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A 27-YEAR-OLD man has died in a government-funded medical trial, in which at least two other patients were given overdoses. Gary Foster, a graphic designer who was planning to get married this month, was on seven occasions given double the amount of

Terror pledge after Pakistan bomb - BBC News
Pakistan's president has pledged to fight the "cancer" of terrorism after a suicide bomb killed at least 40 people in the capital, Islamabad. In a televised speech, Asif Ali Zardari appealed to "all democratic forces" to help to save Pakistan. The

FTC warns consumers about bogus cancer cures - Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission charged five companies with making false and misleading claims for cancer cures and said Thursday that it has reached settlements with six others. "As long as products have been sold there has been somebody

Cancer Strengthens Bond for Perryman, Niece - pilot.com
Mary Wynne Perryman thought she had just been working too hard. It was July 2000. She was 48 years old at the time and living her normal life as a wife and mother of two. Her husband, Grady, is the pastor at Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church in

Pakistan's Zardari vows to end 'cancer' of terror - International Herald Tribune
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Pakistan's new president has pledged to rid his country of the "cancer" of terrorism, hours after a huge bomb killed at least 40 people at a hotel in the capital. Asif Ali Zardari addressed the nation in a brief statement

Cancer-Surviving Artist Helps Boston's Homeless - WBZ-TV
BOSTON (WBZ) ― An 81-year-old artist who used to be homeless has survived lung cancer and says now it's time to give something back to the organization that keeps his off the streets. Peter Phelps was once homeless in Springfield and came to Boston

Lady Archer backs patients in row over top-up drugs - Times Online
LADY ARCHER has backed demands for patients to be allowed to pay for additional medicines without losing their NHS care by releasing a survey showing that more than 80% of patients at the trust she chairs back the change. The survey, of more than 800

Local cancer survivor is finalist in national online video contest - Democrat and Chronicle
A 24-year-old Wayne County man is sharing the story of his cancer in hopes of inspiring others with the disease. Zach DeRidder of Lyons was diagnosed with liver cancer in November of 2005. His cancer is inoperable, but he has survived a near-fatal

Study finds X-rays reasonably accurate at spotting colon cancer - Minneapolis Star Tribune
ATLANTA - A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect. Medicare is already considering paying for this cheaper, less intrusive