Weed Killer in $289 Million Cancer Verdict Also Found in Kids Cereal, Oatmeal, and Granola Bars A group of independent laboratory tests commissioned by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) found trace amounts of glyphosate in a number of products…
The results of a clinical trial of the drug Larotrectinib, which had a 75 percent success rate in a previous clinical trial with adults, have been called “unprecedented” by researchers. A new cancer drug called Larotrectinib was effective in 93…
Through our Dyin 2 Live Dreams program, we took 3 families with children receiving treatment at CHOC Children’s, to the Angels baseball game in a fully catered premium suite to enjoy a night together at the Angels Stadium in Anaheim,…
Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) and other coffee sellers must put a cancer warning on coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled, possibly exposing the companies to millions of dollars in fines. A little-known not-for-profit group sued some 90…
A New York City firefighter, who heroically aided in the evacuation of hundreds of people in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001 as the deadliest terror attack in U.S. history unfolded, has died. Thomas Phelan, 45, of Brooklyn, died on…
Despite enormous progress in reducing smoking, tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death in the United States and imposes a terrible toll on families, businesses and government. Tobacco kills more than 480,000 people annually – more than…
Activating T cells in tumors eliminated even distant metastases in mice, Stanford researchers found. Lymphoma patients are being recruited to test the technique in a clinical trial. Injecting minute amounts of two immune-stimulating agents directly into solid tumors in mice…
This State Could Soon Make It Illegal For You To Smoke With Children In The Car What do you think of the proposed law? A bill that would ban smokers from lighting up in the car if there’s a minor…
America’s serious influenza outbreak has touched every state in the continental United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there’s widespread flu activity from this season’s outbreak in all of the continental U.S. – something that hasn’t happened…
A heartbreaking letter written by a dying young woman is going viral after she passed away last week. On the 4th of January, Holly Butcher lost her battle with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer that affects mostly young…