Alice Ghostley, the Tony Award-winning actress best known on television for playing Esmeralda on "Bewitched" and Bernice on "Designing Women," has died. She was 81. Ghostley died Friday at her home in Studio City after a long battle with colon cancer and a series of strokes, longtime friend Jim Pinkston said. Ghostley made her Broadway debut in "Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952." She received
60-Second Science: Founder Mutations Stay In The Family
Some genes that contribute to diseases can be traced back to what’s known as a founder mutation. It’s the first instance of that specific mutation, which then gets carried by all subsequent generations. Mutations in one specific gene are known to give carriers a 69 percent greater risk of colon... more...
Roche's profit climbs 33% on cancer drugs, Tamiflu
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Holdings on Wednesday reported a 33% rise in 2006 profit, buoyed by cancer drug demand and government stockpiling of anti-influenza drug Tamiflu. ... more...
MANILA - Like many Filipinos, Pope Benedict XVI is one in praying for former President Corazon Aquino, who is suffering from colon cancer.
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