Category: Health
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Relationship between sugar and cancer is now clearer, scientists say
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]elgium scientists say they’ve discovered a clearer relationship between sugar and cancer. Belgian scientists say they’ve made a research breakthrough in the relationship between sugar and cancer.(Photo: Ben Harding, Getty Images/iStockphoto) Researchers found yeast with high levels of the sugar known as glucose overstimulated the same proteins often found mutated inside human tumors, making cells grow faster. The…
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This October, Think Pink! Breast Cancer Prevention.
[dropcap][/dropcap]Breast Cancer Prevention has no time to stay tuned. October is a month of fall colors, pumpkins, and chills – both due to the cooler weather and to the spooky atmosphere that is associated with Halloween. However, this month is also dedicated to a disease that affects millions of women in our country today – 2.8…
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A More Comfortable Speculum May Be Coming Soon To Your Gynecologist’s Office
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s cold, clammy, makes a scary noise and is often downright painful. What is it? Yup, it’s the good old speculum, the 150-year-old gynecological device used during pelvic exams.(Photo: Adobe) I don’t think there’s a woman alive who enjoys having her lady parts anywhere near a speculum, what with the clanking and cranking. But there’s good…
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Florida lawmaker files proposal to ensure nursing homes have backup air conditioning
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]lorida lawmaker files proposal to ensure nursing homes have backup air conditioning. Amid continuing fallout from the deaths of residents of a Broward County nursing home after Hurricane Irma, a key state senator has filed a bill that would seek to prevent lengthy air-conditioning outages at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Senate Children, Families…
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Artificial Pancreas in Limbo for Diabetics Covered by Anthem
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ealth insurer Anthem Inc. will reconsider its decision not to cover an artificial pancreas for diabetics sold by Medtronic Plc, one of the medical company’s most promising new products.(Source: Family handout) It would be a welcome change for Medtronic, but one that comes too late for many patients who paid thousands of dollars out of…
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Researchers identify CTE biomarker that may lead to diagnosis while alive
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]TE biomarker, the headlines about football players and chronic traumatic encephalopathy – commonly known as CTE – seem endless. The most recent diagnosis of the neurodegenerative brain disease was given to former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez. But one of the biggest obstacles in understanding CTE has been the inability to diagnose it in the living.…
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The start of flu season: Teacher’s Kinda Gross ‘Bread Trick’ Is The Handwashing Inspiration
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he start of flu season, it officially is autumn, but with the wonderful colors and pumpkin spice everything comes something not-so-lovely. Beginning in the fall, peaking in January and possibly lasting all the way through May, the flu is not something to mess with.(Photo: Flickr | NickNguyen) The best way to prevent spreading the bug? Wash your…