FMH gets grant for cancer clinical trials - Frederick News-Post
John Handiboe looks through a three-ring binder of information he has compiled from different articles since being diagnosed with kidney cancer. Handiboe had a tumor removed and is taking part in a clinical trial offered by Frederick Memorial

Taylor hospitalized for 'precautionary' reasons - News-Democrat
Elizabeth Taylor was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, representatives for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. A statement released by Dick Guttman, her Los Angeles-based publicist, did not say where

Nanoparticles + Light = Dead Tumor Cells - Science Daily
ScienceDaily (July 31, 2008) Medical physicists at the University of Virginia have created a novel way to kill tumor cells using nanoparticles and light. The technique, devised by Wensha Yang, an instructor in radiation oncology at the University

Public Needs Better Understanding of Genetics, Expert Says - Deutsche Welle
Genetically modified foods, test-tube babies — the details of genetics can be hard to grasp. The president of the International Genetics Federation told DW-WORLD.DE about genetics' possibilities and challenges. Alfred Nordheim has chaired of the

What's wrong with Liz? - Miami Herald
Elizabeth Taylor isn't exactly up and at 'em lately. The Hollywood icon, 76, was hospitalized a few days ago for an undisclosed reason but was expected to return home soon, her reps told AP. A number of health issues have dogged Taylor through the

'Fake' Tumor, Lupus Keeps Girl, 13, in Hospital - FOX News
Lauren Krue, 13, and her mother Julie, of Phoenix, Ariz., suffer from Lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and pain in various parts of the body. But a bigger concern for Lauren is her diagnosis of Pseudo Tumor Cerebra a disease