First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD (News-Medical-Net)

In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease.

Drug dealer gets 7 years in jail (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

WORCESTER - A Charlton man who delivered 3 kilograms of powder cocaine in a pizza box was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court to 7 years and 3 months in prison.

Fire chief's death 'huge loss' for town (The Brockville Recorder and Times)

The Prescott Fire Department is busy preparing for the funeral of Fire Chief Bill Lawrence, who died of cancer at age 59 early Saturday at home. "There are a lot of things we are going to miss about him," his son, Justin Lawrence, said Sunday, his voice cracking with emotion.[...]

Toronto mallgoers take a stroll through giant colon (Canada.com)

It was so surreal, it could pass for a Nuit Blanche exhibit: Under the skylight in the atrium of Toronto’s Dufferin Mall, outside Walmart and Best Buy, sat a giant inflatable colon.

Screening is key for colon cancer prevention (Abilene Reflector-Chronicle)

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and is a type of cancer that specifically targets the large intestine and/or the rectum. An estimated 146,970 people will be diagnosed in 2010, while another 49,920 people will die from the disease. With recommended screening, this cancer can be prevented or detected early, when it can be more easily and ...

Screenings, diet help dodge colon cancer (The Post and Courier)

A combination of making a few lifestyle tweaks and getting screened for colorectal cancer can go a long way toward protecting you.

Kindred: Lincoln native's book brings life to Thornridge legend (The Pantagraph)

Scott Lynn nearly died in late-December 2008. Emergency surgeryremoved a malignant apple-sized tumor from his colon. An hour ortwo later and the tumor would have burst, releasing toxins thatwould have killed Lynn.

The dangers of colon cleansing (KMIR 6 Palm Springs)

You may have seen ads claiming that colon cleansing is necessary to help clean out the large intestine and that it can prevent diseases like colon cancer.

The dangers of colon cleansing (KIVI Boise)

You may have heard that colon cleansing can rid the body of toxins and help prevent cancer. You can flush those ideas.

ExonHit Therapeutics, bioMérieux to collaborate in prostate cancer program, not in colon cancer program (News-Medical-Net)

ExonHit Therapeutics and bioMérieux have decided not to pursue their collaboration in colon cancer, following a recent review of data by their scientific committee. Both companies continue to collaborate in the field of prostate cancer.