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Radiation tag for mobile phones
The Times Of India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetThe government has said all cellphones should carry radiation tags. NEW DELHI: The government has said all cellphones should carry radiation tags and all indigenous manufacturers have been instructed to display Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) value on mobile handsets on or b...
Robin Gibb Dies of Colon Cancer: What you can do towards prevention
The Examiner
| Robin Gibb, 62, co-founding member of the Brothers Gibbs, better known as the Bee Gees, has died from colon cancer. Gibbs had been battling colon cancer after intestinal surgery revealed the disease. The Bee Gees came to prominence during the disco...
Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
Palm Beach Post
| LONDON — With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees — short for the Brothers Gibb — they created danc...
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb loses cancer battle
The Independent
| Along with his twin brother Maurice, who died in 2003, and elder brother Barry, the trio sold more than 200 million records – none more memorable than Night Fever and Stayin' Alive. | A Gibb family statement confirmed that "with great sadnes...
Grammy-winner Robin Gibb dead at age 62: Singer loses fight with cancer
The Examiner
|  Just three days after the world of disco music lost Donna Summer, the New York Times has just reported that Robin Gibb has died today at age 62, due to complications of cancer. Four decades of fans in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United...
Woman - Cigarette Smoker - Smoking
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Women who don't smoke can still get lung cancer
Detroit Free Press
| A pesky cough, that's all. | The last thing on Michaelle Gall's mind was late-stage lung cancer. | She had just turned 41. She was a physically fit mom and nonsmoker, except for ...
Donna Summer in Concert at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hardrock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Florida USA August 18, 2010
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Donna Summer believed cause of her cancer was 9/11 attacks
NZ Herald
| Donna Summer believed the 9/11 terrorism acts contributed to her lung cancer. | The star died aged 63 this week and according to reports she had complained that toxic dust contai...
Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies of cancer at 63
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Donna Summer, queen of disco, dies of cancer at 63
Austin American Statesman
| Donna Summer, the multimillion-selling singer and songwriter whose hits captured both the giddy hedonism of the 1970s disco era and the feisty female solidarity of the early 1980...
Baby Vaccine
Creative Commons / Claudia Deza
No link proven between vitamin K shots and cancer
The Charlotte Observer
| Q: I am pregnant and concerned about the vitamin K injection that is given to newborns. I have heard that it may increase my baby’s risk for childhood leukemia. Is this true...
Aspirin
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‘Aspirin tied to lower lung cancer risk’
Independent online
Women who took aspirin at least a couple of times a week had a much lower risk of developing lung cancer, whether or not they ever smoked, according to a study of more than a thous...
Television personality Kim Kardashian arrives at the Cinema for Peace benefit for the J/P Haitian Relief Organization in Beverly Hills, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)
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Kim Kardashian & Other Celebs Urge Moms To Get Breast Cancer Screenings
Starpulse
| Kim Kardashian and Jason Segel are among the stars urging moms to get breast cancer screenings as 'gifts' to themselves this Mother's Day. |   | Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Du...
In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gives a speech upon his arrival to Simon Bolivar international airport in Maiquetia near Caracas, Venezuela, late Friday, May 11, 2012.
AP / Miraflores Press Office, Efrain Gonzalez
Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer
Deccan Chronicle
| Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana on Saturday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after a week in which he received what was supposed to be hi...
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gather for a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday March 10, 2012.
AP / Fernando Llano
Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment
BBC News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. | TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging ministers ...
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Fish tied to lower colon cancer risk: Study
Toronto Sun
| People who eat plenty of fish may have a lower risk of colon cancer and, even more, rectal cancer, according to an analysis of 41 studies from around the world. | The analysis, w...
Chemotherapy medicine is readied for William Darker of Imperial Beach, Calif., as he undergoes a unique cancer treatment that uses ultra-high doses of chemotherapy that are isolated to the liver, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Surgeons thread balloons up blood vessels to the liver to block off its normal blood supply
AP / J. Scott Applewhite
What does it mean to say that something causes 16% of cancers?
Boing Boing
| A few days ago, news reports claimed that 16 per cent of cancers around the world were caused by infections. This isn’t an especially new or controversial statement, as thereâ€...
Kelly Clarkson perfoms during the 2011 Y100 Jingle Ball at the Bank Atlantic Center Sunrise, Florida - December 10, 2011
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Kelly Clarkson Moved By Seattle Cancer Patients' 'Stronger' Video
Starpulse
| Singer Kelly Clarkson has promised to pay a visit to a children's hospital in Washington after several young cancer patients made a touching video to the tune of her hit song Str...
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Man - Sleep - Snoring Snoring and disturbed sleep may increase cancer risk
The Daily Telegraph
People who snore and suffer from disturbed sleep may have a heightened risk of dying from cancer, a study has shown. | People with sleep disordered br... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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A flock of migratory birds are seen in Dal  lake in Srinagar India, on December 13, 2011 After brief respite from the intense cold, mercury in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir plunged below the freezing point. Kamchatka testing migrant birds for radiation
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: Migrant birds arriving in Kamchatka from the side of Japan will be tested for radiation, the Kamchatka government said. | Th... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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Beer - Alcohol - Drinker Chinese herbal extract may help curb binge drinking
Newstrack India
| Washington, May 18 (ANI): An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and cu... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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