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Is there a connection between cell phone use and cancer?
Blackberries, smartphones, flip phones. Having a cell phone is now the norm. But constantly using that phone may have a negative effect on your health.
The World Health Organization released a new study Tuesday, noting radiation from cell-phones may...Tags: Brain, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Medical Research, Human Interest
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D'Arcy treated for prostate cancer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — The retired bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend says he will undergo radiation treatments for prostate cancer. The Rev. John M. D'Arcy is 78 and retired in January 2010 one year ago and was...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Roman Catholicism, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Cancer center offers free services for patients, survivors, caregivers
SOUTH BEND—A diagnosis of cancer is a life changer. Many patients do not know how to deal with the physical and emotional changes. RiverBend Cancer Services has a new wellness center where they offer free programs for people affected by cancer. ...Tags: Mastectomy, Stress, Chemotherapy, Diseases and Illnesses, Clubs and Associations
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Medicare to pay for $93,000 prostate cancer drug
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare officials say they will likely pay for a prostate cancer drug that extends life about four months at a price of $93,000 per patient. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid says the biotech drug met its criteria as a...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Human Body, Diseases and Illnesses, Medicare, Drugs and Medicines
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Average child may get 7 radiation scans by age 18
CHICAGO (AP) — The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a potentially worrisome trend. Most of the scans...Tags: Chest, Radiology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Orlando, Elections
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Queen of Soul tells Jet medical problem resolved
DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin says the undisclosed ailment that led the Grammy Award-winning singer to have surgery in Detroit has been resolved. The Queen of Soul tells Jet magazine she began to worry after experiencing a sharp pain in her...Tags: Aretha Franklin, Diseases and Illnesses, Celebrities and Health Issues, Colonoscopy, Surgery
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Death rate for lung cancer among women declines
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It's a small decline, says the nation's annual report on cancer — just under 1 percent a year....Tags: Brain, Lung Cancer, Skin Cancer, Death, Physical Conditions
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FDA clears first melanoma drug to extend survival
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators have approved a new cancer drug from Bristol-Myers Squibb that is the first therapy to prolong the lives of patients with melanoma. It's the first new drug the Food and Drug Administration has approved to...Tags: Immune System, Food and Drug Administration, Skin Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Chemotherapy
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Feds enroll Hoosiers with pre-existing conditions
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it has begun enrolling uninsured Indiana residents with pre-existing medical conditions in a coverage plan under the federal health care overhaul. The Pre-existing Condition...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health, Diabetes
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Surgery helps men regain fertility after cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — New research shows a painstaking surgical technique can help some men deemed infertile because of childhood cancer treatment to become fathers after all. Young men can bank sperm before cancer treatment if they're told that...Tags: Twins, Diseases and Illnesses, Physical Conditions, Medical Research, Washington, DC
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Mich. comedy fest opens with rubber chicken toss
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A 10-day comedy festival in Michigan has opened with an apparent record-setting rubber chicken toss. The kickoff for the 10th anniversary "Gilda's LaughFest" was Thursday night, when organizers sought to break the...Tags: Bill Cosby, Entertainment, Diseases and Illnesses, Gilda Radner, Kathleen Madigan
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Grand Rapids hosts 10-day festival of laughter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A 10-day festival of laughter is ready to kick off in western Michigan. "Gilda's LaughFest" opens Thursday in Grand Rapids. Headliners at the event created by Gilda's Club Grand Rapids in celebration of its 10th...Tags: Bill Cosby, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Festive Events, Diseases and Illnesses, Gilda Radner
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