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Killing Kidney Cancer With Cold: Remarkable Results
03/04/2009
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) will present the latest research on treatments for individuals with kidney, prostate and bone cancer; herniated disks; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and related complications; childbirth difficulties; and more at its 34th Annual Scientific Meeting, March 7-12.
AV-951 Shows Robust Activity in Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer
03/04/2009
272-Patient Phase 2 Data Show 91.7 Percent Disease Control Rate and Favorable Tolerability; Interim Results Being Presented at ASCO GU Indicate Highly Differentiated VEGFR Profile
Gene study could speed kidney cancer detection
03/03/2009
Large-scale data mining of gene networks in fruit flies has led University of Chicago researchers to a sensitive and specific diagnostic biomarker for human renal cell carcinoma.
'Tea Party' Protests Wasteful Government Spending
03/02/2009
The tax revolt, partly inspired by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli's rant earlier this week about President Barack Obama's housing rescue plan, resulted in a grassroots effort pushing "tea party" protests Friday in large cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta and Houston, and small towns like Tulsa, Iowa, and Calera, Ala.
Health Canada Approves Avastin
03/02/2009
It is the first in its class shown to consistently deliver improved overall and/or progression-free survival benefit for colorectal, lung, breast and, renal cell cancer patients.
Former Nittany Lion cuts ribbon on new non-profit
03/01/2009
When his father was diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer in 2003, East Pennsboro Township resident Scott Shirley turned his fear and frustration into an iron-pumping fundraiser he called Lift for Life.
Health Care Lie: '47 Million Uninsured Americans'
03/01/2009
Accounting for all those factors, one prominent study places the total for the long-term uninsured as low as 8.2 million a very different reality than the media and national health care advocates claim.
Advances in Renal Cancer Journalists Award
02/28/2009
Association of German Medical Journalists and Bayer HealthCare honor outstanding reporting on renal cancer.
Highlights from 2009 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium
02/28/2009
Bill Bro reports from Orlando, Florida, in this YouTube video.
Lions Ready to Rumble Video Style
02/28/2009
Get the lowdown on the PSU football Uplifting Athletes' Xbox tournament slated for Saturday. It will raise money for the fight against kidney cancer.
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