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Health: New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana

2012-05-18T07:39:36-03:00

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A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his

Health: Checking up on your fitness form

2012-04-30T09:20:49-03:00

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From jumping rope to swinging a kettle bell to pounding a treadmill, a finely-tuned form can spell the difference between a sound body and a sore knee.Experts say often a professional tweak can

Health: Ryan ONeal says he has prostate cancer

2012-04-18T08:44:27-03:00

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'Love Story' actor Ryan O'Neal has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but says his doctors expect him to make a full recovery.O'Neal, 70, whose long time partner Farrah Fawcett died of anal

Health: Pricier therapy no better for early prostate cancer

2012-04-17T13:29:23-03:00

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A new study suggests that expensive, high-tech proton beam radiation doesn't do any more for men with prostate cancer than the most commonly-used option.Proton beam radiation, heavily promoted by

Health: Endocyte soars on cancer drug deal with Merck

2012-04-16T14:54:09-03:00

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Endocyte Inc said Merck & Co Inc had acquired the development and marketing rights of its experimental cancer drug, the latest in the string of licensing deals by the No. 2 U.S. drugmaker to beef

Health: Many tests follow surgery for early breast cancer: study

2012-04-13T10:14:13-03:00

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Women who have early breast tumors surgically removed may often go through repeat mammograms and invasive procedures for years afterwards, with two-thirds having at least one more invasive

Health: Is high spending on cancer care worth it?

2012-04-09T17:51:56-03:00

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With the United States spending more on healthcare than any other country — $2.5 trillion, or just over $8,000 per capita, in 2009 — the question has long been, is it worth it? At least for

Health: Vaccines alliance nears deal on cervical cancer shots

2012-04-05T09:15:54-03:00

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The GAVI international vaccines group is moving towards a price deal with drug makers which could mean the supply of millions of doses of cut-price cervical cancer vaccines to developing

Health: Skin cancer drug reverses Alzheimer's in mice

2012-02-10T16:56:50-03:00

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Scientists say they 'serendipitously' discovered that a drug used to treat a type of cancer quickly reversed Alzheimer's disease in mice.'It's really exciting,' said Maria Carrillo, senior

Health: Fasting Might Boost Chemo's Cancer-Busting Properties

2012-02-09T07:09:08-03:00

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A new animal study suggests that short-term starvation might improve outcomes for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Cancer treatment can be brutal for patients. Many of the tools we

Health: Diabetes: For some misery, for others an opportunity

2012-01-30T11:10:04-03:00

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What do they say - one man's trash is another man's gold!Â A growing number of startups are looking at the growing incidence of diabetes as an opportunity to take a fresh approach and

Health: Fitbit raises $12M to stay ahead of health device market

2012-01-24T11:10:04-03:00

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FitbitÂ was among theÂ early leaders in building connected portable health devices,Â a market that has become crowded in the last year with new rivals. Now Fitbit is announcing it has raised $12

Health: Will you track your health data with an app or a device?

2011-12-26T17:17:02-03:00

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Will apps or devices track the quantified self?As people lurch into the New Year vowing to lose their holiday pounds, my hunch is millions of consumers will be aided by a few fitness devices and

Health: Health 2.0 startup Keas gets $6.5 million in new funds

2011-12-20T17:17:03-03:00

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Keas, a San Francisco-based startup co-founded by veteran technologist Adam Bosworth and enterprise software entrepreneur George Kassagbi, has raised $6.5 million in new funds from existing

Health: States to weigh in on basic health coverage

2011-12-17T06:34:31-03:00

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U.S. health officials will allow states to select the basic set of medical benefits that must be offered by insurance plans participating in new exchanges mandated by the federal healthcare