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Leukaemia

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Name: Leukaemia

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 4 Documents (in Medicine)

Funeral industry workers at greater leukemia risk

Funeral industry workers are at a greater risk of getting leukemia because they are exposed to formaldehyde for long durations, a new study has claimed.Formaldehyde is used for embalming in the funeral industry but researchers suggest the exposure to ... [Times of India - 21 mins ago]

Entities: Formaldehyde, Leukaemia, malignancy, Mortality, myeloid

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

Health: Terra med Alliance News Two Genes Cooperate To Cause Aggressive Leukemia

Terra med Alliance News: Two genes, each one of which is known to cause cancer on its own, together can lead to aggressive leukemia.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPRLog (Press Release) – Nov 18, 2009 – Terra med Alliance News: Two genes, each one of which is known ... [Prlog - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Leukaemia, Mutation, Protein

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Health)

Gene regulatory sites found without knowledge of regulators

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A new statistical technique developed by researchers at the University of Illinois allows scientists to scan a genome for specific gene-regulatory regions without requiring prior knowledge of the relevant transcription factors. The technique ... [Research & Development - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Genome, Molecule, Species, Leukaemia, DNA

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Food and Drug Administration

FDA Clears Way for Use of Rituxan for Leukemia

The FDA has approved Genentech and Biogen Idec’s Rituxan plus chemotherapy for patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), openingup a new market for the pharmaceutical. ... [FDA News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Rituxan, Leukaemia, Food and Drug Administration

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Chemistry)

Evacuation at Wellington Hospital after chemical spill

Around 100 people have been evacuated from Wellington hospital following a toxic spill. Fire Service and Wellington City Council's hazardous substances unit are cleaning up the formaldehyde spill. People were evacuated from a hospital building and two ... [3 News - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Wellington (New Zealand), Chemical, Formaldehyde

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

We'll give cancer the red card

PREMIER League referee Mark Halsey and his wife Michelle are fighting back after a nightmare year when BOTH were diagnosed with cancer.Michelle was told last New Year's Eve that she had leukaemia - then in August Mark learned he had a rare form of non-Hodgkin's ... [The Sun - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Leukaemia, Mark Halsey, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, José Mourinho

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

NVIDIA Corporation

NVIDIA Auction For The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Ultimate NVIDIA Themed Gaming System for Auction on eBay – 100% of proceeds going to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!One of the fastest and most tricked out PCs ever built is up for auction on eBayWhat: One of the fastest, most tricked out PCs ever built ... [Hot Hardware - 18 hours ago]

Entities: NVIDIA Corporation, lymphoma, Leukaemia

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

2009 'Light the Night' Fundraiser Walk Results for South Carolina

- Columbia sets a new record for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society annual, nationwide 'Light the Night' fundraiser walk. For the first time in 11 years, a walk in South Carolina surpasses $100,000 in contributions and donations are still being accepted. ... [MidlandsBiz - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Fundraising, lymphoma, Leukaemia

First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)

Children overlooked in cancer screenings

I read with interest your two-part series on cancer. The cancers you spoke of screening were cancers important to adults. There is no screening for leukemia or for brain cancer for children. The symptoms just show up. Children are susceptible to these ... [Tennessean - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Brain Cancer, Leukaemia, MindSpring

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)

Allogeneic Blood Stem Cell Transplants Using Less Toxic Treatment Regimens (Minitransplants) are a Promising New Cancer Treatment Approach

by John Barrett, M.D., Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, National Institutes of HealthAllogeneic bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation after intensive treatment with irradiation and/or chemotherapy is widely used to treat leukemias and ... [Cancer Consultants - 11/19/2009]

Entities: allogeneic, Donor, Stem Cell, GvHD, Chemotherapy

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Local Internet veteran passes away

Victor Wilson passed away yesterday, leaving a void in the South African Internet communityVictor Wilson, a veteran in the local Internet arena, passed away yesterday after a long battle with leukemia. Wilson was an engineer at Telkom, and while he worked ... [myadsl.co.za - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Alan Levin, Internet Society, Leukaemia, South Africa

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Students pull all-nighter to raise funds for hospital

About 700 students on Tuesday wrote letters seeking donations from family and friends as part of the Up 'Til Dawn event, a nationwide student-run fundraising campaign for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.Student bands, a cappella groups, and an improv ... [Colgate University - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Leukaemia, Fundraising, Donations

Quotes

"Further studies of leukemia risk in relation to specific embalming practices and exposures, as well as similar specific exposure studies in other professional groups that are exposed to formaldehyde and that have an increased risk of leukaemia, should help to clarify our understanding of cancer risks related to formaldehyde."

