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Bears know Pac-10 title is at stake this weekend

Police Chase Ends in Crash Along I-77, Two Officers Hurt
West Virginia State Police tell WSAZ.com two officers were injured in a police chase that ended in a crash along Interstate 77 between Fairplain and Ripley.
Read more on WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia
Bears know Pac-10 title is at stake this weekend
With his players already talking about [...]

General Assembly considers numerous bills this week

Get Fit: Staying healthy as you age
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General Assembly considers numerous bills this week
Tennessee state representatives and senators are maintaining a busy schedule this week with the review of several proposed pieces of legislation, as well as taking part in [...]

Daffodil Days orders being accepted this week

Researchers Chart Genomic Map Spanning Over Two Dozen Cancers
Large-scale study reveals DNA segments missing or duplicated in tumors, uncovers novel cancer genes and genetic abnormalities shared across cancers.
Read more on Newswise
Daffodil Days orders being accepted this week
The American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days campaign is in full swing. Local orders are being accepted until Monday.
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This Week in PNAS

EGYPT: End of free health care hits poor hardest
Source: IRIN Hesham Gohary says he has been coming to the Health Ministry in central Cairo for weeks in the hope of getting free kidney dialysis treatment, but always leaves empty-handed. The 54-year-old farmer is one of 35,000 low-income kidney failure patients whose collective US$118 million health [...]

This Might Count as Preaching to the Choir

Suspect in 8 Va. deaths may have left explosives
A man suspected of killing eight people before disappearing into dense Virginia woods surrendered at sunrise Wednesday, and bomb teams searched a house they said he may have rigged with explosives.
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This Might Count as Preaching to the Choir
Jonathan Eisen has a [...]

New and Exciting in PLoS this week [A Blog Around The Clock]

STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS: Full text of Gov. Jay Nixon’s remarks
Prepared text of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State address Wednesday, as provided by the governor’s office: Thank you, Speaker Richard, President Pro-Tem Shields, Leaders Callahan and LeVota, judges of the Missouri Supreme Court, Lt. Gov. Kinder, state officials, members of the [...]

Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer With This Southern California Hotel Deal

Options After Breast Cancer Surgery
For women dealing with the aftermath of a mastectomy or even the more conservative lumpectomy, the physical loss can also be very emotional. “It’s a crisis for them,” said Certified Mastectomy Fitter Andrea Retherford.
Read more on WHIZ News Zanesville
Join the Fight Against Breast Cancer With This Southern California Hotel Deal
Manhattan Beach [...]

Canberries – Could This Simple Berry Help Protect Against Heart Disease and Cancer?

In today’s world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.

When is the last time you ate cranberries? Was it with a turkey dinner? [...]

Miracle Heart Drug Causes Cancer? This is Insane! are There Safer Alternatives?

On the first page In USA Today (July 25, 2008) the opening paragraph states: “A study that unexpectedly linked the heart drug Vytorin to excess cancer deaths has provoked controversy among heart specialists worried that the drug’s risk may outweigh its benefits.” Apparently the purpose of the drug is to help relieve and even prevent [...]

Chemotherapy – is This the Real Answer to Cancer?

Before agreeing to a treatment, it is important to know what the treatment consist of. With this in mind, I have introduced below the main form of treatment used to treat cancer:

Chemotherapy – Chemotherapy was developed after scientists realised that the deadly Mustard gas used in the Second World War to kill people – Cyclophosphamide [...]