Physicians criticize Huckabee’s personhood-promoting ‘Gift of Life’

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Andrew Connolly Veterans’ Housing Act gets nod from U.S. House subcommittee

Members of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Development gave their unanimous seal of approval Thursday to a five-year extension of a program to help injured and disabled veterans retrofit their homes. U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, author of the bill, said much of the credit goes to a Dubuque veteran More…

9/11 responders show unusually high rates of cancer

Firefighters who answered the call at Ground Zero on September 11, 2001, are suffering from certain types of cancer at levels far beyond those found in the general population, UK newspaper The Daily Mail reports.

Survivors of the attack and first responders have been diagnosed with increased rates of More…

Report: Coal Ash Exposure Can Cause Cancer

A new report by Physicians for Social Responsibility and Earthjustice finds that exposure to coal ash, the byproduct of coal-fired power, can cause cancer, lung disease, kidney disease, mental retardation and respiratory problems. The report also finds that pollutants from coal ash can leak into drinking water.

Lautenberg Has Stomach Cancer

Sad news: Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) has been diagnosed with stomach cancer and will begin chemotherapy today.

The 86-year-old is the second-oldest sitting U.S. senator — behind the ailing Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) — and was first elected to the Senate in 1982.

Petraeus Treated for Prostate Cancer

So reports The Associated Press. The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East and South Asia was diagnosed in February and has undergone two months of radiation treatment, which the Pentagon reportedly calls “successful.” Petraeus certainly did not seem out of sorts two weeks ago, when he More…

Robert Novak, 1931-2009

Kenneth Tomlinson at Human Events, which ran the Evans-Novak Report until it was ended last year, confirms that the conservative reporter Robert Novak has died after a year-long battle with cancer. Tim Carney, Novak’s last collaborator on the report, has a remembrance up.

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Dodd Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer

From The Hartford Courant:

U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer.

Dodd is scheduled to undergo surgery during the Senate’s August recess and said he expects to be back at work after a “brief recuperation” at home.

‘Specter for the Cure’ Site Still Sort of Fishy

I’ve largely ignored the micro-scandal of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) and his “Specter for the Cure” Website. For the full history and an excited take on it, read Adam Green here. But after making the effort to clear up the site’s front page and note that it’s a campaign More…

Ginsburg’s Cancer Surgery Sparks Speculation About Future Justices

The news that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery yesterday for early-stage pancreatic cancer has already led to much speculation about who President Obama is likely to pick for the next court vacancy.  Although Ginsburg, a tiny but tough 75-year-old who never missed a day on the More…