Archive for the ‘Cancer’
September 07, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Health News
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds. Comparing the two types of diets over two decades, researchers found that the low-carb, vegetable-based plan resulted in reduced rates of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer,

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Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks
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September 07, 2010
By: Guest
Category: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Health News
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer patients who’ve had a mastectomy are more likely to have breast reconstruction if a plastic surgeon is part of the treatment decision team, new research shows. The study also found that where a woman goes for breast cancer treatment — ranging from small private practices to large medical

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Talks With Plastic Surgeon Urged Before Mastectomy
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September 07, 2010
By: Guest
Category: Cancer, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Health News
This article is about lasuna and its English name is garlic. Lasuna is the natural supplement to reduce the cholesterol level and also very useful for maintaining the blood pressure. It is proven that its daily consumption is very beneficial for solving the health problems or disorders. It is used in our daily meal. Lasuna offers many benefits to the health and also to remain healthy.
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Garlic Pills – Reduce Cholesterol Level Naturally
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September 01, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Diabetes, Health News
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study. In the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research, researchers report that metformin was associated

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Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
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September 01, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Health News
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — Human immune systems are much more alike than previously believed, a finding that may lead to new ways to detect, diagnose and treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, say U.S. researchers. The team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle created a new way to sequence millions of immune

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Immune System Research Sees Many Similarities Among People
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September 01, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Health News
By Madonna BehenHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — Women who carry genetic mutations that boost their odds of breast and ovarian cancer can live longer and reduce their cancer risk by having preventive surgery, a new study suggests. The surgery in question is drastic: removal of the breasts or ovaries before any signs of cancer

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Preventive Surgeries May Be Lifesaver for Women at High Cancer Risk
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September 01, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Health News
By Jenifer GoodwinHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug.

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Can Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer?
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September 01, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Cholesterol, Health News
TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) — There’s no evidence that popular cholesterol-lowering statins cause cancer, says a review that challenges earlier research raising concerns that the drugs may be associated with an increase in cancer and cancer-related deaths. The findings should reassure the millions of people worldwide who take the drugs, said the researchers at the

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Review Finds No Statin-Cancer Link
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August 31, 2010
By: Guest
Category: Cancer, Health News
Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing—and dying from—those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.

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Breast, Ovary Removal Cuts Cancer Risk in High-Risk Women
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August 30, 2010
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Category: Cancer, Healthy Living
Getty Images By Roshini Rajapaksa, MD From Health magazine Roshini Raj, MD, is Health’s medical editor and co-author of What the Yuck?! The Freaky & Fabulous Truth About Your Body. Board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine, Dr. Raj is an assistant professor of medicine at New York University Medical Center and a contributor on the Today show. In our new book, Dr.

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Is It Safe to Gain and Lose Weight Like the Stars Do?
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