32 days ago by Ed Silverman

Top of the morning to you. The skies are overcast here at the Pharmalot corporate campus, but our spirits remain sunny. After all, every brand new day should be unwrapped like a precious gift. So please enjoy, no matter what obstacles await. Meanwhile, we are indulging ourselves with another cup of ...

32 days ago by Andrew

A good overview piece, both the video and the article, on progress in treating cancers. By and large, strikes the appropriate cautious tone and emphasizes prevention, given the role it can play in about half of cancers. Curing cancer: a reality check – Health – CBC News. And an earlier article from ...

32 days ago by John

Chronic Pain Article by Bob Johnson Pain management is big business in the U.S. especially for those who make and distribute pharmaceuticals. The use of drugs can be wonderful when the drugs help to alleviate the cause of the pain impulse for the patient, but it becomes a problem if the drug is only ...

32 days ago by Andrew

While the clinical data is limited, there is a reason dentist offices play music (if only they could play better music!) to distract one. I find music helpful when going through rough patches. Really? The Claim: Listening to Music Can Relieve Pain – NYTimes.com. Filed under: Cancer, Lymphoma Tagged: ...

32 days ago by Andrew

The science of cancers in terms of the commonalities and the differences at the genetic level becomes more understood. Researchers find different cancers share same genetic flaw | CTV Edmonton. Filed under: Cancer, Lymphoma Tagged: cancer genetics, cancers

32 days ago by Andrew

Have mixed feelings about this one. While I can recognize the benefits of earlier detection, this will raise the general screening debate and risk for false positives and consequent stress and risk unnecessary treatment of people as we have seen in the breast and prostate cancer screening debates. A ...

32 days ago by Leigh

I saw this via Tom Fishburne’s Marketoonist – The Nike LiveStrong/Chalkbot, which won the digital grand prix at Cannes. Nike sponsored a computerized road painting machine that “chalked” inspirational messages along the Tour de France. People submitted 36,000 messages through social media. Each mess ...

32 days ago by thehungryreader

Title: The World We Found Author: Thrity Umrigar Publisher: Harper ISBN: 9780061938344 Genre: Literary Fiction Pages: 320 Source: Publisher Rating: 5/5 I love reading novels centered primarily on women. I need no more than that to engage me while I am reading. So I was surprised when I received a ga ...

32 days ago by Rédaction

Un rapport de l'organisation américaine contre le cancer, publié hier, se montre très optimiste puisqu'il annonce que plus d'un million de décès liés au cancer ont été évité depuis les début des années 90. Les cancers du poumon, du sein, de la prostate ou du colon, ne seraient donc plus aussi mortel ...

32 days ago

It is a public service announcement for melanoma (a sort of skin cancer) Skin cancer (Melanoma) PSA is a post from: Treatment for Cancer Treatment for Cancer