Topic: Leukemia
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-11-20 20:59:31
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Morticians who use formaldehyde to embalm bodies have a higher risk of leukemia, researchers reported on Friday.</p><p>They found deaths from one particular kind of leukemia, myeloid leukemia, increased the longer the workers were involved with embalming.</p><p>Their study of ...
AP News | 2009-11-18 21:53:12
<div id="subtitle">Genentech, Biogen Idec get FDA request on application for Rituxan's use in leukemia</div><div><p>Genentech Inc. and partner Biogen Idec Inc. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration is withholding a decision to expand approval of Rituxan as a leukemia treatment, pending further discussion.</p ...
AP News | 2009-11-16 01:15:30
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated ...
AP News | 2009-11-16 01:15:24
<div id="subtitle">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar glad he went public with leukemia diagnosis</div><div><p>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is glad he went public about being treated for a rare form of leukemia because it has given him a chance to reconnect with people.</p><p>The NBA's career ...
