- Leukemia Treatment Breakthrough
Adding Rituxan to standard chemotherapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia raises three-year survival to 65% and is now the gold standard therapy for most patients....
- Gleevec Gets High Marks for Leukemia Treatment
New research suggests that Gleevec has transformed CML, a previously fatal leukemia, into a manageable chronic disease for many patients who take it....
- Gene Therapy Cures Adult Leukemia
Two of three patients dying of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) appear cured and a third is in partial remission after infusions of genetically engineered T cells. The technique may work for other cancers, too....
- Green Tea Compound May Fight Leukemia
Supplements that contain a chemical found in green tea show promise for delaying or preventing the need for chemotherapy in people with early-stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)....
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Has CML Form of Leukemia
Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has announced that he's suffered from leukemia for nearly a year....
- Newer Drugs Beat Gleevec for Leukemia
Two newer drugs, Sprycel and Tasigna, beat out the groundbreaking cancer drug Gleevec in treating people with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), researchers report....
- Childhood Leukemia, Brain Cancer on the Rise
Childhood leukemia and brain cancer are on the rise, and exposure to chemicals in our environment such as chlorinated solvents and the head lice treatment lindane may be partially to blame, according to experts speaking at a conference call sponsored by Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families....
- Basic Interpretation of CBC Blood Tests
The complete blood count (CBC) is one of the most common blood tests ordered by a doctor. A CBC is usually performed as part of a routine medical checkup or an annual medical examination. CBC blood tests examine the three major blood cells: white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC) or erythrocytes, and platelets. These tests could also examine the hemoglobin and hematocrit....
- Stem Cell Treatment for Leukemia Improved
An experimental stem cell transplant technique could make umbilical-cord blood transplants safer....
- Stem Cell Treatment for Leukemia Improved
An experimental stem cell transplant technique could make umbilical-cord blood transplants safer....
- Guinea Pig Diseases You Should Know About
It's not a fun subject, but to protect your pet it is always good to know something about guinea pig diseases. Cancer can affect the blood in the case of leukemia, or the mammary glands or reproductive tract of the female....
- HIV/AIDS Cure? FAQ
An HIV infected-patient treated for leukemia with HIV resistant stem cells is the first person to be totally rid of the AIDS virus. WebMD's FAQ explains what this means for people with HIV/AIDS....
- Procedures For Umbilical Cord Blood Storage
The blood inside the umbilical cord after being cut is usually thrown away. As a matter of fact, it has stem cells which are very beneficial for some disorder treatments. They are able to fight some threatening diseases such as leukemia....
- CML Chronic Phase Coping Tips
WebMD provides tips on coping with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia symptoms and explains CML accelerated and blast phases....
- David Denby: James Stewart in “The Far Country,” at Film Forum.
James Stewart, America’s favorite romantic and idealistic young man, changed remarkably after the war; he became angry, tough, and self-involved, and wound up, in 1958, as a malevolent obsessive in Hitchcock’s masterpiece “Vertigo.” Along the way, Stewart made five great Westerns with the . . ....
- Michael Schulman: The many dressing rooms of Patrick Stewart.
Sir Patrick Stewart has occupied a long line of dressing rooms, most recently at the Schoenfeld Theatre, where he sat the other day, his large voice filling the room’s small quarters. In David Mamet’s “A Life in the Theatre,” Stewart plays Robert, a preening . . ....
- All About The Oscars
The Academy Award or popularly known as Oscar, is an award giving body by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences or AMPAS. It is the goal of Oscar is to acknowledge the excellent work provided by the professionals in the movie industry. This award is presented to actors, writers, directors, and others....
- Free Pet Food Coupons Can Be Found Online and Will Help You Save on Pet Food
Pets cost money: this is one fact that most animal lovers don't want to admit. The costs can add up significantly. Once you factor in vet visits, rabies shots, getting the animal fixed, toys, accessories, kitty litter, feline leukemia shots, and, of course, food....
- Wedding Song Suggestions
The song selection at your wedding is a reflection of your musical taste and sense of style. Here are some song suggestions for your special day....
- Disabled Pet Owners Vs No Pet Rules – Who Wins?
People often are forced to give up a pet because a landlord or condominium association has a "no pets" policy. But what happens when this policy conflicts with federal or state laws that protect those with a physical or mental disability? Who wins? This article addresses this vital question....
- Two-Drug Combo May Help Hard-to-Treat Leukemia
A combination of two drugs -- the chemotherapy drug Fludara and the biologic drug Campath -- may allow people with hard-to-treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) to live longer....
- W. S. Merwin: “The New Song.”
For some time I thought there was time
and that there would always be time
for what I had a mind to do
and what I could imagine
going back to and finding it
as I had found it the first time
but by this time I do not know . . . (Subscription required.)...
- John Seabrook: Lady Gaga’s homecoming show.
On the night of January 20, 2006, an unknown singer-songwriter, nineteen-year-old Stefani Germanotta, opened her rock show at the Bitter End, in the Village, with her song “Hollywood.” It begins:
ListenI’ve got the sickest ambitionDeep in the mirror I am scaredDon’t . . ....
- Ben Greenman: The monologues of singer-songwriter Todd Snider.
Some singer-songwriters just play their songs and get offstage. Others, like Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III, go for droll repartee. And then there’s Todd Snider. For years now, Snider has endeared himself to crowds with his endlessly digressive between-song commentary, which combines the sly phrasing . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Ben Greenman: The monologues of singer-songwriter Todd Snider.
Some singer-songwriters just play their songs and get offstage. Others, like Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III, go for droll repartee. And then there’s Todd Snider. For years now, Snider has endeared himself to crowds with his endlessly digressive between-song commentary, which combines the sly phrasing . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Sasha Frere-Jones: Kate Bush’s license to confuse.
In 2001, the former Sex Pistol John Lydon called the British singer and songwriter Kate Bush “fucking brilliant,” and earlier wrote a song specifically for her to perform (she declined). In 2004, the Atlanta rapper Big Boi told the Observer that Bush was his favorite artist of all . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Bavarian Sun
It was warm, but with a chill coming down into the Barbarian gorge, early in the morning, my bones lightly shivered. The sun had melted the last of the light patches of snow on the ground, as we drove along the potato fields. It was spring in the gorge but he sun was extremely warm. We came along the roadside, women were planting in the fields, and their backs were bent carrying seeds in...
- Four Breast Cancer Survivor Stories
Four women under age 40 reveal how they found and fought breast cancer and lived to tell the tale....
