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Missoulian - BILLINGS - A $325 million project that will help increase fuel production at the CHS Refinery in Laurel received the go-head from the state this week. With no appeals filed by Monday's deadline, the air-quality permit from the Montana Department of

Rick Majerus likely headed to Tempe
East Valley Tribune - ASU, trying to make a splash in college basketball, has moved closer to signing Rick Majerus as its coach. According to a source familiar with the process, Arizona State University and Majerus are close to reaching an agreement, pending an extensive

Tom Blackwell, National Post
National Post - Canada's outdated handling of tuberculosis in immigrants must be modernized to better cope with the growing ranks of newcomers with dormant TB, a condition that can later turn into full-blown, contagious disease, says a government-commissioned report

FAMILY DOCTOR: Hysterectomy best option after 50?
Canton Repository - Q: Does it make sense to give women who are over 50 years old a hysterectomy for heavy periods? Seems to me that by then we are almost done with periods anyway, so it would make more sense to give us dilation and curettage. Hysterectomies can be

'A new life'
South Coast Today - Photos by PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times Above, Tiffany Machado undergoes Roux-en-y gastric bypass surgery in the state-of-the-art operating room at Tobey Hospital in Wareham yesterday. Top left, Patty Machado holds her daughter's hand after

Report: Majerus no longer in running at ASU
FOXSports.com - Rick Majerus walked away from the last Pac-10 job he was in the running for. This time, the school in question is walking away from him. According to a report on the Arizona Republic website, the former Utah coach is no longer a candidate for the

Drawn to the Bones
Packet Online - "Spring," a portrait of Andrew Wyeth's neighbor, Karl Kuerner. He lies in repose on the hill beyond which Wyeth's father, the painter N.C. Wyeth, was killed. The Philadelphia Museum of Art looks at the 'Memory and Magic' of American icon Andrew Wyeth

Asthma - Vitamins don't reduce risk of lung cancer

Vitamins don't reduce risk of lung cancer
Reuters.uk, UK - Mar 23, 2006 YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to what some smokers may hope, antioxidants and other vitamins seem to offer no protection against lung cancer, new research

Lung Cancer Alliance Announces Legislative Milestone
International News Service, Australia - 15 hours ago PRNewswire/ -- A milestone was reached last night as the first ever bicameral bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress declaring lung cancer a major

Who Are Lung Cancer's Victims?
CBS News - Mar 7, 2006 She announced in August 2005 that she had lung cancer and that she had never smoked. Details about Reeve s lung cancer haven t been publicized.

Dana Reeve's Death Draws Attention to Lung Cancer
International News Service, Australia - Mar 15, 2006 Dana Reeve isn't your typical victim of lung cancer, but she is not a rarity. Ten A. Smoking is the biggest cause of lung cancer. Smoking

Vitamins don't reduce lung cancer risk
Australian, Australia - Mar 23, 2006 CONTRARY to what some smokers may hope, antioxidants and other vitamins seem to offer no protection against lung cancer, new research suggests.

Diabetes Not Tied to Increased Lung Cancer Risk
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - Mar 16, 2006 ISLAMABAD: While studies have shown that the rate of some cancers is increased in patients with diabetes, the risk of lung cancer apparently is not, according

Superman Widow Dana Reeve Dies of Lung Cancer
Voice of America - Mar 7, 2006 Dana Reeve - widow of Superman actor Christopher Reeve and advocate for victims of spinal cord injuries - died late Monday of lung cancer at the age of 44.

Genes May Help Guide Lung Cancer Care
ABC News - Mar 16, 2006 By Amanda Gardner. WEDNESDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) Specific genetic patterns may predict the course of lung cancer, researchers report.

Mucus Test Could Predict Lung Cancer
CIO Today, CA - Mar 24, 2006 A new test using mucus from deep in the lungs of people at high risk for lung cancer could help pinpoint who's most likely to develop the disease.

Genes May Help Guide Lung Cancer Care
Forbes - Mar 15, 2006 WEDNESDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Specific genetic patterns may predict the course of lung cancer, researchers report. The

Chest health - The epithelial mesenchymal transition: new insights in signaling

The epithelial mesenchymal transition: new insights in signaling
Journal of Cell Biology - 22 hours ago John Haley (OSI Pharmaceuticals, Melville, NY) presented data showing that the sensitivity of nonsmall cell lung cancer cell lines to erlotinib, which is an

Vitamins don't reduce risk of lung cancer
Reuters.uk, UK - Mar 23, 2006 YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to what some smokers may hope, antioxidants and other vitamins seem to offer no protection against lung cancer, new research

Lung Cancer and Women: A Mysterious Link
ABC News - Mar 7, 2006 Dana Reeve, the widow of the late actor Christopher Reeev, has died of lung cancer. (AP Photo). By JOY VICTORY. March 7, 2006 Dana

Lung Cancer Risk Reduced with Phytoestrogens
Fashion Monitor Toronto, Canada - Mar 27, 2006 diet higher in plant-derived compounds known as phytoestrogens is linked with a lower lung cancer risk, according to a study. A

Asthma - Lung cancer screening on the horizon

Lung cancer screening on the horizon
Nursing Times - Mar 21 4:28 AM
Sputum testing may be a method of identifying individuals at risk of developing lung cancer, say US researchers. The authors of a study published in Cancer Research looked for promoter hypermethylation in 14 genes in sputum samples from 98 patients who later developed lung cancer and 92 matched controls.Save to My Web

Sunesis Initiates Phase II Lung Cancer Trial
RedNova - Mar 21 9:00 PM
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals has begun treating patients in a phase II clinical trial of SNS-595, the company's lead anti-cancer therapeutic, in patients with small cell lung cancer.Save to My Web

