Smoking during pregnancy is not only harmful to your lungs, it can be harmful to baby’s.
Nearly everyone knows smoking is linked several cancer types, heart disease and other health risks, but ...
May 23, 2012 - 8:41pm
A coalition of organizations has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to start fortifying corn masa flour with the B vitamin folic acid to help prevent or reduce serious birth ...
May 22, 2012 - 6:17am
For 10 seasons, MTV’s hit show “Total Request Live” made Carson Daly a household name. The delicious after-school snack, hosted and produced by Daly, defined an entire generation by serving up the ...
May 17, 2012 - 7:58pm
Bag the bacon in that BLT, curb your cold cut combos and toss out the tube steak. That’s the advice of a physician’s nonprofit that says eating red or processed meats "kills more people than ...
May 14, 2012 - 4:48pm
Public health officials are worried about America’s expanding weight problem. The ranks of the obese are expected to swell in coming years from 36 percent today to 42 percent by 2030 and it’s ...
May 9, 2012 - 9:16pm
For the last 30 years mammography has been the gold standard in detecting and diagnosing breast cancer. For millions of women, the X-ray screening test has saved lives by finding breast ...
May 8, 2012 - 8:08am
Recently, a United Kingdom charity quizzed 1,015 people in Great Britain face-to-face to find out how much they knew about bladder cancer. The participants were aged 16 and older. While awareness ...
May 3, 2012 - 6:10am
Health researchers have known for quite some time that women who pack on extra pounds are putting themselves at higher risk for certain types of cancer.
Researchers have also long believed ...
May 1, 2012 - 12:33am
When you think of summer what’s the first thing that come to mind? Relaxing on the beach or by a pool?
Exposing your freshly painted toenails in flip flops? Smelling coconuts and pineapple or ...
April 26, 2012 - 8:41am
There is still no cure for multiple sclerosis (MS) but a lot has changed in the way it's treated. Advancements in medications, known as disease-modifying therapy, have shown to change, slow or ...
April 25, 2012 - 7:49pm
Multiple sclerosis (MS) can make everyday activities more challenging. Here are 10 things you should know about this unpredictable disease.
MS is a progressive autoimmune disease that affects ...
April 25, 2012 - 9:02am
‘Do what we can, summer will have its flies.’ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Summer is traditionally a time to let your hair down, kick off your shoes and smell the flowers, but for people with ...
April 25, 2012 - 8:39am
When you have cancer, is laughter really the best medicine? The down and dirty answer is, it depends ... on you.
While there isn’t any current scientific proof to support the claim that ...
April 23, 2012 - 3:41pm
If you are familiar with Barbie, and you’d have to live under a rock not to be, (she is sold in more than 150 countries and has represented 45 nationalities) you’d know she has had many careers ...
April 19, 2012 - 8:25am
Plans to roll out the first change in cigarette warnings in more than 25 years are on hold. A federal appeals court is considering whether or not the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ...
April 16, 2012 - 5:07pm
Beyond avoiding tobacco, following other cancer prevention guidelines may substantially lower your risk of premature death, according to a long-term study by the American Cancer Society ...
April 12, 2012 - 8:58am
Numerous studies over the past three decades point to a strong connection between a person’s weight and their risk of several chronic diseases including diabetes, heart disease and certain ...
April 10, 2012 - 7:45am
In the United States, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in nearly every racial and ethnic group. This includes Caucasian, African-American, American Indian/Alaska ...
April 5, 2012 - 4:40am
After being told she had breast cancer in 2006, Ella, a 42-year-old mother of two went into survival mode. Once the initial shock of her cancer diagnosis wore off, Ella knew surviving her cancer ...
April 2, 2012 - 4:47pm
Three new studies published in the March 21, 2012 online edition of the medical journal The Lancet suggest common aspirin may significantly reduce the risk of many cancer types and prevent tumors ...
March 28, 2012 - 8:05pm
A new national campaign to educate the public about the health dangers of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure has been launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
March 26, 2012 - 6:36pm
Fact 1: All clinical trials are voluntary.
If you meet the criteria for a clinical trial, you always have the right to choose whether or not you will participate, and you have the right to ...
March 22, 2012 - 8:36am
A great deal is riding on good clinical trials.
For researchers, it is the only means by which new therapy and procedures can be evaluated for potential benefits and harms in humans. For ...
March 19, 2012 - 6:31pm
If you have ever thought about participating in a clinical trial, the best place to start is with your primary care doctor, even if he or she has not mentioned it before. It’s best to be frank in ...
