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Should genetic testing for cancer be available to all Canadians?
The revelation that Hollywood celebrity Angelina Jolie had a double mastectomy as a preventative measure against cancer stoked heated discussion this week, but one prominent cancer researcher says it demonstrates the need to make genetic testing ...

Breast cancer charity calls for uniform tests after Jolie admission
A Scottish breast cancer charity has called for the same genetic testing criteria to be in place north and south of the border. From next month a greater number of women in England and Wales will be offered a BRCA gene test. This was the test which Angelina ...

Could humans be cloned?
The news that researchers have used cloning to make human embryos for the purpose of producing stem cells may have some people wondering if it would ever be possible to clone a person. Although it would be unethical, experts say it is likely biologically ...

A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report Charity's investment a prescription for ...
A Journal Sentinel Watchdog Report Charity's investment a prescription for ...

Relay for Life event draws attention at new spot downtown
Niagara Gazette — This was a year of change for the Niagara Falls Relay For Life. And none were bigger than the change of location which brought the annual American Cancer Society fundraiser to the foot of Old Falls Street and the doorstep of one of its ...

In a summer awash with male action figures, Angelina Jolie shows what a hero ...
In a summer awash with male action figures, Angelina Jolie shows what a hero ...

Fluoridated water? Not all Portlanders will drink to that
PORTLAND, Ore. — Proponents of fluoridating Portland's water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn't treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies show that low-income children ...

Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
WASHINGTON — Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law — opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage — will likely widen ...

Angelina Jolie's genetic cancer link rare
But disclosure by actress who had preventive mastectomy could encourage others to know family history of breast cancer, other risks. Related. View Larger · Angelina_Jolie photo. Todd Heisler/The New York Times/2008. Angelina Jolie's announcement about ...

Major Breakthrough in IVF Treatment Raises Success Rate by 60 Pct
A major breakthrough in fertility treatment occurred this week with a new in-vitro fertilization (IVF) technique which claims to boost the chances of a successful birth by almost 60 percent and is already being dubbed the most significant breakthrough in fertility ...

Electroshock therapy may boost math skills, study finds
Doing math in your head is a task that more than 20 percent of people have trouble with. National Monitor, Lance Tillson | May 18, 2013. Tweet. Researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Current Biology say that electroshock therapy may boost math ...

Doctor who claimed herbal concoction could cure cancer and duped $1m out of ...
Doctor who claimed herbal concoction could cure cancer and duped $1m out of ...

Angelina is rich, famous and human. Get over it
I had an epiphany – OK, sudden thought, then – the day that Angelina Jolie announced she'd had a double mastectomy. I'd first read her direct, unsentimental piece in the New York Times. Then I'd jumped on to Twitter, which alerted me to some of the ...

Flesh-eating bacteria survivor given new bionic 'iLimbs'
She nearly died because of a zip lining accident: Flesh-eating bacteria survivor Aimee Copeland lost both of her arms at the elbow, a leg and a foot, but is now able to chop vegetables and comb her hair again thanks to a pair of prosthetic hands from Touch ...

Race For The Cure Draws Near-Record Crowd
Roughly 40,000 runners and walkers swarmed the streets downtown Saturday morning to stand together in the battle against breast cancer. That made the central Ohio event the country's second-largest Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure. For many people ...

The Jolie dilemma: 'We live in a world obsessed with breasts'
Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy to reduce her chance of cancer, sent shock waves through the media last week. However, a disproportionately high number of Israeli women live with her 'Ashkenazi gene'. By Judy Maltz | May.19, 2013 ...

Relay For Life Kick Off - KNOP-TV
Saturday marked the fundraising kickoff for the Relay For Life event which will be held August 3rd at Adams Middle School from 6 AM to 6 PM. The group celebrated the 100th birthday of the American Cancer Society. Team members offered birthday cake, ...

DSM-5 Officially Launched, But Controversy Persists - Medscape
SAN FRANCISCO — After more than a decade of development and more than 2 years of frequently searing controversy, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has finally been released. Here at the American ...


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