11/29/2008 News For: Cost Of AflacVillage of Adams Mayor dies The Jefferson County Village of Adams loses its mayor after a long illness. Dugal Peck died Wednesday after a trip to the emergency room at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown. Albertans killed in car crash were returning home The seven Albertans who were killed in a fiery crash in Colorado were rushing back to Canada in order to keep a pair of medical appointments, says the brother of the deceased. Three Esophageal, Stomach Cancer Subtypes Linked To Smoking; One Associated With Alcohol Use Researchers who have been following the health of more than 120,000 residents of the Netherlands for more than two decades have found that smoking is associated with two forms of esophageal cancer as well as a form of stomach cancer, and that drinking alcohol is strongly linked to one form of esophageal cancer. Exercise And Rest Reduce Cancer Risk Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer -- but only if she gets a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise's cancer prevention benefits. Fujifilm Medical Systems USA Acquires Empiric Systems LLC Fujifilm Medical Systems USA said Saturday it acquired Empiric Systems LLC, making Empiric a wholly owned subsidiary. The terms of the acquisition weren't disclosed. More health funding still needed: AMAQ The Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association AMAQ says despite billions of dollars being allocated for health funding by Federal and State Governments at yesterday's COAG meeting, more money is still needed. |

