosse Tribune - Nov 30 2:47 AM
VIROQUA, Wis. If you can reuse it, recycle it or build it from materials on hand, Eddie and Jeanne Fredrick have probably done it.Save to My Web

Health and science news from UC campuses and labs
UC Newswire - Nov 29 8:14 AM
Depressed heart patients skip medications, have elevated stress hormones Nov 28, UCSF -- Recent studies conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center suggest two possible mechanisms for the widely recognized link between depression and adverse outcomes in patients with coronary heart disease: lack of adherence to medication regimens and increased levels of norepinephrine, a stress hormone.Save to My Web

Battlers struggle to afford housing
The Sunday Mail - Nov 29 9:17 PM
AFFORDABLE housing and childcare are moving increasingly out of reach of ordinary Australians, a key report shows. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare's biennial snapshot of Australia's overall health and wellbeing points to a steep decline in access to affordable housing.Save to My Web

The pub and the hellraiser: The poet, the actor, their pub, a furore
Independent - Nov 29 4:10 PM
When Neil Morrissey bought Browns Hotel in south-west Wales, he took over the watering-hole of the legendary Dylan Thomas. Now, a round-the-clock licence has split Laugharne.Save to My Web

Euro stocks drop in early deals
The Sunday Mail - Nov 30 4:02 AM
EUROPEAN stock markets fell tonight, with heavyweight oil groups tracking lower on weakening oil prices, and after a mixed showing on Wall Street overnight, dealers said.Save to My Web

Introducing the Medications Lists
BellaOnline - Nov 28 4:28 AM
To help make things easier on you, I have put together 2 lists of medications that are commonly prescribed for people with asthma. These are in separate articles; one list by alphabetical order & one list by medication category (antibiotic, beta antagonist, histamine blocker, etc.)Save to My Web

Discovery Labs to Present at the First Albany Capital Conference
RedNova - Nov 29 5:34 PM
WARRINGTON, Pa., Nov. 29, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSCO) announced today that Robert J.Save to My Web

Documents 'cast doubt' on RBA claim
Brisbane Courier Mail - Nov 30 1:42 AM
A RESERVE Bank board member had $250 million in company assets frozen by the corporate regulator six months after he was named to the central bank by Treasurer Peter Costello.Save to My Web

Chest health - Holiday of your life

Holiday of your life
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 13 hours ago It's my first morning at the Canyon Ranch health resort in Lenox, Massachusetts, and I Now I have a heart-rate monitor strapped to my chest that's sending a

Saving lives as easy as AED for local high schools
Aspen Times, CO - 5 hours ago Once the user places the defibrillator pads on the victim's chest, the device will read the heart's "If we feel something will enhance the health and well

A lucky heart
The Spokesman Review, WA - Nov 29, 2005 it easy, rest if he feels fatigued and go straight to the ER if he has any chest pain. We're looking for people to profile who have overcome health challenges.

Lifestyle Briefs
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Nov 28, 2005 Now man's best friend can take a round in the chest and live to bark drink too much after new licensing laws were introduced this week, health officials said.

Health calendar and support groups
OCRegister, CA - Nov 27, 2005 Hoag Health Center, 18255 Brookhurst St., conference room, Fountain Valley. Angina/chest pain therapy, informational seminars on non-invasive EECP therapy.

End of the road for the Bedouin
Independent, UK - Nov 28, 2005 village, three-year-old Ennas al Atrash is suffering from a chest cancer, has father, who ironically is himself a doctor in the Israeli health service, cannot

Don't get a holiday heart
Naples Sun Times, FL - 4 hours ago Shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, and nausea might be symptoms of a towards a multidimensional view of the body and a holistic approach to health.

