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Why quit smoking at an older age?
Premium Health News ServiceQ. I'm 73 years old. Will quitting smoking really make a difference in my health at this point? A. In my patients who are smokers, one of the biggest obstacles to quitting is their belief that they've already damaged their body and quitting won't reverse...Tags: Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, Quitting Smoking
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Newton R. Russell dies at 85; veteran California legislator
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...
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Newton R. Russell, veteran state legislator, dies at 85
Newton R. Russell, a veteran state senator known as an expert on California's complex public pension system and a stickler for upholding legislative rules, died Saturday of lung cancer at his La Cañada Flintridge home, his family said. He was 85. A...Tags: San Marino
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Angelina Jolie puts on her bra in the morning just like the rest of us
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceI never liked Angelina Jolie. She's too wide in the mouth, too thin in the waist, too in-your-face with her three adopted-from-around-the-world kids plus three more for whom she likely has a nanny and a chef. I have questioned her humanitarian work,...Tags: Government Health Care, Angelina Jolie, Heart Disease, Google Inc., Periodicals
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The high personal and economic cost of our broken immigration system
While the political winds seem to be propelling the first comprehensive immigration reform in more than a quarter-century, every day our broken immigration system takes a cruel and little-noticed toll on countless hardworking, law-abiding individuals...
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Peregrine Pharma agrees with FDA on lung cancer trial design
Reuters(Reuters) - Peregrine Pharmaceuticals said it reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of a late-stage trial for its experimental lung cancer drug. The late-stage trial will compare a combination of chemotherapy and...Tags: Chemotherapy, Trials, Health Treatments, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Biotechnology
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Humble vet receives 7 medals
The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.On a day designated to pay tribute to men and women who have served the U.S. Armed Forces, one man's honor came years overdue in the comfort of his own backyard. Ernest Jones, 87, sat quiet and humbled Saturday surrounded by six generations of family...Tags: U.S. Military, Awards and Prizes
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Cancer survivor exudes calm in Legislature's budget battles
Seattle TimesRepublican state Sen. Andy Hill has a regular reminder of the advanced lung cancer that threatened his life four years ago -- a dark orange capsule he takes twice a day. The lifesaving medication reinforces a hard-won lesson that's proved invaluable...Tags: Chemotherapy, Cancer, Migraine, Health Treatments, Chemical Industry
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Beatles' guitar auctioned to the tune of $408,000
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A custom-made electric guitar played by the late John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles sold at a New York auction on Saturday for $408,000, said officials with the company behind the event. The semi-hollow-body guitar,...Tags: Paul McCartney, Manhattan (New York City), Auction Service, Music
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Relay For Life underway in Carlisle
The Sentinel, Carlisle, Pa.Jean Weaver never misses a chance to say "I love you" to family and friends. Before being diagnosed with lung cancer, she was a self-described "energy bunny," always on the go and full of pep. Then the chemotherapy slowed her down. Her fight began...Tags: Chemotherapy, Health Treatments, Diseases and Illnesses, American Cancer Society, Relay for Life
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Thousands hit the track to battle cancer
The Dispatch, Lexington, N.C.The project wall was set up at their team spot on the field at Philpott Memorial Stadium at Lexington Senior High School during the festivities that highlighted finding a cure for cancer. The team, known as "Get Wiggy With It," joined more than 65 other...Tags: Chemotherapy, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Cancer, Macaroni and Cheese, The Happiest News!
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Cancer prevention study seeking participants
Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill.Lara Grobosky, 41, of Decatur had many reasons for driving to McLean County's Relay for Life in 2008 to enroll in the American Cancer Society's newest cancer prevention study. Those reasons include her father, who died from melanoma, her aunt and...Tags: Skin Cancer, American Cancer Society, Relay for Life, Medical Research, Pancreatic Cancer
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