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The Global Threat of Secondhand Smoke
Though studies have linked secondhand smoke to death an illness, a new study suggests that very little is done by parents to protect their children. Appearing in the latest issue of the American Journal of Public Health, the study examined the smoking histories of the adults in the homes, exposures to secondhand smoke inside the house, around the community, and attitudes toward smoking. Researchers used air-sampling technology to examine nicotine levels in the homes and hair samples to measure individual levels of exposure in non-smoking women and children. (Read more about The Global Threat of Secondhand Smoke)
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Dr. Douglas Taranow
Taranow Plastic Surgery
169 East 69 Street
Manhattan,
NY
10021
Call (888) 245-5617
Do you want to lose weight because diet and exercise hasn't worked enough? Not pleased by the size or look of your breasts, nose or lips? If you feel that plastic surgery can do everything that diet and exercise haven't, or you want to change your appearance, then you need to first find a plastic surgeon. Dr. Douglas Taranow can be the key to getting the image you have always wanted. High-quality results for Dr. Taranow is his biggest priority, because he knows how much plastic surgery can be life changing. Located in NYC, Dr. Taranow and his plastic surgery practice Taranow Plastic Surgery can give you what you have been looking for. He is board-certified, and carries the experience and skills necessary to reshape your look.
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10 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer
Most of the news we hear about breast cancer deals with addressing the disease after it's already been diagnosed. The best treatment for any disease, is through prevention. Here are 10 ways to lower your breast cancer risk.
1. Exercise and be consistant about it. Moderate physical activity, like brisk walking, 3 times a week can reduce a young woman's risk of developing breast cancer by 33%, and the risk of breast cancer after menopause by 26%.
2. If you smoke, quit now. The sooner, the better. (Read more about 10 Ways to Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer)
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Dr. Lucia Boselli
The Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx,
NY
10469
Call (888) 860-7136
You need a CAT Scan? Eastchester Center for Cancer Care in the Bronx offers state-of-the-art imaging services including CAT Scans and MRI. Dr. Lucia Boselli is a consulting physician at the Eastchester and has specialized in radiation oncology.
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Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There
A recent report by health provider BUPA has found that people's worries are damaging their health by causing sleepless nights, loss of sex drive, and erratic eating habits. The 2007 Worry Report demonstrates that almost one in five people constantly worry about numerous things, and more than half feel they worry more now than five years ago. Half of the people surveyed this year, which is 6% more than in 2006, claimed they were more worried about their health and their family's health than about other concerning issues such as climate change or terrorist attacks. The survey finds that almost three quarters of people worry, but around 19% admit to worrying all the time or about a number of things. (Read more about Worried Sick? There Might Be Some Truth There)
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Austin Chiropractic Center
Austin Chiropractic Center
6800 West Gate Blvd, Ste 117
Austin,
TX
78745
Call 512-371-6936
You toss and turn at night because of your back pain. You are constantly feeling pain and pressure in your lower back. You may be suffering from a condition known as Spinal Stenosis. If you think you have explored every remedy for your pain and are considering back surgery, there may be another option. Dr. James Edwards of the Austin Chiropractic Center utilizes state-of-the art techniques like Spinal Decompression to help his patients feel like themselves again. The center is conveniently located in Austin, Texas.
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Cancer Patients In Need of Psychological and Social Support
A recent report from the Institute of Medicine addresses the toll that cancer therapies have on patients' mental and emotional state that may potentially cause other health problems. Cancer treatments save and prolong many people's lives; however, care that focuses solely on eradicating tumors without acknowledging a patient's well-being can increase the patient's suffering and affect their ability to follow through on treatment. The report proposes that oncology care providers use a new standard of care that accomplishes three goals: screen patients for distress and other problems, coordinate and connect patients with health care or service providers who can treat these problems, and periodically re-evaluate patients to determine if patient care needs adjustment. (Read more about Cancer Patients In Need of Psychological and Social Support)
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Immune Recovery Foundation Dr.S. Edward Bradford
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
Call 888-337-9370
Older men know the importance of regular prostate check-ups, because nothing is more important than catching prostate cancer early. However, for those that currently suffer from prostate cancer, they can go the trained professionals at The Immune Recovery Clinic of the Immune Recovery Foundation in North Carolina for great treatment.
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All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A recent study by Kaiser Permanente Researchers has found that the effects of alcohol on breast cancer are the same, regardless of whether a woman drinks wine, beer, or liquor. The ethyl alcohol found in those drinks and the quantity consumed are the factors that weigh heavily on breast cancer risk. Researchers believe the increased risk from three or more drinks a day is similar to the increased breast cancer risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes a day or more. They claim that "Population studies have consistently linked drinking alcohol to an increased risk of female breast cancer, but until now there has been little data, most of it conflicting, about an independant role played by the choice of beverage type." (Read more about All Types of Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Risk)
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Dr. Robert McKeen, MD
South Bay Bariatrics
2505 Samaritan Drive, Suite 600
San Jose,
CA
95124
Call (888) 566-9369
Do you want to end your morbid obesity? If so, call Dr. Robert McKeen at South Bay Bariatrics in San Jose, California today to get the help you deserve. Dr. McKeen offers the LAP-BAND(R) surgery treatment to help you get your life back.