March 15, 2012 - 11:47am
University research hospitals and some health-oriented private companies rely on clinical research to gain critical knowledge about specific treatments or behaviors, which in turn, can make the ...
March 12, 2012 - 5:50pm
Today, thanks to the Internet and more clinical trials being conducted by independent community-based physicians, it is easier than ever before to find a trial that fits your needs.
Numerous ...
March 8, 2012 - 7:41am
If you want to play an active role in your health care, have access to the newest treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to new research, then a clinical ...
March 6, 2012 - 8:22am
The first drug for metastatic basal cell carcinoma (BCC) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for adult patients with locally-advanced BCC skin cancer. The drug is also approved ...
February 29, 2012 - 6:30pm
Dr. Susan Love is building an ‘Army of Women’ to help save lives.
Her goal is not just to cure breast cancer, it’s to eradicate it. She said, “The key to ending breast cancer is to stop it ...
February 27, 2012 - 7:11pm
You may be surprised to know that Influenza (flu) and the early signs of throat cancer share similar symptoms. Distinguishing between the two could save your life. Treating throat cancer early ...
February 23, 2012 - 6:31am
Skin cancer, malignant tumors that form in the tissue of the skin, can take on many shapes, sizes and colors and may present itself with different symptoms in different people. However, there are ...
February 21, 2012 - 9:57am
When you are concerned about maintaining your health it is natural to do everything you can to avoid getting sick. That means eating lots of fruits and vegetables, exercising regularly and getting ...
February 16, 2012 - 8:59am
If you are concerned about your lung cancer risk or there is a reason to think you may have lung cancer, your doctor can order a number of diagnostic tests to look for cancer cells and rule out ...
February 14, 2012 - 6:16am
There are two main types of cancer that start in the lungs: small cell and non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung cancers are thought to start as areas of precancerous changes in the cells lining ...
February 9, 2012 - 9:15am
For the first time since cancer statistics have been monitored, fewer U.S. women are getting lung cancer and dying from the disease.
According to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status ...
February 6, 2012 - 9:28pm
The all-day empty calorie feast that happens each year around the Super Bowl can be a challenge for anyone concerned about his or her waist, hips and thighs. That’s especially true if you are a ...
February 1, 2012 - 9:15am
Patients with deadly metastatic melanoma who take the recently FDA-approved drug, vemurafenib, marketed under the brand name Zelboraf, are realizing an improved overall survival, but patients ...
January 31, 2012 - 1:41pm
Four new studies aimed at improving the quality of life for women breast cancer survivors are currently seeking participants in the United States and Canada.
Each study's goal is to promote a ...
January 26, 2012 - 8:23am
You may think of your mobile device as your direct connection to all things important, but do you know it could actually be your secret weapon in losing weight, avoiding risky sexual situations or ...
January 23, 2012 - 7:38pm
A blood test used on sample tissues to detect early stage pancreatic cancer is showing encouraging results and one day may lead to improved detection and treatment of the disease in high-risk ...
January 18, 2012 - 7:03pm
When a loved one is newly diagnosed with cancer it not only affects the patient, but those around them. Caregivers are often also faced with learning to “live with cancer” while managing a ...
January 17, 2012 - 11:20am
A new Facebook campaign is requesting giant U.S. toymaker, Mattel, to mass-produce a bald Barbie for girls and women who’ve lost their hair due to cancer and other illnesses.
The campaign has ...
January 11, 2012 - 12:24pm
Ginger root may help some people prevent colon cancer, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.
Suzanna M. Zick, a naturopathic doctor at the University of ...
January 9, 2012 - 9:11pm
Those who know Lillian Shockney, or Lillie, as she likes to be called, say she is an unstoppable force for good. As administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center in ...
January 4, 2012 - 9:56pm
New findings from a Dutch case-control study show getting a mammogram doesn’t keep you from developing breast cancer, but it can certainly save your life.
Women who attended at least three ...
January 3, 2012 - 9:38am
This year, why not be resolute about improving your health? Try these ten tips to get your New Year off to a great start and lower your cancer risk.
10. Trim your waistline: Dr. Anna E. ...
December 28, 2011 - 11:08pm
Security body scanners like those used at major airports across the country may pose a significant cancer threat, particularly to people older than 65 and women genetically at risk of breast ...
December 26, 2011 - 8:42pm
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the Melanoma Research Alliance and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has assembled a "Dream Team" of multidisciplinary experts dedicated to melanoma ...
December 21, 2011 - 4:39pm
If you're honest, you will admit that one of the main reasons you wear sunglasses is because you want to look cool. Maybe you've got a couple of pairs, in different colors. Maybe you've got a pair ...
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