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2/14/2009 News For:

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North American Scientific Sells Prostate Line  North American Scientific Inc. will sell its prostate brachytherapy product line to Best Theratronics Ltd. in a deal worth $5 million. Items in the line include Prospera brachytherapy seeds, SurTRAK needles and strands and accessories used to treat prostate cancer.

Fear for family battling bushfire  A woman from Banbury in Oxfordshire says she fears for her family's safety as they are trapped by bushfires in south-east Australia.

Pancake breakfast to benefit American Cancer Society/Relay for Life  DOVER ? The Relay for Life team, Babushka's Bunch, will be hosting its second pancake breakfast fundraiser of the season to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Local family pays it forward  Six-year-old cancer survivor Samantha Rangel of Carrollton and her small kindergarten class of eight students are making a big donation to a worthy cause.

Lara Bruneau, MD of Bruneau Family Care Joins the PracticeOne Medical Advisory Committee   In support of PracticeOne's quest to lead Physicians' transition to the industry's most effective Electronic Health Records, the Company proudly announces that Lara Bruneau, MD has joined the PracticeOne Medical Advisory Committee in Family Medicine.

American Cancer Society Youth College Scholarships available to Ohio cancer survivors  The Ohio Division of the American Cancer Society is offering $1,000 scholarships to young Ohio cancer survivors entering college for the 2009-10 academic year.

Study links family history to odds of getting shingles  Researchers at The University of Texas Medical School, in Houston, have identified family history as one reason why some people might be more susceptible to shingles, a severe skin condition. Their findings were published last year in an issue of Archives of Dermatology.

Physician earns rare certificate   Dr. Lanyard K. Dial, president and CEO and medical director of Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association, recently passed the American Board of Family Medicine's Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification exam. Dial is one of 1,250 physicians nationally who have been awarded the certification.

American Pain Society And American Academy Of Pain Medicine Recommendations Help Physicians Treat Chronic Non-Cancer ...  A prestigious panel of pain-management experts representing the American Pain Society APS and the American Academy of Pain Medicine AAPM has published the first comprehensive clinical practice guideline to assist clinicians in prescribing potent opioid pain medications for patients with chronic non-cancer pain.

Family targets Cigna in suit  GLENDALE ? Attorneys for the family of a 17-year-old leukemia patient that sued Cigna Corp. on Dec. 18 unveiled a wide-ranging plan Saturday to shame the health insurance giant for its role in her 2007 death after the company initially refused to pay for a liver transplant.