It's been a little over a week....

and I feel like I've been run over by a dump truck or two. But before I get into all that I have a couple of things I need to say. First, I want to say happy birthday to my Erika on the East Coast. I hope you have a wonderful, happy, and laughter and love filled day today, sweetheart. Eat an extra piece of cake for me, will ya?

The other thing I wanted to say before I went any further in updating was thank you to all the friends, family, and strangers that have been praying for my brother. Things are stable but critical right now which is sort of the reason why I'm here updating this blog after such a long period of time. Without all the prayers, I doubt that my family and I would have made it this far. I can feel the love and the strength from each of the prayers. So, thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

The past eleven days have been the most heartwrenching, amazing days of my life. From a writer's standpoint, the days have been filled with nearly every emotion possible. I've had moments when I've been sobbing, moments when I've laughed until my stomach hurt and then the dark moments when I just feel nothing at all. I have kept writing throughout the entire time. Not about things that have been going on with my brother, Billy, but on the project I've chosen for NaNoWriMo this year. It's looking more and more as though I won't finish this time around. But I think I'm doing excellent for handwriting the story in the hospital waiting room.

As I said before, lots of things have happened within the past eleven days. Billy has been making baby steps to the positive side of things. The hard test day will be tomorrow when the lung doctor takes him off the ventilator. Billy has come through being septic (infection throughout the bloodstream), having pneumonia, and now he's facing a new diagnosis of having Adult (Acute) Respriatory Distress Syndrome. That is where the lungs get really stiff, kinda like cardboard and won't allow the person to breathe in enough oxygen whenever they take a breath. The carbon dioxide begins to build up and the toxins begin to increase. That starts a whole list of things going wrong. It is something the body has to overcome on its own. There's no medicine or shot or pill that will make things reverse quickly. So it's a waiting game. A high stakes waiting game. Because of the number of times that Billy has been on the ventilator (this is number 18), he has scar tissue up and down his throat as well as within the lungs. The damage in the lungs has also been compounded by the Lupus and its flare-ups. So the doctors want him to have a tube directly into his trachea. That is something Billy has always been against. I'm not exactly sure as to why, but he doesn't want one. That much is plain. There are times when he'll say he does to my dad or to a few of the nurses. But he has told the doctors no and that's what matters. The lung doctor will have another conference with him and mom tomorrow just to be exactly sure of his wishes.

The worry isn't taking Billy off the ventilator. His body is ready for the tube to be taken out. However, there is a chance that his lungs and body will grow too tired on their own to continue to work without some assistance. That is why they are having discussions with about a trachea tube being put in or even putting him back onto the ventilator for another short period of time. He can't stay on the ventilator with the tube directly down his throat for the possible long period of time that is required for the ARDS to go away on its own because his throat will begin to erode and possibly collapse. Tomorrow if the doctor takes the ventilator off of Billy and he has trouble breathing, Billy has told a few doctors that he doesn't want to be put back on the ventilator nor does he want to have a trach tube put in. The other doctors have explained very plainly that if he doesn't have the trach or if he doesn't go back onto the ventilator should he need it, Billy will die and he understands that. He also make it very, very clear that should he have any trouble with heart or flatlines, the doctors and nurses can try to stabilize him with medication but they are not to try and resuscitate him with extraordinary measures. So tomorrow we basically find out if Billy is going to be with us for the holiday season and beyond or if we will making funeral arrangements.

With all that weighing down on my shoulders, my family has also had to deal with not one more, but two more deaths. A third cousin of mine on my mother's side of the family was found murdered I believe on Monday morning. Her boyfriend of six weeks allegedly (yes, I have to use this word although I believe him to be guilty already) beat her, strangled her hard enough to break her neck and stuffed her under her bed so that her six year-old child would be the one to find her. Apparently they had gotten into an argument, mostly likely over the fact that she was wanting to leave him. He says in his statement that he choked her to keep her from being loud enough to alert the neighbors. When she stopped moving, he checked for a pulse, found none, put her under her bed, and then drove to Indianapolis where he turned himself into the Sherriff Department. The Sherriff's Department contacted our local police who went to the house and verified that she indeed was dead. The trial starts next year in March. That courtroom will be packed. Then two days after finding all that had happened, we get news that my maternal great-grandmother passes away at her home in the arms of her daughter. Not that her death was unexpected, yet combined with everything else going on, it drove another stake through my heart. I was just beginning to get to know that side of my family and then she dies. I was surprised to learn that she was a direct descendant of Davey Crockett with the lineage papers to prove it. She also had a large family. 50 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren (I'm one of them) and 7 great-great-grandchildren. Not to mention the wives, husbands and stepchildren involved. That is going to be a job and a half to put into the family tree! The only really good thing that I have found within these deaths is the closeness we are experiencing with my maternal side of the family. It's never been a really close knit type of family to begin with. As I've begun to realize exactly who and what I am, it has been easier to let go of the little things and focus more and gathering those I love closer to me.

