Regular use of multivitamins didn’t reduce risk for colorectal and other cancers in a diverse group of 162,000 women from sites across the United States.  After eight years of follow-up, there was no significant difference in cancer, heart disease, or death between multivitamin users and those who didn’t take the supplements. Read the rest of this entry »

Conferees for both the House and Senate have come to an agreement on a stimulus package. Both chambers agreed on a $789 billion price tag. “The bills were really quite similar, and I’m pleased to announce that we’ve been able to bridge those differences,” said Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-NV).

“Like any negotiation, this involved give and take, and if you don’t mind my saying so, that’s an understatement,” he said. (CNN.com, 2-11-09)

No word yet on the final amount for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Senate version provided a total of $10 billion to the agency.

There are more and more interactions between surgeons and oncologists for patients with metastatic colon cancer.

Colon cancer is very special since we can cure metastatic disease which is not usually possible for cancer. In colon cancer we talk about cure and not only survival. Because we can cure, we need to make sure we don’t miss any opportunity to do so.

Over the last five years our approach in patients with metastatic disease with liver-limited lesions has changed. We know that with more successful chemotherapies, we are able to convert more and more patients to a situation which allows a surgical resection with the intention to cure. Not all surgeries will cure, but it gives us a chance to cure. Read the rest of this entry »

Peanut Corporation of America has revealed that it manufactured and shipped peanuts to dollar stores for retail sale.  While no peanut butter was involved, peanuts in cans and jars were distributed to 99 Cent Stuff, 99 Cents Only Stores, Dollar General, and Dollar Tree Stores, according to a news release on February 8.2009. Read the rest of this entry »

The Senate and House have chosen their individual conferees to work out the differences between the two versions of the Stimulus package. Read the rest of this entry »