New border rules create ‘invisible Berlin Wall’: mayor

New U.S. rules on cross-border travel that take effect Monday represent a “heightened militarization” that will hurt the traditionally close relationship between border communities, the mayor of Sarnia, Ont., says. Mike Bradley was responding to the new requirement that travellers carry a secure document to enter the U.S. by land.

Immune therapies finally working against cancer (AP)

AP – First there was surgery, then chemotherapy and radiation. Now, doctors have overcome 30 years of false starts and found success with a fourth way to fight cancer: using the body’s natural defender, the immune system.

Bausch & Lomb settles 600 eye fungus lawsuits (AP)

AP – Contact lens maker Bausch & Lomb Inc. had an overriding reason for going private in 2007: It wanted to handle a devastating recall of its flagship lens cleaner, its chief executive said, “without a lot of outside distraction.”

Study: Drug combos may raise breast cancer risk (AP)

AP – Breast cancer survivors risk having their disease come back if they use certain antidepressants while also taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen, worrisome new research shows.

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