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Graceway Announces Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology Publishes Articles On New Short-Course Imiquimod ... Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:28AMThe Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) has published Phase III data evaluating the safety and efficacy of imiquimod cream at two doses - 2.5% and 3.75% - administered daily on either 2-week or 3-week treatment cycles. While all study arms met the primary endpoint of complete clearance versus placebo, data suggest that, of the regimens studied, imiquimod 3.75% on a 2-week cycle ...
Healthy situation: New network proposed Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:28AMFARMINGTON — Central Connecticut health providers were presented with a gift horse Tuesday and decided better to not look it in the mouth.
Papaya Slows Growth of Cancerous Tumors Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:27AMResearchers found in a study that the leaf extract and tea of papaya greatly slowed the growth of cancerous tumors. Nam Dang of the University of Florida said the anticancer capability of papaya was strongest when large doses of papaya leaf tea were administered into cells.
Atlanta Blocks Plan To Move Cemetery Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:26AMATLANTA -- An Atlanta group has voted down efforts to move a historical black cemetery. The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Atlanta's pricey Buckhead neighborhood.
Iron in the sand ... endorsement update for Tiger ... no poor pro putters out there Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:26AMMICK BROWN Sven and Olie are fellow competitors in the Viking Amateur Classic.
U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fluctuate; Facet, Citigroup Advance Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:26AMMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures fluctuated after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed at a seven-week high yesterday. Facet Biotech Corp.
Critical Recommendations Unveiled To Respond To National Public Health Crisis: Deep-Vein Thrombosis And Pulmonary ... Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:25AMThree critical recommendations from a national workshop have been released to address deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), a growing public health problem estimated to affect nearly 1 million Americans each year. The recommendations - developed by a diverse group of representatives from federal health agencies and patient groups, as well as experts from the medical and public ...
Salemno to attend state Youth of the Year contest Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:25AMStaff Writer Inspired by her older brother, who died of bone cancer when she was 11, Julie Salemno has spent the last four years providing free electronics for patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
GPs positive about audit outcome Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:37AMReaction by general practitioners to the outcome of the recent audit report of 33 referrals to Dunedin Hospital colonoscopy service has been positive, South Link Health executive director Prof Murray Tilyard said.
CANCER-FIGHTING CONCRETE TRUCKS COMING TO OHIO Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:35AMMARIETTA -- Smith Concrete, a Division of Shelly Materials, will use two cancer-fighting concrete trucks primarily at job sites in Washington and Guernsey counties this spring. The trucks also will travel to jobs in Athens, Coshocton, Morgan, Muskingum and Perry counties in Ohio, as well as locations in West Virginia.
Armstrong looks to add race to Tour preparations Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:34AMPublished: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 10:42 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 10:42 a.m. MURCIA, Spain - Lance Armstrong is likely to add an extra race to his Tour de France preparations following an average performance in the Vuelta de Murcia.
Youth SportsSilvia's gymnasts compete at Pink Invitational Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:32AMSilvia's Gymnastics joined gymnasts from 55 gyms to compete in the Pink Invitational fundraising competition for the fight against breast cancer at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown.
Fisherman Rescued From Chattahoochee River Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:31AMA fisherman was pulled from the Chattahoochee River in Gwinnett County Sunday morning, officials say.
Judge helped start WorkCover Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:30AMAlan Bishop. 1940-2010.
US enriches firms dealing with Iran Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:27AMThe federal government has awarded more than $107 billion in contract payments, grants and loans over the past decade to foreign and multinational American companies doing business in Iran, despite Washington's efforts to discourage investment there, records show.
23rd annual Polkafest March 20-21 in Hays Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:25AMHAYS -- The 23rd annual Polkafest, a benefit for the Cancer Council of Ellis County, will be March 20 and 21 at the Fanchon Ballroom, East Highway 40, Hays.
Patricia Travers, Violinist Who Vanished, Dies at 82 Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:21AMMs. Travers was a child prodigy who appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, but left the spotlight from the early 1950s until her death.
