Randy Pausch cancer update 2008: Randy Pausch, 47, has died.
Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died early Friday at his home in Virginia, university spokeswoman Anne Watzman said.
In August 2006, Randy Pausch was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. He [...]

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Dr. Michael DeBakey, the pioneering heart surgeon who is renowned for his procedures developing bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, died at the age of 99.
Houston’s Methodist Hospital officials said DeBakey died of natural causes. They gave no additional details.
In Feb 2006, DeBakey underwent surgery, that used a procedure [...]

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Tony Snow, President George W. Bush’s former press secretary, has died of colon cancer, the White House confirmed on Saturday.
In May 2006, Tony Snow was a Fox News Channel and Fox News Radio broadcaster when he replaced Scott McClellan as President Bush’s press secretary.
Tony Snow served just 17 months as press secretary, a tenure interrupted [...]

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Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Mentor Minister’s wife, suffered another haemorrhage attack in hospital on the 24th Jun 2008.
On 17th May 2008, Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, whose maiden name is Kwa Geok Choo, underwent surgery and was put under close observation.
On 14th May 2008, Mrs Lee Kuan Yew was transferred to a normal ward.
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My Shocking Story - The Man with no face was shown on Singapore Channel 24 Arts Central.
51 year-old Jose Mestre, from Lisbon, Portugal, has been losing his face to a massive growth, distorting it out of recognition for the past 35 years.
The tumour on Jose Mestre’s face is a vascular malformation, a collection of blood [...]

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Randy Pausch, born on 23rd Oct 1960, is a Professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
In August 2006, Randy Pausch was diagnosed with metastatic pancreatic cancer. He pursued a very aggressive cancer treatment, however, he was told in August 2007, the cancer had metastasized [...]

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Be careful about natural and organic soaps, shampoos and other consumer products.
A new tests of 100 show that nearly half of them contained a cancer-causing chemical that is a byproduct of petrochemicals used in manufacturing.
Many items tested positive for the carcinogen includes well-known brands, including Kiss My Face, Alba, Seventh Generation and Nature’s Gate products.
The [...]

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Sarcoidosis, aka sarcoid or Besnier-Boeck disease, is an immune system disorder characterized by non-caseating granulomas that most commonly arises in young adults.
Sarcoidosis involves inflammation that produces tiny lumps of cells in various organs in your body. The lumps are called granulomas because they look like grains of sugar or sand. They are very small [...]

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Is this a hoax? This news has been circulating on the internet. It said 7 women have died after inhaling a free perfume sample.
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Please spend 1 minute and read on… News from Gleneagles Hospital (Ampang) URGENT !!!!! from Gleneagles Hospital Limited
Seven women have died after inhaling a [...]

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GYROTONIC, aka Gyrotonic Expansion System or GXS, is an exercise system created by Juliu Horvath, who was trained as a ballet dancer.
Juliu Horvath sought asylum in the United States in the 1960s and developed the Gyrotonic system there, after an injured Achilles tendon brought his dance career to a halt.
GYROTONIC exercises employ movements found in [...]

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