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I Did It! Cancer survivor finds peace in running

I look forward to weekends for a number of reasons, and one of them is that Saturday and Sunday are great days forfinding inspirational feature stories that do not seem to get published during the hustle and bustle of business andwork weekdays. The North County Times is featuring a first person account, I Did It! Cancer survivor finds peace [...]

Acai: Brazilian berries as a cancer prevention food

University of Florida researchers conducted laboratory studies that show extracts from acai, a Brazilian berry,contain antioxidants that can destroy cultured human cancercells. “Acai berries are already considered one of the richest fruit sources of antioxidants. This study wasan important step toward learning what people may gain from using beverages, dietary supplements or other products madewith the berries,” stated Talcott, [...]

Mother bravely battles border for son battling leukemia

Luis Carranza is just eight years old. And he is just a few years — or perhaps a few months — away from dying as a result of a weakened immune system due to aggressive treatment for leukemia. The same treatment that at one time brought remission for this boy also attacked his central nervous [...]