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New Dietary Guidelines Focus on Balance, Better Food Choices
New dietary guidelines issued today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outline concrete steps Americans can take to achieve and ...
Lauren Case is running the Boston Marathon in honor of Cancer Schmancer!
LAUREN CASE Every activity is a chance for Lauren to see what she can achieve. In high school and college, she was an award-winning flutist who traveled and recorded several ...
FDA approves first 3-D mammogram device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional images of the breast for cancer screening and diagnosis. The Selenia Dimensions System, ...
Diet High in Fiber Might Lengthen Your Life
MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a diet rich in fiber may reduce your risk of dying from heart disease, respiratory disease or any other cause by 22 percent, ...
Dance Your Way to Cancer Prevention
Newswise — HOUSTON — When Karen Franklin was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, it was her passion for Zumba® that helped her beat the disease. Franklin’s story, say experts ...
From EWG: Tell your senators you want cleaner, safer drinking water!
Tell your senators to support S. 79! From The Environmental Working Group: In December, EWG published the first national investigation of the suspected carcinogen chromium-6 -- also known as hexavalent ...
Are you armed to fight cancer?
The genetic nature of cancer is no secret. Some people are more likely to contract cancer within their lifetime because of family history. But the best ways to fight the ...
The Global Burden of Cancer
Most of us in developed countries have dwelled in the shadow of cancer. We've anxiously awaited a test result, become intimate with chemotherapy for ourselves or a loved one or ...
Obesity a big barrier for getting a mammogram
Women are less likely to be screened for breast cancer if they are obese, according to a new study in the Journal of Women's Health. Despite having insurance and receiving ...
Study: Cancer Prevention May Begin at the Vegetable Stand
Mothers have a new reason to make their children eat their greens, and it is not just "because I told you so." A recent article published by Georgetown researchers in ...
Yearly Mammograms from Age 40 Save 71 Percent More Lives, Study Shows
ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2011) — A new study questions the controversial U.S. Preventative Service Task Force recommendations for breast cancer screening, with data that shows starting at a younger age ...
Poor Americans Face More Toxic Exposure
Low-income communities suffer from a plethora of problems that are largely absent in more affluent areas. Among these are high crime rates, lack of employment opportunities, crowded, underfunded schools, substandard ...
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