More Research Needed Before Medical Marijuana Can Be Recommended for Rheumatoid Arthritis More Research Needed Before Medical Marijuana Can Be Recommended for Rheumatoid Arthritis:- Although the federal government still classifies marijuana as an illegal drug with high potential for dependency and little medical value, medical marijuana is now legal in […]
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What’s the Connection Between Bone Density and Breast Cancer? Treatment for breast cancer can be a harsh affair. In attempting to save the life of the patient from the most imminent threat – that posed by the cancer itself – some treatments can cause painful or life-altering side effects. With […]
How Long Has COPD Been Around? Although humans have likely dealt with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – an incurable and progressive disease that results from damage to the lungs making it progressively more difficult to breathe – for nearly as long as we’ve had lungs, descriptions of the condition didn’t […]
8 Ways Parents Can Help Manage Their Teen’s Diabetes 8 Ways Parents Can Help Manage Their Teen’s Diabetes:- If you have a teen with diabetes, you know how exhausting it is to help them with their self-care. You want to stay involved with monitoring blood sugar numbers like you did […]
What High-Tech Tools Are Available to Fight Depression What High-Tech Tools Are Available to Fight Depression:- After performing major heart surgery to repair an aneurysm and a triple bypass in June 2016, doctors told David McGee’s wife that he “wasn’t worth 5 cents,” says the 65-year-old clockmaker and locksmith from […]
What Is Axillary Web Syndrome? The American Cancer Society reports that surgery to remove a cancerous tumor is prescribed in 95 percent of early stage breast cancers and more than 70 percent of advanced stage breast cancers. This surgery is performed as a lumpectomy (in which the tumor and a […]
Turning the Sleep Dial Up and Down on Depression Turning the Sleep Dial Up and Down on Depression:- Sleep problems and depression are often tangled up like sheets on an unmade bed. Not getting enough sleep raises the risk for the mood disorder, and depression can deeply disrupt ZZZ’s. The […]
Is There an Association Between Vitamin B and Lung Cancer Is There an Association Between Vitamin B and Lung Cancer:- You may have read the news headlines about a recent analysis that linked vitamin B intake to lung cancer. If you take vitamin B supplements, you may wonder what it […]
What New Depression Drug Possibilities Are Out There What New Depression Drug Possibilities Are Out There:- Medications are a common and often effective treatment for depression, but they are far from perfect. In fact, in some cases meds have proven to be no better than a placebo, and some patients […]
Colorectal Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Patients Colorectal Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Patients:- Colorectal cancer has been in the headlines lately, given that an American Cancer Society study found the disease has become more common in younger adults under the age of 50. The research […]
