April 8, 2020 by Adrienne Sylver
Cancer Clinical Trials: The Impact of...
Clinical research trials can be lifesaving for many cancer patients. They provide...
Preventing Girls’ Knee Injuries During Sports
Girls kicking and throwing balls, running up and down a field or court and lifting weights to keep muscles strong are common sights today on...
July 31, 2018 / 4 min read
Heat-Related Illnesses: How to Spot Them and...
South Florida’s notorious summer heat, with that tropical injection of stifling humidity, peaks for several weeks as teen athletes start August practices throughout high school...
July 30, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Salmonella, Food Additives and Local Leadership...
Salmonella Tied to More Packaged Foods, While Bacteria from Backyard Chickens Sicken Young Children Bacteria that could grow into botulism – a rare but potentially...
July 27, 2018 / 4 min read
Heart Health: Calcium Scoring Test Detects Heart...
Eating healthy, exercising and not smoking are lifestyle factors long associated with preventing heart disease. Newer evidence, like the recent study of more than a...
July 26, 2018 / 1 min read
Hardening of the Arteries: Sudden Death of...
Atherosclerosis — more commonly known as ‘hardening of the arteries’ — is a slow, progressive disease that can start in childhood. In some people, it...
July 24, 2018 / 3 min read
Bone Density Test Can Detect Osteoporosis (Video)
A bone density test measures a person’s bone mass and is used to detect osteoporosis, a condition that affects more than 10 million people in...
July 19, 2018 / 1 min read
Joint Replacement Surgery: Knees and Hips
When a knee or hip joint wears away, due to injury or disease, joint replacement surgery may be an option you need to consider to...
July 18, 2018 / 4 min read
Roundup: Supplements Don’t Help Heart, Babies &...
Another study indicates that a wide range of vitamin and mineral supplements bought by millions of Americans do not help prevent heart disease.
July 13, 2018 / 4 min read
Genetic Testing for Cancer Prevention, Early Detection
Research shows people who have hereditary cancer gene mutations could be at risk of getting cancer earlier in life. And because advances in genetic screening...
July 12, 2018 / 1 min read
Vaccine Campaign to End HPV-Related Cancers Intensifies
Studies continue to confirm what most medical professionals already know: the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine is important because it prevents infections that can cause cancer....
July 11, 2018 / 3 min read
