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Moms are considered the cornerstone of the community, and recent research shows that moms are now in control of more than 60% of the family budgets. Helping moms stretch their budgets a little bit further while still finding a moment every day to connect with other moms and renew themselves is the primary goal for [...]
The Kidney Cancer Association received an award for its commitment to research at the world’s largest oncology meeting. At opening ceremonies of the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the KCA joined seven charities and many corporate sponsors at the latest event in Chicago.
The KCA was recognized for funding Young Investigator [...]
After a five-year wait, Vincent Liew was ecstatic when he got the call in 2002 that a new kidney was available for him. The 37-year-old diabetic was in complete kidney failure and receiving dialysis three times every week. Liew and his wife Kimberly believed the transplanted kidney would save his life. Instead, the kidney was [...]
Getting rid of heartburn may cause broken bones. At least that’s warning the FDA is requiring certain heartburn medications to place on their labels. Heartburn treatments that belong to a family of medications called “proton pump inhibitors” or PPIs will now be required to carry a warning on their label that taking high does of [...]
Having a few drinks each week may offer many people an extra layer of protection against Alzheimer’s disease, according to a Spanish study released earlier this week. While alcohol seemed to have more benefit to certain groups than others, people who were otherwise healthy seemed to gain some protection from moderate alcohol consumption.
The group who [...]
Women who have been given testosterone are less likely to trust strangers, according to a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In research conducted by Dutch psychologist Jack van Honk of Utrecht University, 24 young women with a median age of 20 years, were randomly assigned to groups given either [...]
Dr. Andrew Wakefield, a British physician who convinced millions of parents that the development of autism in children was directly related or caused by a common vaccine was forbidden to practice medicine in Britain. The UK’s medical group determined that his research was unethical and led to many parents refusing to allow their children to [...]
Hunts® brand products will no longer contain High Fructose Corn Syrup, according to an announcement by parent company ConAgra Foods. In a marketing effort to appease the health conscious, Hunt’s is now offering a 100% Natural catsup – a product that contains no artificial ingredients or preservatives, and is simply made with tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, [...]
A major new study challenges the prevailing wisdom that moderate drinking, especially of red wine, provides protection against heart disease. Instead, the study shows that
people with higher social status are more likely to be moderate drinkers. They also have a healthier lifestyle that includes more exercise, fewer health problems overall and are less likely to [...]
An innovative treatment developed by French researchers gives new hope to patients with advanced cases of four of the deadliest cancers. Dr. Dominique Elias of Institut Gustave Roussy is the primary author of a paper published in the May issue of the French Annals of Surgery.
The groundbreaking study treated cancers that are usually fatal with [...]
