Stomach Cancer

Bryce Courtenay dies at 79; best-selling Australian author

2012-11-23 18:01:00

Best-selling Australian author Bryce Courtenay, whose debut novel, "The Power of One," was made into a popular 1992 movie starring Morgan Freeman, has died. He was 79. Courtenay died Thursday at his home in Canberra, Australia, according to his...

Jay Caspian Kang impresses with 'The Dead Do Not Improve'

2012-10-27 04:00:00

-------------------- The Dead Do Not Improve A Novel Jay Caspian Kang Hogarth: 272 pp, $25 -------------------- Jay Caspian Kang's debut novel, "The Dead Do Not Improve," demands to be accepted on its own terms. Moving past the era in which...

Health 411: Insurance for a cancer survivor

2012-02-27 00:00:00

I need help finding affordable health insurance. I got insurance through California's Major Risk Medical Insurance Program in 1991 after having breast cancer. My premiums are now a whopping $1,209 each month! I have not had any cancer issues since the...

Dr. Jerome Tobis dies at 96; UCI professor, physician and researcher

2012-02-11 00:00:00

Dr. Jerome S. Tobis, a former professor and founding chairman of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UC Irvine whose long career included a number of precedent-setting studies on physical therapy, cardiac rehabilitation and other...

Thursday's TV talk shows

2012-01-05 00:00:00

Tony Blankley dies at 63; press secretary to Speaker Newt Gingrich

2012-01-09 00:00:00

Reporting from Washington -- Tony Blankley, who gained notoriety as press secretary for Newt Gingrich during the Republican takeover of Congress in the 1990s and later as a conservative commentator on radio and television, has died. He was 63. The...

Gene Bartow dies at 81; former UCLA basketball coach

2012-01-04 00:00:00

Gene Bartow, the successor to John Wooden as UCLA basketball coach who became the architect of a new and successful athletics program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, died Tuesday evening. He was 81. Bartow, who was diagnosed with stomach...

Gene Bartow dies of cancer; former UCLA basketball coach was 81

2012-01-03 21:34:13

Thursday's Talk Shows

2012-01-04 21:37:12

'Ballad of Genesis': Two artists sculpting their bodies into one

2012-04-12 16:38:23

Ryan Adams is out of the fire

2011-10-09 00:00:00

M�ni�re's disease is an inflammation of the inner ear. Specifically, a swelling in the tubes of the ear canal that control the body's balance. No one knows its cause, but stress, exhaustion and substance abuse are among the factors thought to contribute....

Sid Cutter dies at 77; founder of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

2011-06-03 19:06:00

Sid Cutter, who staged a hot-air balloon rally nearly 40 years ago that evolved into an annual fall festival and helped transform Albuquerque into a capital of ballooning, has died. He was 77. Cutter died May 21 in the New Mexico city after a long battle...

The sold-out event put on by Can't Stomach Cancer: The Foundation of Debbie's Dream, raised $21,000 for stomach cancer research. Submitted photo.

2013-03-26 12:15:00

Jenna Reed, left, and Melissa Morris support the fourth annual "Dream Makers Gala," put on by Can't Stomach Cancer: The Foundation of Debbie's Dream. The event will take place April 20 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood. Photo by Kara Starzyk.

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Madelyn Zelman, left, and Danny Zelman support the fourth annual "Dream Makers Gala," put on by Can't Stomach Cancer: The Foundation of Debbie's Dream. The event will take place April 20 at the Westin Diplomat Resort & Spa in Hollywood. Photo by Kara Starzyk.

2013-03-19 00:00:00