Tag Archives: Preventing disease

03 Nov

Smoking Increases the Risk of Colon Cancer

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We all know that smoking increases the risk of lung cancer. But recent evidence also shows that smoking increases the risk of colon and rectal cancer by 18 to 26% http://bit.ly/Vd8csw .

Importantly, the risk continued to be increased for up to 25 years after a person stopped smoking! In smokers, the risk of colon cancer was less if that person was not obese or if the person had above normal fruit intake.

Here…

14 Oct

Have You Been Exposed to Arsenic?

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Millions of people in the world have been exposed to arsenic through contamination of drinking water. Arsenic can cause a higher risk of cancers, including lung cancer, bladder cancer, and skin cancer.

Many people grew up in countries other than the United States. C. Steinmaus and co-authors (Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2013, Volume 22, Page 623), reported on studies of patients who lived in Northern Chile. Since over a quarter million people were exposed…

09 Sep

Are you now at higher risk of prostate cancer?

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Prostate cancer occurs in one of every six men in the United States. It is the most frequently cancer diagnosed in men, and it results in one out of every nine cancer deaths in men.

Who is at higher risk of getting prostate cancer? It is

well-known that having a family history of prostate cancer or being African-American results in a higher risk of prostate cancer. Men with those characteristics are usually screened more intensively…

30 Jun

Your Chances of Surviving Cancer are Improving

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We are all afraid of getting cancer. and everyone is feeling that cancer is becoming much more common. 1 of every 6 men and 1 of every 8 women will get cancer at sometime in their lives.

But now we have a progress report from the American Association for Cancer Research http://bit.ly/mYEfwr that shows great progress in the fight against the second leading cause of death in Americans. Between 1990 and 2008, the death…

03 Jun

You May Need More Sleep to Stay Healthy

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Getting enough sleep is very important. Reduced sleep can lead to diabetes and obesity. Sleep also helps learning and memory.

A recent study shows how the benefits of sleep occur. In a study by J. Broussard and coauthors http://bit.ly/QKf7b1 people were allowed either 4.5 or 8.5 hours of sleep. In people with shorter sleep, biopsies of fat cells from the area around the navel showed resistance to insulin compared to people with more sleep.

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13 May

Preventing Falls Can Save Lives

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As people age, there is a loss of mobility and an increased tendency to falls. This can result in concussions (e.g. Hillary Clinton), brain bleeding, fractures, and even death. Because this is such a problem in aging, you need to be aware of how to prevent falls and preserve maximum mobility.

In institutions (hospitals, nursing homes) as well as in private homes where you are taking care of elderly family members, at least 20% of…

01 Apr

Health Care Solutions for New Grads and Young Adults

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Young adults 18 to 35 years of age, including recent graduates, are faced with an important health care challenge: you may have only

a low income (maybe even none), perhaps high student loans, no health conditions or challenges, and you want to know how to protect the quality of and access to your health care. Since you are not sick, why should you even consider getting health insurance coverage, with you knowing it can be really…

04 Mar

You Can Prevent Oral and Throat Cancer

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Oral and throat cancers are serious and life-threatening, and adequate treatment often produces disfiguring scarring, loss of teeth (due to radiation side effects), and dramatic reduction in quality of life.

Prevention of these terrible conditions is effective. Since the disease is caused by smoking and excess drinking, as well as HPV (human papilloma virus, the same virus that causes cervix cancer, vaginal cancer and penis cancer), you can reduce your risk of these serious cancers….

27 Feb

Health Awards at the “Oscars”

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In a spectacular 2013 Academy Awards show, many health and disease issues were in the background. Here are my nominees for my Award for Most Important Performance by an illness or an individual.

Amour, for the portrayal of stroke, cerebrovascular disease, and caregivers Silver Linings Playbook, for the portrayals of mental illnesses and adjustment to illness Michael Douglas, for demonstration of outstanding survivorship after throat cancer and its treatment Robin Roberts, for her appearance on…

11 Jan

Hillary’s Blood Clot: a Lesson for You

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Hillary Clinton had a blood clot in her leg in 1998. Recently, she developed an unusual blood clot outside of her brain, and she is again on anticoagulants (blood thinners). Because she has now had two blood clots, Hillary should be evaluated for a possible hypercoagulable state, a genetic tendency towards recurrent blood clots.

Many patients get blood clots and they can be life-threatening. Because of this, knowing if…

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