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While none of these Democratic moves would be a problem next month, when the Dems will enjoy a bigger majority in the Senate, right now the GOP still controls 49 Senate seats - and with Obama's seat vacant and Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton not voting, there is little Reid can do without GOP approval. Grim-faced and drawn, lawmakers Monday began parading across the Senate floor to give their views on the measure - the start of what will surely be a joyless run-up to one of the least popular votes of the year. See the 50 worst cars...
...attention to cancer trends, and the trend has been encouraging," says Dr. Richard Schilsky, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. "But we have forgotten that there is a big wide world out there. Cancer is a global problem." (See pictures of Cancer survivors...
...latest estimates show just how widespread that problem is. In 2007 there were 12 million new cancer cases worldwide, a record high; in 2000, the number was 10 million and in 1975 it was 5.9 million. Of the new cases last year, nearly half struck in developing countries. If these trends continue, health officials predict that by 2030, 17 million people will die worldwide of cancer, and 75 million people will be living with the disease and require treatment and follow-up care. That makes cancer the leading killer in the world, claiming more lives than AIDS, TB and malaria...
...common cancers outside our borders are caused by chronic infections with viruses - very different from the ones that afflict us. In Africa, for example, the three most common cancers are Kaposi's sarcoma (related to HIV infection) and liver and cervical cancer. In China, liver cancer is a huge problem. The good news is that while researchers are still working on an effective AIDS vaccine, they can vaccinate against the hepatitis B virus that causes liver cancer and the human papillomavirus responsible for cervical cancer. "Hepatitis B vaccination could potentially wipe out much of liver cancer in Africa...
...He’s a good player, but what’s the big deal? The problem was this: the season before, he wasn’t playing Harvard IMs. He was playing in the Big Ten. He was starting for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He was playing in front of 10,000 fans...