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Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlierNovember 20, 2008, 7:03 am by Associated Press HealthwireLONDON (AP) -- Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy....
More from Associated Press Healthwire Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician Associated Press Healthwire: January 5, 2009, 4:17 am WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?... MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' Associated Press Healthwire: January 5, 2009, 4:03 am CHICAGO (AP) -- Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from Nursing industry desperate to find new hires Associated Press Healthwire: January 5, 2009, 3:02 am MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash Danny's heart: College swimmer faces mortality Associated Press Healthwire: January 3, 2009, 12:18 pm CHICAGO (AP) -- This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first Recording studio in hospital about more than music Associated Press Healthwire: January 3, 2009, 10:23 am HOUSTON (AP) -- Just down the hall from the chemo infusion rooms at Texas Children's Hospital, Jalen Huckabay was about to slip into another world, away from the
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