Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats steered landmark health care legislation to the brink of passage in the House late Saturday night, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history" and expand coverage to millions who lack it....
Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help....
In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
LONDON (AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it....
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats steered landmark health care legislation to the brink of passage in the House late Saturday night, spurred by a summons from President Barack Obama to "answer the call of history" and expand coverage to millions who lack it....
House, Senate health care bills detailed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here is a comparison of the three health care bills before Congress, including one by House Democrats and an alternative by House Republicans....
Obama will push health bill in Saturday Hill visit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama still expects to have a health care overhaul bill to sign by year's end and plans to personally lobby for it in a visit to Capitol Hill on Saturday, the White House said....
HIV / AIDS News
2 Canadians linked to Detroit imam granted bail
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) -- A judge on Friday granted bail for two Canadian men who face extradition to the U.S. on charges linked to the slain leader of a radical Detroit-area Islamic group....
Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the AIDS virus was a death sentence in Africa....
CDC Software sees 3Q profit above expectations
ATLANTA (AP) -- Business software developer CDC Software Corp. said Friday it expects its earnings to surpass Wall Street's expectations in the third quarter....
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Lung Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Kemp Kernstine of City of Hope on new screening methods and the most effective treatments for lung cancer.
Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'
NEW YORK (AP) -- It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has produced a surprise: Bypass has fewer problems and is more successful done the old way....
Cancer News
US Cancer Deaths Rose by 5,400 in 2005
ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. cancer deaths rose by more than 5,000 in 2005, a somewhat disappointing reversal of a two-year downward trend, the American Cancer Society said in a report issued Wednesday....
Some Cancer Patients Turn to 'Coaches'
The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion....
Being Overweight May Raise Cancer Risk
LONDON (AP) -- Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study....
Obesity Growing to Be Top Cancer Cause
BOSTON (AP) -- Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with about 30 percent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science....
Delaying Prostate Care OK for Some Men
Older men with early-stage prostate cancer are not taking a big risk if they keep an eye on the disease instead of treating it right away, suggests the largest study to look at this issue since PSA tests became popular....
US flu deaths seen as likely as outbreak spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials warned on Tuesday that swine-flu related deaths were likely in the United States as the disease that killed scores in Mexico continued to spread across the world and governments intensified steps to battle the outbreak....
Developments on swine flu worldwide
Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and government officials:...
Blood Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Eileen Smith of City of Hope, on treatments of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma including bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy.
Compassionate Care Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief Medical Officer of City of Hope, on human caring and its proven results in helping cancer patients heal.
Gynecologic Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Robert Morgan of City of Hope on the different forms of gynecologic cancers and treatments for each of them, some pioneered at City of Hope.
Clinical Trials Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Joanne Mortimer of City of Hope on patient evaluation for and the safety of clinical trials, as well as some current developments underway.
KNX Business Hour 11.06.2009
Stocks end the day and the week on an up note after getting off to a rough start on a worse than expected October jobs report showing the national unemploment rate hit 10.2 percent. The Dow closes above 10k for the second day in a row. The major averages
Kerdoon Files 11.06.09
KNX 1070's Randy Kerdoon on Lancaster's Lambert finds TV gold, and gets suspended; Paul Olden's trip thru a ticker-tape parade; Miami's Jason Taylor gives us a spelling lesson
KNX Business Hour 11.05.2009
More encouraging news on the economy including retail sales results, productivity and jobless claims over the past week, set off a rally on Wall Street. The dow posts its best one day gain since July and closes above 10-thousand. The Dow closed up more th
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