Share Elizabeth Edwards omitted one-time U.S. vice-presidential nominee John Edwards from her will, sources say. TV’s “Inside Edition” reported Wednesday that Elizabeth Edwards, who died of cancer Dec. 7, left her entire estate to her three children. “All of my furniture, furnishings, household goods,...
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Share Anne Francis, the star of the science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet” and the 1960s TV show “Honey West,” has died. She was 80 years old. The actress reportedly died of complications from pancreatic cancer in a in Santa Barbara, Calif. retirement home, according to the Los Angeles Times. Francis...
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Share An experimental cold cap has the potential to eliminate hair loss in chemotherapy patients. The “DigniCap,” a tightly-fitting, mechanical cap worn during chemotherapy, uses a circulating cooling gel that chills hair follicles, restricting the amount of chemotherapy they absorb. About 65% of patients who undergo...
read moreShare Aretha Franklin says she is feeling “great” after her surgery and that she plans to reveal the reasons for her illness soon. The legendary “Respect” singer, 68, told Jet magazine her stint in a Detroit hospital was “highly successful” and now she’s “piddling around the...
read moreShare The Food and Drug Administration plans to revoke approval of Avastin, a popular drug used to treat metastatic breast cancer. Avastin earned drug maker Hoffman-La Roche nearly $6 billion in 2009, making it a top-seller for the Swiss pharmeceutical company. The FDA gave it the green light in 2008, based on studies indicating...
read moreShare Bob Feller, one of baseball’s greatest pitchers, died last night at an Ohio hospice. He was 92. The Hall of Famer, who earned the nickname Rapid Robert for his blazing fastball, died of leukemia, the Cleveland Indians announced. Feller pitched for the Indians for 18 years, appearing in his first game when he was four...
read moreShare A patient was worried because he had a cancer and was informed he had grown up a pea plant which contained developed leaves in his lung. Because of that, here are some examples of bizarre growths discovered within a human body. In 2007, Dede Koswara, 38 years old, worried he would be killed by tree-like growths wrapping...
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