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Chemotherapy to be Considered Over Surgery First for Metastatic Colon Cancer

Chemotherapy to be Considered Over Surgery First for Metastatic Colon Cancer

Disease And Conditons

30 May 2009
A recent study at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York shows that for late stage metastatic colon cancer patients, it might be ...

New Report Helps Overweight Women Control Weight Gain During Pregnancy

New Report Helps Overweight Women Control Weight Gain During Pregnancy

Health And Wellness

30 May 2009
It used to be that doctors did not consider controlled weight gain during pregnancy to be important, but as more and more women are obese ...

too many women packing on pounds during pregnancy

too many women packing on pounds during pregnancy

Health And Wellness

28 May 2009
For all pregnant women, the goal is the same--to deliver a healthy baby, while not gaining too much unhealthy weight. Since being pregnant requires gaining some ...

 
Farrah declines futher treatment:  Farrah Fawcett Cancer Update

Farrah declines futher treatment: Farrah Fawcett Cancer Update

Disease And Conditons

26 May 2009
Fawcett ends treatment as cancer progresses Farrah Fawcett, has been in a long fight with the form of anal cancer since she was diagnosed with it ...

Researchers uncover gene linking heart disease and periodontitis

Researchers uncover gene linking heart disease and periodontitis

Disease And Conditons

26 May 2009
Gene Links Heart and Gum Disease Researchers have known for several years that some type of link exists between heart disease and periodontitis, or gum disease. ...

Farrah Fawcett Still Battling Anal Cancer: Update

Farrah Fawcett Still Battling Anal Cancer: Update

Disease And Conditons

23 May 2009
Farrah Fawcett Cancer Update It grieves us all to see long beloved t.v, movie, & stage icons stricken with disease; if it can happen to our ...

 
Farrah Fawcett Cancer Update

Farrah Fawcett Cancer Update

Disease And Conditons

20 May 2009
American film icon, Farrah Fawcett is back in the limelight after the recent airing of a moving documentary portraying the actress’s battle with cancer. “Farrah’s ...

Poor breast cancer patients skipping hormone pills

Poor breast cancer patients skipping hormone pills

Disease And Conditons

20 May 2009
Another issue has surfed showing the difficulties the health-care industry faces when it tries to serve the poor. Researchers in North Carolina have found that ...

Patrick Swayze Not Dead: Cancer Update

Patrick Swayze Not Dead: Cancer Update

Disease And Conditons

19 May 2009
Numerous media organizations have been speculating for months that actor Patrick Swayze is to die any day now due to his battle with pancreatic cancer. One ...

 
Farrah Fawcett Anal Cancer Update

Farrah Fawcett Anal Cancer Update

Insurance

19 May 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - NBC has requested a sequal to Farrah Fawcett’s documentary. The strong ratings that “Farrah’s Story” brought this past Friday, with ...

Cigarette smoking hurts women more than men

Cigarette smoking hurts women more than men

Disease And Conditons

19 May 2009
Jacksonville - We all know that smoking cigarettes is not healthy for anyone, men or women. There is now more research that believes women are ...

Farrah Fawcett Anal Cancer Update

Farrah Fawcett Anal Cancer Update

Disease And Conditons

18 May 2009
Farrah Fawcett's Hard-hitting story and battle with Cancer "I feel like Alice in wonderland,Truly . Everything is Surreal". One of many Heartfelt things Farrah Fawcett had ...

 
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