Men should decide on prostate cancer test Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:17AMBIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - Men who undergo prostate-cancer screening should discuss with a doctor the uncertainties, risks and benefits of the test before it is performed, says Edward Partridge, M.D., president-elect of the American Cancer Society National Board of Directors and director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Clarksville girls headed to state Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:14AMNASHVILLE — After last year's region semifinal loss to Smyrna, Clarksville High coach Brian Rush held up a message to his disappointed team. Scrawled on the back of his clipboard were words uttered by legendary women's college basketball coach Kay Yow: "What is delayed is not denied".
Roundup: Webb powers Buchholz in shutout of Vanguard Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:11AMBy Paul Kardasz Correspondent Greg Webb had three hits and two RBIs to lead Buchholz to a 10-0 dumping over Ocala Vanguard on Saturday in the 2nd Breast Cancer Awareness high school baseball games.
Alinsky, former head of Dage-Bell, dies Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:11AMMICHIGAN CITY — Joseph W. Alinsky, the former president of Dage-Bell Corp. and heralded by friends and relatives as one of Michigan City’s “greatest geniuses,” passed away Friday night.
Medicine woman: 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks' Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:09AMAuthor Rebecca Skloot first heard of Henrietta Lacks in a high-school science class.
UF must devise plan for a site leaking contaminants Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:08AMBy Thomas Stewart Correspondent The University of Florida will have three months to develop a remediation plan for an old landfill on campus that is leaking contaminants into the groundwater, with one solvent found at levels almost 2,000 times the acceptable limit, according to a letter sent last week by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Hooked on chocolate Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:07AMI knew it. I knew it. I knew it!!!! For years I have said that there are times I would perform certain immoral acts for chocolate. There are times when, like ice cream, it calls to me from wherever it is in the house.
Reitman happy to share Oscar nom with dad Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:08AMOn a personal basis, despite three nominations with his name on them for Up in the Air, writer-director Jason Reitman likely won’t take home any major hardware from the Academy Awards. But he is already a winner.
Sun writers’ Oscar musings Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:08AMArt vs. Commerce — it’s the yin and yang of the Oscars. The two dovetailed nicely in the ’70s when critically acclaimed movies were also popular.
Health Briefs Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:04AMAmericans tuning in to their local PBS stations in March will learn about a cutting-edge diet that can prevent, control, and even reverse diabetes.
Reminder: Exspect offers Mother’s Day charity iPhone cover collection Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:02AMExspect has recently launched a new 'Pretty In Pink' range of iPhone cases and skins for Mother's Day next Sunday- 14th March - in an effort to raise money for charity.
Paul Orberson: Recruiting for success Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:58AMNASHVILLE — In the vast, glitzy confines of the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Paul Orberson looks
'Battlestar' star Mary McDonnell 's leadership isn't just an act Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:56AMEven if you don't immediately equate the name of Mary McDonnell with that of Battl
SPORTS BRIEFS Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:55AMBasketball clinic being conducted Full Force Basketball Academy will hold five-week youth basketball clinics Mondays and Thursdays at the Glendale YWCA, 735 E. Lexington Drive, Glendale.
PRINCETON: Crowning moment for PDS Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:59AMMoments after the Princeton Day School boys ice hockey team wrapped up its first Mercer County Tournament title, players began exchanging their jerseys for the black champions T-shirts.
Chamber members advised on pot in the workplace Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:58AMMedicinal use of marijuana may be enshrined in the Colorado Constitution, but that does not mean employers are obliged to accept it. That’s according to Curtis Graves, an attorney with the Mountain States Employers Council, a nonprofit consultant to more than 3,000 businesses in Colorado.
Larkspur dispensary up and running Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:56AMA woman walks out of Larkspur Herbal Services with a decided limp, clutching a cane for assistance. The words “thank you so very much,” rolling off her lips.
