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    Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Cold caps show promise in keeping hair through chemo

    People with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy may soon be able to check one side effect off of their list: hair loss. If the claims and study results are as good as they appear to be, patients can wear a cold hat during chemotherapy to prevent their hair from falling out.
    People with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy may soon be able to check one side effect off of their list: hair loss. If the claims and study results are as good as they appear to be, patients can wear a cold hat during chemotherapy to prevent...

    Tags: Medical Research, New Products, Science, Chemotherapy, Oncology

    2. Jan 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. New Avastin tests add to confusion over use in breast cancer

    In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The reason: emerging evidence that the drug does not prolong life and also that it's been linked to serious side effects.
    In November, following an emotional public hearing some months earlier, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew approval for the cancer drug Avastin for patients with metastatic breast cancer — the late-stage, incurable form of the disease. The...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Medical Research, Chemotherapy, Oncology, Breast Cancer

    3. Feb 3, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Obama's contraceptives-for-Catholics

    The Catholic Church is up in arms over an administration mandate that will force Catholic colleges, hospitals and charitable groups to cover contraceptives in the health insurance they provide for students or employees. I think the administration is in...

    Tags: Roman Catholicism, Steve Chapman, Family Planning, Health Insurance, Health Treatments

    4. Jan 15, 2012 |Story| Glendale News Press

  4. Ron Kaye: Helping those trying to help themselves

    Sometimes I think we care more about pets than people, which is really strange when you think about it. I’m sure that couldn’t be true of any other species on the planet. We round up stray cats and dogs and put them in cages where we feed and...

    Tags: Prisons, Prisons, Health Treatments, Crime, Law and Justice, Health

    5. Jan 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Federal birth control ruling upsets religious groups

    Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and practices.
    Church officials and other religious-based groups are gearing up to fight an order by the Obama administration that they include birth control in employee health plans — a requirement some say could threaten the protection of other moral beliefs and...

    Tags: Edwin F. O'Brien, Church and State Relations, Health and Safety at School, Justice System, Religion and Belief

    6. Jan 3, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. Massage therapist pleads guilty to sex charges

    NILES — Berrien Springs massage therapist Johan Abrahams pleaded guilty Tuesday in Berrien County Trial Court to two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. Abrahams, 70, of St. Jo-seph Avenue in Berrien Springs, is scheduled to be...

    Tags: Prisons, Trials, Health Treatments, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Feb 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. O'Brien says Archdiocese of Baltimore won't offer birth control coverage

    Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees.
    Cardinal-designate Edwin F. O'Brien said in a strongly worded letter that the Archdiocese of Baltimore will not comply with federal law requiring churches to offer birth control coverage even it means dropping health insurance for its 3,500 employees....

    Tags: Edwin F. O'Brien, Church and State Relations, David Axelrod, Elections, Religion and Belief

    8. Jan 6, 2012 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  8. Man Has 180-pound Tumor Removed

    HO CHI MINH CITY -- A Vietnamese man is recovering in the intensive care unit Friday, a day after surgery that completely removed from his right leg a tumor twice his body weight, according to the hospital in Ho Chi Minh City.
    KTLA News
    HO CHI MINH CITY -- A Vietnamese man is recovering in the intensive care unit Friday, a day after surgery that completely removed from his right leg a tumor twice his body weight, according to the hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. The growing tumor had...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Health Treatments, American Red Cross

    9. Jan 5, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Whittles to be inducted into Spalding's Hall of Fame

    Archbishop Spalding football coach Mike Whittles, who continues his inspiring battle with stage four pancreatic cancer, will be inducted into the Cavaliers Hall of Fame on Sunday.
    Archbishop Spalding football coach Mike Whittles, who continues his inspiring battle with stage four pancreatic cancer, will be inducted into the Cavaliers Hall of Fame on Sunday. Whittles, who has battled cancer for almost a year, has been the...

    Tags: Pancreatic Cancer, Holiday Vacations, Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Holidays

    10. Jan 5, 2012 |Story| AM News

  10. Crash victim learning to walk again

    LIBERTY — Mildred Durham received an early Christmas present.
    Contributing Writer
    LIBERTY — Mildred Durham received an early Christmas present. It wasn’t anything that money could buy, and it wasn’t anything that was homemade. She walked. While that is something that most people take for granted every day of their...

    Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Legs, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Medical Specialization

    11. Jan 5, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Tea Table Community Notes Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012

    Meetings FRIDAY, JAN. 6 The Up North Network of BNI meets every Friday at the Elks Club in the Beacon Center, Charlevoix. Meetings are from 7-8:30 a.m. and visitors are welcome. For information or a reservation to attend, call Pam Ulvund, (231) 881-...

    Tags: Women, Infants and Children, Religion and Belief, Alzheimer's Disease, Birth Control, HIV

    12. Jan 6, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  12. Tea Table Community Notes Friday, Jan. 6, 2012

    Births Twin boys, Elijah David and Noah Danual Keys were born to Jessica and Danual Keys of Petoskey Dec. 7, 2011, at Northern Michigan Regional Hospital. Elijah weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long at birth; Noah was 3 pounds, 12 ounces...

    Tags: Planned Parenthood, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Feet, Family Planning

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