| Cancer patients achieve 'normalcy' with her work
For some cancer patients, losing their hair to chemotherapy or radiation can be almost as life-altering as the diagnosis itself.
Judy Sheehan believes it doesn't have to be that way.
In 1991, Sheehan, a licensed cosmetologist, became the coordinator of the Look Good Feel Better program for cancer patients going through treatment at the John Stoddard Cancer Center at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
Sheehan talked about the value of helping patients develop a new outlook after treatment as well as what the program has done for her. .
Compulsory licensing pressure on pharma giants
The government is piling the pressure on leading pharmaceutical companies to cut the prices for four cancer drugs or face compulsory licensing. Speaking after chairing a three-hour discussion about price reductions with Roche and Sanofi Aventis, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secretary-general Siriwat Tiptaradol said three options had been proposed to the drug firms holding patents for four cancer drugs in a bid to cut prices and widen access to the life-saving treatments. The drugs being discussed were Docetaxel, Erlotinib, Letrozole and Imatinib. The first option calls for the drug manufacturers to lower the price of the medicines to what Mr Siriwat said was an ''acceptable level''. The second option tabled at the talks were for the companies to give voluntary licences which would enable the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation to produce and sell generic versions of the cancer treatments.
LSU chief must fight for LSUHSC
John V. Lombardi would have picked a more positive day to make his first visit to LSU Health Sciences Center. A noose in a physicians' on-call room tends to distract attention from policy matters.
But just as Lombardi succinctly summed up the campus embarrassment as "reprehensible" and "unacceptable," the new president of the LSU System demonstrated a grasp for the essential issues of LSUHSC's strengths and vulnerabilities.
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Cameron suspended for 25 games
Red Sox // Although his first choice remains Boston, pitcher Curt Schilling said on his blog that he would consider a dozen other teams for a "last year" based on quality of life and a chance to make it back to the playoffs. Tuesday evening, he posted on his blog, 38pitches.com, the following list: "Cleveland, Detroit, Anaheim, New York Mets, Philadelphia, Atlanta, L.A., S.D., Arizona, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis, Milwaukee."
• More Red Sox // The last ball from Boston's 2007 World Series victory might not get back to the Red Sox. Jason Varitek caught the final strikeout Sunday night to complete a four-game sweep of Colorado. Varitek said he gave it to closer Jonathan Papelbon. Papelbon does not know where the ball is, his agent said. The Red Sox said they were not aware that Papelbon had it.
Family counselling services in the 905
Between music, grades, clothes and curfew, there's plenty of fodder for sparring matches. But add culture clash to the generation gap and many first and second-generation teenagers find themselves in even dicier battles. "Yes, we have arguments over these kind of things, but mostly we're pretty much on the same page," Popovic said. "My family's thankful to be here in Canada. We came here because of the war (in the former Yugoslavia.)" Steve Oh and his family came to Canada from Korea about five years ago. At home, he never speaks English, unless it's just him and his brother. "My parents don't speak English, and they don't have time to learn, so I speak Korean," he said. The 17-year-old said he doesn't often fight with his parents, because punishment is more severe at his house than at some of his classmates' homes.
Suspects in Fulshear stabbing sought
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Jeff Thelen's Blog
Is there anything more annoying in the world than talking to a computer on the phone? Not the voice that tells you to leave a message or gives you a directory of people's extensions. I'm talking about a computer voice that actually has a conversation with you. A cable company that I deal with (I won't say which one) is the worst offender. When there's a problem you are almost guaranteed to deal with the "fake lady" for several minutes. If you come to the end of that rope, you usually get turned over to someone with an accent so thick you can barely understand him or her. I used to have this company's phone service, but dumped it because it went out every time it rained. Between the 4 or 5 times I called to try to get some help, I must have spent the better part of 17 years talking to a computer voice (OK, that's exaggerating a little, but it seemed that long).
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