Archive for the 'Cancer' Category
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk.
And the tanning industry disputes the findings. (more…)
Burns, Cancer | Comments (0)
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) devices produce electrical currents to stimulate nerves through unbroken skin.
Here’s the Cochrane review. (more…)
Cancer, Cochrane Library, Pain, TENS/FNS/VNS | Comments (0)
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Being overweight after breast cancer treatment may increase a woman’s risk for recurrent disease.
Researchers at the University of Arizona, in Tucson found that there are benefits from drinking green tea, but weight loss isn’t one of them. (more…)
Cancer, FDA/FTC, Obesity, Tea | Comments (0)
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010
Men with prostate cancer who consumed the active compounds in green tea demonstrated a reduction in test results that predict prostate cancer progression, according to researchers at LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, in Louisiana. (more…)
Cancer, Prostate, Tea | Comments (0)
Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland report positive results in healthy women.
Then, we review yoga in cancer, with emphasis in breast cancer patients.
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Cancer, Menopause, Yoga | Comments (0)
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Researchers from the University of Birmingham, in the UK reviewed the evidence that smoking cessation after diagnosis of a primary lung cancer affects patients’ outcomes. (more…)
Cancer, Smoking Cessation | Comments (0)
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Alexithymia is the inability to describe emotions in a verbal manner. Alexithymia is likely to be involved in the pain experience of cancer patients.
Researchers at the Universidad de Almería, in Spain, report their preliminary findings using meditation (mindfulness). (more…)
Cancer, Meditation, Mindfulness, Pain | Comments (0)
Saturday, July 31st, 2010
This product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm.
Swallowing doses of this bleach, such as those recommended in the labeling can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and symptoms of severe dehydration. (more…)
Acne/Rosacea, Cancer, Common Cold, Consumer Alert, Diarrhea/Constipation, FDA/FTC, HIV/AIDS, Liver Disease, Nausea/Vomiting | Comments (0)
Friday, July 30th, 2010
We commonly take them, but studies show mixed results regarding their health benefits, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center, in Durham, North Carolina. (more…)
Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cancer, Folic Acid, Heart Disease, Macular Degeneration, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Stroke, Vitamins | Comments (0)
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Swedish massage in hospitalized oncology patients enhances their course of treatment, according to researchers at the Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. (more…)
Cancer, Massage | Comments (0)