Experts rate best exercise machines
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription), GA - Nov 27, 2005 and at the very end of the stroke, pull the arms to the chest. steps too shallow, said Jeffrey Potteiger, the chairman of physical education, health and sport

Scripps Howard News Service
Scripps Howard News Service, DC - 6 hours ago not paying for some treatments are trying now to become all-around health nannies rock chamber some 260 feet underground, panic flew into my chest and fluttered

Women cope with heart disease better than men
Webindia123, India - 2 hours ago of 490 heart patients treated at UM for a heart attack or severe chest pain who might help explain the "gender gap" in delivery of heart-related health care to

Asthma - American Pharmaceutical to Buy Shareholder

American Pharmaceutical to Buy Shareholder
AP via Newsday - will have worldwide rights to cancer treatment Abraxane, which is marketed in for metastatic breast cancer and is being developed for other breast, lung, ovarian, prostate, melanoma

CT Scans Can Detect Lung Cancer That X-Rays Cannot
ABCNEWS.com - CT Scans Can Detect Lung Cancer That X-Rays Cannot Some Health Experts Say Scans May Lead to of Peter Jennings' battle with lung cancer, she decided to ask for

Olympia Dukakis Speaks Out to Patients With Bone Pain Caused by Cancer: A New Clinical Trial May Provide Hope
PR Newswire - Many Cancer Patients Do Not Seek Help for Pain NUTLEY, N.J., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy-Award-winning actressOlympia Dukakis watched helplessly as her close friend suffered fromexcruciating bone pain caused by cancer. myeloma, 62 percent of patients with lung cancer,and 42 percent of patients with prostate cancer.

Schering starts Phase II trials with anti-cancer compound ZK-EPO
AFX via Forbes.com - Schering starts Phase II trials with anti-cancer compound ZK-EPO 11.30.2005, 03:02 non-small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer and breast cancer. ZK-EPO is

More blacks refuse lung cancer surgery than whites
ABCNEWS.com - are three times as likely as whites to refuse surgical treatment for lung cancer, a new study shows certain types of early stage lung cancer, and can often cure the

Some smokers undeterred
USA Today - Up to half of smokers continue to light up cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer even though tobacco use substantially increases a patient's risk of death, a new study shows. smoking makes cancer therapies less effective and increases the risk of heart problems, infections, lung trouble and

Detecting cancers before symptoms become apparent
Medical News Today - University of Florida researchers say they are a step closer to a technique to easily detect a wide variety of cancers before symptoms become apparent. burst after they adhere to cancer proteins. The technique could enable forms of cancer, and have been found in patients with malignancies of the ovaries, kidneys, lung, pancreas and

Lung cancer - Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research

Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 4:30 AM
Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry come together today for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer.Save to My Web

Firm fined for asbestos violation
Herald and News - 9 minutes ago
A Klamath Falls construction company has been fined $3,000 by the state for improper disposal of asbestos from a downtown project.Save to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-11-24 10:33 GMT: GlaxoSmithKline's Hycamtin receives positive lung cancer opinion in Europe
Interactive Investor - Nov 24 3:00 AM
LONDON (AFX) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC said its Hycamtin drug has received a positive opinion on lung cancer treatment from an EU regulatory committee that it said will go forward for final marketing approval in Europe.Save to My Web

Beating breast cancer
E4: Engineering - Nov 29 3:19 AM
Royal Philips Electronics and Schering , Germany announced today the formation of an alliance to research, develop and commercialise medical equipment and associated contrast agents for optical imaging.Save to My Web

Friends, family rally to help Ian Pasquarelli fight cancer
Bangor Daily News - Nov 28 5:39 AM
n a cool November evening, Linda Trickey sat at her kitchen table with the day's mail._ "None today," she said after flipping through the stack of letters. "But they're still coming. I got a card the other day from a friend of my mother."Save to My Web

Powerful Breast Cancer Drug Carries High Price
Health Scout - Nov 29 8:15 PM
Herceptin fights malignancy -- but at $40,000 a year, experts say.Save to My Web

Lung cancer - There's nothing Kim likes more than a good ol' war

There's nothing Kim likes more than a good ol' war
Australian, Australia - Nov 28, 2005 While Labor gets the nod on health and education - and benefits from concerns about He is now another anti-terror Tarzan, thumping his chest with all the other

Patient lacked ID for 3 days
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 5 hours ago The alleged missing wristband incident happened the same week that Health and Disability attack more than 11 years ago and still wears the chest scars from

Stress Less
UM Maneater, MO - 13 hours ago health and wellness coordinator. Wilson had students focus on breathing by inhaling deeply from their abdomen as opposed to shallow breathing from their chest.

