Some people with heart failure might benefit from a therapy which helps dampen their overactive immune systems.

King OKs SR430m Cancer Center Arab News, Saudi Arabia - 3 hours ago

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Tigers lose big football fan to cancer Kansas City Star, MO - Jan 19, 2008 Weber had cancer , and he had been told the disease was terminal. But “Sir Papaw,” as his grandson called him, still traveled to every Missouri football game ...

UroToday.com - In this article, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fowler and colleagues report that continued cigarette smoking by women with normally progressing pregnancies nearly halves Desert hedgehog (DHH) gene expression in the testes of second trimester fetuses. Expression of 29 other key testis genes and testis cell numbers were not significantly affected but circulating fetal testosterone tended to be reduced if the mother smoked.

Cervical cancer deaths increase by 40 percent Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 18 hours ago

In the 1960s, Ancer Keys, a US expert on nutrition, studied the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the first time. Since then many studies on the benefits of olive oil have been conducted. According to several studies performed in Italy, Spain and Greece (the main olive-oil-producing countries), the incidence of diseases is lower in these countries than in Northern Europe.

New cancer -risk claims keep pressure on tanning industry New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 12 hours ago

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A detailed study of the first year of operation of a midwifery-led rural maternity service in Mareeba, North Queensland, provides hope that more rural maternity units can remain viable if there is optimum cooperation and coordination of local health workforce and resources. The study is published in the latest edition of the Medical Journal of Australia.

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There is just over a month to go until the early registration deadline of February 29, 2008. Take advantage of the discounted rate and register early for the 15th International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN) held by the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC). This year, the conference is taking place from August 17-21, 2008, at the world-class Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Center. (PRWeb Jan 20, 2008) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1NYWduLVByb2YtSG9yci1Mb3ZlLVplcm8=

Billionaire James Sorenson Dies of Cancer Wall Street Journal - 5 hours ago

Women undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer ‘needlessly’ Times Online, UK - 5 hours ago