Obesity directly accelerates progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The first study to demonstrate that obesity can directly accelerate the progression of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been conducted at The Saban Research Institute of Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and will be published in Cancer Prevention Research, on October 5, 2010. Obesity has been associated with an increased incidence of many cancers, including leukemia, but it has been unknown ...

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: About Time Mr. President You Hit Back Hard at the GOP, Now Keeping Hitting Back Hard

Hallelujah! President Obama finally did what everyone with an eye and an ear has been screaming at him to do for the past year....

Market Beat: As election races begin, Wall Street keeps eye on finish line

Predicting the U.S. stock market's direction over the next two months may be a simple exercise: Just watch how Republican candidates for the House and Senate are faring in the polls. At least, much of Wall Street is hoping it's that easy.

Medicine Without Doctors

Frustrated patients are increasingly seeking alternatives to the doctor's office.

Falling into Film | As the summer film scene closes, it's time to look toward this fall's movie lineup

Summer's done -- at least the films. The heat? Not so much. But at least we can move on to the more high-minded autumn fare -- or, maybe not. While not covering everything that's coming out, this list is pretty representative of Hollywood and light on the indie and foreign product (there are few fir... By Joe O'Shansky.