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Laying on of hands
From the outside, the faceless office building at 22nd Street and Mission looks like a misplaced Soviet ministry, but its blank walls enclose a candlelit warren, a hideaway where women facing tough times can close their eyes and leave behind some of the strains of illness.
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Hospital 'failed cancer patients'
Bradford NHS Trust failed to give breast cancer sufferers vital treatment in 1980s and 1990s, the BBC learns.
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Dying and Desperate: The Lure of Quack Medical Clinics
I had gone undercover to Tijuana, posing as a terminally ill cancer patient ...
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Pluristem raises $3m
Pluristem Life Systems commercializes of cell therapy products for the treatment of severe blood disorders.
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(386) 898-0330. Al-Anon Support Groups: (800) 508-2512.For family and friends also. ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Support Group: (888) 257-1717 or after 5 p.m. and weekends (386) 673-1252.
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Charred Meat Chemical May Lead To Prostate Cancer
The compound PhIP -- formed by cooking meats at very high temperatures -- acts as both an initiator and promoter of prostate cancer in rats, according to a Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center study, presented at the 97th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

WAIT FOR OPS IS GOING UP ; EXCLUSIVE Blair's Broken Promise As Docs Reveal 11-Day Jump
By NIGEL NELSON PREMIER Tony Blair's claim to be cut ting hospital waiting lists is a sham - according to his OWN figures. Waiting times for operations have gone UP by an average of 11 DAYS, Health Department statistics show.
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Doctors urge NHS funding rethink
A group of 900 doctors call on the main political parties to reconsider how the NHS is funded.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Studies Explore The Many Complex Linkages Between Smoking And Cancer
Researchers are delving deeper into the links between smoking and cancer, teasing out the genes and molecules involved as well as other factors that affect cancer risk. They have found, for example, a specific protein that decreases with smoking cessation. Genetic factors are also being implicated in the lung cancers of people who have never smoked. New studies are revealing an association
Source: www.sciencedaily.com