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People in state high-risk insurance plans often feel left behind
The federal health law set up new plans that are cheaper and more comprehensive than the older ones run by states but consumers need to go without insurance for six months to qualify.
Brain Cancer
Why does being overweight increase your risk of cancer?
Research suggests that 14 percent of all cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women could be blamed on excess weight.
No evidence linking cell phones to brain cancer – FDA
Although not definitive, the World Health Organization study, the largest of its kind, found little or no risk of brain tumors for most long-term users of cell phone.
Seattle researchers team up to fight brain cancer
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from glioblastoma has called attention to the challenge of developing better treatment for brain cancers. Below is column by Dr. Greg Foltz on brain cancer research that LocalHealthGuide published last May to call attention to the Annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk to raise funds for brain cancer research..
Seattle researchers team up to fight brain cancer – Dr. Greg Foltz
While there has been great progress in the fight against many common cancers, progress against brain cancers, some of the deadliest cancers known, has been agonizingly slow. Over the past 25 years, for example, only three new drug have been approved for the treatment of brain cancers, and survival rates remain essentially the same as [...]
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