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Bullhead City women teach Supai women cancer exams
Two Bullhead City breast cancer awareness advocates took their knowledge to the depths of the Grand Canyon late last month, as part of an outreach program designed to help the isolated Supai tribe. On April 27, Penny Kruse and Phyllis Anderson, of the Regional Center for Border Health's Well Woman ...
Wash U. researchers get $4 million grant
Two researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are getting $4 million from Susan G. Komen for the Cure for breast cancer research. The organization on Thursday announced $58 million in research funding. That includes funding to Matthew Ellis and Pascal Meier of Washington University, who are trying to better ...
Celery extract shows promise in MU cancer research
Researchers at the University of Missouri say they've identified an extract found in celery and other produce as a potential weapon against breast cancer. The research was recently published online in the journal Hormones and Cancer. The study found that cancerous tumors shrank in mice that were implanted with breast ...
Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf ...
Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf ...
Grand Rapids Symphony tribute honors Betty Ford
A symphony in West Michigan plans to honor former first lady Betty Ford this week with the premiere of an orchestral tribute it commissioned in her memory that reflects on her time as a dancer as well as the way she publicly faced breast cancer and substance abuse. The Grand ...
YouTube drug plea by cancer patient gets "compassionate care" approval from FDA
A Florida mother with stage-four breast cancer who made an emotional plea to a Bay Area drug company to be able to use a drug that has yet to be approved by the FDA seems to have gotten her wish. 46-year-old Darlene Gant of Florida posted a YouTube message saying ...
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Race for the Cure held on Mother's Day
Thousands of people spent Mother's Day running and walking. They were taking part in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at the Mall of America. It was a huge outpouring of support for those battling breast cancer. Boua Xiong has more.
Oregon volunteer pilots fly patients for free
Sometimes the passengers — who may be flying to chemotherapy appointments in Portland — want to talk. They like discussing what they are going through or want conversation to take their mind off of their health. Other times the passengers can be silent, crestfallen. The volunteer Angel Flight pilots adapt ...
Julia Child, a legacy of teaching the joy of food
Massaging poultry, dropping food and utensils, and warbling her way through boeuf bourguignon and coq au vin, Julia Child left an indelible mark on American food. As television's towering, ebullient "French Chef," Child put within reach of the average American a cuisine most had only heard about. Using fresh ingredients ...
Kansas House advances anti-abortion measure
A bill designed to keep Kansas from subsidizing abortions even indirectly through tax breaks advanced Friday in the state House, but critics saw it as potentially harmful to the state's medical school and a cancer center seeking national recognition. The House gave the measure first-round approval on a voice vote, ...
Breast cancer is rare in men, but they fare worse
Men rarely get breast cancer, but those who do often don't survive as long as women, largely because they don't even realize they can get it and are slow to recognize the warning signs, researchers say. On average, women with breast cancer lived two years longer than men in the ...
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Woman fakes cancer to get breast implants
An Arizona woman is accused of pretending to have breast cancer. Crystal Cruz reports the woman used the money she raised in her scheme for breast implants.
Women suing McKenna over federal health care law
Dozens of women filed a lawsuit Thursday against Attorney General Rob McKenna, alleging that his participation in legal action seeking to overturn the new federal health care law threatens access to comprehensive coverage for women. The politically charged lawsuit is seeking a ruling that McKenna violated his ethical duties by ...
US, firms aim to teach old drugs new tricks
Three pharmaceutical giants are unlocking their freezers to see if government-funded scientists can reinvent some of their old drugs. Pfizer, British-based AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly & Co. entered a unique program with the U.S. National Institutes of Health on Thursday that both sides hope will speed the development of new ...
NIH, companies aim to teach old drugs new tricks
Three pharmaceutical giants are unlocking their freezers to see if government-funded scientists can reinvent some of their old drugs. Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly & Co. entered a unique program with the National Institutes of Health on Thursday that both sides hope will speed the development of new treatments — ...
Animals' role in scientific research still debated
Science is finding ways to improve human life without imposing on dogs, cats, mice and monkeys. "Certainly more needs to be done, but across the board, it has gotten better. There has been increased consciousness, and that's encouraging," said Cathy Liss, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Animal Welfare Institute. More ...
CaringBridge: Social networking before it was hip
Phil Brandt is not the kind to burden his friends and family members with his problems. So when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2008, he figured he and wife, Rollie, would deal with the situation largely in private. Think again, said his daughter, Heidi Panelli. "You're getting a CaringBridge ...
Dems, GOP swap charges in student loan fight
House Speaker John Boehner accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of conduct "beneath the dignity of the White House." The top House Democrat said Boehner considers the health of women "a luxury." In a measure of the sharp elbows both parties are throwing this election year, note that those words ...
Cancer survivors urged to eat better, exercise
A cancer diagnosis often inspires people to exercise and eat healthier. Now the experts say there's strong evidence that both habits may help prevent the disease from coming back. New guidelines issued Thursday by the American Cancer Society urge doctors to talk to their cancer patients about eating right, exercising ...
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