Do Hair Care Products for Black Women Raise Risk of Breast Cancer?
In the United States, Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause. In addition, they are more likely to die of this disease at any age. Now scientists suggest that...
View ArticleDo Doctors Tell the Truth About Medical Mistakes?
There is a very clear code of ethics for the medical profession. Physicians and hospitals are supposed to fully disclose errors and adverse events. That is the policy of the Joint Commission which...
View ArticleHow Do You Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Aspirin?
Aspirin has been around for over 100 years. It is one of the most versatile drugs in the pharmacy. It relieves pain, lowers fever and reduces inflammation. In addition, it has anti-platelet activity...
View ArticleDoes Regular Vigorous Exercise Cut the Chance of Cancer Spread?
Can you run away from cancer? It sounds like a silly question, but new research suggests that regular, vigorous exercise helps protect people from cancer. In addition, metastatic spread is far less...
View ArticleDo People Who Skip Meat Have a Lower Chance of Cancer?
Colorectal cancer is common and deadly. It is the third most common malignancy and the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the world. A new study published in BMC Medicine reports that diet can...
View ArticleWill Statin Drugs Help Fight Cancer?
Many people take statin drugs to control their cholesterol. A few years ago researchers at Johns Hopkins found evidence that statin drugs may also help kill cancer cells (PNAS, Feb. 25, 2020). Now,...
View ArticleNew Guidelines Recommend Women Start Screening Mammograms at 40
The United States Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, has just proposed new guidelines for mammograms. In 2009, the USPSTF recommended that women at average risk for breast cancer start getting...
View ArticleIs Hormone Therapy Safe for Menopausal Women?
For the last 30 years, experts have warned women that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) posed a risk for both breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. That’s because the first really large, randomized...
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Show 1341: Lessons Learned from Long Illness
You may not have thought much about long illness, but chances are you know someone who is suffering with one. The CDC estimates that some chronic condition afflicts as many as one in six American...
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