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Avengers finish strong in Acreage Girls Flag Football League
The Avengers picked the right time to get hot. They upset the top-seeded The Other Team 12-6 to capture the Pro Division SuperBowl championship of the Acreage Girls Flag Football league last Saturday (May 4) at Acreage Community Park. The Avengers,...Tags: Science and Technology, Football, Health Treatments, Chemotherapy, Sports
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HPV-related throat cancers multiplying
It is well known that HPV (human papillomavirus) can lead to deadly cervical cancer in women, but the virus is causing cancer in men as well. Throat cancers caused by HPV are showing up typically in men with little or no history of smoking, said Dr. Kevin...
Tags: Vaccines, Throat Cancer, Medical Research, Human papillomavirus, Disease Prevention
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FACTBOX-Celebrities with breast cancer
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - Here is a look at some female celebrities who have suffered breast cancer after Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie revealed on Tuesday she underwent a preventive double mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer: SHERYL CROW: -...Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer, Science and Technology, Health Treatments
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U.S. tax dollars promote Monsanto's GMO crops overseas -report
Reuters* Report critical of State Dept for promoting biotech crops * Monsanto interests mentioned in cables By Carey Gillam May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill for overseas lobbying that promotes controversial biotech crops developed by U....Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Consumers, Government, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks
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Don't mandate labeling for gene-altered foods
Should the government require companies to label food that contains genetically modified organisms? Last November, California voters rejected a ballot initiative that would require such labeling, but bills that would do so were recently introduced in...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, American Medical Association, Medical Research, Science, Chemical Industry
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Take a bow: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's grand finale for man, woman of year
The Southern Florida and Puerto Rico Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has announced that the co-chairs and candidates have been selected for the 2013 Man & Woman of the Year campaign in Fort Lauderdale. LLS funds blood cancer research and...Tags: Chiropractors, The Seminole Tribe, Elections, Human Interest, Chiropractic
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A hair-loss solution that goes beyond wigs and toupees
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt almost goes without saying that hair is huge business in Hollywood. Healthy, beautifully coiffed and colored locks are a key calling card for those in the spotlight. Exhibit A: Jennifer Aniston's headline-generating honey-blond shag, hyped year after...Tags: Alopecia, Hair Loss, Bananas, Dermatologists, Black Eyed Peas (music group)
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CORRECTED-Chevron criticises imprisonment of Indonesian contractor
Reuters(Corrects headline and first paragraph saying Chevron itself would appeal) By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA, May 8 (Reuters) - Oil firm Chevron on Wednesday criticised the sentencing of one of its Indonesian subcontractors to five years in jail for breaching...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Biotechnology Industry, Chevron Corportion, Energy Resources
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REUTERS SUMMIT-Biotech firms evolve from targets to acquirers
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Health Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Health13) * Skyrocketing valuations quash talks * With financing available, many biotechs go it alone * Bankers expect steady flow of $1 bln to $5 bln pharma deals By...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Economy, Business and Finance, Gilead Sciences Inc., Companies and Corporations, Chemical Industry
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Researchers develop 'nanotrain' for targeted cancer drug transport
University of Florida researchers have developed a "DNA nanotrain" that fast-tracks its payload of cancer-fighting drugs and bioimaging agents to tumor cells deep within the body. The nanotrain's ability to cost-effectively deliver high doses of drugs...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Medical Research, Science, Genetics, Chemical Industry
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High court rules Ind. farmer violated Monsanto soybean patent
ReutersThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in favor of a Monsanto Co.'s soybean patent. In the case, closely watched by the biotechnology industry, the court agreed unanimously with Monsanto that Vernon Bowman, 75, an Indiana grain farmer, had performed...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Biotechnology Industry, Science and Technology, Chemical Industry
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Biotech crops and Europe: A losing battle against progress
Last year, too dry. This year, too wet. Spring planting is never perfect in America's agricultural heartland. The past few growing seasons have been especially challenging. Yet crop yields have held up. One reason: bioengineered seeds, a big improvement...
Tags: Science and Technology, Biotechnology Industry, Genetics, European Union, Chemical Industry
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