Month: February 2017

Drug addiction affecting foster care system

Although the drug crisis is not just limited to Indiana or Allen County, its affect is being felt heavily across the State, especially when it comes to the foster care system. Unfortunately as the number of drug abusers has increased, so has the number of children who are placed into foster care.

Colorectal cancers rising in U.S. young people: study

There has been a sharp rise in colorectal cancers in adults as young as in their 20s and 30s in the U.S., found a new study from the American Cancer Society . The vast majority of colorectal cancers are still found in older people, with nearly 90 percent of all cases diagnosed in people over 50, colorectal cancer rates, which had dropped steadily for people born between 1890 and 1950, have been increasing for every generation born since 1950, said the study published on Tuesday.

Top GOP chairman warns against Trump budget plan

Another top House Republican is expressing concerns about President Donald Trump’s budget outline that proposes deep cuts to federal programs but doesn’t include major changes to entitlement programs, a key component of recent federal spending blueprints drafted by the GOP. “We’ve reduced our discretionary spending over the last seven to eight years an incredible amount,” House Appropriations Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen told reporters Tuesday.

‘Bigger than life’ Farmer Meadows dies

… then, he remained happy and easy to be around. Lewis recalled that every time his uncle saw a child-even once his health had significantly declined-he would smile. “This is not usually the case with those with Alzheimer’s,” Lewis said. “But he …

Cancer fundraiser ride revs back to life

… to support breast cancer patients, all of which stayed in the community. Among the other agencies helped were CGH Health Foundation, KSB Hospital’s Cancer Care program, and Hospice of the Rock River Valley. Team Underwires disbanded in 2015 when …

Milestones of Lynch syndrome: 1895-2015

To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document. Lynch syndrome, which is now recognized as the most common hereditary colorectal cancer condition, is characterized by the predisposition to a spectrum of cancers, primarily colorectal cancer and endometrial cancer.

Rihanna glamorous in a grey dress during Harvard visit

‘So I made it to Harvard!’: High school dropout Rihanna is overwhelmed as Ivy League school honors her with Humanitarian of the Year Award On Monday, the pop star made an appearance at the Ivy League school to accept a plaque given to her by Allen Counter, the director of the Harvard Foundation. The 29-year-old, who never graduated high school, earned the prestigious award thanks to her various charitable efforts, including her role in creating an oncology center in her birthplace of Barbados.

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Hiking cigarette tax could inhibit smoking

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: I thought David Collins was joking when I first started reading, “ Dan Malloy’s cruelest tax ,” , which is a proposal to raise cigarette taxes 45 cents a pack. I really thought it was a joke when I read, “Some studies show that some poor, addicted cigarette smokers pay up to 25 percent of their income on smoking,” and that by raising cigarette taxes would tie Connecticut with New York for the highest in the country at $4.35 a pack, targeting the people who can least afford it, addicts no less.

Hate cigarette tax? Then stop smoking

To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: I am writing concerning David Collins’ column, “ Dan Malloy’s cruelest tax ,” , belaboring the increase on tobacco tax because it is hurting the poor people who smoke. I was a smoker for more than 20 years, much to my regret, because it has caused many medical problems that I now suffer.

Manitoba Hit With Mumps Outbreak

Manitoba Health says initially the majority of cases were university students between 18 to 29 years old, living in Winnipeg, or those involved in sports. However, mumps cases are now being seen in all ages and throughout Manitoba.

Rabies vaccination clinic March 25

The annual Spring Rabies Vaccination Clinic, sponsored by the Humane Society of Jefferson County and Badger Veterinary Hospital of Cambridge, will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Park 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Rabies vaccination clinic March 25 The annual Spring Rabies Vaccination Clinic, sponsored by the Humane Society of Jefferson County and Badger Veterinary Hospital of Cambridge, will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Park 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25. Check out this story on lakecountrynow.com: The annual Spring Rabies Vaccination Clinic, sponsored by the Humane Society of Jefferson County and Badger Veterinary Hospital of Cambridge, will be held at the Jefferson County Fair Park 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 25. All rabies vaccinations will be … (more)

Know how herbs, illness, medication mix

… of these interactions can be beneficial if a lower dose of the drug is combined with a similar acting herb. Ask a health professional, who is well schooled in herbs and open to learning. Some interactions, while beneficial can be harmful if not …

Ciattarelli launches attack on Murphy, Guadagno

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who scaled back his campaign while undergoing cancer treatment, said Tuesday he’s now cured and he’s citing his treatment in a political attack on two opponents. Ciattarelli launches political attack on Murphy, Guadagno Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, who scaled back his campaign while undergoing cancer treatment, said Tuesday he’s now cured and he’s citing his treatment in a political attack on two opponents.

Addiction recovery advocates propose tax on prescription

Advocates for addiction recovery released a wish list Tuesday they intended to present to state lawmakers, along with a way to pay for some of the remedies: by imposing a sales tax on prescription opioids. Modeled after a federal bill, the proposal by Friends of Recovery-New York would place a one-cent fee per milligram of every legal opioid sold in the state.

Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Aggressive Lymphoma

An experimental gene therapy for aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma beat back more than a third of cancers that seemed untreatable, the therapy’s developers report. Thirty-six percent of over 100 very ill lymphoma patients appeared disease-free six months after a single treatment, according to results released by the treatment’s maker, Kite Pharma of Santa Monica, Calif.

Gene therapy to fight a blood cancer succeeds in major study

An experimental gene therapy that turns a patient’s own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major study, with more than one-third of very sick lymphoma patients showing no sign of disease six months after a single treatment, its maker said Tuesday. In all, 82 percent of patients had their cancer shrink at least by half at some point in the study.