Breast Self-Exams

 

 It was once widely recommended that women check their own breasts once a month. But studies suggest these breast self-exams play a very small role in finding cancer. The current thinking is that it's

Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer

 

 Some types of breast cancer are fueled by the hormones estrogen or progesterone. A biopsy can reveal whether a tumor has receptors for estrogen (ER-positive) and/or progesterone (PR-positive). About two

Helping Alzheimer's Patients

Family members or professional caregivers who do everything for older adults with Alzheimer's disease may just be wanting to help. In spite of this one University of Alberta researcher says that creating excess dependency may rob the patients of their

Ethical Implications of Testing for Alzheimer's Disease Risk

Alzheimer's disease remains untreatable despite diagnostic tests being increasingly capable of identifying plaques and tangles present in the disease. 
Questions remain about how these tests can be used in research studies examining

Discovery Could Lead To New Treatments For Asthma

Reprogramming the immune cells that promotes asthma diminishes airway damage and inflammation in mice, a discovery that could lead to new treatment options for asthm

Infertility Likely To Raise Risk of Mental Disorders in Women

Infertility raises women's risk of being hospitalized for mental health disorders, a study warns. 
They also found a significantly higher risk for substance abuse among these women

Novel Therapies For Liver Cancer In The Offing

Researchers have created the first mouse model demonstrating the role of a cancer promoting gene, Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1, in liver cancer. 

The mouse model represents a critical step in understanding the molecular mechanisms of liver cancer

Dietary Supplementation Of An Algae Extract Improves Good Cholesterol Levels

A dietary supplementation of an algae extract can help boost high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. 

In a study funded by Health Enhancement Products of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Smiti Gupta, Ph.D., assistant

Can Medicare Help You Quit Smoking?

Free counseling sessions are available for those trying to kick the habit

In the past, Medicare has covered antismoking counseling only for those who have already developed health problems from tobacco use. These sessions require a 20 percent copayment and are subject to the annual Part B deductible.

Intake of Seafood Halves Risk of Heart Attack

Including seafood once a week in your diet may reduce the heart attack risk by 50 percent, reveals a study. 

Prawns, crabs, squid and octopus are just as packed with vitamins, minerals and fish oils as fish like salmon or cod, the Daily Mail reported. 

Aerosol Structures Captured by X-Ray Vision

Most exhaustive images to date of airborne soot particles, a key contributor to global warming and a health risk has been captured by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. 

The discovery reveals the particles' surprisingly complex nanostructures and could ultimately aid the understanding of atmospheric processes important to climate change, as well as the design of cleaner combustion sources, from car engines to power plants. 

Virus Hitches Ride On Blood Cells To Kill Cancer

Scientists have discovered when a cancer-killing virus is injected in the bloodstream it hitches a ride on blood cells and evades attack from the immune system, allowing it to reach cancer tumors, and start destroying cancer cells. They suggest this means it may be possible to use promising "viral therapy" during routine outpatient sessions, like chemotherapy, to treat a wide range ofcancers.

Certain viruses, like the reovirus, that causes colds and mild stomach upsets, prefer to attack cancer cells. They also stimulate the immune system to attack tumors.