Skin cancer is a hot topic that many people worry about because everyone is susceptible; especially when spring and summer are just around the corner. The experts spout advice on how to prevent skin cancer from developing on your body. And you are given detailed instructions on how to identify...
How many times have you heard how important first impressions are? People will tell you when you first meet someone new, the individual decides within the first few minutes of the initial encounter whether or not you are someone he/she would like to: befriend, hire, become lovers with, or avoid...
Actor Patrick Swayze has died after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. According to his publicist, Swayze died with his family by his side. Swayze was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in early 2008. Doctors later determined the cancer had spread to his liver. This January, he was admitted to a...
Life is full of hazards that can affect our health and well being. It is amazing that most of us are able to hurdle these obstacles and overcome the adversities we are faced with everyday without our bodies succumbing to illness due to these risks and the ever present pressures of life. But we...
Myo-inositol is a naturally occurring substance, along with the presence of the PI3K gene may be the "pathway" to preventing lung cancer. In a breakthrough study, researchers found that after taking the readily available dietary supplement, a gene identified as PI3K gets deactivated and slows...
Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...
As is true of many of the diseases on the medical spectrum, skin diseases reference a wide array of conditions which affect the skin. Diseases affecting the skin can be caused by complications of other medical conditions, fungal infections, bacterial infections, allergic reactions, and even insect...
Legendary Swindler Bernie Madoff has pancreatic cancer according to prison inmates. Pancreatic cancer is not a disease that is easy to beat and usually its one of those things that you go pretty quickly. I hate to see anyone die of cancer, but I'm sure a lot of detractors are out celebrating this...
Elizabeth Edwards has addressed her latest battle against cancer with honesty, grace, and eloquence with a Facebook post. Edwards wrote: "I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces: my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have...
This morning the NY Post declared that Bernie Madoff had cancer in its headline: “Bernie's Cancer Cell: Madoff Dying-- Unless He Can Cheat Death, Too.” However, a US Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman is now saying that this is not true. "While the NY Post story is full of inaccuracies, and we can't...
