Advocates for cancer patients decry waiting period; budget for high-risk pool seen as low
WASHINGTON (AP) You re afraid your cancer is back, and a health insurance company just turned you down. Under the health care bills in Congress, you could apply for coverage through a new high-risk pool that President Barack Obama promises would im...
 1.2K - Nov. 5, 2009; scored 1000.0 World Golf Hall of Fame holds induction
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. Lanny Wadkins, Jose Maria Olazabal and Christy O Connor Sr. were inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday night, a reward for hundreds of international victories and stellar performances under intense pressure in the ...
2.8K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 58.0 Janet Lynn Johnson
A celebration of life will be held for Janet Lynn (Mayer) Johnson, 58, of Coos Bay, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lakeside Community Church, 720 N. Eighth St. in Lakeside, with a potluck to follow at the church. Janet was born Aug. 9, 1951, in Coos ...
1.4K - Nov. 3, 2009; scored 58.0 Sports Briefs: Texas up to No. 2 in BCS rankings
NEW YORK Texas has taken a small step forward in the Bowl Championship Series standings and the remaining unbeaten teams held down the first seven spots. The Longhorns jumped from third to second place Sunday, ahead of Alabama and behind Florida. I...
3.8K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 58.0 Thora Marie Gardner
No services are planned at this time for Thora Marie Gardner, 60, of North Bend. Thora was born July 5, 1949, in North Bend. She died Oct. 26, 2009, in Coos Bay. She was raised in North Bend and graduated from North Bend High School in 1967. Thora wa...
1.1K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 58.0 CLUB NOTES
First Mondays Art Group noon-3 p.m., first Monday. Port Orford Library. Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 799 7 p.m., first Monday, Nancy Devereux Center, 1200 Newmark. (290-8680) VFW and Auxiliary Post No. 7488 6:30 p.m., Venture Inn Res...
1.3K - Oct. 31, 2009; scored 58.0 Evangelists are targeting New England
WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) It s hard to tell in the quiet of a color-splashed autumn morning, but Redeemer Fellowship Church is trying to set roots in a rough neighborhood. For churches, anyway. Until this new church opened last month, its 19th-century ...
7.5K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 58.0 The good, the ad, the ugly
Do you have NOPQ? If so, ask your doctor about Nopquease. I can t tell you how many times I ve watched commercials for medicine on TV without ever figuring out what malady the medicine is supposed to cure. Do you have shortness of breath? Loss of ea...
3.1K - Oct. 30, 2009; scored 58.0 Unproven drugs stay on shelves
WASHINGTON (AP) The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn t extend patients lives, say congressional investigators. A report due out today fr...
4.9K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 91.0 Payton s legacy lives on
CHICAGO ” It s been a decade since liver disease did something defenders struggled to do and took down Walter Payton. Even so, No. 34 still looms large. His son Jarrett has daily conversations with him about what I m doing and what I should b...
7.1K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 91.0 Healthy Living
South Coast Hospice Cancer Support Group 9-11 a.m., Mondays, 1620 Thompson Road. (888-4935) Body Awareness Class 10 a.m., room A, Community Health Education Center, 3950 Sherman Ave., North Bend (888-4946) Inoka support group noon to 1:30 p.m...
0.7K - Oct. 25, 2009; scored 58.0 Payton s legacy lives on
CHICAGO ” It s been a decade since liver disease did something defenders struggled to do and took down Walter Payton. Even so, No. 34 still looms large. His son Jarrett has daily conversations with him about what I m doing and what I should b...
7.1K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 91.0 Healthy Living
South Coast Hospice Cancer Support Group 9-11 a.m., Mondays, 1620 Thompson Road. (888-4935) Body Awareness Class 10 a.m., room A, Community Health Education Center, 3950 Sherman Ave., North Bend (888-4946) Inoka support group noon to 1:30 p.m...
0.7K - Oct. 24, 2009; scored 58.0 Sports Briefs: Oakland coach won t face assault charges
NAPA, Calif. Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable won t face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants. Napa County district attorney Gary Lieberstein said that the investigation concluded no charges were ...
4.2K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 58.0 Keep running, and wearing pink
Cokie and Steven V. Roberts, Columnists When NFL players take the field dressed in pink, you know something has changed. We ve come a long way from the days when breast cancer was a taboo subject. In this 25th-anniversary year of Breast Cancer Awaren...
3.5K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 233.0 Treasurer Westlund says cancer has recurred
SALEM (AP) State Treasurer Ben Westlund says he is undergoing treatment for a recurrence of cancer but is staying on the job. The 60-year-old Westlund was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003 and said the recurrence was discovered during a regular ch...
0.5K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 300.0 Lawmaker suspends campaign for governor
SALEM Citing family health concerns, Republican state Sen. Jason Atkinson on Wednesday suspended his campaign for Oregon governor. The southern Oregon lawmaker said that both he and his wife, Stephanie, have been confronted with some serious healt...
2.1K - Oct. 22, 2009; scored 58.0 Couple battles breast cancer together
MONROE, Ohio (AP) A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this year after separat...
1.8K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 443.0 Study: Less invasive surgery carries risks
Carla K. Johnson,AP Medical Writer CHICAGO A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery. The results add to confusion aro...
5.3K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 184.0 Report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts
WASHINGTON A major report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. If you have heart disease, you really need to stay away f...
4.8K - Oct. 19, 2009; scored 91.0 | 
