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Postman Patel (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
ImClone's mystery suitor and now owner is Eli Lilly (LLY) . Their US$6.1Bn bid should have put the lid on Bristol Myer's (BMY) repeated attempts at a hostile takeover. This deal values ImClone at US$70/share, a 51% premium over ImClone's closing price before Bristol made its first $60/share bid, and a 7% premium over Friday's closing price of $64.96. Imclone have had a rocky ride , investors
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
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New York Newsday (Free subscription) | yesterday
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
A woman claims her family saved her life during her struggle with colon cancer.
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MSNBC.com: Cancer (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
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MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
The information in this column is intended for informational purposes only, and does not constitute medical advice or recommendations by the author. Please consult with your physician before making any lifestyle or medication changes, or if you have any other concerns regarding your health. CENTRAL OBESITY & DEMENTIA We are, quite plainly, the heaviest society in the recorded [...]
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Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon-cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.
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StandardNET Local News Feed (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
WEST POINT -- When Allison Sandor started having symptoms of colon cancer, her doctor told her to eat more fiber.
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Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Researchers have discovered that fiber optic technology can for the very first time effectively measure blood levels in the colonic lining (mucosa) in humans, thus having potential applications for analyzing risk of colon cancer
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Capital Health WW-MD's Notes (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
As regular readers of this blog should know by now, obesity is associated with increased risk for cancers. While the reason for this may be seemingly straightforward for cancers linked to sex hormones affected by excess weight such as breast or endometrial cancers, how exactly does this work for colon cancer? According to a new study [...]
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Curing Death by Curing Aging (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Study is first to connect obesity, genetics and colon cancer risk
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VitaBeat (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Researchers have found a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer that may help pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease. It may also lead to greater accuracy in predicting the people who are at the greatest risk of the disease, experts say. People who inherit a variation of a gene called ADIPOQ, which results in the formation of a fat hormone called adiponectin, are 30...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
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The Aristocrats (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
I was scheduled for a colonoscopy yesterday, but then I heard Nancy Pelosi's speech and decided it would be better to get colon cancer.
