Lithium Usage for Brain Cancer
February 11, 2020Will using lithium after radiation restore the cognitive function of the brain following cancer? Lauren Sharkey gives more information in her article in Medical News Today which was fact-checked by Isabel Godfrey. Many lives are saved by radiation, but it can also have a detrimental effect on the brain, and according to findings, lithium can […]
LiveScience recently published an article about the health benefits of consuming pineapple. These tropical fruits are rich in vitamins, enzymes and antioxidants that may help to boost the immune system, build strong bones and aid in digestion. They are sweet but low in calories. The fruit is made of individual berries that grow together around […]
Coping with ear-ringing is a constant and irritating problem when you have tinnitus. An article written by David Owen, a staff writer for The New Yorker, attempts to give us more information on this condition and how to cope with it. Most of the 50 million Americans who have tinnitus also have some hearing loss […]
The blood transports cancer cells to other parts of our body, and researchers have now developed a new kind of laser that can find and zap those tumor cells from the outside of the skin. Livescience has written an article about this new diagnostic tool. This tool may be in the future as a commercial […]
Aspirin May Help Risk of Specific Cancers
February 7, 2020Dr. Robert Ashley, M.D., internist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of California gives more specific information about how aspirin may help the risk of cancer. During the studies of aspirin and heart attacks, the first inklings of a decreased risk of cancer were shown, especially with colon cancer. These particular studies couldn’t […]
Targeting The Spread of Pancreatic Cancer
February 6, 2020Garvan Institute of Medical Research has published an article regarding the key to targeting the spread of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic tumors consist of cancer cells that are interwoven with blood vessels and matrix fibers. A team of international researchers has revealed how aggressive pancreatic cancer cells change their environment to enable easy passage to other […]
Oh, Those New Year’s Resolutions!
February 5, 2020This seems to be a time for new beginnings for many with the change of years. New year, new you. Just remember that you don’t have to become a whole new person just to make a positive change in your life. There is research that suggests a big 46% of New Year’s resolution-makers break those […]
Can fat really build up in our lungs? Rachael Rettner, senior writer for Live answers these concerns for us. This is just one insidious place that fat can accumulate! For the first time, there is a new study that shows fat can accumulate in the airway walls of the lungs. The accumulation was higher among […]
Robert Preidt, of HealthDay Reporter, recently posted an article on the increased calls to poison control for psychoactive. Marijuana, kratom, magic mushrooms and nutmeg are natural substances with psychoactive effects. These have triggered more than 67,300 calls to U.S. Poison Control Center over nearly two decades. These many calls make an average of about 3,743 […]
Tim Newman recently published an article that was fact-checked by Jasmin Collier and published in Medical News Today on the risk of breast cancer with the use of hair dye. There has been a recent study investigating the links between hair products and breast cancer that has caused quite a stir. Breast cancer affects about […]