Court told infant's body had 60-70 bruises
London Free Press, Canada - 22 hours ago Dr. Michael Shkrum, a pathologist at London Health Sciences Centre, testified in out the bruises, which were mostly located on the infant's back and chest.

Add to Wishlist
IGN, CA - Nov 28, 2005 Peter can whack the furniture now with his cane and you will find a Bonus Point in the chest. There is Health in another barrel, and more coins.

TUESDAY MIDDAY NEWS ROUNDUP
CBS 5, CA - 8 hours ago An 18-year-old man shot in the chest while driving in Pinole in the Heavy rainfall this week has spurred a Santa Cruz county health services agency to warn

Asthma - Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research

Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 4:30 AM
Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry come together today for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer.Save to My Web

Cancer Fails to Deter Many Smokers
Join Together Online - Nov 28 3:18 PM
Many cancer patients never quit smoking after being diagnosed, while others relapse after finishing treatment, USA Today reported Nov. 27.Save to My Web

Job exposure to pesticide may raise cancer risk
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 29 7:25 AM
Daily on-the-job exposure to the pesticide diazinon appears to increase the risk of lung cancer and possibly other cancers, according to new findings from the US government-sponsored Agricultural Health Study, a project begun in 1993 to investigate the health effects of pesticides on farm families in Iowa and North Carolina.Save to My Web

Advocate in fight to the death with lung cancer
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Nov 29 8:13 AM
Ed Levitt is in the final stage of lung cancer, with tumors not only in a lung but also in his spine, ribs and jaw. He was told two years ago to plan his funeral instead of treatment.Save to My Web

New Field Of Optical Imaging For Prevention And Treatment of Breast Cancer
Photonics Online - Nov 29 5:52 AM
Berlin, Germany - Schering AG, Germany and Royal Philips Electronics announced the formation of an alliance to research, develop and commercialize medical equipment and associated contrast agents for optical imaging.Save to My Web

The scientific jury is still out on whether green tea fights cancer
NorthJersey.com - Nov 29 7:07 AM
Tea, to China's 18th-century Emperor Chien Lung, was more than a whistle-wetting pick-me-up: It was "that precious drink which drives away the five causes of sorrow."Save to My Web

Obituaries in the News
Guardian Unlimited - 2 hours, 56 minutes ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Stan Berenstain, who with his wife created the popular children's books about a loving furry family called the Berenstain Bears, has died. He was 82.Save to My Web

Asthma - Red Cross offering CPR and First Aid classes in Dec.

Red Cross offering CPR and First Aid classes in Dec.
The White Lake Beacon - Nov 28 6:57 AM
The American Red Cross, serving Muskegon, Oceana, and Newaygo counties, is offering CPR and First Aid courses for the community on Saturday, Dec. 3 and 10 from 9 a.m. to p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec. 14 and 21 from 6 to 10 p.m., at its chapter office, 313 W. Webster, downtown Muskegon.Save to My Web

CPR guidelines radically altered
Pantagraph - Nov 28 11:32 PM
DALLAS -- "Push hard, push fast" next time you give CPR to someone having cardiac arrest, say new, simpler guidelines in a radical departure from past advice.Save to My Web

Empowerment grows from N.Y. horticulture class
USA Today - Nov 27 6:39 PM
The shelves of Vincent Lalli's classroom at Hillside Children's Center are lined with birds' nests, painted flower pots and pumpkins. Right outside is a large herb garden that Lalli tends with his students. Next to the garden is the plant stand where students sell the flowers and vegetables they have grown.Save to My Web

Chest health - Charity starts in Congress?

