Patients with advanced melanoma face the possibility they could survive much longer with drugs that fire up their immune system to fight cancer but steep odds the therapy will work for them.

Three Verizon wireless retail stores opened in the East Valley. The stores, which offer wireless phone and data service and products, opened at the Crossroads Towne Center at 2640 E. Germann Road in Chandler, 1804 S. Signal Butte Road in Mesa and Scottsdale Fashion Square at the corner of Scottsdale Road and Goldwater Boulevard in Scottsdale.

A Saguaro High School graduate is close to finishing a triple major in mathematics, molecular and cellular biology, and in biochemistry and molecular biophysics. All that, with honors.

When Chris Smoke started classes at Mesa Community College after high school, he thought he would study mechanical engineering.

May 19, 2005

Baby boomers heading into what used to be called retirement age are providing a 70 million-member strong market for legions of companies, entrepreneurs and cosmetic surgeons eager to capitalize on their "forever young" mindset, whether it's through wrinkle creams, face-lifts or workout regimens.

Having a child reach toddler age involves many exciting new questions and avenues for parents: What should my child eat? What books should I read to my child? What activities should I start involving him or her in? How should I socially interact my child?

SEDONA, Ariz.  - "You're a teacher, a guider. You transmit energy. You also have a deep connection to the spirit world, to spirits," says spiritual adviser Leon Pelletier, as he analyzes a Polaroid of my aura.

Scottsdale rheumatologist Paul Howard doesn’t believe pharmaceuticals, by themselves, are the best way for people with arthritis to get better.

February 3, 2005

Three Mesa police officers who shot and killed a 15-yearold boy will not be criminally charged, Maricopa County Attorney Richard Romley said Wednesday.

Did you know that every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer? Do you think breast cancer affects women only? Think again. Men are not exempt from breast cancer. Many breast cancers are fueled by estrogen, a hormone produced in fat tissue. Although there are numerous reasons why women predominantly experience estrogen dominance (use of birth control, menopause and pregnancy), both men and women are increasingly affected by estrogen dominance.

Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series of submitted columns on holistic approaches to breast cancer and lower estrogen dominance. All views are those of the author. The first column appeared in the Oct. 15 AFN.

Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series of submitted columns on holistic approaches to breast cancer and lower estrogen dominance. All views are those of the author. The first column appeared in the Oct. 15 AFN.

Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series of submitted columns on holistic approaches to breast cancer and lower estrogen dominance. All views are those of the author. The first column appeared in the Oct. 15 AFN.