I stayed home from the hospital today. I figured that I needed some time away before they take Billy off the ventilator tomorrow. That way I can do some laundry and try to make peace with continuing my life should he leave this world. I sincerely hope that each of my friends out there realize that my love for them is unconditional and that it will never go away. Though I haven't been online as much as I used to be, that love has never waivered in the least little bit. So know that I love you and I think of you all often. Take care of yourselves. Do what makes you happy as long as it doesn't hurt you or others.

Love and blessings,
Kim

Health Headlines 11/21/06

Tailored Treatments: Promising Designer Drug Provides New Insight Into Cancer Biology ~> Click here.

Pharmacy Care Program Helps Elderly Patients Take All Their Medications ~> Click here.

New Analysis Shows Kadian Alleviates Chronic Moderate-To-Severe Non-Malignant Neck Pain ~> Click here.

A New Target For Painkillers: Snail Toxins Show The Way ~> Click here.

Peregrine Initiates Patient Treatment In Bavituximab Combination Therapy Cancer Trial ~> Click here.

Targeting Leukemic Stem Cells By BCL-2 Inhibition ~> Click here.

Enbrel Provides Sustained Clinical Improvements For Ankylosing Spondylitis For Up To 3 Years ~> Click here.

How Diet, Obesity And Even Gum Disease May Affect Immune System And Cancer ~> Click here.

Lab-On-A-Chip Could Speed Up Treatment Of Drug-resistant Pneumonia ~> Click here.

Alzheimer's Drug Restriction To Be Challenged In Court ~> Click here.

Enbrel First Biologic With Up To 9 Years Rheumatoid Arthritis Safety, Sustained Efficacy Data ~> Click here.

Adding Radiation Therapy For Treatment Of Advanced Prostate Cancer May Be Beneficial ~> Click here.

Scientists Show How Immune System Chooses Best Way To Fight Infection ~> Click here.

'Tribbles' Protein Implicated In Common And Aggressive Form Of Leukemia ~> Click here.

Vaccine For Brain Tumors Shows Promising Results ~> Click here.

Fresh Use Of Targeted Therapy Advances Treatment Of Early HER2-positive Breast Cancer ~> Click here.

Counseling Caregivers Helps Alzheimer's Patients Stay Home Longer ~> Click here.

Jefferson Scientists Find Blood Vessel-building Protein Halts Blood Vessels From Forming In Cancer ~> Click here.

Soy And Fish Have Cancer Preventing Qualities ~> Click here.

The Role Of Metals In Alzheimer's Disease Explored ~> Click here.

Panic Attacks Can Increase Complications In Diabetes Patients ~> Click here.

Exercise, Aspirin Consumption And Childbirth May Alter Cancer Risk ~> Click here.

Sadness

I have about an hour before I'm going to go back out to the hospital to sit with my mom and dad. I hate hospitals so much. It's pretty sad when you know the routine of things at a hospital, when the housekeepers come in, how they do their work, when the nurses come in. I may be out there longer today than I was yesterday.

Mom called me Wednesday to tell me that she took my brother, Billy, to the ER because he wasn't going to the bathroom. Now, if you of you have kept up on the archives, you would know that his not peeing is a bad thing. They feared that his kidneys were shut down. Without question, Billy was going to be in the Intensive Care Unit, at least for observation. If it had been just his kidneys, he'd been moved to a regular room and sent for dialysis until his kidneys began to work again. Not the case this time around. There is some sort of infection that has gotten into his system and because my brother has little to no immune system, he wasn't able to fight it off. His blood is septic and the doctors decided yesterday to put him on the ventilator for the 18th time in his life. What I can't get past is the fact he looks so good, so pink and so healthy and yet he's fighting for his life.