Esophageal cancer treated at area hospitals
The Huntington Herald-Dispatch - Mar 27 1:14 AM
HUNTINGTON -- When Larry Murray was told he could have a bleeding ulcer from chronic heartburn, he never knew his official diagnosis would be life threatening.Save to My Web

Missing Breast Cancer Genes May Soon Be Discovered
Medical News Today - Mar 24 6:04 PM
We are closer to finding the missing 80% of breast cancer genes than ever before thanks to the success of the COSMIC database (Catalogue Of Somatic Mutations In Cancer) the 5th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-5) was told today.The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 account for approximately 20% of the familial risk of breast cancer, leaving 80% to be explained... click link for more info.Save to My Web

Leri Slutsky, 72, veteran BSO violinist
Baltimore Sun - Mar 27 12:40 AM
Leri Slutsky, a veteran Baltimore Symphony Orchestra violinist and teacher of young violin students at the Peabody Conservatory, died of lung cancer at the Johns Hopkins Medical Center on Friday. The Pikesville resident was 72. Save to My Web

Drinkers, smokers need colon tests earlier
MSNBC - Mar 27 5:12 PM
People who smoke and drink should be screened for colon cancer at an earlier age because they often develop the disease earlier, a study finds.Save to My Web

Ames blows away field at Players
KATU - Mar 27 10:21 AM
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - There was no chance Stephen Ames could have played like this eight months ago. His wife had been diagnosed with cancer, then had half a lung removed after the British Open.Save to My Web

Lung patient 'set himself alight'
BBC News - Mar 27 9:36 AM
A lung cancer patient who set himself alight in hospital was permitted to smoke by staff, an inquiry hears.Save to My Web

Documentary hosted by Dana Reeve debuts this week
WIS-TV Columbia - Mar 27 6:14 AM
(Charlotte, NC-AP) March 27, 2006 - The widow of paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve died this month of cancer but she was upbeat in November, taping the introduction to a documentary that airs this week on PBS.Save to My Web

Inducing Melanoma For Cancer Vaccine Development
Science Daily - Mar 27 3:13 PM
A new mouse model technology has been developed to enable investigators to induce melanoma with specific cancer 'antigens' - the targets of vaccines against cancer.Save to My Web

Asthma - Media Credit: Nancy Stone?AP Photo

Media Credit: Nancy Stone?AP Photo
BG News - The clock was ticking for Frank Fazio. By the time his colon cancer was discovered, the disease had spread to his abdomen, spine and bones. But instead of undergoing conventional chemotherapy, Fazio, 64, literally tried putting time on his side

Calabasas banishes public smokers
San Francisco Gate - Calabasas, Los Angeles County -- One of the toughest anti-smoking laws in the nation took effect here Friday, the same day that a satirical movie about a reptilian tobacco lobbyist, "Thank You for Smoking," opened across the country. "Pure

Ozone not the only bad air culprit
WVLT - Knoxville (WVLT) - East Tennesseans know that summer time ozone can mean bad air quality, but now another kind of pollution is posing problems year round. WVLT Volunteer TV's Kelly Cox takes a look at the tinny particles that can have a big impact on

Spinal Manipulation Doesn't Work For Any Condition, New Research Finds
Medical News Today - A study to be published in next month's issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine has raised serious questions about the efficacy of spinal manipulation treatment. Spinal manipulation is commonly practiced by chiropractors and osteopaths

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Quad Cities Onlines - The Legacy XL garden tractor * Sales and service EAST MOLINE -- The 13-year-old boy stood at a pond's edge, sunlight fading and rain spitting from the sky, silently waiting for a fish to bite at his lure. Dylann Teager is a postal worker among

Nielsen Media has cool head at the top
USA Today - NEW YORK It's amazing that Susan Whiting remains so chipper after what she's been through in the four years since she became television's chief umpire as CEO of Nielsen Media Research. Friends and foes alike marvel at how well Nielsen Media CEO

HealthCheck reports
WPVI - The International Congress of Esthetics brought 600 exhibitors to the Pennsylvania Convention Center Monday. It's basically a mega trade-show for estheticians, spa or salon owners and others who make beauty their business. One of the hottest

Consider adding a workout for fighting the blues
Bergen Record - Last weekend I dropped my son off at his grandmother's and went for a much-needed run. When I returned, I felt capable, calm and clear-headed. My toddler, on the other hand, was an irritable mess; it was well past his nap time. This wasn't the first

California's air second-dirtiest in nation, EPA says
San Luis Obispo Tribune - LOS ANGELES - Californians breathe the second-dirtiest air in the nation, with residents of Los Angeles and Orange counties exposed to a cancer risk that's about double the national average, according to a new report. Only New York has worse air

Smoking Ban Takes Effect, Indoors and Out
Hendersonville Times-News - CALABASAS, Calif., March 17 One of the toughest antismoking laws in the nation took effect here Friday, the same day that a satirical movie about a reptilian tobacco lobbyist, "Thank You for Smoking," opened across the country. "Pure serendipity

Asthma - Tomatoes, carrots can cut asthma risk

Tomatoes, carrots can cut asthma risk
DailyIndia.com, NY - Mar 18, 2006 Washington, March 19 (IANS) Eating plenty of tomatoes, carrots and leafy green vegetable could help in reducing asthma risk in women, says a study.

Antibiotics 'can double risk of child asthma'
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Mar 13, 2006 reviewed the health records of more than 12,000 children and found that giving antibiotics before the age of one doubled the chance of a child developing asthma