Researchers from the University of Surrey have today launched a new programme of research called eSMART (Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS Remote Technology), that uses mobile phone technology to remotely monitor patients who are ...
Male cancer survivors evaluated in a long-term study cut their risk of dying in half by exercising and burning 2,500 calories a week, U.S. researchers say. Study co-author Kathleen Y. Wolin of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of ...
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Expanding the program for low-income residents would help bring new revenue to the hospitals. Meanwhile, supporters of Medicaid expansion offer a new proposal in Nebraska and a young man in Utah diagnosed with cancer faces treatment ...
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Men who keep smoking after being diagnosed with cancer are more likely to die than those who quit smoking, a new study shows. The findings demonstrate that it's not too late to stop smoking after being diagnosed with cancer, researchers ...
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Cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, mainly because anti-smoking efforts have caused a drop in lung cancer deaths, researchers report. From 2001 through 2010, death rates for all cancers combined decreased by 1.8 ...
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OvaScience, a life sciences company, and Intrexon Corporation have announced an agreement to access Intrexon’s portfolio of technologies to accelerate the development of OvaScience’s OvaTure technology platform Separately, ...
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Young was started out working as an accountant before he turned into a successful businessman who travelled the globe to build his company (Simpac) into a significant UK player in the sourcing and supply of bags – from paper potato ...
In the spirit of increasing awareness of the benefits of modern cloth diapers, Cutie Poops and Bottoms of Orland Park is helping children fighting cancer. The store recently participated in a worldwide event called The Great Cloth Diaper ...
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Students at four District #210 Lincoln-Way high schools are participating in a program designed to make their local community a better environment in which to live, work and learn. T.E.A.M. Asset, an acronym for Teaching Everyone Assets ...
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday in Caracas after an almost two-year battle with cancer and 14 years of a dominating socialist presidency that leaves the country with the world's largest oil reserves mired in uncertainty. The ...
The risk of a man developing cancer over his lifetime will increase to one in two by 2027,a new study has suggested. Figures from Cancer Research UK suggest that,within 15 years,50 men out of every 100 are likely to be diagnosed with ...
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have developed new statistical image analysis method for automatic mitotic cell detection for cancer diagnosis. The new method enables segmenting tumor regions and detecting dividing cells in ...
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After 107 years in business,Nowell's Contemporary Furniture announced that it will close its doors by the end of this year. Owner Jerry Nowell,who was diagnosed with Multiple Myaloma in 2010,announced the closing recently. ''I'm ...
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UnitedHealthcare's Golden Rule Insurance has unveiled a critical illness insurance plan for individuals and families, to offer cash payments to participants who are diagnosed with serious illnesses or health conditions. As per the terms ...
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Jonathan Speirs, who passed away this morning Architect and lighting designer Jonathan Speirs has lost his long battle with cancer. The celebrated founding partner at Speirs + Major passed away at his home in Edinburgh this morning. ...
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