November is National COPD Awareness Month What is COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is an inflammatory lung disease that constricts the airways and partially blocks the passage of air to and from your…
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Staying Well: Start young to stay young
Physical decline may actually begin in the 20s, but there are things every person can do to feel young. A study by Duke University found that some types…
Foundation seeks to inform cancer patients
Is lung cancer about the lung or about DNA? It could make a crucial difference in how the cancer is treated. At least it did for Bonnie J Addario. A dozen…
Cellphones and cancer? Keep talking.
Links between brain tumors and cellphones have not been established, but new research suggests there might be a connection. Rats developed cancer after…
Be a healthy liver! A healthy liver offers quality of life
What weighs about three pounds, is shaped like a football, and although it is an essential part of daily life, doesn’t typically get much attention? If…
Deadly creatures saving lives
The creatures that make us say, ick’ are on the cutting edge of today’s medical research, just as they were thousands of years ago. Lizards, snakes…
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month New test can direct prostate cancer treatment
A new blood test can help advanced prostate patients choose their therapy. Choices for advanced prostate patients today include traditional chemotherapy…
Third most diagnosed cancer
More than 192,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed every year, making it the third most frequently diagnosed cancer after lung cancer and breast…
Neurons influence alcoholism
A new study has identified the neural stop and go signals for drinking. The study by Texas A&M College of Medicine, using a study on mice, found that…
OCD treatment hope
Scientists at Duke University have found that blocking one neurotransmitter in the brain stopped obsessive-compulsive behavior in minutes. According to…