Charity starts in Congress?
Lowell Sun, MA - 18 hours ago millions of Americans who don't have jobs, or homes, or health insurance -- or House seat in California, gave $25,000 of his $442,000 campaign war chest to run

Personal care a priority
York Dispatch, PA - 7 hours ago The drill was easy enough: stethoscope to the chest, thermometer, check out the Doctors listened, they asked about previous and existing health issues and were

What really happened at St. Rita's?
USA Today - 19 hours ago issues," says Bob Johannessen, spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals was flown to Houston, where she was hospitalized with chest pains.

Women On Birth Control Pills Diagnosed With Blood Clots
NBC6.net, FL - 18 hours ago on birth control pills," according to the Johns' Hopkins Student Health and Wellness moved up toward my sternum and eventually to my upper chest," Mervis said.

TUESDAY MIDDAY NEWS ROUNDUP
CBS 5, CA - 2 hours ago An 18-year-old man shot in the chest while driving in Pinole in the Heavy rainfall this week has spurred a Santa Cruz county health services agency to warn

Horse Blanketing Questions and Answers
Practical Horseman Magazine - Nov 28, 2005 no harm done in blanketing for reasons other than the horse's health, but in all are sized by length, measuring from the center of the horse's chest back to

Radiation drill confirms hospital s readiness
Mid-Hudson News, NY - 12 hours ago Management Agency every two years to ensure that health care organizations due to a possible radiologic incident at Indian Point experienced chest pains while

Heart Association revises CPR guides
Muncie Star Press, IN - 15 hours ago Currently, 15 chest compressions are given for every two breaths, but the new potential of saving someone else's life," said Monty Brooks, health and safety

Lung cancer - Middle-aged are surviving cancer

Middle-aged are surviving cancer
BBC - number of cancer diagnoses has remained steady. Lung, breast, bowl and prostate cancer remained the most men and women being diagnosed with lung cancer. Previously a fall had

Coley initiates late-stage anticancer drug trials
Pharmaceutical Business Review - Pfizer's development partner Coley Pharmaceutical has initiated two phase III clinical studies of its investigational drug PF-3512676 in first-line non-small cell lung cancer under an FDA special protocol assessment procedure.

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

Protein test pinpoints early-stage lung cancer
Indianapolis Star - Currently, only 25 percent of new lung cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage, when it's possible to perform curative surgery, the researchers noted.

At Hussein Trial, First Testimony and New Bluster
Hendersonville Times News - By JOHN F. BURNS New York Times BAGHDAD, Iraq, Nov. The officer, Wadah al-Sheik, spoke on a videotape recorded days before he died of lung cancer last month.

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

Milestones -- Dec. 05, 2005
Time - debut album, Living with the Law, and its radio hit, Big Sky Country; of lung cancer; in Houston the 'fifth Beatle'; of a lung infection, after being hospitalized for a

Lung cancer - Asthma drug wrangle hits Glaxo for 4bn

Asthma drug wrangle hits Glaxo for 4bn
LaSalute.net, Italy - Nov 21, 2005 A ROW over the labelling of a best-selling asthma drug in the US wiped 4bn off the value of GlaxoSmithKline today A ROW over

How To Manage Your Asthma
BusinessWeek - Nov 16, 2005 It has been a frustratingly intractable problem for asthma specialists. With the advent of long-acting bronchodilators, inhaled

How To Manage Your Asthma
MSNBC - Nov 17, 2005 By Catherine Arnst. It has been a frustratingly intractable problem for asthma specialists. With the advent of long-acting bronchodilators

Connection Between Eczema And Asthma
13WHAM-TV, NY - Nov 18, 2005 (Christine Webb) 11/18/05 -- The skin could prove to be the body's front door to asthma as dermatologists are seeing more and more patients who have both

US ruling unlikely to stifle sales of GSK's asthma drug
Times Online, UK - Nov 21, 2005 the illness from the ruling and it is not inconceivable that growth in the area could more than take up any slack left by slowing sales to asthma sufferers.