This is how things stand as of right now. He's on a ventilator that is trying to take fluid out of his body. He gained 20 pounds of fluid overnight even though he's been on the ventilator since early morning yesterday and he has a catheter. They have given him shots of Lasix (medication that removes excess water from the body) and he's still holding on to the fluid. The doctors have put him completely under, pretty much a medically induced coma. That way when they go to give him medication or change the IVs, he won't have a chance to wake up even a little. The conference that my mom and dad had with his doctors basically tells me that things aren't well at all. Billy isn't out of the woods by a long shot, their words. Due to the fact his Lupus has been attacking his lungs over the years and he's been on the vent so many times, his lungs are getting the worst of it.

I honestly don't know what to think or feel. I'm so damn numb right now. Part of me thinks that if I continue to think the worst, he'll pull through just like all the times before. But part of me also feels that he's so tired of fighting this stuff. He almost didn't make it the last time because he said he was just tired of fighting. I honestly don't know how much more his body will be able to take. I've told him before that he didn't need to stay on this earth for anyone, to go home and be out of pain. What if this is that time? If he makes it through this time, will he be able to do it the next time as well?

I'm going to answer a few more emails and then I have to get ready to go to the hospital. I'll be sitting out there with my mom so my dad can go home and get some rest. He didn't look good yesterday while I was out there and I'm worried that this may push him to the point of a heart attack. His own medical situation isn't good and I don't think my mom could take much more.

Love you all,
Kim

Bit Late

Sorry the post is a bit late today. I had planned to do these earlier but as I was checking emails and a few other things, I just got really, really tired. I laid down for what I thought was going to be just an hour or two. Lol, boy, was I wrong! Turned out to be about three hours worth of a nap. I still feel tired and a bit on the stiff side of things but that's just how it goes for the most part during the Fall months for me. It's November but we have the possibility of thunderstorms later this week. Thunderstorms! Lol, I just love Indiana weather...ok, sometimes I do.

I'm not really feeling up to doing a huge post like I did yesterday. I have been doing well on my goals and finally finished the 10th page of my handwritten NaNoWriMo project. I'm going to keep plugging away at it. Chris has to work late so I have a little extra time just to concentrate on doing what I can before 1130 pm. That's my cutoff time for the day. That way I can have time to count up the pages and plug the new total into the NaNoWriMo site. :)

Hope everything is going well out there for you all. Keep your heads up and looking forward. :) Take care.

Love and blessings,
Kim

Health Headlines 11/06/06

Insulin Pump Therapy In Adolescents Investigated By Joslin Diabetes Center ~> Click here.

More Sensitive Tool For Detecting Dementia ~> Click here.

Metastatic Breast Cancer And Unique Estrogen Receptor Linked ~> Click here.

Promising Target For New Atherosclerosis Therapies Linked To Leukemia ~> Click here.

Interaction Between Lymph And Liver Cells May Affect Immune Response ~> Click here.

One In Six Americans Have Pre-Diabetes And Most Don't Know It ~> Click here.

Crohn's And Colitis Awareness Month 2006 - Message From Tony Clement, Minister Of Health, Canada ~> Click here.

Medicare Announces Final Rule Setting Physician Payment Rates And Policies For 2007 ~> Click here.

Cancer Research UK Launches Monthly Podcast ~> Click here

Keeping Cancer At Bay: Long-term Therapy In The Fight Against Multiple Myeloma ~> Click here.

Breakthrough In Eye Cancer Treatment ~> Click here.

Thoughts On My Mind

For the past few days, I've been really sentimental about things. I'm not really sure as to why, but every single time I have looked at something, heard a bit of a song, or smelled something familiar, it's led me to thinking about the past. Now, I'm fully aware that I'm unable to change the past in any way, shape or form. Yet, it doesn't stop me from thinking about it. The other day I was sitting on the front porch while my dog, Dudley, was playing in the front yard. It was one of those rare days in the Fall here when the temperature was nice and the breezes weren't too cool. I saw a little old lady walking down the sidewalk, her arm linked through that of a man who looked old enough to be her grandson. For whatever reason it reminded me of Chris's grandmother. I truly can not believe that she has been gone for almost three years. It doesn't seem fair that time should pass so quickly by. His grandmother was one of the few people who accepted me for who I was without question, even if I didn't know who I was at the time. She showed me unconditional love and often sat talking to me about the "old" days. She was never afraid to speak her mind or to say exactly what she thought of someone when she thought it. If that person didn't like what she had to say, they had two choices. They could change their behavior or just get over it and go on about their lives. Many, many times she asked me when I was going to gather enough courage to stand up for myself, to family members or friends. I was only allowed to have eight wonderful years with this woman in my life and I constantly regret the fact that I didn't get to spend more time with her. If she was around now, I'm sure that things would be a bit different with the family. To be honest, after her passing, the family sort of fell apart. It was as though she was the center and now that she's no longer here, everything fell into clumps. Though I really wish she was still here on the earth with us, I wouldn't want her to suffer any longer than what she did.

