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Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention
NPR· 5 hours agoMammograms — low-dose X-rays of the breasts — for example, are recommended for average-risk women starting at age 40 to identify breast cancer& ...
What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome?
The Cut· 4 hours agoTwo years ago, Céline Dion announced she had been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare neurological disease that causes involuntary spasms and...
Never Give Up and Always Keep the Faith—90 Quotes About Breast Cancer That Resonate
Parade via Yahoo News· 5 days ago"Once I overcame breast cancer, I wasn’t afraid of anything anymore." — Melissa Etheridge 5. "I very...
How mammograms can reveal heart disease | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 2 days agoWomen in the U.S. go for 40 million screening mammograms every year. And not only does that give...
Vander Wilt overcomes cancer, set to celebrate as Heart and Sole Cancer Walk event co-chair
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 12—EDITOR'S NOTE — This is the first of two stories featuring this year's honorary co-chairs of the Heart and Sole Cancer Walk, held Friday, June 14 ...
The 10 health benefits of giving up alcohol
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt’s often said that the British love their tea, discussing the weather and, let’s face it, enjoying a tipple. Little wonder, then, that research from...
Doctors Test Obesity Drugs’ Limits
The New York Times via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoLesa Walton suffered for years with rheumatoid arthritis. “It was awful,” said Walton, 57, who lives in Wenatchee, Washington. “I kept getting sicker and...
Strictly's Amy Dowden made an MBE for services to Crohn's disease
Daily Mirror· 4 days agoStrictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has been awarded an MBE for her services to Crohn's disease. The professional dancer, 33, was diagnosed with breast
Genetic discoveries map out your health risks, if you can keep up with them
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 3 days agoGenetics discoveries are rapidly identifying the people at greater risk for cancers and other ...
Benefits of Sulforaphane: A Compound Found in Broccoli and Other Vegetables
Health via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHow sulforaphane helps fight cancer is likely due to a combination of factors, including...