Independent voices from the TWT Communities
My first passport contained the following words: "I [secretary of state] hereby request all whom it may concern to permit safely and freely to pass, and in case of need to give all lawful aid and protection to Elizabeth Ward, a citizen of the United States." Those were impressive words, seriously meant -- and reassuring to me, then just a young student.
Talk about your irony. Democrats, who have declared that Republicans are engaging in a "war against women," will be led at their national convention this week by Bill Clinton, whose list of reported transgressions against women is, well, let's say, long.
Call it compassionate, even political. But ... scientific? Several experts say there's no hard evidence to support the federal government's declaration this month that 50 kinds of cancer could be caused by exposure to World Trade Center dust.
A federal health official is expected to decide within days whether to expand an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust to cover cancer, a move that would be cheered by many former ground zero workers, but could also prove costly and come at the expense of people with ailments more conclusively linked to 9/11's toxic fallout.
A federal health official is expected to decide within days whether to expand an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust to cover cancer, a move that would be cheered by many former ground zero workers, but could also prove costly and come at the expense of people with ailments more conclusively linked to 9/11's toxic fallout.
The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.
For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic.
For the first time, women's death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic.
While more older Americans are getting tested for colon cancer, screening rates for breast cancer remain flat, according to a government report released Tuesday. U.S. health officials estimate that at least 10,000 lives could be saved each year if more people got checked.
she said, and that it was better to offer help now than when it was too late.
"This was a really unique exposure," said Ward.