Funeral industry workers at greater leukemia risk [Times of India - 21 mins ago]

"This study adds supporting and complementary data to other epidemiological evidence of an association between formaldehyde exposure and risk of myeloid leukemia" the authors write...

Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukemia [EurekAlert! - 10 hours ago]

...is not $10,000, it sure does feel like it because it was raised with intense labor and lots of love," said Thea Gaillard, sister and team captain. "It was a beautiful night to walk and I carried a gold balloon in memory of my sister Janifer. As I walked the 2 mile track, it nearly brought tears of joy to my eyes to see there were not many gold balloons, which suggest a lot of progress is being made in the areas of research, patients are living longer and better with the support of organizations like The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society" Thea said. As of today, Charleston has raised $62,000...

2009 'Light the Night' Fundraiser Walk Results for South Carolina [MidlandsBiz - 11/20/2009]

...Pridham opted to shave her head to raise awareness -- as well as perhaps a bit of money. "Basically my way of coping is to try and help other people going through the same thing" Pridham said. Her school, however—Mount Alvernia College—says that Pridham won't be allowed back to school until her hair grows back. (news.com.au)

YCU: Buying Better Grades [Youth Worker Journal - 11/20/2009]

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Infratil boss right back in the game [New Zealand Herald - 15 hours ago]
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NVIDIA Auction For The Leukemia & Lymphoma ... [Hot Hardware - 18 hours ago]
SCF founder Sabrina Cohen recognized as a WebMD... [News-Medical.Net - 19 hours ago]
Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research... [Business Wire UK - 20 hours ago]
McMaster fraternity holds bone marrow/stem cell... [Canadian Jewish News - 23 hours ago]
Scientists closer to unraveling the mechanisms ... [News-Medical.Net - 11/20/2009]
2009 'Light the Night' Fundraiser Walk Results ... [MidlandsBiz - 11/20/2009]
Chemical spill at Wellington Hospital [stuff.co.nz - 11/20/2009]
YCU: Buying Better Grades [Youth Worker Journal - 11/20/2009]
Cancer Research Grants Announced [Australian Government - 11/20/2009]
NVIDIA custom gaming desktop up for charity auc... [APC Magazine - 11/20/2009]
We'll give cancer the red card [The Sun - 11/20/2009]
Evacuation at Wellington Hospital after chemica... [3 News - 11/20/2009]
Gene regulatory sites found without knowledge o... [Research & Development - 11/19/2009]
Department of Health & Ageing -Cancer Resea... [Australian Government - 11/19/2009]
This Week in iReport: Shuttle launch and an ear... [CNN - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Turning 'crazy' into learnin-- XMRV from contam... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/20/2009] I hate how the 'new' Technorati doesnt let you see everyone whos linked to you. Sometimes, smaller blogs with less traffic write a neat post and link to me, but ...
Arghhhh! (Red Tory) [Progressive Bloggers - 11/18/2009] Apparently, former Miss America and Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson thinks that leukemia can be treated in a hospital Emergency ward. Good griefâ¦ ...
Philip Smith: My Father The Miracle Worker [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/18/2009] One day back in the 60s, my father, a high-society interior decorator with clients like the Presidents of Cuba and Haiti, suddenly discovered that he could ...
OFA Picks Ad Starring Children: 'I'll Die ... B... [TPM Election Central - 11/17/2009] Last month Organizing for America solicited homemade health care ads from supporters, and today they released the winning video. It stars several children with ...
Obama's Hired Bullies: The SEIU Is Going to Get... [YID With LID - 11/17/2009] The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has been acting as the Presidents goons, attacking anti-Obamacare Protesters across the country. It was the SEIU ...

Audio/Video

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Abdul-Jabbar Upbeat While Battling Leukemia [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/10/2009]
Kareem Adul-Jabbar Battles Leukemia [ABC News Video: U.S. - 11/10/2009]
Abdul-Jabbar battles cancer [CNN.com - Video - 11/10/2009]
Leukemia Girl Gets H1N1 Shot [ABC News Video: Health - 10/28/2009]
Terry Ikner- Diagnosed with AML APL Leukemia [Mefeedia Video Tag : canc - 10/21/2009]

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