Friends, Neighbors Help Oakland Woman Fight Foreclosure Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:55AMOAKLAND -- An Oakland woman faced foreclosure on her home and said no matter how hard she tried, the bank would not help her. That all changed on Friday when friends and family banded together to help save her home were able to get a meeting with the bank.
Peptimmune granted US patent for PI-2301 peptide copolymer in treatment of multiple sclerosis Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:54AMPeptimmune, Inc. a privately held biotechnology company, announced today the grant of US Patent Number 7,655,221 (the '221 patent) which protects the target product profile for its PI-2301 peptide copolymer for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, and other autoimmune diseases.
Iran's Supreme Leader Urges Islamic Nations To Seek Unity Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:54AMTEHRAN, March 6 (Bernama) -- Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on Islamic governments, Muslim intellectuals, and Muslim political and social activists to try to bring about unity among Muslims and defend their rights, Iran's Mehr News Agency (MNA) reported.
Increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be restricted to tumors that have no MSI Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:54AMThe increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with obesity may be largely restricted to tumors that have no or low microsatellite instability (MSI), a common condition in most colorectal cancers, according to a new study published online March 8 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Woodland Park welcomes home 4th Engineers Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:49AMMost people adopt children one or two at a time but in 1992 the city of Woodland Park adopted an entire U.S. Army battalion of 400-600 soldiers.
03/06/10 Calendar Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:47AMTHE SPRINGS OPEN HOUSE -- Today, noon to 2 p.m., The Springs, Memorial Rehabilita-tion and Occupational Medicine, 302 S. 10th Ave. The community is invited to tour the new facility. Info: 509-574-3300.
Share Your Rodeo Pictures, Videos Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:27PMShare your best Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo pictures with Click2Houston viewers.
Exxon Must Pay $1.2 Million for Workers’ Radiation (Update2) Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:26PMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. , the largest U.S. energy company, must pay $1.2 million to 16 Louisiana workers who claimed they were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation when they were cleaning used oil drilling pipes, a jury said.
FDA says Pom Wonderful antioxidant claims not so wonderful Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:26PMThe warning relates to cancer and other claims being made on the Pom Wonderful website and comes as part of an FDA crackdown that has seen it issue letters to 17 companies for making unauthorized health claims about 22 food products.
Swine Flu cases are back Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:25PMWithin the last two weeks, Bexar County medical experts say there's been three H1N1 related deaths. Dr. Fernando Guerra with San Antonio Metro Health says all three patients who died also had pre-existing risk factors such as congestive heart failure and cancer. The third patient was a 21-year-old pregnant woman with additional health issues. Guerra says if a third wave of the virus does hit ...
Iditarod Sled Dog Race starts Saturday Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:24PMThe recession has reached Nome, Alaska, and dog mushers will share much less money this year for the glory of running Iditarod.
Rep. Massa will resign from Congress Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23PMNew York Rep. Eric Massa, facing an ethics panel probe, is apologizing to his constituents as he resigns his seat.
Massa resigns under ethics cloud Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23PMNew York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense of failure."
Fighting leukemia with fire Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23PMBIG BEAR LAKE, March 5, 11:30 a.m.: Big Bear Lake Fire District firefighter-paramedics Nic Turner and Jon Curtis are headed to Seattle. But this trip will not be on assignment.
Dem. Congressman Massa Resigns On Sex Complaint Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23PMNew York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense of failure." "I am guilty," Massa said in an interview with a Corning, N.Y., newspaper columnist. Later in the day, Massa released a statement saying that after learning he had a recurrence of cancer, he learned he was the subject of an ...
SBHS: Shooter attended school but left before graduating Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:23PMSan Benito High School Superintendent Stan Rose released the following statement about John Patrick Bedell, the Hollister man suspected in Thursday's Pentagon shooting: "Today, we learned that a former student of San Benito High School, John Patrick Bedell, is the now infamous person identified as the perpetrator in the Pentagon shooting yesterday. Earlier today, we gave the erroneous impression ...