There have been moments in the past couple of days where I've been wondering about people I knew from school or work. It seems like an eternity since I was able to have a job like a regular person. I almost can't remember what it's like to have to get ready for work and be clocked in before my shift. There are several people that I worked with who are now doing so well and are well educated and traveled. It sorta makes me feel as though I'm some country bumpkin who wouldn't hold a candle next to any of these people. There are a lot of things that I wish I could have done differently. I would have finished going to college and gotten a degree, even if it was something as boring as accounting. I would have done more with my writing before now. But you know what? I can't change the way things have gone. I could still go to college and get a degree and I can still do something with my writing. I wish that I could let go of the hurtful things and focus on the good things that have happened in my past.

I haven't written about my rheumy appointment yet. I'm not too sure why I haven't either. I think it just got lost in the shuffle of things that I wanted to talk about because the appointment really didn't have anything exciting in it. I talked to the rheumy about my choices for controlling the arthritis and levels of inflammation in my body. Unfortunately there is a chance that my taking the Enbrel was during a time when the blood clot was already in my lung. However, he doesn't feel safe in letting me use the Enbrel until he goes to a conference and learns more information about the drug and whether or not it contributes to blood clots. I understand that, but I want to have my life back. Enbrel was my miracle drug. It did so much and gave me a sense of freedom and normalcy that I haven't found since. There are several new areas that he documented as being "under attack" by the inflammation. I had some xrays done of my hands that did show my arthritis is progressively getting worse in both hands. We discussed the fact that the Salsalate does hurt my stomach. He gave me a script for some stomach medicine akin to Prilosec to take before I eat breakfast and take my medicine. The last thing was getting a cortisone shot in my right hand. Now, I don't mind shots. I really don't. But when they go sticking a needle into a small joint like that of my pinkie finger and injecting a couple cc's of medicine in it, that freaking hurts! It's not a stabbing pain but more of a pressure pain that is only relieved with time as the medication fights the inflammation and all within the joint. I was told to increase my dose of Salsalate whenever the inflammation seems to be on the increase and also to increase my dose of Ultram at night for a little while to see if it helps with the leg pain. If I feel uncomfortable at any time with the leg pain or it doesn't get better, then I am to go to the family doctor or the ER if necessary. I go back to the rheumy in January to see how I'm doing and whether or not I want to chance the Enbrel later. So we'll have to wait and see a bit. I'm really going to try and give the Salsalate a chance. I know it does work but it doesn't work on the Psoriasis part of my arthritis like the Enbrel did.

I'm really upset and worried about an online friend of mine. She's definitely been through the wringer in the last couple of years. She's lost family members to cancer and has been the victim of a cruel hoax involving one of her other online friends. With everything falling down around her, it seems she just wants to give up. I just ask that you say a little prayer for "K" as she goes through this rough time. I wasn't affected by some of the things she's dealing with because I wasn't that close to some of the people who have wronged her. But she is my friend and to know that people are being cruel to her when she's done everything she could to care for them really makes me angry. I'm as caring and understanding as some, have more patience than others, but I can not tolerate people being mean just to push others away or for fun. I know that other friends are having some rough times with family members being sick. It just seems like a dark period of time for everyone. I hope and pray that we all hang in there. I want "K" and the other friends of mine to know that I'm always here if you need me. Many of you have ways to contact me if you need to. You're always in my thoughts.

Love and blessings,
Kim

Health Headlines 11/05/06

Turmeric Prevents Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis, Bone Loss, University Of Arizona Study Shows ~> Click here.

Osteoarthritis Patients Treated With Acupuncture Show Improvement ~> Click here.

Analysis Of Breast-Cancer Gene Role Offers Promising Target: Drugs Stop Or Slow Progression Of The Disease ~> Click here.

Federal Government Needs To Take Closer Look At Assisted Living Facilities ~> Click here.

Trying To Control Pain Can Be A Double-Edged Sword, Say Scientists ~> Click here.

Invasive Brain Cells Killed By New Cancer-Fighting Virus ~> Click here.

Report Calls For Using Heated Chemotherapy After Colon Cancer Surgery To Optimize Patient Survival ~> Click here.

Boston Scientific Receives CE Mark For Artisan(TM) Surgical Lead For Use With Neurostimulation Device To Treat Chronic Pain ~> Click here.

