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In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Laughter, A Hilariously Popular New Wave in Cancer Care
December 9, 2008 – 11:40 pm | One Comment

While it’s true cancer is no laughing matter, a growing list of people say laughing in the face of cancer brings both control and relaxation to cancer patients.  They say to laugh loud and laugh …

‘Awesome’ Blood Test Reveals Earliest Brain Tumors
November 23, 2008 – 11:55 pm | 7 Comments

Using current medical technologies, doctors must rely on biopsies or visual image scanning, such as x-ray, MRI, and PET, to diagnose glioblastoma, the form of brain tumor for which US Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass) has …

Vaccine Doubles Life Expectancy for Brain Tumor Patients
June 4, 2008 – 12:30 pm | 4 Comments

Researchers at Duke University’s Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center chose the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology to present the exciting results of a Phase II study involving a vaccine that …