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'World Hepatitis Day': Singers Join in Fight Against Soaring Hepatitis Rates

Alexander Gorshev,
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."
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JonBenet Ramsey's Father Remarried

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.
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The Motorola PHOTON 4G Summer and the Motorola TRIUMPH Virgin Mobile Summer mobile phones are seen in New York

Another Cell Phone-Cancer Study Emerges

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.
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WHO Marks World Hepatitis Day; Says 1.4 Million Suffer From Hepatitis A

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.
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The Pain and Pleasure of Surgical Hypnosis

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.
A Fire Department of New York Ladder Company 3 fire truck, which was partially destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, is lowered into an opening in the World Trade Center site in New York

9/11 First Responders' Cancer Treatments Will Not be Covered: U.S. Government

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.
With Layton sick, NDP vows to fight on

With Layton sick, NDP vows to fight on

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.
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Stem Cell Research Can Continue, Judge Rules

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.
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Hospira reports higher quarterly net profit

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.
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No Evidence of Link Between 9/11 and Cancer: Report

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 with Tyrone Power

First Bond Girl Linda Christian Dies at 87

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.
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Michael Jackson Tribute Concert: Bad Timing?

"We wanted to do something decent and worthy of Michael's musical genius yet something fun and authentic that you would envision Michael attending with excitement and joy surrounded by talent that he respected and loved," stated Chris Hunt, president of Global Live Events who is organizing the concert event. The concert celebration would take place on Oct. 8, but the line up has yet to be announced. "When I was told some of the names of the artists performing I knew it would ...
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Opposition leader Layton steps down to battle cancer

The leader of Canada's main opposition party, limping heavily and looking pale and drawn, said on Monday he would step down temporarily because of cancer but vowed to return once Parliament resumes in mid-September.
A Common Parasite May be Linked to Brain Cancers

Growing Fear in U.S. Over Alzheimer’s Disease [VIDEOS]

The Harvard School of Public Health and Alzheimer Europe conducted a telephone survey of 2,678 people who were at least 18 years of age across the U.S. and Europe, and they found that about 25 percent of responders feared getting the disease.

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