11/30/2008 News For: Chip Kids For NjOperaton Holiday: Battling lung cancer, mom has no extra for kids' gifts Maureen's prolonged battle with lung cancer may mean another less than joyful Christmas. The mother of three Case B-4 was diagnosed in fall 2007 and has been unable to work since then due to the difficulties of her illness and the side effects of her treatment. Need for more trauma centers increases in area The need for more trauma centers is higher than ever as two Houston hospitals cope with an influx of trauma patients since Hurricane Ike caused major damage to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Business collects toys, donations for kids with cancer After watching her mom battle pancreatic and liver cancer, Jennifer Mihealsick is making sure children with different forms of cancer are taken care of this holiday season. Hagglers chip away at prices Haggling - it's not just for flea markets anymore. "My wife thinks I am nuts, as I view retail prices as list [prices] that are quite negotiable," says Richard Hughen, vice president for sales and marketing at CSA Medical Inc., a Baltimore-based medical technology company. "Many times they, in fact, are." With the weak economy persuading more people to shop hard for bargains, many seem to be ... Munster High team effort nets funding for Cancer Resource Centre MUNSTER | Munster High School girls’ volleyball team had a winning season both on and off the court, rallying to raise some $400 during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to benefit The Cancer Resource Centre. Fundraiser in the works for man with kidney cancer Sue Honeycutt’s son, Kurt Ridley, was diagnosed with kidney cancer earlier this year. He has had eight weeks of radiation treatment, yet this has not helped the father of five. |




