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Brain cancer tests a young pastor’s faith

Matt Chandler is trying to suffer well. He would never ask for such a trial, but in some ways he welcomes this cancer. He says he feels grateful that God has counted him worthy to endure it.
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[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cancer, Health, Medical |

A glance at Haiti developments 18 days after quake – AP

The Associated Press= A look at the latest from Haiti on Saturday, 18 days after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, and left an estimated 200,000 dead throughout the country: SANITATION Relief officials are scrambling…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Pelvic symptoms may not mean ovarian cancer

Only one in 100 women with symptoms typical of ovarian cancer, such as persistent bloating or pelvic pain, actually has the disease, researchers reported on Thursday.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cancer, Health, Medical |

alli Proven to Reduce Visceral Fat, a Dangerous Fat Linked to Many Life-Threatening Diseases, According to New Data Released Today

HONG KONG, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — New studies show that overweight and obese people using alli® (orlistat 60 mg) with a reduced calorie, lower-fat diet can significantly reduce weight, visceral fat, and waist circumference and therefore may reduc…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Genetic combo key to surviving prostate cancer

A combination of three genetic abnormalities has a dramatic impact on how long prostate cancer patients are likely to live, researchers said on Wednesday, and gene tests could help doctors decide on the best treatments.

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Cancer, Health, Medical |

Implant Readies Eye For Restored Vision

Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye.The diseases macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa lay waste to photoreceptors, the cells in the retina that tu…

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |
 

Illuminating Protein Networks In 1 Step

A new assay capable of examining hundreds of proteins at once and enabling new experiments that could dramatically change our understanding of cancer and other diseases has been invented by a team of University of Chicago scientists.Described Jan.

[ More ] January 25th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

80 percent of Darfur conflict deaths due to disease

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly 80 percent of the 300,000 conflict-related deaths in Darfur were due to diseases like diarrhea, not violence, Belgian scientists said on Friday.

[ More ] January 23rd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Hart to Treat Diseases (HTDS) Evaluating Business Proposal

(unsolicited business proposal being evaluated ahead of dividend distribution)

BEIJING, CHINA, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Jan 22, 2010 — Hard to Treat Diseases (HTDS; http://www.htdsmedical.com/) subsidiary Slavica Bio Chem recently announced e…

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |

Zebrafish Swim Into Drug Development

By combining the tools of medicinal chemistry and zebrafish biology, a team of Vanderbilt investigators has identified compounds that may offer therapeutic leads for bone-related diseases and cancer.The findings, reported in ACS Chemical Biology, suppo…

[ More ] January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Health |