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7 Year Old Cancer Patient Gets to Score a Touchdown in a College Game [VIDEO]

Wes Spicher — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:02:40 +0000

7 year old Jack Hoffman got a once in a lifetime opportunity to score a touchdown in a college game. College football teams are holding their spring practice this month, and most of them end the two weeks of practice with a scrimmage game. A college in Nebraska had their scrimmage on Saturday in front [...]

Surprise Surprise Cell Phones Don't Cause Cancer

Wes Spicher — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:22:57 +0000

It seems that there are so many conflicting reports about the safety of cell phone use. Well here is one that will make you feel better about your cell phone use. “There is no scientific evidence that low-level electromagnetic field exposure from mobiles phones and other transmitting devices causes adverse health effects.” It was an [...]

A Massive Drop in Smokers! 3 Million Less Today Than In 2009.

Aaron on Air — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 03:00:17 +0000

It appears as if some smokers have been forced to either kick the habit or go broke, as a new study recently found that a massive tobacco tax increase may be responsible for the decline in smokers in this country, specifically among teens, the lower class and those who receive welfare. After President Obama signed [...]

Good Morning America's Robin Roberts Will Undergo Bone Marrow Transplant

Aaron on Air — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:24:39 +0000

Robin Roberts, lead anchor on ABC’s Good Morning America, tearfully announced Monday that she has been diagnosed with a blood disorder and must undergo a bone marrow transplant. Roberts beat breast cancer five years ago, and this diagnosis is a result of her cancer chemotherapy treatments. “Today, I want to let you know that I’ve been [...]

Eighteen-Year-Old Cancer Patient Hoping to Take Taylor Swift to the Prom

Aaron on Air — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:02:27 +0000

Taylor Swift has made millions of fans smile around the world, but she has the chance to make one special 18-year-old boy's senior prom really special. Kevin McGuire of Somderdale, NJ is battling a rare form of cancer for a second time. The drug that treats that form o

Woman Makes Santa's Naughty List for Falsely Claiming She Had Cancer [VIDEO]

Aaron on Air — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:34:08 +0000

If anyone is going to get a lumps of coal in his or her stocking this year, it’s Martha Nicholas. The Virginian woman was arrested Wednesday for bilking kind-hearted people out of money by falsely claiming she had cancer. Nicholas, 42, duped even her husband and children along the way, claimed she was a four-time [...]

Cell Phones May Cause Cancer

Wes Spicher — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:31:35 +0000

According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer the radiation in cell phones may cause cancer.

The group came to this conclusion after analyzing 30 previous studies which had explored the link between cell phones and cancer.

As a result of this finding, cell phones have now been given a "2 B" cl