New Fossils Suggest Ancient Cat-sized Reptiles in Antarctica (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Cat-sized reptiles once roamed what is now the icebox of Antarctica, snuggling up in burrows and peeping above ground to snag plant roots and insects. The evidence for this scenario comes from preserved burrow casts discovered in the Transantarctic Mountains, which extend 3,000 miles (4,800 km) across the polar continent and contain layers of rock dating back 400 million years. ...

Researchers hail anti-cancer advances but lament dip in funds (AFP)

AFP - US researchers hailed promising advances in cancer treatment but lamented the decreasing amount of federal money devoted to finding a cure, ahead of the world's largest cancer conference this week.

Initiative Links Celebrities to Cancer Research (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Celebrities from both the entertainment industry and Major League Baseball gathered Wednesday in Los Angeles to launch a nationwide initiative that will fund the brightest researchers to complete both basic and advanced cancer research.

Kennedy has major cancer bill in Senate

Sen. Edward Kennedy's battle with a malignant brain tumor is likely to put a dramatic personal stamp on a health care cause he first championed nearly 40 years ago: The nation's war on cancer.

Kennedy has major cancer bill in Senate (AP)

AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy's battle with a malignant brain tumor is likely to put a dramatic personal stamp on a health care cause he first championed nearly 40 years ago: The nation's war on cancer.

Gum disease may boost cancer risk, study suggests (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- There may be another good reason to floss each day: A new study finds that gum disease could raise the risk for cancer.