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Deputy drug czar will blast marijuana ballot issue in Grand Rapids stop Monday  The U.S. deputy drug czar will be in Grand Rapids Monday to campaign against an initiative on the state's Nov. 4 ballot that would legalize marijuana use for serious medical conditions such as cancer and glaucoma.Scott Burns Scott Burns, named...

Dogs Bark to Beat Breast Cancer  A group of breast cancer survivors whose dogs helped them through their fight put on "Barking for Breast Cancer" in Winton Woods Park Sunday.

Physicians Regional adding 18-bed unit  Physicians Regional Medical Center-Pine Ridge is helping the economy and looking to the future. The 83-bed hospital in North Naples is spending $4.6 million to add an 18-bed neurosurgery unit, which includes equipment expenses. The price tag also includes converting four existing recovery beds to intensive-care purposes for the new neurosurgery department. The expansion will bring the hospital?s ...

A new weapon against cancer could be found in a jar of jam  A basic ingredient in jam and jelly could help prevent the spread of cancer, scientists have found.

In quest for cure, money is short  Medical researcher Dr. John Galgiani has spent his career helping "orphans" ? finding ways to sponsor research into an orphan disease, finding money to bring an orphan drug that might treat it to market, and leading a drive to find a vaccine for valley fever.

N.M. Employer Health Coverage Ranked Worst  An Economic Policy Institute report ranks New Mexico worst in the country for the percentage of residents who are covered by health insurance through their employers.

Red Sox's Lester unleashed on Rays   This is Jon Lester unleashed: unhittable in May, a stopper in October, the emerging ace of the Boston Red Sox. The 24-year-old lefty will start Game 3 of the AL championship series against Tampa Bay on Monday, facing Matt Garza at Fenway Park under the championship banner Lester helped raise with a World Series-clinching victory just months after he was cured of cancer.

Pectin power   Norwich BioScience Institutes Scientists from the UK's Institute of Food Research have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of cancers.They have shown that a fragment released from pectin, found in all fruits and vegetables, binds to and is believed to inhibit galectin 3, a protein that plays a role in all ...

Event to raise money for cancer 'sunshine' fund  A new Bangor event called Sunshine on the Trail will emphasize the importance of exercise to good health while raising money to help those whose health has compromised by cancer.

Rural hospital in S. Idaho taps community   Associated Press - October 12, 2008 4:44 PM ET MONTPELIER, Idaho - A rural hospital in southern Idaho is saving on costs by reaching out into the community to fill medical staffing...

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