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Is there a relation between Deodorants and breast cancer?
British scientists measured the aluminum content inside of breast tissue to find a relation between breast cancer and deodorants. They found that there is a significantly higher portion in the outer regions of the breast that have the greatest exposure to antiperspirant. This recent study identified a specific distribution of aluminum in breast tissue which may be associated with breast cancer. (Read more about Is there a relation between Deodorants and breast cancer?)
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Immune Recovery Foundation Dr.S. Edward Bradford
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
Call 888-337-9370
Older men know the importance of regular prostate check-ups, because nothing is more important than catching prostate cancer early. However, for those that currently suffer from prostate cancer, they can go the trained professionals at The Immune Recovery Clinic of the Immune Recovery Foundation in North Carolina for great treatment.
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Five Measures for Preventing 100,000 American Deaths a Year
New research by the Partnership for Prevention suggests that over 100,000 Americans lives could be spared each year by increasing five preventive steps. The report claims that there are serious shortcomings in disease prevention across the US, especially for ethnic minorities.
The greatest preventive impact would be 45,000 lives saved from more adults taking a daily low dose of aspirin to prevent heart disease. Smoking cessation would save 42,000 lives. Adults having regular annual cancer screenings would save 14,000 lives a year. For adults aged 50 of over, an annual flu shot would save 12,000 more lives. Additionally, nearly 4,000 lives would be saved by increasing the number of women aged 40 or over who have been screened for breast cancer in the past two years. The report also suggests that 30,000 cases of pelvic inflammatory disease could be prevented if sexually active young women were screened for chlamydial infection in the past year. (Read more about Five Measures for Preventing 100,000 American Deaths a Year)
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Dr. Arlen Fleisher
Cardiac Surgery Group, PC
Macy Pavillion, WCMC
Valhalla,
NY
10595
Call (888) 869-0280
Do you know if you have diseases in the area surrounding your heart and chest? Think that these types of health problems can't get worse? Well, you're wrong, they can. Therefore, you should contact the Cardiac Surgery Group in New York for your cardiothoracic surgery.
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Electricity Can Slow the Progression of Certain Cancers
New research in the August Issue of Physics Today explains how low-intensity electric fields can disrupt the division of cancer cells and slow the growth of brain tumors. The team of researchers used alternating electric fields that shift electric particles in cells back and forth hundreds of thousands of times per second. These low-intensity alternating electric fields were once thought to only heat cells but after several years of experiments, the researchers have shown the fields to disrupt cell division in tumor cells placed on a glass dish. (Read more about Electricity Can Slow the Progression of Certain Cancers)
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Austin Chiropractic Center
Austin Chiropractic Center
6800 West Gate Blvd, Ste 117
Austin,
TX
78745
Call 512-371-6936
Back pain can really take away your tolerance towards life's everyday pressures. It can make your work life much more stressful, your home life anything but relaxing, and your ability to get to and from place to place nearly out of the question. But, with the right chiropractic care, you can fully repair your troubled back and reclaim the life you lost to your condition. At Austin Chiropractic Center in Austin, Texas, Dr. Cynthia Vaughn, DC is a committed chiropractor who has just the skillful touch you need to ease your pain and get you back in optimal condition.
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The Health Implications of Pollution
The presence of even low levels of air pollution can increase a person's risk of early death, according to research published in the Thorax journal of respiratory medicine. The researchers examined the air quality in different regions of Britain during different time periods as well as national data on the causes of death-more than 5000 adults over age 30 were included. (Read more about The Health Implications of Pollution)
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Lawrence Hospital Center - Rehab Therapy
Lawrence Hospital Center
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville,
NY
10708
Call (888) 245-5611
The day’s orders at the Rehabilitation Services Unit of the Lawrence Hospital Center are simple: High Tech, High Touch. Employ the latest in both technology and techniques, but never forget that you are treating PEOPLE. People who have individual wants, needs and tolerances, people who have gone through a lot and chances are, have a ways to go before they are, what they were, just a short time ago.
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Obesity Drugs May Fight Cancer
Many scientific advances start with serendipity. Scientists at Wake Forest University have made a surprising discovery - an obesity drug can kill cancer cells. The researchers are now using the findings to develop more effective cancer drugs.
This study, published in the online version of Nature Structural and Molecular Biology is the first to report that the drug oralist,Xenical® or Alli® interacts and binds with a protein found in tumor cells causing cell death. The project started when Steven Kridel, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Cancer Biology, analyzed prostate cancer cells to see which enzymes were expressed at high levels in the hope of developing treatments that would inhibit those enzymes and stop tumor growth. (Read more about Obesity Drugs May Fight Cancer)
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Dr. Helen Pass
Lawrence Hospital Center
55 Palmer Avenue
Bronxville,
NY
10708
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Dr. Helen Pass is a breast cancer surgeon in Westchester. She has specialized in the field of breast cancer surgery and other diseases of the breast. Board certified Dr. Pass is on the staff at Lawrence Hospital Center.
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