This week on Fox Chicago Sunday: Roland Burris talks about health care and the race for his senate seat. Burris is hoping he can build a legacy on health care vote and refuses to speculate on who will replace him. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WFLD FOX 32 Chicago, IL]
Two patients who participated in a triple kidney transplant at Scripps Green Hospital talked to 10News about the unique procedure. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KGTV ABC San Diego]
More than 20,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer every year, but doctors say annual screenings aren't accurate. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMGH ABC Denver]
When battling cancer you want the best technology can provide to aid in that fight. At Mercy Medical Center's Leonard P. Nelson Cancer Treatment Center in Williston, that technology is there...but more is now needed... That of course means more money is needed. This week a major fundraising campaign kicked off.. Perry Olson tells us what the millions raised will buy. (Bob Beery, Mgr. - Mercy Oncology Dept.) "The linear accelerator is our radiation delivery machine." It's a machine that can kill cancer...and it is time for it, to have a companion...but (Bob Beery, Mgr. - Mercy Oncology Dept.) "New machine ranges from 2.2 to 2.7 million." So that means it is time for some hard work...The Mercy Medical Foundation has launched a campaign to raise five million dollars. It will buy a new Accelerator, a vault for it to do its work, and a new oncology treatment area. (Bob Beery, Mgr. - Mercy Oncology Dept.) "Our volume is increasing. With the aging population and baby boomers getting older we are expecting more cancer over the next ten to fifteen years." And this campaign will help meet the needs of those people...but before then, the people of the region have to meet the needs of the hospital. (Kerry Monson, CEO - Mercy Medical Ctr) "Anybody who really knows anyone who cares about this hospital can be instrumental in securing those important gifts." The Leonard P. Nelson Cancer Treatment Center is at the top of what it can do each day with the current equipment...it is vital to make this improvement so that it can continue to grow... (Kerry Monson, CEO - Mercy Medical Ctr) "And we as stewards have to make sure that gets replaced before it breaks down or before the issues go beyond just the useful life. So we want to be proactive with that." And they are doing exactly that with this financial goal...being proactive and preparing to help more people beat cancer... (Bob Beery, Mgr. - Mercy Oncology Dept.) "We are staffed accordingly, that we can handle increase. Perry Olson, KX News. Right now the cancer center treats abo
Arizona Snowbowl began its winter season on Thursday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPHO Phoenix, Arizona]
A Kansas man has contracted Guillain- Barré Syndrome after receiving the H1N1 vaccine. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KCTV FOX 5 Kansas City]
A Valley woman gives back to the patients and nurses at Banner Good Samaritan's Bone Marrow Transplant Center. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPHO Phoenix, Arizona]
Michael Phelps is in the UK for the Duel in the Pool swimming competition in Manchester [www.clipsyndicate.com | Press Association UK]
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A Florida boy was diagnosed with a deadly heart condition at just six weeks old. Denise Sanders, his mother, was told there was no surgery for her son’s condition. FOX25's Erin Hawksworth reports. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WFXT FOX 25 Boston, MA]
Co-workers of a Florida woman decided to pitch in ensure that her family has a merry Christmas. The 34-year-old mom is the victim to a rare disease that caused her skin to burn from the inside out. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
Mark Davis reports [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTNH ABC 8 New Haven]
A new report shows nearsightedness is spreading fast in the U-S, mostly because we all spend hours and hours in front of computers every week. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WOFL FOX 35 Orlando, FL]
Winter isn't quite here yet, but a place for winter fun is about to start a new season. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
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Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah company lauded by President Barack Obama for what is right about American health care, is at the center of a lawsuit that may reveal what exactly is wrong about American health care. Investigative reporter Lori Prichard is the first to uncover this story. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSL - 5 Salt Lake City, ]
A 73-year-old Atchison man is in the hospital, unable to stand on his own because his muscles are too weak, and his family is concerned about the H1N1 flu vaccine he received. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City MO]
A night of drinking turned deadly for a Maple Grove teenager. Investigators suspect 19-year-old Robert Anderson consumed up to a half-liter of vodka at the home of one of his friends, hours before he died. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMSP FOX 9 Minneapolis]
The MPS board has approved a plan to distribute condoms in schools. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
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