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  • April 2008

    • Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk

      BBC  |  Apr 29, 08 12:31 PM CDT

      Playgroups, Daycare Cut Leukemia Risk

      (Newser) - Enrolling your kids in a preschool, playgroup or daycare center could reduce their risk of getting leukemia by 30-40%, a study finds. Exposing children to other youngsters at a tender age toughens their immune systems, which researchers infer helps them stave off the cancer. More »

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      parenting  • health study  • leukemia  • preschool  • daycare

  • March 2008

    • Actor Paul Scofield Dead at 86

      Reuters  |  Mar 20, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      Actor Paul Scofield Dead at 86

      (Newser) - Paul Scofield, the British actor who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Thomas More in A Man For All Seasons , has died at the age of 86. His agent told Reuters that the actor, who eschewed Hollywood stardom for smaller film roles and a robust theater career, had been suffering from leukemia. "Of the 10 greatest moments in the theater, eight are Scofield's," Richard Burton once said. More »

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      obituary  • actor  • theater  • leukemia  • Oscar winner  • Royal Shakespeare Company

  • January 2008

    • Abortion Pill Maker in Tainted Drug Scandal

      New York Times  |  Jan 31, 08 5:00 AM CST

      Abortion Pill Maker in Tainted Drug Scandal

      (Newser) - A Chinese pharmaceutical giant which exports the abortion pill RU-486 to the US is accused of producing tainted cancer medication and of attempting a cover-up.  Shanghai Hualian's tainted drugs left 200 Chinese leukemia patients hospitalized, some paralyzed, reports the New York Times . There's no indication US shipments of RU-486 are also tainted. The company is the sole supplier of RU-486 to the US. More »

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      FDA  • Pfizer  • leukemia  • cover up  • contaminated drugs

    • Scientists ID Leukemia Stem Cells

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 18, 08 7:09 AM CST

      Scientists ID Leukemia Stem Cells

      (Newser) - British scientists have identified the stem cells that cause the most common type of childhood leukemia, the Times of London reports. The unprecedented discovery means doctors can monitor cell levels in young cancer patients and stop treatment when those cells are gone, said a leading oncology expert. The work also could help scientists develop therapies targeting the specific cells. More »

    • Gibbs Blindsides 'Skins, Resigns

      Washington Post  |  Jan 8, 08 11:25 AM CST

      Gibbs Blindsides 'Skins, Resigns

      (Newser) - Joe Gibbs is retiring again, stepping down as both coach and president of the Washington Redskins, the team he’s spent a total of 16 years leading, the Washington Post reports. Gibbs will stay with the team somehow, perhaps as a consultant to owner Dan Snyder. No announcement of a replacement followed Gibbs' surprise decision. More »

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      NFL  • retirement  • Washington Redskins  • leukemia  • Sean Taylor  • Joe Gibbs

  • December 2007
  • November 2007

    • Boy Dies After Refusing Cancer Treatment

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Nov 30, 07 2:55 AM CST

      Boy Dies After Refusing Cancer Treatment

      (Newser) - A 14-year-old Seattle boy who was given a 70% chance of recovering from childhood leukemia has died, weeks after refusing blood transfusions his biological parents—both recovering drug addicts—wanted him to have, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. He died just hours after a judge ruled in his favor after determining that the teen understood the consequences of his decision. More »

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      religion  • leukemia  • right to die

  • July 2007

    • Ex-49er Coach Bill Walsh Dies

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jul 31, 07 3:04 AM CDT

      Ex-49er Coach Bill Walsh Dies

      (Newser) - Bill Walsh, the coach who led the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl championships in the 1980s, died of leukemia yesterday at the age of 75. During his decade-long tenure, Walsh won six National Football Conference division titles, transforming a club that had won only 10 games in 1987 into a football dynasty within three years. More »

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      NFL  • football  • obituary  • Super Bowl  • San Francisco 49ers  • leukemia  • Bill Walsh  • NFL Hall of Fame

    • Late-Night Icon Tom Snyder Dead at 71

      Associated Press  |  Jul 30, 07 12:24 PM CDT

      Late-Night Icon Tom Snyder Dead at 71

      (Newser) - Talk show host Tom Snyder, known for his interviews with celebrities like John Lennon and Johnny Rotten, died yesterday after battling leukemia for 2 years, the AP reports. The man who paved the way for David Letterman and Conan O'Brien as the host of NBC's "Tomorrow Show" and gained immortality through Dan Aykroyd's dead-on "Saturday Night Live" impersonation was 71. More »

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      television  • obituary  • NBC  • reporter  • talk show  • leukemia

  • June 2007

    • Sen. Craig Thomas Dies of Leukemia

      Associated Press  |  Jun 5, 07 5:41 AM CDT

      Sen. Craig Thomas Dies of Leukemia

      (Newser) - Craig Thomas, GOP Senator from Wyoming, died yesterday of  leukemia at age 74. The popular conservative congressman began his Senate career in 1994; he was in the hospital when he was reelected by 70% of the vote last year, and announced his diagnosis shortly afterward. More »

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      Republicans  • obituary  • death  • Wyoming  • leukemia

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