Local news: Los Angeles, CA  (change)

 | 

Join the Topix community today: 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Leukemia News

News on Leukemia continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.

1 hr ago | MediLexicon

Shortage Of Cancer Drugs Impacts Iraqi Children With Leukemia

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 25 Jul 2008 A study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers revealed that some Iraqi children ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Lymphoma, Health, Iraq, World News

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Beep!

Auctioned guitar to help cancer research center

When Judy Mullen went to see two of her favorite musicians play at Shank Hall in Milwaukee, she left with quite a souvenir: a guitar autographed by musicians Dan Navarro and Eric Lowen.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health

Wed Jul 23, 2008

Journalism.co.uk

'Baldy Blogger' hands bone marrow petition to parliament

Adrian Sudbury, a digital journalist with the Huddersfield Daily Examiner , is to submit his petition on bone marrow donation to parliament today.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health, Blog News

Evening Times

Tragic death of Callumn inspired me to save a life

SELFLESS Chris Friel will have just one thought as he takes off for London today - can he at last save the life of a stranger.

1 comment

Related Topix: Health

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Castle Rock News-Press

Cycle of life

There are a lot of things in life that come full circle. Few of them ever come "full cycle." Lauren Mizer is a boisterous 7-year-old with a bright mind and an opinion about everything.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Family, Kids

Mon Jul 21, 2008

MedlinePlus

Home Radon May Have Tie to Childhood Leukemia

Children who live in homes with high radon levels may be at increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia during childhood, but not other childhood cancers, research from Denmark suggests.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health

Toronto Sun

'You're my hero'

In a farmer's field in the middle of nowhere, with a crowd cheering and his friends beaming, he finally met the stranger who saved his life almost three years ago.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Health, Opinion

The News-Herald

Siblings fight to keep running

Debra DiFranco and her brother Steven DiFranco share a moment Sunday at the finish line of the 2008 Johnnycake Jog 5-mile run.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health, Cleveland Metro

Sun Jul 20, 2008

EurekAlert!

Stanford study of dark-skinned mice leads to protein linked to bone marrow failure in humans

The study of dark-skinned mice has led to a surprising finding about a common protein involved in tumor suppression, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Comment?

Related Topix: Startups, Stanford University, Health

Pasadena Star-News

A look at Steve Goodman - a life too short

It took me 23 years to cry for Steve Goodman. It happened when I was reading Page 637 of Clay Eals' biography, "Steve Goodman: Facing the Music" . On that page, Eals tells of a meeting that Goodman and his ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Health, Costa Mesa, CA, Kris Kristofferson, Country

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Western Star

Boy battling cancer seeing 'stars' after YouTube video

SUMMERSIDE CP A little boy in bed fighting cancer. Pacey MacIsaac just wanted to know that people would see his story.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Health

Fri Jul 18, 2008

My58.com

Iraq War Veteran Needs Bone Marrow Match

A veteran of the Iraq war is fighting the battle of his life -- leukemia. Matt Bumpus, a 31-year old veteran who served as a staff sergeant in the army for nearly nine years, is in need of a bone marrow ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Life, Veteran Affairs, Health

PR-inside.com

Pope indicates Australia may get its first saint; Vatican looks at evidence of miracle

Australians may finally be about to get their first saint. During a visit to a chapel devoted to Mary MacKillop, who is celebrated for her work caring for children in rural towns across the country last ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Health, World News, India, Travel, Australia Travel, Pope Benedict XVI

Thu Jul 17, 2008

PakTribune

Vietnam performs first successful marrow transplant

Vietnam has been successful in performing the first marrow transplant, Vietnam News Agency on Wednesday quoted the announcement of country`s Central Hematology and Blood Transfusion Institute as reporting.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Medical News Today

Journal Of Clinical Oncology Publishes Study Of Cephalon Medication...

Main Category: Lymphoma / Leukemia Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials ; Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Article Date: 16 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT Cephalon, Inc.

Comment?

Related Topix: Morris College, Morris (University of Minnesota System), Research College of Nursing, Oncology, Medicine, Health

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Lethbridge Herald

Cardston rallies around man undergoing rare cancer treatment

Cardston resident Cam Williams was shocked when his Calgary doctors told him they would no longer treat his cancer.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health, Canada, Cancer, Medicine

Mon Jul 14, 2008

MediLexicon

Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Researcher Develops Method For Early Detection Of Leukemia Relapse

Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have developed a method that allows for the early detection of a common mechanism of resistance on drug treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.

Comment?

Related Topix: Health

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Bizjournals

Health insurers turn cold shoulder to clinical trials

Portland State professor Brenda Eichelberger is pushing the Legislature to require health insurers to pay the standard and routine medical costs of treatment while insureds participate in clinical medical ...

Comment?

Related Topix: University System of Georgia, State University of New York System, State University of West Georgia (University System of Georgia), Health, Portland State University, Healthcare Law, Law, The College of Wooster

Sat Jul 12, 2008

The Globe and Mail

Cancer's forgotten generation

They're underrepresented in clinical trials and sometimes misdiagnosed. Their rates are rising.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Health, North America, World News, Oncology, Medicine

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Daily Yomiuri

Tokyo U. scientists faked data used in Italian journal / Ethics body, patients didn't give consent

An article written for an Italian medical journal by four scientists at a Tokyo University laboratory falsely stated that their use of bone marrow and blood taken from leukemia patients had been authorized by ...

Comment?

Related Topix: Health

↑ Back to top

More Leukemia News

Archives

Read more articles in the Leukemia News Archives.

For up to the minute news, check out the Leukemia News Wire.

Want to add Leukemia News headlines to your web site? Get the widget here.

Leukemia News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Leukemia News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

Leukemia Photos

Topix Quick Poll

created by: Sunnydale | Dec 18, 2007

Click on an option to vote

10,216

votes

  • Climate Change
  • War on Terror
  • Education
  • Universal Health Care
  • Immigration
  • Iraq War
  • US Economy
  • Civil Rights
  • Globalization
  • other - please leave comment