REFILE: Komen charity under microscope for funding, science
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity defines its mission as finding a cure for breast cancer. In recent years, however,...
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US FDA panel votes against wider use of Amgen drug
An advisory panel on Wednesday recommended that U.S. health regulators reject the use of Amgen Inc's drug Xgeva to delay...
Komen charity under microscope for funding, science
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity defines its mission as finding a cure for breast cancer. In recent years, however,...
Breast cancer kills older women more often
Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but a new study shows older women are actually more likely...
Komen VP steps down after Planned Parenthood flap
A senior executive of the breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has resigned after a public outcry over the group's...
Ovarian cancer screening popular despite guidelines
Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian...
"Malaria cure" claim sparks Vienna probe
A Vienna hospital is searching for long-retired staff who might hold clues to a man's claim that he was deliberately infected...
FDA staff unsure about new use for Amgen's Xgeva
Reviewers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that they were not sure whether Amgen Inc's Xgeva bone...
REFILE: Komen reverses Planned Parenthood funding cut move
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation backed down from its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides...
Komen reverses move to cut Planned Parenthood funding
Susan G. Komen for the Cure said on Friday it was retreating from a decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood, which...
Komen, Planned Parenthood donors skirt abortion fray
Major sponsors of the two top U.S. women's health advocacy groups affirmed their support on Thursday for the organizations...
Bloomberg pledges $250,000 to Planned Parenthood
Billionaire New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged on Thursday to give $250,000 of his own money to the Planned Parenthood...
Senators urge Komen to reconsider funding decision
Some two dozen Democrats in the Senate on Thursday called on breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to reconsider...
Komen denies abortion pressure in funding shift
Breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Thursday denied political pressure from anti-abortion groups had anything...
UK says home-grown cancer pill too costly to use
Britain's health cost watchdog NICE sparked a major row on Thursday by snubbing a pricey new prostate cancer pill discovered...
CORRECTION: Seed therapy for prostate cancer may zap fertility
Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's...
Nuclear accidents pose little risk to health: NRC
The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is "very small" because reactor...
Seed therapy for prostate cancer may zap fertility
Radioactive "seeds" that are sometimes used to treat early prostate cancer may do widespread damage to the DNA in a man's...
Crab-like robot built to remove stomach cancer
Inspired by Singapore's famous chilli crab dish, researchers have created a miniature robot with a pincer and a hook that...
Breast cancer charity ends Planned Parenthood funding
Planned Parenthood said on Tuesday that the leading U.S. breast-cancer charity would no longer provide new funding to the...
Re-operation common after breast-conserving surgery
One in four women who have breast-conserving surgery for cancer needs a second operation to remove more breast tissue, suggests...
Eating fish tied to lower risk of colon polyps
Women who eat about three servings of fish per week have a somewhat lower chance of having polyps found during a routine...
Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatic cancer risk
A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other...
Pricey surgery robots lack clear benefits: study
As robots march into operating rooms across the nation, some doctors are getting worried that patients might not be better...
U.S. FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved Roche's pill to treat an advanced form of the most common form of skin cancer,...
REFILE: Men's hopes for robot prostate surgery unrealistic
Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer has been heavily hyped, and a new study suggests that men's expectations of the...
Spike in deaths blamed on 2003 NYC power outage
The biggest electricity blackout to occur in the United States resulted in 90 additional deaths in New York City, caused...
Men's hopes for robot prostate surgery unrealistic
Robot-assisted surgery for prostate cancer has been heavily hyped, and a new study suggests that men's expectations of the...
Kids seek tans, use less sunscreen as they age
As kids go from elementary to junior high school ages, the desire to tan gets stronger while the habit of using sun protection...
Arsenic cancer risk still high decades later
People exposed to very high levels of arsenic in Chilean drinking water back in the 1950s and 60s are still showing a higher-than-normal...
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