Merck Childhood Asthma Network Awards $10 Million in Grants to
Yahoo! News (press release) - Nov 16, 2005 WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN), established in April 2005 with funding from

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

Asthma symptoms set by six
Health24.com, South Africa - Nov 26, 2005 Patterns of wheezing and impaired lung function in children with asthmatic symptoms may be firmly established by age six, a new study suggests.

Glaxo boss set to give R&D extra billions
The Sunday Times, UK - Nov 26, 2005 about a recent setback in America, where the Food and Drug Administration has recommended new restrictions on the use of Advair, the asthma treatment that is

Lung cancer - Protein Test Points to Early Lung Cancer

Protein Test Points to Early Lung Cancer
Forbes - Nov 21, 2005 HealthDay News) -- A promising new antibody profiling technique offers a high degree of accuracy in the early diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer, a new US

Hycamtin receives positive opinion in Europe for treatment of
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 11 hours ago positive opinion from the European Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) for the treatment of patients with relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC) for

Lung Cancer Caring Ambassadors Program Commemorates Lung Cancer
Market Wire (press release) - Nov 16, 2005 ATLANTA, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/16/2005 -- The Lung Cancer Caring Ambassadors Program (LCCAP) proudly announces the success of the 1st Annual Lung Cancer

More Women Than Men Survive Lung Cancer
FOX News - Nov 4, 2005 Biology might play a role, with lung cancer behaving differently in men and women, they write. The patients all had stage I or stage II lung cancer.

New antibody profiling technique to test for lung cancer
innovations report, Germany - Nov 16, 2005 have revealed a new and promising antibody profiling technique that provides a high degree of early diagnostic accuracy for non-small cell lung cancer cases.

Lung cancer increasing rapidly in Bangalore
Deccan Herald, India - Nov 17, 2005 In a bid to increase awareness ab-out lung cancer, the Bangalore Institute of Oncology is marking November 17 as the Global Lung Cancer Awareness Day.

Lung cancer: Learn the symptoms
myDNA.com, TX - Nov 21, 2005 Smoking is the greatest known risk factor for lung cancer, although being exposed to second-hand smoke, radon, asbestos and other chemicals can also increase

Lung Cancer
50 Connect, UK - Nov 14, 2005 Lung cancer is now the UK's biggest cancer killer with 94 people a day dying from the disease and it is the second most common cancer after breast cancer.

Plant product may help prevent lung cancer
Daily Times, Pakistan - Nov 27, 2005 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.

Lung cancer - Battered by the Storm

Battered by the Storm
Northern Express - Nov 28 10:14 AM
Jessica Strouse barely knew what hit her as Hurricane Katrina howled over the rooftops of her house in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, just 45 minutes from the Gulf Coast.Save to My Web

Asthmatic child, lonely senior need help this holiday
SEMissourian.com - Nov 26 11:50 PM
Joey, 9 and Karen, 11 would especially enjoy Santa to bring a video game they could play on their TV. Karen has been hospitalized for asthma and a game like this would be useful during the time she's sick and can't engage in active play.Save to My Web

The 12 seconds that saved a life
phillyburbs.com - 2 hours, 52 minutes ago
That's how long it took Lower Bucks Hospital doctors to determine that Fairless Hills resident Andrew Lippay was a walking time bomb. A new, painless test can determine if you are one, too.Save to My Web

Hard to Pronounce, Infinitely Harder to Cure
New York Times - Nov 28 6:15 PM
LAM, a progressive and ultimately fatal lung disease, is among the rarest in the catalog of rare diseases.Save to My Web

