Medical News

Making Sense of the Mammogram 'Debate'

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Medical News, Mammography, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Screening, Personal Health, Mammogram Debate, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Prevention, Mammogram, Breast Cancer Awareness, Healthy Living News
Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker

This is why we worry about the confusion and complacency, and why we fear that the "debate" is giving many women -- even those who can afford it -- "cover" to stay away from the mammography clinic.

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New Drug Could Cure Any Virus

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 10.11.2011

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Remember when you went to the doctor for that relentless cough, and all the doctor could prescribe was plenty of fluids and rest? Thanks to a new drug...

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Overtreated: More Medical Care Isn't Always Better

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — More medical care won't necessarily make you healthier – it may make you sicker. It's an idea that technology-loving American...

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Big News On Aspirin For Breast Cancer Survivors

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Health, Aspirin, Cancer-Medicine, Medical News, Breast Cancer, Health, Breast-Cancer-Survivors, Healthy Living News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

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).

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How The Internet Is Changing U.S. Health Care

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: On-Line Health, Medical Communication, Ovarian Cancer Information, Future of Medicine, Health Information, Internet, Health IT, Health, Women's Health, Informed Patient, Empowered-Patient, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Health Care, Medical-News, Healthy Living News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

Increasing, "e-patients" are going online to augment medical information from their physicians and to look for a second opinion. There's no waiting, and it's free.

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Top 10 Medical Events Of The Decade

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Angioplasty, Limb Regeneration, Mammography, Epigenetics, Synthetic Genomics, Childhood Obesity, Stents, Globalization, Slidehuge, Dr. Judah Folkman, Obesity, Wellness, Integrative Medicine, Angiogenesis, Medical News, Dna, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Health, Dr. Dean Ornish, Genetics, Diabetes, Telomeres, Telomerase, Craig Venter, Healthy Living News
Dr. Dean Ornish

In writing about the top 10 medical events of the decade, I first began writing about the latest high-tech breakthroughs in genomics, stem cell research, angiogenesis, and so on.

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