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Roundup: Alcohol’s Link to Cancer Risk; Flu...
Even Light Alcohol Consumption Shows Increased Cancer Risk in New Study Drinking any type of alcohol can contribute to cancers of the mouth and throat,...
December 13, 2019 / 4 min read
Miami Cancer Institute Pioneers ‘Tumor Treating Fields’...
Miami Cancer Institute has begun implementing an innovative, cancer-fighting wearable device known as Tumor Treating Fields, or TTFields, for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The...
December 11, 2019 / 3 min read
Roundup: Prediabetes Rising in Young People; Oral...
Prediabetes Rising Among Young Adults, Adolescents, New Study Finds Nearly a quarter of young adults, ages 19 to 34, and a fifth of adolescents, ages...
December 6, 2019 / 4 min read
‘Stents vs. Drugs’ Debate: Shared Decision-Making for...
Recent headlines across the nation have referred to a major new study that compared procedures to unclog blocked arteries using stents to a medication-only approach....
December 5, 2019 / 3 min read
Toy Safety 2019: Latest on Hazards, Tips...
Despite the year-round toy safety campaign against unsafe toys by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and private organizations, products are still sold that...
December 4, 2019 / 3 min read
Challenges of Pancreatic Cancer (with Infographic)
Those who are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer usually face many questions, fears and emotions. Pancreatic cancer makes up just 3 percent of cancers in the...
December 3, 2019 / 2 min read
Tips for Defeating Acid Reflux Naturally
GERD, known mostly as “acid reflux,” is the most common reason Americans are referred to gastroenterologists, doctors who specialize in disorders of the digestive system....
December 2, 2019 / 2 min read
Roundup: Flu Season Picking Up; Vaping-Linked Lung...
Flu Season is Picking Up in Some States, But Not Too Late to Get Flu Shot, CDC Says Seasonal influenza (the flu) in the U.S....
November 29, 2019 / 3 min read
Prescribed, Pure Omega-3 Fish Oil to Help...
There is mounting evidence that prescribing high doses of purified EPA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil, can prevent heart attacks and strokes...
November 26, 2019 / 2 min read
Roundup: HPV-Linked Anal Cancer Rates Rise; Mosquito-borne...
HPV-Linked Anal Cancer Cases, Deaths Climb Dramatically 2001-2015, Study Says Anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted...
November 22, 2019 / 4 min read