Arthritis drug injects hope for future of Cambridge Antibody Technology
Edinburgh Evening News - Nov 29 4:04 AM
A BEST-SELLING arthritis drug and a future treatment for severe asthma are set to provide a solid base for the future of the Biotech firm Cambridge Antibody Technology (CAT), it said.Save to My Web

Kettering Sport
Kettering Today - 2 hours, 42 minutes ago
SIAN Edwards bounced back to top form to win a place in the Norwich Union Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the forthcoming European Cross Country Championships.Save to My Web

Rigel Describes Role of UHRF1, a Ubiquitin Ligase, in Tumor Growth
RedNova - Nov 28 8:33 AM
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Save to My Web

Ex-welfare worker now a recipient
Houston Chronicle - Nov 28 11:12 PM
Laura Pierce, formerly an eligibility worker in welfare departments in California and Louisiana, is now on the receiving end of government benefits. Save to My Web

Merck to Cut 7,000 Jobs, Close 5 Manufacturing Plants (Update8)
Bloomberg.com - Nov 28 10:13 AM
Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. will eliminate 7,000 jobs and close five plants and said it still has ``work to do'' after a three-year decline in earnings.Save to My Web

Chest health - There's nothing Kim likes more than a good ol' war

There's nothing Kim likes more than a good ol' war
Australian, Australia - 23 hours ago While Labor gets the nod on health and education - and benefits from concerns about He is now another anti-terror Tarzan, thumping his chest with all the other

What really happened at St. Rita's?
USA Today - 9 hours ago issues," says Bob Johannessen, spokesman for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals was flown to Houston, where she was hospitalized with chest pains.

Stabbing suspect appears in court
Journal Gazette and Times-Courier, IL - 7 hours ago She was soon interviewed at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center before her surgery, when was stabbed in the stomach several times and also in the chest and hand

Slovakia's English language newspaper
Slovak Spectator (subscription), Slovakia - Nov 27, 2005 The three polling boothes were very small with a desk at chest height. I know they control spending on education, health and social services in some way, but

Freefalling puts new spin on rides
Florida Today, FL - Nov 27, 2005 The rides comply with industry standards crafted to protect riders' health, data showed. Riders experience about 1.5 G's pushing on their chest for about 15

AnMed ranks high in study
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription), SC - Nov 26, 2005 hospital officials how to improve efficiency, said Mike Tillirson, AnMed Health s chief a patient comes into the emergency room complaining of chest pain, Dr

They wanted body like Salman, got TB instead
India Daily, NJ - 23 hours ago in tuberculosis, explained Dr Suryakant of the TB and Chest Department, KGMU Someone told us about such health centres operating all over the state.

Errors in fatal cases at South Bay hospitals
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Nov 27, 2005 CT images showed chest and abdominal injuries. Deficiency: Hospital failed to provide emergency services for a condition jeopardizing patient's health.

Editorial | NJ Legislature 'Lame duck' should fly on vital issues
Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - 5 hours ago investment, it's the best way for "the nation's medicine chest" to capitalize Beyond scientific breakthroughs and eventual health-care savings, they're betting

Asthma - Palpitation and chest pain

Palpitation and chest pain
Hindu, India - Nov 26, 2005 I underwent a master health check up and found that I have MVP and fatty liver problem.About two years ago (Oct '03) I felt heaviness in the chest and weakness

Lung cancer - Blacks More Likely to Forego Lung Cancer Surgery

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.

Some smokers undeterred
USA Today - Up to half of smokers continue to light up cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer even though tobacco use substantially increases a patient's risk of death, a new study shows. smoking makes cancer therapies less effective and increases the risk of heart problems, infections, lung trouble and

Plant product may help prevent lung cancer
ABCNEWS.com - Plant product may help prevent lung cancer Reuters NEW YORK - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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.

