Bits and Pieces - July 8 2006

Hi Everybody,
Here's some more weekend reading!
Enjoy,
Chris
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A nice piece from NewsWise - Bones hold the key to blood renewal:
<http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/521381/?sc=dwhn>
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Novel connection found between biological clock and cancer:
<http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/521612/?sc=mwhn_>
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A postscript to the sadly disastrous UK drug trial:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5146692.stm>
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One in  five cancer survivors younger than 65 delay getting necessary 
care because of cost:
http://tinyurl.com/fbhm8
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Here’s a good idea:
Nestle Ice Cream and City of Hope Cancer Center have partnered in a 
program called "Sticks of Hope" www.sticksofhope.com to benefit 
research and treatment programs for children with cancer. By following 
the link below, you can send a message of support and encouragement on 
a "virtual ice cream stick" to a sick child. For each virtual message 
of hope sent before December 31, 2006, Nestle will donate 25 cents to 
City of Hope with a guaranteed donation of $50,000. Purchase of certain 
Nestle products (the web site will tell you which ones) will also 
support the cause:  http://www.sticksofhope.com/  Get to it!!!
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Phase I trial on combining Velcade and REvlimid:
<http://multiplemyeloma.org/clinical_trials/ctm/4.04.156.html>
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From The Children’s Hospital Boston:
Cancer Staging Takes Cues from Embryonic Development:
<http://www.newswise.com/p/articles/view/521582>
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Religious row over stem cell work:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5158760.stm>
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Here’s a very interesting story about the healing properties of honey:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/manchester/5157916.stm>
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Pomegranate juice ‘can slow prostate cancer’:
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/5132546.stm>
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Canadians not eating a balanced diet, report suggests:
<http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/07/06/diet-canadians.html?ref=rss>
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Medicare Rx Drug Benefit A 'Planned Looting,' Opinion Piece States:
<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=46316&nfid=rssfeeds>
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Research Into Patients' Experience Of Cancer To Help Improve Care:
<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=46371&nfid=rssfeeds>
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HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK:
Vitamins Are Vital - Multivitamins - Who Really Needs Them?
<http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=46364&nfid=rssfeeds>
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK:
Breakfast Burrito - Here’s a great way to start your day; packed with 
protein and fibre!
<http://www.dana-farber.org/pat/support/nutrition/recipe/breakfast-burrito.html>
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Have a good week everybody,
Best wishes,
Chris

Chris Hollyer
Auckland New Zealand
chris at mmsupport.net
mma at lists.mmsupport.net
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