Is Cancer Ready For A Turnaround?
Cancer seems to be heading in a new direction. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control issued a report indicating that two-thirds of cancer cases may be preventable.
Cancer seems to be heading in a new direction. Last week, the Centers for Disease Control issued a report indicating that two-thirds of cancer cases may be preventable.
Paul Spector, M.D. | Posted 04.11.2012
What if I told you a new drug had been discovered that could dramatically reduce cardiovascular disease, stroke and cancer, three of the leading killers in the U.S.?
Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 04.02.2012
For decades now, we've heard about taking aspirin daily as a way to prevent heart disease. Some of my patients have even taken it upon themselves to start taking a daily baby aspirin because they think that it is a healthy thing to do.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 04.23.2012
A new study reveals that the spread of cancer may be reduced with common over-the-counter drugs.
Posted 02.17.2012
The hashtags #ThingsAspirinCures and #backinmyday may be the only good things to come out of the ridiculous comments Foster Friess made on Thursday. ...
AARP | Posted 12.12.2011
Men with low-risk prostate cancer should postpone treatment and instead monitor the disease to see if it progresses or gets worse, says a committee of...
AP | By MARIA CHENG | Posted 12.28.2011
LONDON -- People with a genetic condition that puts them at increased risk of colon cancer may lower their chance of developing the disease by taking ...
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 11.19.2011
Be careful: those seemingly harmless over-the-counter pills you grab for your pain actually could create greater health issues for you. And, honestly, is it time for you to rethink your reflexive grab for a pill?
Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011
I am constantly on the lookout for what people are reading in public, because every month we compile a feature updating you on what we've spotted bein...
Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011
A study published by The Journal of Clinical Oncology suggests that regular, low-dose aspirin use reduces the risk of recurrence and death from breast cancer among women (stage I, II or III disease).
Dana Ullman | Posted 11.17.2011
A fever enables the body to increase its production of interferon, an important antiviral substance that is critical for fighting infection. Fever also increases white blood cell mobility and activity, which are instrumental factors in fighting infection.
Telegraph | Rebecca Smith | Posted 11.17.2011
Millions of people - including a substantial number of the "worried well" - take a daily dose of the drug in the belief it will keep them healthy. Bu...
Simon Chaitowitz | Posted 11.17.2011
Throughout the past six years, I have felt terribly guilty about the drugs and procedures I've undergone because I know that so many animals have suffered in their development.
Deepak Chopra | Posted 04.12.2012