In it for a lifetime

Suffolk News-Herald
To “help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays” has been her goal and motivation for nearly 27 years. The world was different when Harriet ...

Hoosiers add junior college center to roster

Greenwich Time
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Guy-Marc Michel, a 7-foot-1, 265-pound center, has signed a national letter-of-intent to play basketball at Indiana next season. ...

SL's asthma sufferers top one million

Nation on Sunday
By Carol Aloysius Patients with asthma have risen sharply in Sri Lanka with over one million persons suffering from varying degrees of the disease. ...

Councils ease Labour pain

Times Online
Labour's long and painful decline in local government was put into reverse last week at the very time that the party was losing almost 100 Commons seats. ...

Heart Walk/5-K Run Raises Awareness About Heart Disease

WMFD.com
Sharp said its important for people to know that heart disease is the number one killer in the United States and exercise and proper diet can help prevent ...

Kuznetsova sinks at start in Madrid

Sydney Morning Herald
Rafael Nadal is seeded second with Serb Novak Djokovic a pullout victim due to allergies which are affecting his health. "The allergy problems I've had ...

Beliefnet.com (blog) Seasonal allergies: Just kill me now

Beliefnet.com (blog)
I knew it had to be something related to seasonal allergies. I'd never had them till I moved to Dallas, but I have never had them as bad as they are here. ...

Sacramento breast cancer run raises $2 million

San Jose Mercury News
Spokeswoman Lori Anderson-Tel says more than 22000 people walked or ran Saturday morning, raising an expected $2 million for breast cancer research and ...

Quality asthma medicines at affordable costs

The New Nation
This World Asthma Day, people suffering from asthma in low- and middle-income countries can find new hope in its theme "You Can Control Your Asthma", ...

Scotiabank Pro-Am Hockey Tournament Raises $2.5 million to Battle Alzheimer's!

FOXBusiness
Canada's largest hockey fundraiser for Alzheimer's, the Scotiabank Pro-Am is the ultimate three-day hockey experience for men and women, aged 25 years and ...

Actress Lynn Redgrave to be laid to rest in NY

The Associated Press
Lynn Redgrave is being remembered at a funeral near her Connecticut home, almost a week after the 67-year-old actress died of cancer. ...

Metal tiles add flash

San Francisco Chronicle
Whether for a shower stall or kitchen backsplash, tiles are a chic way to protect your walls from wetness. But a practical purpose isn't required: These ...

Bret Michaels, 'Gunshot' Pain Hemorrhage (Photos)

Blue Star Chronicles (blog)
Read about Bret Michaels, 'gunshot' pain hemorrhage and see photos and a video below. Rock star and reality TV star Bret Michaels is not just recovering ...

Wade Takes More Youngster Allergy Pills. Will the Cowboys Again Get Healthier?

Blogging The Boys (blog)
Phillips is learning the benefits of a few good young men. As his youth allergy wears off, his team's health continues to improve.

Free asthma screenings will be offered by WHC

Daily Democrat
Woodland Healthcare Allergist Dr. Rajan Merchant, will conduct free asthma screenings at the Celebrate Davis event on Thursday, May 13, at Davis Community ...

High-Stress Jobs Tax Women's Hearts, Too

BusinessWeek
SATURDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- A high-pressure job can boost the risk of heart disease among middle-aged women, a study of Danish nurses finds. ...

Facebook to Add Location This Month, Integrate Brands Later

AdAge.com
by Michael Learmonth and Emily Bryson York NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Facebook will start allowing users to share their location in status updates, ...

Actress Lynn Redgrave to be laid to rest in NY

The Associated Press
A funeral will be held for Lynn Redgrave near her Connecticut home, almost a week after the 67-year-old actress died of cancer. Redgrave died Sunday night ...

'More research needed' to establish spouse's Alzheimer's risk

Craegmoor News
More research is needed to fully understand the link between caring for a spouse with dementia and developing the condition, according to the Alzheimer's ...

Diabetes Nerve Pain May Worsen at Night

WebMD
By Charlene Laino May 7, 2010 (Baltimore) -- People with diabetes-related nerve damage may experience worse pain in the evening hours, preliminary research ...

