CANCER

Drinking wine may have protective effects against breast cancer on some women, and increase the risk in others.

In support of rock legend Gregg Allman and R&B artist Natalie Cole's battle with Hepatitis C, the Allman Brothers Band put on a star-studded benefit show at New York's Beacon Theatre. Roughly 130 million injection drug users worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, according to a study published online by World Health Organization said on Tuesday, "World Hepatitis Day."

John Ramsey, the father of slain Colorado child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, has remarried, five years after the death of his wife, Patsy, from ovarian cancer.

Just because a movie deals with the grim topic of breast cancer doesn't mean that it can't include a few laughs along the way. Just ask Marta Kauffman.

There is no link between cell phone use by children and brain cancer, a new European study concluded. Repeated studies in adults have also failed to find a direct relationship.

A team of Swiss scientists investigated more than 350 children aged between 7 and 19.

A recent study published in the July issue of The National Cancer Institute's journal found that children and teens who use cell phones are not at an increased risk of brain cancer compared to their peers who do not use cell phones.

Since the dawning of cellular phones researchers have pondered whether there existed a link between usage and brain cancer, but evidence for both sides always emerges.

The World Health Organization (WHO) released data stating that about 1.4 million people suffer from hepatitis A (HAV) alone. Together, Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are the leading causes of liver cancer in the world, accounting for 78 percent of cancer related cases. An important aspect of the report states that most people who have contracted the virus are more often than not unaware of the infection.

Barbadian singer Rihanna has been named 'Woman of the Year' by Italian Vogue.

Would you believe in your surgeon if he prescribed hypnosis to alleviate your pain quotient? Recent reports have brought out the benefits of hypnotherapy over pain killers and other available modern day anesthetics. In fact, an independent panel of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) observed that hypnotherapy might help in relieving chronic pain and help alleviate anxiety.

Children and adolescents who use cell phones are not at risk for getting brain cancer, according to a recent study, though further research will be conducted to show long-term effects of cell phone usage.

A study released on Wednesday showed that there is no link between cell phones and cancer in young kids and adolescents, though further research will be conducted to show long-term effects of cell phone usage.

The U.S. Government said that there is no proof that exposure to dust and rubble from the September 11 attacks caused cancer. Needless to say, the review fueled rage in many firefighters, police, and first responders said that the claim is bizarre and unsubstantiated and that they have seen too many people die from cancer to buy it.

The main opposition party in Canada, stunned by its leader's serious illness, vowed on Wednesday to fight on and dismissed speculation that it could start to break up.

The former Libyan intelligence agent convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland made a rare public appearance on Tuesday at a rally in support of Muammar Gaddafi.

One in six fast food customers used the calorie information and ended up buying foods with about 106 fewer calories.

A judge dismissed a lawsuit seeking to freeze federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, backing the Obama administration's push to ease restrictions on the controversial research technique.

Hospira Inc (HSP.N) on Wednesday reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly net profit, driven by positive results for the prostate cancer treatment oncolytic docetaxel in the United States.

The U.S. Government said that no proof exists that exposure to dust and rubble from the World Trade Center that engulfed New York City after the September 11 attacks caused cancer. The review fueled anger in some firefighters, police, and first responders said that the claim is bizarre and unsubstantiated and that they have seen too many people die from cancer to buy it.

Linda Christian, the Hollywood actress of the 1940s and heartthrob Tyrone Power’s second wife, who became the first Bond girl, died on Friday in Palm Springs, California.