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Real Men Get Prostate Cancer – Hormone Therapy Observations

Part of the cure for his cancer involves hormones and, yes he is getting a taste of what females deal with all our lives, but if it offers a cure for him, it is worth every minute. Good article to read if this therapy would be applicable to you...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 4:50 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Cancer, Prostate Cancer Foundation, Therapy

Favrille Biotech and MyMedicalRecords.com, Inc. Announce Merger Agreement

This is a real interesting merger with a biotech company patient-specific immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases of the immune system merging with a company that provides personal health records, both companies from California...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 8:34 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, healthcare, Biotech, PHR, Google Health, Cancer, clinical trials, Personal Health Records, R and D

Edwards Emerges From Her Husband's Shadow

Being this is breast cancer awareness month, nice feature on Elizabeth Edwards and how she not only is battling breast cancer, but the public display of her marriage, which she has pretty much kept under wrap. Cancer is tough enough to battle as...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 11:24 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Politics, John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards

Michael Milken and Muhammad Yunus – Discuss Healthcare and the Economy with Charlie Rose

This interview from Charlie Roses touches on many items and Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus adds what he has been able to accomplish in his part of the world in Bangladesh and how some of those principles can be applied here, coming together of both...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 2:58 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Biotech, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, R and D, Economy, Banking, Milken Institute, Mahammed Yunus, Milken, Charlie Rose

Getting personal with cancer therapy – Personalized Medicine

It is here but evolving slower than what all of us might like to see, and in many areas it is still so much of a “Science” but as developments occur through biotech we are seeing some amazing results. There’s also the bridging of the gap with bringing...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2008 1:05 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, healthcare, Pharma, Biotech, Cancer, tumors, Genentech, Herceptin, cancer vaccine

Nobel Prize Contributor working as a shuttle driver at a Toyota Dealership

One thing that comes to mind is what a waste of talent here. Series of events lead up to where he is today, but started when he ran out of money for his research related to the GFP gene and cancer. “Researchers worldwide now use GFP to track...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 3:48 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, Genomics, healthcare, Cancer, R and D, GFP Gene, Nobel Prize

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Co-Sponsor

There is a full web page dedicated with several links to obtain the basic information; FAQs can be found here. Get the facts is another site that may be of interest as well. BD Helpful Clinical Trial Information. The American College...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2008 12:05 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Education, Cancer, Breast Cancer, R and D, Breast Cancer Awareness, Treatment

Talcum powder considered an ovarian cancer risk – similar to Asbestos

The risks are greater if you the glutathione S-transferase M1, or GSTM1 genes, so it appears we need to find out if we have that gene as females to see how risky talcum powder would be. I guess sooner or late we are all going to want to know more...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 2:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, Cancer, Harvard Medical School, Talcum powder, ovarian cancer, Study, asbestos

Divorce for Medicaid and Marry for Insurance – The American Healthcare System

“ There's nothing in the rules that says you can't get divorced for Medicaid”…first it was getting married for insurance benefits and now it’s getting divorced for Medicaid. Healthcare is starting to erode a lot of ethics here , and all...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2008 6:25 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, Cancer, Medicaid, Seniors, Dissolution, Marriage, Medical Assistance, Divorce

Senator Edward Kennedy Holds Videoconference With HELP Committee Democrats To Discuss Health Care Reform Strategy

Even though he was not able to attend personally, modern technology of video conferencing made it possible for the Senator to continue his efforts and participation. As fuel prices continue to rise, along with just general state of the economy,...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2008 2:52 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, healthcare, microsoft, Cancer, Congress, Senate, Senator Kennedy, Skype, Video Conferencing

Cancer Research Blog Carnival - Stand Up To Cancer - A Combination of Bloggers Addressing Cancer and Cancer Research

For those of you who read the blog here and are not aware of what a "Carnival" is, it represents a collection of some of the top blogging posts in a period of time assembled in one place to review and read. Today, Highlight Health...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2008 11:57 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Genomics, healthcare, Proteins, Cancer, cancer research, Pharmacogenomics, R and D, Bloggers, Stand up to Cancer

Celebrity Prostate Exams Too Much Reality TV?

This does present a very good question, myself I have run tired of all the stuff on TV these days, but this is being done with a show that has a good cause, so I guess we shall all see if it is a fit. The Internet is such a wealth of information as well...

Published Thu, Sep 09 2008 2:21 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Education, Cancer, Reality TV, YouTube, Entertainment, Prostate Exam

Net Fatigue.....Tanorexia......What's the diagnosis?

Move over anorexia, we now have Tanorexia, the need for a sun tan. This is a new one for me, as I didn't realize this was an addiction, but soon perhaps a new 12 step program will come along, I realize I am helpless when it comes to basking...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2008 10:37 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Cancer, Overworked, Infomation Overload, Net Fatigue, Suntan

Stand Up To Cancer - Friday September 5, 2008 - 8:00 EST

You can set up a log in and donate today. Click here for details. As I had posted in a story a couple days ago, the bar has risen for venture capitalist investments, it is still there, but perhaps a little tougher to get, and with government...

Published Sat, Aug 08 2008 11:42 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Biotech, Cancer, Research, Charity, Stand up to Cancer, Donation, Entertainment, Donation Drive, Cancer Cures

Small Plane Crash in Massachusetts - Angel Flights

A sad story here, but it seems like the occurrences of both helicopter and plane crashes as related to emergency health care are growing. A male cancer patient and his wife were en route to Boston for treatment when the plane was lost from radar...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2008 11:20 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, Cancer, Boston, Angel Flight

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