Harmon Clayton Killebrew has died at the age of 74 years-old. He was undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer and last week he had entered hospice care.
Harmon Killebrew, one of Major League Baseball's greatest sluggers, died on Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer. He was aged 74.
The 2010 documentary about the French designer's life and rise to fame finally makes its way to U.S. theaters.
The State Senate of Delaware has submitted legislation that would decriminalize (legalize) marijuana possession, use and distribution for people with cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other diseases for which using marijuana would ease their suffering.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Vermillion, Penson Worldwide, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Expedia, and Randgold Resources. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Nvidia, Yahoo!, BioMimetic Therapeutics, ShoreTel, and Logitech International.
The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Tree.Com, Vermillion, Velti, Star Bulk Carriers, and Penson Worldwide. The top after-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Imris, Andatee China Marine Fuel Services, Celldex Therapeutics, Universal Display, Winn-Dixie Stores, Yahoo!, and Nvidia.
Consumption of coffee will actually decrease the risk of developing a certain kind of breast cancer according to what Swedish researchers found. What they did is that they compared the consumption of coffee in postmenopausal women diagnosed with cancer and women of the same age with no cancer.
Legendary actor Al Pacino, who has played many memorable gangsters over his career, will join the cast of the upcoming film Gotti: Three Generations, according to various reports.
The Make it Easy on Yourself singer, songwriter and guitarist passed away in his Los Angeles home after a battle with lung cancer.
After many reported concerns among Bieber's tour crew about stopping in Japan after the devastating earthquake, the Canadian pop star told his fans today that he plans on going through with his performances in Osaka and Tokyo.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Oncothyreon, Affymetrix, USA Technologies, BroadSoft, and MannKind. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Zoran Corp., GTX, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, ARM Holdings, and Lionbridge Technologies.
The succession question at Apple has always been a trillion-dollar one, and markets have been on tenterhooks every time there was a new revelation -- truth or rumor -- about CEO Steve Jobs' health status. Now, there is somewhat conclusive evidence that the company is really looking up at the prospect of life without its iconic visionary leader. A Fortune magazine article written by Adam Lashinsky, excerpts of which have been published in various newspapers, says the company is offering traini...
In Texas, a battle is brewing over the teaching of evolutionary theory, as the Board of Education considers a new set of instructional materials to be used in science classrooms.
Pop music legend Paul McCartney has officially become engaged to girlfriend Nancy Shevell, according to a report from CNN.
Excess body is one of the most annoying problems of most overweight and obese individuals. One must consider that body weight composes of the muscle, bone and fat. Twelve percent of a woman's body is bones. The 35% belongs to the muscles and the 27% percent of the entire body weight is body fat.
If a man under 60 has an early prostate cancer, he must have the surgery for a higher chance of survival. Before digging deeper about prostate cancer surgery, you first need to know about the prostate. It is an organ placed right at the base of a man's urinary bladder. It encloses the first portion of the urethra. Its key function is to create the nutrients that semen should have like the minerals and sugar. Without the prostate, a man is unable to reproduce.
RBC Capital Markets expects that Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s (NASDAQ: SNTA) upcoming phase 2 data for ganetespib or STA-9090 in combination with docetaxel in non-small cell lung cancer could help investors more accurately assess the potential for ganetespid.
The U.S. operation involved the use of a gamut of technologically advanced gadgets and machinery. Here is a snapshot of the key technologies used to track and immobilize Osama bin Laden:
Studies have already shown that indoor tanning heightens the risk of fatal skin cancer melanoma. It actually increases to an alarming 75 percent higher risk. Despite this, a new survey has revealed that young women still continue using tanning beds at a rate that is very alarming.
DNA testing was used to verify bin Laden's death, according to several news reports.
The 5th DKMS Linked Against Leukemia Gala, held on April 28 at Cipriani Wall Street, broke all records of previous years and raised $2.5M to support the fight against leukemia and other blood related cancers.
A planet orbiting a star in Cancer is the densest and largest rocky world found so far.
