Cancer Patients Pay The Price To Keep Warm , UK
With temperatures set to plummet below freezing across the UK this week, leading cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that keeping warm will be even harder for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as they are already twice as likely to fall into fuel poverty as the general population 1 . Following diagnosis, three-quarters (73 per cent 2 ) of cancer patients in active treatment ...
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Wadsworth’s Joey Collins fights cancer his way: head on
As a wide receiver and middle infielder at Wadsworth High School, Joey Collins has developed some pretty sure hands. Ironically, a groundball that got away while Collins was playing shortstop for the Ohio Orioles this summer may ultimately end up saving the 18-year-old’s life. Struck in the groin due to that misplay, Collins had some swelling for [...]
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Seema Jilani: Fatalism Is Contagious in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has the third highest under-five mortality rate in the world, with only Angola and Sierra Leone surpassing its abysmal numbers. One in five Afghan children do not reach their fifth birthday.
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Ego and Greed: The True Superstars of the Sports World Today
Sun Assistant Sports Editor Dan Froats introduces his column by discussing the pros and cons of famous figures in the realm of sports. read more
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KPFL’s ‘Bark For Life’: Fighting cancer in dogs, cats
Brad Fuqua/The Western News Achilles, a Kootenai Pets For Life resident waiting to be adopted, puts a smile on the face of 11-year-old Andie Amos during the shelter’s rummage sale Saturday.
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