Health problems follow childhood cancer survivors (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A substantial minority of young adults who have survived a childhood malignancy will have at least one severe health problem, according to a report presented here Tuesday at a media briefing of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Health Highlights: June 25, 2007 (MedicineNet.com)
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Childhood Cancer: Health Risks Linger (CBS News)
Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk of other health problems as young adults, Dutch researchers report.
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Questions build over the state’s health chief (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Minnesota Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach phoned a legislator’s office last week and left a voice mail saying she wanted to “chitchat.” That tone sent Rep. Tom Rukavina, DFL-Virginia, into a rage. He was in no mood for casual talk. It had just been revealed that Mandernach delayed releasing government research about deadly cancer among Iron Range miners. Rukavina wanted her fired. The voice …
Government ‘underfunding health’ (Adelaide Now)
THE Federal Government is not providing its fair share of funding for Australia’s public hospitals, Victorian Health Minister Bronwyn Pike said today.
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American Society of HematologyThe American Society of Hematology, or ASH for short, is a group that defines the elements of training and certification required for the member hematologist. In addition, they lay down the grounds for professional expertise to be expected from American hematologists.
It was April of 1958 that the first official meeting of what was soon to be known as the American Society of Hematology was held. More than 300 hematologists gathered in Atlantic City, NJ, that day as they discussed clinical and research matters related to blood and blood diseases.