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Insurance companies would have to treat all cancer drugs the same under House bill
The News & ObserverA campaign to have insurance companies treat cancer drugs taken orally the same as they do intravenous cancer treatments has come to North Carolina. A House committee approved a bill Tuesday that -- if it becomes law -- would lower the direct cost of...Tags: Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Health Insurance, Chemical Industry, Insurance
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Student exhibition night
On Thursday, Salem Avenue Elementary School will be “Celebrating Minds at Work” with a student exhibition night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The school has been learning about conservation, and students from each grade level have prepared...Tags: Elementary Schools, Olive Garden, Arts, Schools, Education
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Bahamian drowning victim identified as 47-year-old CPA from Palm Beach Gardens
The Palm Beach PostThe Palm Beach County tourist who drowned in the Bahamas on Friday night was identified as Jeffrey Alan Bolton of Palm Beach Gardens, a married father of two, an accountant and a leader of area charities. "He was respected in his profession and built...Tags: Business Enterprises, Sports, Swimming, Leukemia
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Study: 9/11 responders see 15% increased cancer risk
NewsdayA major health study of 9/11 responders has found an increased risk of cancer, mirroring two prior investigations. The federally sponsored study of almost 21,000 World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers found a 15 percent overall increased risk of...Tags: Thyroid cancer, Lung Cancer, Health and Safety at Work, Medical Research, Prostate Cancer
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Daszkal Bolton co-founder dies in Bahamas accident
Jeff Bolton, co-founder of Boca Raton accounting and tax firm Daszkal Bolton, died Friday in a swimming accident in the Bahamas, the firm said Monday. According to police reports, Bolton, 47, was caught in an ocean current as he swam off beach on the...
Tags: Boca Raton, Accidental Death, Bahamas, Leukemia
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Engineered cells successfully fight leukemia
San Jose Mercury NewsFour of five children facing certain death from leukemia are recovering after treatment that strengthened their immune systems, with no signs of cancer and no need of medicine. Their success is advancing a new medical strategy that bolsters the body's...Tags: Biotechnology, Diabetes, Medical Research, Mesothelioma, Chemotherapy
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Wichita officers give back to brother battling cancer
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA group of cops spent their Saturday doing some work around former Wichita Police officer Tracey Repp's house. "We just know that Tracey had some medical problems and could use some help maintaining some stuff around his house," said Wichita Police... -
St. Paul: Earth Day inspires cancer survivor to set up blood drive
St. Paul Pioneer PressWhen two bombs exploded during the Boston Marathon, Rhode Island sent all the blood it could spare across the border. To replenish the state's own supplies, officials turned to Minnesota. "On Monday, the Rhode Island Blood Center sent everything they...Tags: Environmental Issues, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Earth Day, Sports, Health Treatments
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Teemu Selanne, a comeback kid and a promise happily kept
Bobby Heravi did not want his son, Faryan, to hear the doctor's verdict and so made sure the boy's head was turned away when he asked about his son's chances of surviving an aggressive form of lymphoma. "With my mouth expression I said, 'What percent?'...
Tags: Honda Center, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Chemotherapy, Cancer
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Save a life with a simple cheek swab
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistA student organization at Virginia Tech, Good to the Bone, is hosting Be the Match Bone Marrow Registration Drive on Wednesday, April 10th in Torgersen Hall (1100) at 620 Drillfield Drive on campus. Now you can take the first step to save a life by...Tags: Culture, Ceremonies, Leukemia, Diseases and Illnesses, Virginia Tech
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Kevin Hunt: Where's Money From Pinkberry For Hartt Frat's Fundraiser?
The Hartford CourantMusic is the message for the Sigma Alpha Iota fraternity at the University of Hartford's Hartt School. Each year, the the local chaper of the international music fraternity runs a series of smaller fundraisers leading up to the big one in March, the...Tags: West Hartford, Music, University of Hartford, Blue Back Square, Leukemia
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Brighten the Day 5K Run/Walk for cancer set for Oct. 5
Orlando SentinelPharmaceutical consultant Therigy's 2nd annual Brighten the Day 5K Run/Walk will be at 7:30 a.m. at Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake on Orlando's west side. The 5K will benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Kids Beating Cancer and the Oncology Care...Tags: Bill Frederick, Cancer, Leukemia
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 24, 2013
|Column| Herald Mail
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| KWCH
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 18, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Apr 9, 2013
|Story| WDBJ7
Apr 15, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Apr 13, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
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