Added: August 29, 2008 | Posted by: mediasourcetv | Time 01:36 | Views: 293

Americans are some of the most generous people in the world, whether it’s donating time or money, each year more than 60 million of us volunteer* to help others. But that’s not always the case when it comes to cancer research. In fact, you may be surprised by the number of people who don’t volunteer. It’s a situation that has some doctors puzzled, and it might be slowing down the efforts to find a cure.

Tags: cancer, health, Ohio, Ohio State University Medical Center, research

Added: August 7, 2008 | Posted by: icyou | Time 00:35 | Views: 145

Throat cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. Risky behaviors for this uncommon cancer include drinking alcohol and smoking. The prognosis for someone with throat cancer depends on what type of cells is involved and how far along the cancer is. Voice changes, lumpiness or difficulty swallowing and hoarseness are all symptoms of throat cancer. Watch more video about throat cancer or share your story or experience on video with icyou.

Tags: drinking and cancer, head cancer, neck cancer, smoking

Added: July 30, 2008 | Posted by: drwhiting | Time 10:00 | Views: 492

Anderson Cooper and CNN have done a great job with their series entitled Planet In Peril. They are making us aware of how severely our planet is being damaged and the level of toxins found in the environment of all our lives. Anderson Cooper was surprised and disturbed to find that when he took the Body Burden Test, that it showed he too had high levels of certain toxic substances. Planet in Peril aims to make us all aware of the importance of protecting the environment but we must not forget to protect the internal environment of the human body as well.

Tags: Anderson Cooper, Crisis, Fibromyalgia, Heart, immune system, Planets In Peril, Sanjay Gupta, staph infection, Super Bug, toxic

Added: June 4, 2008 | Posted by: dizzo95 | Time 00:23 | Views: 178

The throat is the pathway linking the mouth, nose, esophagus and trachea. When food is swallowed the soft palate closes off the postnasal cavity to prevent food from entering. At the same time a flap of elastic cartilage, the epiglottis, temporarily closes off the trachea to prevent food and liquid from entering.

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Added: May 22, 2008 | Posted by: dumspirosperosc | Time 00:30 | Views: 263

Dum Spiro Spero is a nonpartisan, grassroots-based public policy advocacy organization of concerned citizens in South Carolina. The primary issue during the 2008 session of the South Carolina General Assembly is raising the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax.

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