Cancer Prevention
Seven Steps to Optimal Wellness
In his new book, The Doctor Is In, E.R. physician Dr. Travis Stork, teaches you how to put an end to bad habits and take control of your health! Seven ...
How to Help Girls Cope With Early Puberty—or Avoid It
Early puberty is no fun. Girls who mature earlier than their peers are more likely to be teased and have behavior problems. They may struggle to deal with sexual advances ...
Exercise And Rest Reduce Cancer Risk
Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research ...
Environmental Working Group’s Cancer Prevention Tips
According to a new report from the President's Cancer Panel, environmental toxins play a significant and under-recognized role in cancer, causing "grievous harm" to untold numbers of people. EWG's own ...
Different Berries, Similar Cancer-Fighting Effects
Animal tests suggest esophageal and breast cancer might be targets of several types of berries Garden-variety berries provide about the same cancer-fighting punch as more exotic ones, a study of ...
For Skin Cancer Awareness Month – Top sunscreens? Consumer Reports ranks best
To get protection from the sun’s damaging rays, you won't have to dig deep in your wallet this summer. One of the most effective sunscreens on store shelves is also ...
Women’s health: Preventing top 10 threats
The biggest threats to women's health are mostly preventable. Here's what you need to know to live a longer, healthier life. Many of the leading threats to women's health can ...
New Alarm Bells About Chemicals and Cancer
The President’s Cancer Panel is the Mount Everest of the medical mainstream, so it is astonishing to learn that it is poised to join ranks with the organic food movement ...
How can I decrease my risk of cancer?
Changing the way you live, act and eat can reduce the chance of cancer. Some of the changes take little effort. Most of them are just common sense. It’s time ...
Tanning beds face new taxes and restrictions
Growing concerns about the dangers of indoor tanning beds are leading to new taxes — and possibly new restrictions — designed to curb the practice among young people. A Food ...
Study Finds ‘Epidemic’ of Skin Cancer
Skin Cancer Rates Are on the Rise, Despite Years of Warnings About Sunscreen Despite efforts to inform the public about the risk of sun exposure, the rate of non-melanoma skin ...
PLASTICS: Breast Cancer & The Estrogen Connection
Estrogenic chemicals in plastics. What you need to know, from Cornell University What you can do: Learn the names of environmental estrogens Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen found ...