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A test that detects a particular protein in the blood (PAM4) correctly identified roughly two-thirds of patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer. These results were presented at the 2012 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Each year, close to 44,000 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the United States and more than 37,000 die from the disease. The disease is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, and treatment of advanced disease remains challenging.

Currently, there are no screening tests that are able to accurately identify pancreatic cancer at an early, more-treatable stage.

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If you are old enough to remember working out when Jane Fonda helped usher in the golden age of fitness, leg warmers were all the rage and Jazzercise classes popped up everywhere, chances are that you’re now a senior citizen or approaching that age. Hopefully fitness is not a forgotten memory for you now. People should keep moving as much as they can for as long as they can, but need to be smart about how they exercise at each stage of life. The Baby Boomer generation needs exercise more than ever to keep muscles from stiffening and weakening. Exercise can also be a great way for people of all ages to feel better about themselves and fight off depression or anxiety. Here are five fitness tips for senior citizens. 1. E

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iStock / zimmytwsThe Supreme Court has turned aside a motion from a political advocacy group that sought to argue Justice Elena Kagan should not participate in the upcoming blockbuster appeals over the constitutionality of health care reform.

The justices without comment on Monday denied the request from Freedom Watch. Kagan herself did not get involved in this particular motion.

The court’s brief order all but assures the newest justice will participate in the late March arguments, and eventually rule on the cases’ merits. Read more info…

Taking your first steps from being a sedentary overweight person to becoming a true a runner is no easy task. In fact, if you’re overweight or haven’t done much exercise lately, running may not be the best option for you as the high impact nature of this activity can lead to a myriad of injuries and health problems. Nonetheless, starting running the right way can help you steer clear of such troubles.

As a result, here are the 2 steps you need to make as an overweight person to start running hassle-free:

1st step: Build the Proper Mindset

The first step toward starting running has nothing to do with the activity itself; instead, it’s about your mindset. Your mindset holds the keys to your success. If yo

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In the past 3 years, there has been a stark decline in the amount of meat that people in the U.S. are consuming. According to Your Daily Dose of Vegan Outreach:

Thats a billion animals saved over just a few years. Part of the decline is most likely linked to rising food prices, but you also have to give props to plant-based diets gaining popularity. Whether people are eating less meat to save money, improve their health, or for animal rights reasons, this trend is good news from an environmental perspective, given animal agricultures effect on the environment.

The bad news is that as Americans are eating less meat, demand for meat in other countries is on the rise.

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