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Surgeon who removed wrong kidney blames distractions
I'm supposed to have arm surgery soon. And the more I hear of stories like this, the more I swear I'm going to write on the correct arm!"A Methodist Hospital surgeon who mistakenly removed the wrong kidney from a...
US Scientists to test if cancer cure can work in humans
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIf this proves promising and a cancer cure is the result. Other News of problems plaguing us, such as high gas prices, global warming, wars, economy etc will be on... Cancer and Cannabis
What your government is not telling you about using cannabis when you have cancer. It is well known, at least by some, that cannabis helps those with chronic pain when other medical drugs fail or are highly...Gene test gives early alert for breast cancer
This story ring me a bell to one patient. She has to pay a lot of money for the medicine. "All women could soon be offered a genetic test which would tell them whether they were likely or unlikely to contract breast...No More Cosmetic Pesticides for Calgary
"A Canadian Cancer Society survey released in May found 87 per cent of Albertans support community bylaws banning the cosmetic use of pesticides."Environmental concerns are becoming a bigger issue for Canadians as a whole," McLeod says.If passed, Calgary would be the first...Ways to fight Cancer
AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY (TRYTHE KEY WORD) AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHN HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTINGTO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. (Cancer Update from John Hopkins)1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer... Gas or Coffee? If you had to choose?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThis study which states coffee is great for your health, may have many woner what if, what if Coffee prices rose as fast as gas prices? What would you choose?With the... Hero Jane McGrath dies, but legacy lives on
Jane McGrath had given everything in the fight against the cancer she first discovered at the age of 31. Tributes flowed yesterday that speak of her incredible spirit in the face of three recurrences of the... Landmark move to outlaw ageism
In a land where old people will soon outnumber young by many to one this has to be good news! " Elderly people should no longer be denied NHS treatment, credit cards, travel insurance or even car hire because of their age, under government plans to outlaw age... 'Gus' crowned world's ugliest dog
"'Gus' crowned world's ugliest dog Gus's owners say they plan to spend the prize money on cancer... New research shows diet and exercise may change how genes act
"""n this study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we studied gene expression in biopsies from 30 men who were diagnosed with low risk prostate cancer. These men had decided not to undergo conventional treatments such as surgery,... Relay for Life walkers will walk around the clock June 27, 2008
Cancer survivors are participating to help people that have been touched by cancer and remember those that have been devastated by these horrible illness. " The American Cancer Society's... Cancer 'cure' for advanced melanoma
Have they really found a cure for cancer?
That is the case for a 52-year-old man who is free of melanoma after undergoing extensive treatment in which his own cells were cloned outside his body and then replaced to attack the tumours. It is now... Row over cervical cancer vaccine for girls
Penny pinching around important health issues like this can't be a good thing. If it's worth doing do it well. The task now, which ever vaccine is used, is to get the capaign right so that as many young girls take up the offer of the vaccine, which is best done before they...Banned cancer drugs better than NHS ones
Is this what we want?" A former fireman who developed liver cancer after 25 years’ service has been told that if he pays for the only drug that can treat his disease his NHS care will be withdrawn. Barry Humphrey,...
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