Eating fried foods is associated with an increased risk of major heart disease and stroke. that’s according to new research in the journal Heart. Scientists also found the risk increased with each additional weekly serving. Researchers in Britain say a simple, inexpensive test can help identify those at risk of developing colorectal cancer. The study found patients whose tests came…
Fewer Americans are dying from Melanoma than cancers of the prostate, breast, or lungs. That’s according to researchers at N.Y.U. and Harvard who found treatments that directly target melanoma cells, as well as advances in immunotherapy, are helping reduce death rates. New data from the CDC highlights some major changes in drug overdose deaths. Overall, deaths involving heroin and prescription…
The word we all pray no doctor says to our loved ones or ourselves: cancer. Unfortunately, it is a word my family is familiar with. When I was in high school, my precious, spunky 6-year-old cousin went to the doctor. Expecting to walk out with nothing more than an ear infection, she and my family walked out with a lot…
