Approximately 10000 peopledie each year from multiple myeloma

26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ IMBCR's "Cure Myeloma Project"is the nation's foremost effort to find a cure for multiple myeloma, a bloodcancer that resides in bone marrow.Led by premier scientists in the world ofmyeloma research, James R Berenson, M.D., Haiming Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Approximately 10,000 peopledie each year from multiple myeloma. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society estimatesthat 894,543 people in the US are presently battling blood cancers thatinclude leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.Blood cancers are the second mostfatal form of cancer, second only to lung cancer.About IMBCR: Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, IMBCR is the onlyindependent non-profit cancer research institute working to find improvedtreatment, and ultimately a cure for multiple myeloma and other forms of bloodcancer.IMBCR research findings have been presented at numerous scientificmeetings throughout the world and its research has been published in mostmajor oncology journals. FJC and Myeloma Research Fund:FJC is a premier group of donor advised funds and public charity that providestotal management of charitable giving. FJCcontributed $1,000,000 to IMBCR in support of the "Cure Myeloma Project". Myeloma Research Fund (MRF) is a donor-advised fund of the Silicon ValleyCommunity Foundation.

The MRF has risen over $3 million to date, all of whichhas gone toward funding multiple myeloma research. MRF contributed anadditional $200,000 to the "Cure Myeloma Project".Please visit for Myeloma and Bone Cancer ResearchCheryl Cross of IMBCR, 1-310-406-1035, . ) Another weekend of fantasy football is in the books with just one game to go tonight between the Dolphins and Jets. And it is going to be an important game from a fantasy standpoint for some owners, yours truly included.In my main league, I find myself needing seven points tonight from Ronnie Brown to pull out the win.

Even though his last three weeks have been stellar, something about tonight's matchup with the Jets makes me a little nervous about that number.So what I am trying to say is this: Good luck to all of those needing help tonight to win.There are plenty of interesting names on the waiver wire this week. Make sure to check out a few of these guys: Miles Austin, WR, Cowboys (10-250-2), Jeremy Maclin, WR, Eagles (6-142-2), Eddie Royal, WR, Broncos (10-90), Kyle Orton, QB, Broncos (330-2), Sammy Morris, RB, Patriots (68; 2-39), and Austin Collie, WR, Colts (8-97-2).Here are today's great reads: Mike Sims-Walker did his fantasy owners no favor yesterday by being a healthy scratch because of a violation of team rules. Thanks a lot, buddy! ProFootballTalkHere's a look at all of the wide receivers around the league who absolutely went off yesterday. For the first time this season, I was a proud Roddy White owner. Hopefully fantasy owners avoided either of the quarterbacks in the awful Browns-Bills game Bruno BoysMore waiver wire advice for this week.

Miles Austin is going to be a very popular name once again, but what happens in Dallas when Roy Williams steps on the field again FanHouseAt this point in the season, did anyone really think the Bengals would be first in the AFC North with wins against the Steelers and Ravens already on their resume Shutdown CornerIf you are a tweeter, follow The Hazean on Twitter. Remember to follow (Twitter) and become a fan (Facebook) of The Hazean on both popular social networking sites.If it is just more solid reading material that you crave, check out The Hazean's Google Reader Shared Items page.. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Two Blue Shield ofCalifornia directors have been promoted to vice president, reflecting thenot-for-profit health plan's commitment to providing growth opportunities toleaders who have excelled in their service to the company and its customers.Jeff Hermosillo joined Blue Shield in 2006 as director of Account Managementfor the Labor, Public and Strategic Accounts team (LPS) and has been promotedto vice president of Sales and Account Management within that team.In hisnew role, Hermosillo will oversee LPS sales activities, along with clientmanagement activities for Blue Shield of California's largest customers.Hewill continue to report to Janet Widmann, vice president and general managerof the CalPERS, Labor, Public and Strategic Business Unit.Hermosillo has more than 20 years of experience working with strategic, laborand public sector accounts on both a regional and national level, havingpreviously worked at both Kaiser and UnitedHealth Group. While atUnitedHealth's Uniprise division, Hermosillo successfully managed nationalaccounts such as Wells Fargo, Harrah's Entertainment, Cisco Systems andOracle. He holds Bachelor's degrees from Stanford University in Sociology,Organizational Behavior, as well as Economics.Tina Kibler has been promoted to vice president of Internal Audit Servicesfrom her role as director of the same group.