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Prostate Cancer: Weighing The Options
You’ve been diagnosed with prostate cancer and after the shock comes confusion.
Should you treat it fast with surgery but face an immediate risk of sexual and urinary problems? Or should you opt for weeks of daily radiation treatments and side effects that set in more slowly? Should you also use hormone therapy that may shrink [...]
Health Tip Of The Day: Signs you’re too sick to work out
Are you sniffling, sneezing and coughing? If you’re like most people, you probably don’t relish the thought of lacing up your sneakers and hitting the road (or the gym) when you have a cold or flu. But those who persevere when they’re sick and don’t break their exercise routine may be on to something. Some [...]
The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home. A Middle Class Saga
STORY HIGHLIGHTS: • A Harvard University study of more than 1,700 bankruptcies across the country, researchers found that medical problems were behind half of them — and three-quarters of those bankrupt people actually had health insurance. • Most of the medically bankrupt were middle-class homeowners who had been to college and had [...]
The 1 Secret To Losing Weight
Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn’t matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with it, according to a federal study that followed people for two years. However, participants had trouble staying with a single approach that long and the weight loss was modest for most. Story [...]
Opinion: Investing in Health Care Reform
Indicating that health care reform is integral to his policy agenda, President Barack Obama has moved swiftly to incorporate elements of reform into his economic recovery bill and signed reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Enactment of comprehensive reform, however, is likely to hinge on the development of a plan that is [...]
Opinion: Health Care and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
On February 17, 2009, four weeks after his inauguration, President Barack Obama signed into law a $787 billion economic stimulus package.The economic impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as the measure is officially known, will not be apparent for months. Nonetheless, the bill’s approval — even before any new senior officials [...]
7 Quick Ways To Be More Active When You Don’t Make Time For Fitness
You hear yourself saying, “I’m too busy” or “I don’t have enough time.” Everything else in your life seems to crowd out this essential energy activity. ENERGY BOOSTER: Sneak in fitness. While reading an article in a magazine or newspaper, I stand up and do squats. It really tones [...]
Prostate Cancer Urine Test Hope
Potentially good news in the fight against cancer. US scientists have moved a step closer to a simple urine test to distinguish between the benign and aggressive forms of prostate cancer. Some prostate cancers are slow-growing, while others require rapid treatment.
Prostate cancer urine test hope.
Marijuana LInked To Testicular Cancer
Frequent or long-term marijuana use may raise a man’s risk of testicular cancer, American research suggests. The study of 369 men, published in the journal Cancer, found being a regular marijuana user doubled the risk compared to those who never smoked it.
Marijuana testicular cancer link.
Study: Colonoscopies have limitations
A new research study shows that Colonoscopies, although the most effective why to detect colorectal cancer, have some limitations. Just because you’ve had a colonoscopy doesn’t mean you should ignore symptoms. CNN Medical Unit Reports.
Study: Colonoscopies have limitations.