Radiation Increases Risk Of Second Primary Tumors For Childhood Survivors ~> Click here.

New Accelerated Treatment May Benefit Breast Cancer Patients ~> Click here.

Hurting today

Today's post isn't going to be very long at all. I'm hurting really bad today. It's pretty much an ache that is hurting in each joint and muscle. The weather's been really grey and gloomy here as well so I'm sure that's a big part in my hurting today. A couple of sites I go to check on a few friends are doing some kind of routine maintainence. So I can't read or post as I want to. I guess it's just as well. I need to be in the bed or at the very least putting my feet up. They're pretty swollen today. I had to take my pain medication twice already today. I try not to take it because it makes me sleepy and there's so much I have to do. Ok, I really don't have to do these things but it makes me feel as though I've accomplished something when I do get the few things done. Plus I'm still behind in the Nano novel pages that I'm supposed to have written by today. Lol, so I'm going to work on those a bit before I end up falling asleep. I know I will. That's what the pain pills make me do the best....sleep.

Chris has to work today, so I'm on my own so to speak. I know we need the money but I kinda miss having him around to talk to or to just laugh and have fun with. I guess I got used to him being home with him having the chemo and all last year and the first part of this year. Life is funny sometimes. You go through each day, doing what's expected of you and never really stop to think about whether the day has been a good one full of lessons learned and smiles or a bad one that you'd just want to forget. Then one day a small little lump or a strange mark makes you worry enough to make an appointment for the doctor to check it out and run some tests. The sickness machine picks up and before you know it, you're on an operating table having the lump or tumor removed. There's no slowing down, no taking time to breathe when you're dealing with something like cancer. For Chris and I myself, time seemed to speed up when we wanted it to go slowly so we could savor those moments we had. Being in our early thirties, we never thought that we would have to deal with something as serious and as life changing as cancer. Five years into our marriage, we were having to make funeral arrangements and make out our wills. Yes, I know these are things that should be done as soon as possible because no one knows what the future holds. And yet that planning, the discussing of what might happened, scared me so bad that I had nightmares for weeks after we had finished the plans.

I guess what I'm trying to say through this haze of pain medication is that tomorrow is never promised to us. No matter how much we feel we deserve to have that extra few minutes or to see our children or grandchildren grow up, Life just doesn't work that way. It's not possible to bottle time and peek in every so often to relive memories. I love my husband, with every bit of me and I don't know how I would ever survive without him. He's been my rock for so long and I hope that I have been his when he needed one the most. When he left for work this afternoon and smiled just as he walked out the front door, it reminded me just how lucky I was to have him as my husband. He may make me want to smack him upside the head or throw pillows at him for teasing me. But I wouldn't trade him in for anything in this world. Well, maybe if Johnny Depp knocked on my door. *giggles*

I sincerely hope that everyone is having a good day/evening today. No matter what the weather or what's happening, you can always count on the fact that someone is thinking of you and wishing you the best and happiest of days. Take care out there.

Love and blessings,
Kim

Health Headlines 11/04/06

EntreMed Commences Phase 2 Clinical Trial With Panzem(R) NCD In Ovarian Cancer ~> Click here.

Akesis Pharmaceuticals Manufactures Drug Product For Clinical Trials In Type 2 Diabetes ~> Click here.

St. Jude Announces Breakthrough In Eye Cancer Treatment ~> Click here.

Order Of Chemotherapy, Radiation Has No Effect On Breast Cancer Survival ~> Click here.

Modeling The Formation Of Blood Clots ~> Click here.

Predicting PET Imaging's Future: Diagnosing And Treating Diseases ASAP ~> Click here.

Oral Contraceptives Increase Risk For Breast Cancer In Some Women, Meta-analysis Finds ~> Click here.

Hope Remains For Alzheimer's Sufferers ~> Click here.

Sugar-Control In Type II Diabetes May Be Improved With Herbal Medicine Silymarin ~> Click here.

Merck's Cervical Cancer Vaccine, Gardasil®, Added To The Cdc Vaccines For Children Contract ~> Click here.

Alzheimer's Disease Discovered 100 Years Ago, November 4th ~> Click here.

Revolutionary New Test May Detect Cancer Earlier ~> Click here.