Lung cancer - 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

Elway Talks About Losing His Sister To Lung Cancer
TheDenverChannel.com, CO - Nov 25, 2005 Jana Elway-Sever died of lung cancer three years ago. So.. Losing her to lung cancer, the most deadly form of the disease.. Was overwhelming.

CT Scans Can Detect Lung Cancer That X-Rays Cannot
ABC News - Nov 10, 2005 After hearing of Peter Jennings' battle with lung cancer, she decided to ask for a CT lung scan even though she no longer smoked and had no symptoms.

Christopher Reeve's widow Dana says lung cancer tumor is shrinking
Reality TV World, MA - Nov 18, 2005 Christopher Reeve's wife, Dana, said Thursday her lung cancer appears to be responding to treatment. Reeve revealed four months ago she has lung cancer.

Vegetables Affect Lung Cancer Gene Expression
nutrilearn.com, AZ - Nov 21, 2005 MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands--Vegetables can lower the risk of lung cancer by affecting the expression of genes involved in cancer development, according to a

Women With Lung Cancer Survive Longer Than Men, Study Shows
Bloomberg - Nov 1, 2005 1 (Bloomberg) -- Women have a better chance of surviving lung cancer than men, regardless of whether they are treated for the disease, initial results of a

When It Comes to Lung Cancer, Gender Plays a Role
ABC News - Nov 14, 2005 But she received a painful reminder of her past behavior just a few weeks ago, when doctors informed her she had advanced lung cancer.

Cancer fight pays tribute to city man
Press & Sun-Bulletin, NY - Nov 27, 2005 Lung cancer kills more people than breast cancer, colon cancer and prostate cancer combined, said Dr. Leslie J. Kohman, a thoracic surgeon at Upstate Medical

GR patient joins test of lung cancer drug
The Grand Rapids Press, MI - 15 hours ago Diagnosed in July with an advanced stage of non-small cell lung cancer, the 74-year-old leapt at the opportunity -- one of only a handful nationwide -- to

Lung cancer - Researchers Uncover Clues to Vitamin A Resistance in Lung Cancer

Researchers Uncover Clues to Vitamin A Resistance in Lung Cancer
Newswise (press release) - Nov 15, 2005 Newswise Researchers hope that a newly identified protein can one day help improve treatment for lung cancer. The findings are

Dana Reeve making first public appearance since lung cancer
Newsday, NY - Nov 17, 2005 NEW YORK -- Three months after announcing she has lung cancer, Dana Reeve was "feeling great" and hoped to raise $2 million for her late husband's foundation

Lung cancer increasing rapidly in Bangalore
Deccan Herald, India - Nov 17, 2005 In a bid to increase awareness ab-out lung cancer, the Bangalore Institute of Oncology is marking November 17 as the Global Lung Cancer Awareness Day.

Fewer People Die Due To Cancer
MedIndia, India - 16 hours ago Even as there has been a fall in the number of cases of lung cancer, the number of malignant melanoma and mouth cancer are expected to increase further in the

Women more prone to lung cancer
United Press International - Nov 15, 2005 15 (UPI) -- A US national study says women are more likely to get a certain type of lung cancer -- adenocarcinoma -- than men and also contract it at an

Chest health - Studies target asthma impacts

Studies target asthma impacts
Whittier Daily News, CA - Nov 25, 2005 an $8 million grant to a Southern California research team that will try to determine how microscopic particles in air pollution can cause asthma, heart disease

Hairdressers at Risk for Occupational Asthma
CNN - Nov 25, 2005 PAVIA, Italy, Nov. 25 - The bleaching agents used by hairdressers can cause occupational asthma and rhinitis, say researchers here.

New asthma drug could halve attacks
Times Online, UK - Nov 7, 2005 THE number of people who suffer severe asthma attacks and need to stay in hospital for treatment could be halved with the introduction of a new injection

Children need to know seasonal illnesses
Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - 18 hours ago emergency. Allergic reactions, diabetes, seizures and asthma are among many illnesses of students that should always be monitored.

