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The muscular canal that runs from the voice box to the stomach.

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ERBITUX® (Cetuximab) Receives Approval In Japan For Use In Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Published July 19, 2008, 2:11 am, Medical News Today

ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that ERBITUX® (cetuximab) has received marketing authorization in Japan for use in treating patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

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Comprehensive Clinic For Gastrointestinal Cancers Opens At Rush University Medical Center, USA

Published July 19, 2008, 1:11 am, Medical News Today

Patients benefit from a team approach at the new Coleman Foundation Comprehensive Clinic for Gastrointestinal Cancers at Rush University Medical Center. Experts in gastroenterology, medical oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, pathology and psychosocial oncology as well as nutrition and genetics come together to meet with new patients and develop a defined treatment plan.

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Dotors give the skinny on longevity

Published July 18, 2008, 3:36 pm, Galveston County Daily News

Losing weight, eating healthy and quitting smoking are the biggest factors to leading a longer life, doctors say.

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New Procedure Freezes Cancer Cell Growth

Published July 18, 2008, 10:58 am, WOAI San Antonio

Instead of weeks of recovery, patients can now recover in minutes.

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New Procedure Freezes Cancer Cell Growth

Published July 18, 2008, 9:19 am, WLBZ Bangor

(NBC) -- Doctors have discovered a new way to zap cancer away by literally freezing pre-cancerous cells. Previously, the only treatment for Barrett's Esophagus, a pre-cancerous condition caused by acid reflux disease, was surgery.

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New approach to cancer: Find most tightly controlled genes

Published July 18, 2008, 1:48 am, PhysOrg

Scientists at a Duke University medical school in Singapore have found a new way to study cancer that could be very useful for developing targeted therapies against cancer and possibly many other diseases.

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Bob Clegg: We're being penny-wise and pound-foolish on health care

Published July 17, 2008, 11:17 pm, New Hampshire Union Leader

THE ABOVE IDIOM reflects precisely what insurance companies all too often do, and a reaction some are jumping to in response to a recent piece of bipartisan legislation that Gov. John Lynch has allowed to become law.

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Lawsuit against county and Sheriff Pat Hedges claims pot shop closure after raid violates constitutional rights

Published July 17, 2008, 12:42 am, The San Luis Obispo Tribune

An Atascadero woman has sued the county and Sheriff Pat Hedges, claiming a raid last year that led to the closure of a Morro Bay marijuana dispensary violated her constitutional right to medicinal cannabis. The case filed June 20 by Elaine McKellips, 56, illustrates an ongoing legal battle between conflicting state and federal laws surrounding medical marijuana use. In her lawsuit, McKellips ...

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Kuwait News

Published July 16, 2008, 10:23 pm, Arab Times

KUWAIT (KUNA): Kuwait diabetes league affirmed here Wednesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) did not issue warnings against the usage of insulin.

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Medicare recipients get 18-month breather

Published July 16, 2008, 9:24 pm, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Congress' override of Bush's veto delays a controversial medical supply bidding process.

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