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CDC Finds U.S. Life Expectancy Is Up For First Time In Years
CDC finds people in the U.S. lived an average of one month longer in 2018
Bloomberg
Oil Supertankers Might Have to Stop Using Sulfur Fuel
Sep.06 -- Critics of the oil industry tend to focus on carbon dioxide emissions. But sulfur oxides are another big problem. They come from the fuel that powers most of the world's ship engines. The story's in the special double issue of...
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Dogs in the US are being trained to sniff out lung and breast cancer in humans.
San Anselmo, California, United States
1. Poodles walking down the street
2. Poodles walking into Pine Street Foundation
3. Close up of Pine Street Foundation sign
4. Various of poodles training
5. Michael McCulloch talking to cancer...
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Report: Biggest one-year cancer death rate decline
Researchers are reporting the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, and they are crediting advances in the treatment of lung tumors.
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CT scans may help catch lung cancer earlier
1. Wide of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Centre
2. Tight pan of New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Centre sign
3. Woman getting a CT scan
4. Tight of woman getting a CT scan
5. SOUNDBITE (English)...
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CAN 093 SURGEON GENERAL RELEASES SMOKING REPORT
The United States Surgeon General Luther L. Terry has released a report on smoking which links the habit to lung cancer and heart disease.
1. ws US surgeon general Luther Terry with newsmen
2. mcu Terry at microphone
3. ms officials...
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Talk Show Host Larry King Hospitalized With COVID-19
87-year-old King is most notably known for hosting CNN’s “Larry King Live” for 25 years.
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Rush Limbaugh, Conservative Talk Show Host, Dies At 70
His conservative talk show "The Rush Limbaugh Show" has grown to be the most listened-to program on radio.
Bloomberg
Guardant to Fundamentally Change Mortality Curves in Cancer, CEO Says
Oct.05 -- Guardant Health Inc., a cancer-detection firm backed by SoftBank Group Corp., raised $237.5 million in its U.S. initial public offering. Bloomberg's Alex Barinka talks with Helmy Eltoukhy, chief executive officer and co-founder...
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Report: Biggest one-year cancer death rate decline
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Breast Cancer Products Bring In Big Money — But To Whom?
There have been plenty of questionable products over the years, and there's no official record of how much money is raised through them, if any.
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Actress Valerie Harper testified before the Senate Special Committee on Aging about her battle with lung cancer that spread to her brain, and she asked Congress to allocate more dollars toward cancer research. (May 7)
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Actress Valerie Harper appealed to Congress on Wednesday to allocate more funding for cancer research.
Harper was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009 and found out last year that it had...
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The Lasker Foundation today presented its two medical research awards to Dr Sidney Farber and Dr George Palade
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USA: LASER TREATMENT FOR LUNG CANCER VICTIMS
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A new laser therapy is offering fresh hope for lung cancer patients.
Photo dynamic therapy (PDT) is a new, two-step cancer treatment procedure that combines laser technology, fiber optics and a special light-activated drug...
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USA: RESEARCH SHOWS DEFINITE LINK BETWEEN CIGARETTES AND CANCER
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U-S scientists say new genetic research shows a definite link between cigarettes and cancer.
In a study published Friday in an American journal, researchers say a chemical present in tobacco commonly links up with a gene...
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Valerie Harper testifies about cancer research before congress
Actress Valerie Harper appealed to Congress on Wednesday (7 MAY 2014) to allocate more funding for cancer research.
Harper, 74, was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009. Then in 2013 doctors said she had brain cancer and as little as three...
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The deadly legacy of tobacco use in Pakistan
Women make up a fifth of the world's smokers.
Not yet as many as men, but the World Health Organisation says the increase in the number of women and young girls using tobacco products is nothing short of alarming.
It's data from 151...
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Takeda Acquires Ariad in $4.66B Deal
Jan.09 -- Takeda Pharmaceutical President and CEO Christophe Weber discusses his company’s expansion of its footprint in the U.S. oncology market with the purchase of Ariad at a price of $24 a share. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets.â€
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The widow of a Florida man who died from lung cancer at age 36 is speaking out after being awarded $23B in punitive damages from cigarette manufacturer R.J. Reynolds. (July 21)
A Florida widow awarded $23.6 billion in the death of her chain-smoking husband called the massive verdict a message to Big Tobacco, even though she said Monday she won't see much if any of the money.
The punitive damages _...