Asthma: relief for the worst wheezers
Times Online, UK - Nov 14, 2005 My generation can also remember one group of boys who were neither great academics nor rugby players of note. They were the boys who suffered from asthma.

Glaxo hit by asthma drug ruling
The Sunday Times, UK - Nov 19, 2005 are set to fall sharply tomorrow after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed tough new restrictions on the company s biggest-selling asthma drug

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

Chest health - Dundee father charged in death of infant son

Dundee father charged in death of infant son
The Toledo Blade - Nov 28 3:38 AM
DUNDEE, Mich. A Dundee man was charged with homicide yesterday after the brutal death of his two-month-old baby earlier this weekend. Keith Nowak, 30, of 17104 Tecumseh Rd., was charged yesterday with a single count of homicide, and held last night in the Monroe County jail without bond.Save to My Web

Chest health - Growing trend of lung cancer in non-smokers

Growing trend of lung cancer in non-smokers
WHAS 11.com (subscription), KY - Nov 17, 2005 She has reluctantly and very tragically become an expert on women and lung cancer. Courtney's mom Bonnie was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Passive thinking is fatal
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago that of 23 scientific studies into the effects of workplace exposure to second-hand smoke only one found a statistically significant risk for lung cancer.

U of MN study shows nicotine vaccine has promise for helping
EurekAlert (press release), DC - 7 hours ago Cigarettes are linked to a number of diseases, the leading being lung cancer which is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and in

Despite Low Smoking Rates, Lung Cancer Continues to Claim Victims
WAVY-TV, VA - Nov 15, 2005 When you hear someone has lung cancer you probably assume they're a smoker. Doctors diagnosed her with stage-four lung cancer - the worst kind.

Chemical found in plants helps prevent lung cancer
News-Medical.net, Australia - 2 hours ago According to the results of an animal study, it is suggested that treatment with a chemical found in various plants, may help prevent lung cancer caused by

When It Comes to Lung Cancer, Gender Plays a Role
ABC News - Nov 14, 2005 But she received a painful reminder of her past behavior just a few weeks ago, when doctors informed her she had advanced lung cancer.

MN report: Lung cancer remains leading cancer death
Grand Forks Herald, ND - Nov 14, 2005 Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Minnesota, followed by colorectal, breast and prostate cancers, according to a new report by the state

Women with lung cancer live longer than men with the disease
Canada.com, Canada - Nov 1, 2005 TORONTO (CP) - Women with early-stage lung cancer survive on average longer than their male counterparts, suggesting that female biology may have an inherent

November targets the effects of lung cancer
Delaware Coast Press, DE - Nov 23, 2005 Soon after Thanksgiving, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and given an 18-month life expectancy. "Lung cancer is not going to go away.".

Plant Compound May Block Tobacco-Induced Lung Cancer
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Nov 18, 2005 Deguelin, a natural plant product, may interfere with the development of tobacco-induced lung cancer by interfering with the cellular processes that turn

Chest health - FDA: Limit use of GlaxoSmithKline asthma drugs

FDA: Limit use of GlaxoSmithKline asthma drugs
Philadelphia Business Journal, PA - Nov 18, 2005 US Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it was asking GlaxoSmithKline and other manufacturers to put a warning label on certain asthma drugs, saying

Glaxo shares fall on US asthma warning
Reuters - Nov 21, 2005 slid more than 4 percent on Monday, dented by news the US regulator asked the company to add new warnings to the labels of its popular asthma medications.

Asthma - Asthma drug wrangle hits Glaxo for 4bn

Asthma drug wrangle hits Glaxo for 4bn
Manchester Evening News, UK - Nov 21, 2005 A ROW over the labelling of a best-selling asthma drug in the US wiped 4bn off the value of GlaxoSmithKline today. Glaxo shares