Articles
Aug 31 2010
My dear friends,
I have some fabulous news! Grandparents.com, one of the largest sites for today's new generation of active, involved grandparents, 50+, has adopted Cancer Schmancer as their national charity! Together, we will continue to spread the important message of prevention and early detection so we can live long and healthy lives for ourselves and our families. Make sure you...
Aug 31 2010
For many women, a visit to the gynecologist is simply a routine part of their yearly health regimen. But if you’re on autopilot at your annual exam, you may be missing the chance to talk with your doctor about a disease that affects thousands of women each year: ovarian cancer.
For years, ovarian cancer was known as the "silent" cancer because it rarely produced any symptoms...
Aug 27 2010
Nutritional supplements are popular among Americans but people need to educate themselves and use caution when using these products to try to reduce their risk of cancer, says a University of Texas expert.
"Researchers are still unsure about whether or not minerals, herbs and other plants taken in pill, capsule, tablet or liquid form actually prevent cancer," Sally Scroggs, health...
Aug 26 2010
With school starting back now many of us begin to become balls of stress. I can remember a few weeks before starting my senior year, I was already stressed out and it was still summer time! Think about when you are most relaxed... If you are like me it is when you are on vacation or doing something you love. The key to remain stress-free is doing what you love and staying in the vacation mindset...
Aug 26 2010
For a study published last year, British researchers asked 12 healthy male college students to ride stationary bicycles while listening to music that, as the researchers primly wrote, “reflected current popular taste among the undergraduate population.” Each of the six songs chosen differed somewhat in tempo from the others.
The volunteers were told to ride the bicycles at a pace...
