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Color for a cause
The Limestone County Courthouse in Athens will be lit purple all week in observance of Relay for Life ... Read more
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Athens and Limestone pour on the purple
When you hear the word “cancer” you likely think of a person you love who has battled or ... Read more
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Ex-NFL players find benefits in cannabis as a pain reliever
BOULDER, Colo. - One by one, they entered a nondescript building on the eastern edge of town, 18,000 ... Read more
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‘Prehabilitation’ studied for patients with pancreatic cancer
Rehabilitation is a standard practice after any major surgery, but a team of University of Oklahoma health professionals ... Read more
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Despite terminal lung cancer diagnosis Pa. man vows he’s no quitter
HERMITAGE, Pa. — Sitting in a recliner inside his Western Pennsylvania home, Herbert “Herb” Weiser talked with his ... Read more
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HudsonAlpha discovers new gene signature for breast cancer
A group of collaborators, including researchers with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, recently announced a discovery of a ... Read more
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Personalized medicine may do more to treat rather than prevent chronic diseases
Personalized medicine, which involves tailoring health care to each person’s unique genetic makeup, has the potential to transform ... Read more
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Finding the causes of cancer is the first step to prevention
Big Tobacco is the poster child for how an industry can confuse the experts and the public on ... Read more
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Expanded health benefits eyed for stricken Georgia firefighters
ATLANTA — Brian Scudder worked in his chemotherapy treatments between shifts at the firehouse. Read more
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Kentucky man among first to receive proton cancer treatment
LONDON, Ky. — Cancer has impacted and claimed the lives of millions of individuals, often leaving researchers and health ... Read more