Warmer today

Even though the actual number wasn't much higher that what it has been the past few days, the temperature outside did seem to be warmer and more comfortable to sit out on the screened porch. I sat out there for a little bit today so that Dudley could play in the yard for a while. Though he's an indoor type of dog, he loves to run around the yard or just lay in the sun for a while. I did manage to write a few more pages for my NaNo project. Because I was in a bit of pain Wednesday, I started to write my NaNo novel by hand on some scraps of paper. It's just kept going that way. Lol, I have it figured out that to reach the goal of 50,000 words, I will have to write a minimum of 5 pages (front and back) or a word count of 2,000. Now, I am a bit behind but I will more than likely catch up over this weekend. My family isn't having a Thanksgiving get-together (that I know of) so I'm going to be able to spend more time writing this month than I had originally thought. I need to set aside atleast two days to spend typing up the novel to be submitted for final wordcount verification. At any rate, it sounds like I have a good plan, right? For whatever reason, this story has been flowing really well from my fingertips. It's a wonderful feeling. I've decided to put my completed novel on the back burner so to speak. Just for a little while until I feel the urge to pick it up and really work on it. I think that will help with the story not sounding forced in some areas. It will also allow me to keep from feeling as though I have to work on it instead of that I enjoy working on it. Besides, it will still be there for me. I need to be ready to work on it when the time's right for me to do so.

I was able to do a few things around the house today. Compared to what I had been able to do just three weeks ago, doing a couple loads of laundry (even taking about ten minutes to transfer the clothes from washer to dryer) seemed like a huge accomplishment. I suppose in a way it is. I even was able to load up the dishwasher and let it do some of the dishes for me. Lol, so glad that it didn't object. If the weather stays constant for a few days, I'll be able to straighten the house a bit more and get more laundry done. Chris has to work tomorrow so he won't be around to distract me from the jobs at hand. Even if I just straighten one room tomorrow, I'll be happy.

It seems as though I have quite a few friends online that seem to be going through some really, really rough times with their health or concerned with the health of a loved one. I wish that I was able to do more for my friends. The limits that my own health and financial situation keep me in don't help me feel better either. All I can do is offer my shoulder if they need it to cry on, my time and attention when they need to vent and most importantly, my prayers that they or the person they love will be well quickly. There are a couple who weigh heavily on my mind. My friend, "J", and his nephew have been in ill health for a while. But now it seems that J is experiencing worse than usual health. I really hope that the doctor is able to help him as he has a lot going for him and I know that he worries about others more often than he worries about himself. I will just keep my candles and prayers going for them.

I know that this seems short compared to some of my other posts. I have to hurry up and do a few more lines on my NaNo novel and then try to work on the afghan a bit. Got to stay on my schedule as much as possible. Take care, my dear friends and readers. Hope your day is a great one. Have a wonderful weekend.

Love and blessings,
Kim

Health Headlines 11/03/06

Scientists Have Created A New Chemical Compound That Could Lead To A Drug Treatment For Alzheimer's Disease ~ Click here.

Mistakes In Nursing Homes Often Not Brought To Light, USA ~> Click here.

FDA Extends Review Period For Genasense(R) New Drug Application In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ~ Click here.

Researchers On Multicenter Team Linking Gene Mutation To Crohn's Disease ~> Click here.

Northwest Biotherapeutics Discusses Results From Clinical Trials In Brain Cancer At Two Conferences ~> Click here.

Researchers Use Novel 3D Imaging To Track Alzheimer's ~> Click here.

Chemo Drugs For Treating Breast Cancer May Cause Changes In Cognitive Function ~> Click here.

Patient Accrual Completed Into Phase 3 Trial Of Genasense(R) In Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia ~> Click here.

Berlex Oncology Evaluating Combination Therapy For Common Form Of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ~> Click here.

Many Adults With Psychiatric Disorders May Also Have Undiagnosed ADHD ~> Click here.

Dementia On The Rise In Aging Populations ~> Click here.

DNA Profiling Study Identifies Three New Lung Tumor Subtypes ~> Click here.

Abbott Reports Positive Subset Results For XIENCE™ V In Tough-to-treat Diabetic Patients ~> Click here.

Alzheimer's Foundation Of America Marks National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month ~> Click here.

A Call To Action For People With Diabetes: Take Steps To Lower Your Risk For Heart Disease ~> Click here.

EntreMed Commences Phase 2 Clinical Trial With Panzem(R) NCD In Ovarian Cancer ~> Click here.

Akesis Pharmaceuticals Manufactures Drug Product For Clinical Trials In Type 2 Diabetes ~> Click here.

Study Offers New Perspective On Nitric Oxide Signaling In Rheumatoid Arthritis ~> Click here.

Harnessing The Measles Virus To Attack Cancer ~> Click here.