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Varian Medical Systems and Sarah Cannon Cancer Network Expand Integrated Technology for Radiation Oncology Program

2015-05-05 12:31:13| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

PALO ALTO, Calif. and NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Varian Medical Systems (NYSE:VAR) and Sarah Cannon, the global cancer enterprise of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), today announced a new initiative to upgrade the radiation oncology equipment across the Sarah Cannon Cancer Network of Excellence with newly advanced...

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Plastic Pollution = Cancer of Our Oceans: What Is Cure?

2015-05-04 15:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: By now, many people know that the ocean is filled with plastic debris. A recent study estimates that the amount of plastic waste that washes off land into the ocean each year is approximately 8 million metric tons. Jenna Jambeck, the studys lead author, helps us visualize the magnitude by comparing it to finding five grocery bags full of plastic on every foot of coastline in the 192 countries included in the study. As someone who lives in a highly urbanized coastal city in California, this estimate...

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Colgate-Palmolive settles talc-asbestos case, dismisses link to cancer

2015-05-01 10:58:16| Biotech - Topix.net

A California woman with a deadly form of cancer has won a settlement with Colgate-Palmolive Co. after a Los Angeles jury found that asbestos-contaminated talcum powder was the main cause of her disease.

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