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Donate blood, save lives
Published July 9, 2009, 2:20 am, The Downers Grove Sun
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital isn't having any problem keeping up with blood supplies this summer. But some suppliers of the precious fluids are a little worried about traditional summertime shortages.
Lakeville Chamber director battles prostate cancer
Published July 8, 2009, 11:50 pm, Lakeville Sun-Current
"I am sending out this note to inform you that I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, and will be undergoing surgery Monday, June 8, at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville."
Blacks with equal care still more likely to die of some cancers
Published July 8, 2009, 8:04 pm, News-Medical-Net
"African Americans are less likely than whites to survive breast, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they receive equal treatment, according to a large study that offers provocative evidence that biological factors play a role in at least some racial disparities," the Washington Post reports.
Variants of 'umami' taste receptor contribute to our individualized flavor worlds
Published July 8, 2009, 8:50 am, PhysOrg
Using a combination of sensory, genetic, and in vitro approaches, researchers from the Monell Center confirm that the T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor plays a role in human umami (amino acid) taste.
Plastics chemical retards growth, function of adult reproductive cells
Published July 8, 2009, 8:36 am, PhysOrg
Bisphenol A, a chemical widely used in plastics and known to cause reproductive problems in the offspring of pregnant mice exposed to it, also has been found to retard the growth of follicles of adult mice and hinder their production of steroid hormones, researchers report.
Biology Eyed in Cancer Survival
Published July 8, 2009, 7:19 am, Washington Post
Blacks are less likely than whites to survive some cancers even with equal treatment, study finds.
Researcher Looks to the Oceans for Bioactive Natural Products as Chemo-preventatives for Pancreatic Cancer
Published July 8, 2009, 5:24 am, Newswise
Reseachers are looking to the oceans as a rich source of bioactive natural products that inhibit inflammation as potential novel chemo-preventatives of pancreatic cancer. The uniqueness, chemical diversity and complexity of marine natural products represent an unexploited supply of potential new drugs, lead compounds for medicinal chemistry and biological probes to allow for a better ...
Eagan woman leads fight against cancer
Published July 8, 2009, 12:02 am, Eagan Sun-Current
An Eagan woman has fought cancer on about as many fronts possible. Kathleen Hook, the nurse at Eagan High School, got her first ugly glimpse of the disease when her mom was diagnosed with brain cancer that eventually led to her death three years ago.
Race impacts cancer survival
Published July 7, 2009, 10:12 pm, Contra Costa Times
n Study finds lower rates for African-Americans, despite equal medical treatment
Blacks Getting Equal Health Care Are Still More Likely to Die From Some Cancers
Published July 7, 2009, 9:00 pm, Washington Post
African Americans are less likely than whites to survive breast, prostate and ovarian cancer even when they receive equal treatment, according to a large study that offers provocative evidence that biological factors play a role in at least some racial disparities.
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