Alzheimer's conference has new venue in West Brighton

SILive.com
By Staten Island Advance STATEN ISLAND, NY — The venue has changed but the Alzheimer's Foundation of Staten Island's annual conference will go on Thursday ...

People With Fibromyalgia Prone to Falls

WebMD
"Balance is what we can try to manipulate to reduce falls, just like we try to manipulate cholesterol levels to reduce heart disease," she tells WebMD. ...

£600000 spent to fight swine flu

Jarrow & Hebburn Gazette
By Verity Ward ALMOST £4 was spent on each person in South Tyneside to tackle the swine flu pandemic, new figures have shown. A survey of 107 Primary Care ...

Plant that makes children's allergy meds halts production

Jacksonville Journal-Courier
Allergy season is just starting to bloom in west-central Illinois; now it might be a little more unbearable for children. ...

For some coin collectors, federal regulations don't add up

Washington Post
By Maria Glod They're only worth about $275, but 23 bronze coins seized by the federal government at Baltimore-Washington International Marshall Airport ...

Fighting cancer with love for life

Sierra Vista Herald
Cancer survivors start the first lap of Friday's 16th annual Relay for Life on the track at Loveless Stadium. (Mark Levy • Herald/Review) By Derek Jordan ...

Supernatural: Minutes To Midnight

Gather.com
The Winchesters find out that pestilence is behind the sudden outbreak of swine flu, and that what the nation thinks is a vaccine is actually the deadly ...

On the brink, Gagne ignores pain

Cherry Hill Courier Post
"Simon was in pain today," Luukko said, "but he wanted to play. We're proud to have a player like that." As expected Gagne played on a line with center Mike ...

Edel: Smart planning can ease garden allergies

NorthJersey.com
If you have contact allergies with plants, wear gloves. * If you are already on allergy medication, discuss the properties of that medicine with your ...

Artistic performance honors Marie Dugan, young asthma victim

Imperial Valley Press (subscription) (pr
“It is great to see very young students coming together to help us increase asthma awareness in the community,” said Aide Fulton, director of the Imperial ...

National Allergy Supply Celebrates Asthma Awareness Month

Earthtimes (press release)
May is National Asthma Awareness Month, and National Allergy Supply is participating in the effort to raise awareness of the serious and growing problem of ...

Chickens are for farms not neighbours' yards

Ottawa Citizen
Furthermore, after a little research I found there are over-0 diseases associated with chickens, not to mention the dreaded N151 bird flu. ...

Red Wing Shoe gets $261K grant to expand, add 42 jobs

Bizjournals.com
Red Wing Shoe Co. has received a $261270 grant to expand its Potosi plant and add 42 new full-time jobs within two years. The Industrial Infrastructure ...

Pollen's on its seasonal prowl

Hutchinson News
Dr. Thom Rosenberg, an allergy and asthma specialist at the Allergy and Asthma Center in Wichita, said he believes allergy season is no worse this year than ...

Phuket jabs 'Swine Flu'

Phuket Gazette
PHUKET: Around 700 service people in Phuket, comprising drivers of taxis, tuk tuks, motorbike taxis, and other vehicles for hire, along with their family ...

All Around Us, the Threat of Cancer

New York Times
In “New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer” (column, May 6), Nicholas D. Kristof drew attention to a document being released by the President's Cancer ...

Barajas beats pain, Giants with walk-off shot

MLB.com
The pain was instant. It did not diminish. So when Barajas came to the plate with the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, he did not take any swings in ...

WSAV-TV Search is On for Missing Alzheimer's Patient

WSAV-TV
Their elderly loved one, suffering from Alzheimer's, walks away and can't be found. An Ellabell family is dealing with that now, the only difference? ...

Drops Offered Instead Of Shots For Allergy Relief

KMGH Denver
Ten years ago she underwent a regiment of allergy shots to build up her immunity to certain items she was allergic to. Now she is trying a new allergy ...

Tri-glycerides Affect Heart Disease Risk

WKBW-TV
Those are two basic recommendations doctors give to patients to help prevent coronary heart disease. Now, doctors are suggesting patients also pay attention ...