Israeli researchers use novel methods to seek treatments for deadly pancreatic cancer January 11, 2021 2:03 pm Dr. Ziv Gil of the Technion and Rambam hospital in Haifa, is researching the cellular mechanisms underlying the spread, or metastasis, of pancreatic cancer cells. (Pioter Flite)
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By the time Barbara Goodman was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer in October 2001, there were already 30 tumors in her liver.
“We knew we were in for a pretty tough battle,” recalled her husband, Kenneth Goodman, then president of New York-based Forest Laboratories, a pharmaceutical company. “But I had an entire research organization I could draw upon.”
Nevertheless, nine months after her diagnosis, Barbara died. She was only 51, far younger than usual for pancreatic cancer patients, who are diagnosed, on average, at 70.
Memories from a plague year
Mon, 01/11/2021
By Jean Godden
With 2020 departed and nothing left but dismal memories, it seems appropriate to try to reconstruct for future generations what it meant to live through a year rife with life-threatening illness and untimely deaths.
The idea of somehow memorializing our lost year got me thinking about time capsules, a way that our ancestors communicated with future generations to show how they once had lived. The oldest known example in the United States dates from 1795 when someone likely Sam Adams and Paul Revere buried a capsule at the Massachusetts State Capitol in Boston. It has since been exhumed, its fragile contents documented and the capsule reburied with additions.
There s no shortage of
Golden Girls merchandise for fans to get their hands on. Whether it s a Mount Rushmore Chia Pet, wallpaper, a version of
Clue, or shot glasses, the show is still a favorite for collectors despite being off the air for 30 years. And if you still don t have enough Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia knickknacks in your life, you can make space on your desk for these
Golden Girls bobbleheads from the National Bobblehead Hall Fame and Museum.
These bobbleheads show off the four iconic characters in their trademark Floridian outfits. Each one retails for $40, but there is an exclusive San Diego Comic-Con version of Rose in a striking gold dress that runs for $45 and a set of all four of the Golden Girls in Santa hats for $150.
Legendary folk singer and peace activist Joan Baez turned 80 today, and in celebration of her milestone birthday, she's hosting a virtual reception th.