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AMA apologizes to black doctors for past racism
Transplant surgeon Clive Callender has hurtful memories of being the only black doctor at medical meetings in the 1970s, met with stark silence when he pleaded for better access to transplant organs for blacks.
Fewer nonsmokers breathe cigarette fumes, CDC says
Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released Thursday.
Study: Cancer trials require more blacks, rural residents
Fewer minority and rural cancer patients in Maryland participate in clinical trials, making it harder to develop effective treatments, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Elderly may fare worse on prostate cancer drugs
A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.
Bar owners seek ways around state smoking ban
Walk up the stairs above Frankie's bar in Olympia, and it's like stepping back to 2005.
Mass. cigarette tax jumps $1 per pack
The tax on a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts will jump by a dollar under a bill signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick.
3-D mammograms, cameras may improve breast exams
Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.
Relay for Life raises record $123,000
More than 600 people helped raise a record amount for the American Cancer Society at the annual Relay for Life. |
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