There is still no cure, but there are some methods of prevention that can decrease the risks of breast cancer.
Follow these healthy breast habits today:
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Eat a balanced diet
- Examine yourself
- Know your breasts
Learn more about each step you can towards minimizing your breast cancer risk Here.
We all dislike tests, but when it comes to your health it’s more important than ever to make sure you ace them.
Here are 10 tests that should be done regularly to provide you with all the information you need for a healthier life.
1- Waist Circumference
2- Heart Risk
3- Body Mass Index (BMI)
4- Blood Pressure Checks
5- Bad Cholesteral
6- Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
7- Blood Sugar
8– At Home Cancer Checks
9- Cancer Screening
10- Test for Known Risks
According to MSN.Sympatico
Inegy, a drug used to treat high cholesterol could cause cancer, doctors warned last night.
Heart experts called for caution over the use of Inegy, which is taken as a daily pill.
At least one leading specialist said he would not take the drug, while others said the jury was still out.
The U.S. has ordered an investigation into Inegy, which combines the widely used statin drug simvastatin with a new medication called ezetimibe.
While statins block cholesterol in the liver, ezetimibe blocks the absorption of cholesterol in the gut.
In Britain, about 300,000 NHS prescriptions have been dispensed for Inegy in the last two years. Other patients use ezetimibe on its own.
NICE, the NHS ‘rationing’ body, last November approved wider use of ezetimibe for the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia, a condition leading to high concentrations of cholesterol in the blood.
Results from a controversial study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine show a higher than expected number of cancer cases reported among patients taking Inegy.
It showed a total of 105 cancer cases among Inegy patients compared with 70 taking a placebo. That was an increase on the preliminary rates of 93 and 65 respectively reported in July.
The trial found no benefit of the drug in reducing aortic disease in patients with a partially blocked heart valve, and little effect on cardiovascular events such as heart attacks.
You can’t change most things that increase your odds of getting breast cancer. But building the following five priorities into your life may cut your risk—or make it more likely you’ll find cancer early, when it’s more easily treated.
1. Limit yourself to two or three alcoholic drinks a week.
2. Exercise at least three times a week (more often is better).
3. Maintain your body weight, or lose weight if you’re overweight.
4. Do a monthly self breast self-exam.
5. Have a mammogram once a year after 40.
According to Lorie Parch
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — As 3D images illuminate the viewfinder, a joystick delicately maneuvers a pair of robotic arms. It may sound like a video game, but Dr. Nikhil Shah is actually performing cancer surgery.
In this case, the surgeon is removing a man’s prostate gland. Robotic surgery is a growing trend in treating prostate cancer. The number of cases have increased sevenfold in the past four years, from 10,000 in 2004 to a projected 70,000 in 2008, according to Intuitive Surgical Inc., the creators of the robotic device. The advantages of robotics — fewer side effects and quicker recovery times in many patients — have led to increased use for other surgeries, including hysterectomy, kidney cancer and some heart procedures. Read more…
According to Danielle Dellorto
After nearly a decade of setbacks and false starts, stem-cell science finally seems to be hitting its stride. Just a year after Japanese scientists first reported that they had generated stem cells by reprogramming adult skin cells — without using embryos — American researchers have managed to use that groundbreaking technique to achieve another scientific milestone. They created the first nerve cells from reprogrammed stem cells — an important demonstration of the potential power of stem-cell-based treatments to cure disease. Read more…
According to ALICE PARK
The word “ubiquitous” comes to mind with potassium, a mineral found in all the body’s cells as well as in the fluid surrounding them. It’s involved in almost every vital body process: maintaining blood pressure, heart and kidney function, muscle contraction, even digestion. And we humans were obviously meant to get plenty of it, since it’s abundant in just about any fresh, whole food—from potatoes and peas to milk and fish.
Why, then, do surveys show that most Americans get less than half the recommended amounts of potassium? Read more…
According to Joyce Hendley
Second tainted sample found at another farm in Mexico; serrano and jalapeno peppers from that country are now suspect.
THURSDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials have widened their warning on peppers from Mexico after another salmonella-tainted sample, along with tainted irrigation water, was found at a second farm.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration now advises consumers to avoid all raw serrano peppers from Mexico, along with raw jalapenos from that country and all the foods that contain them, the agency announced late Wednesday night.
“Laboratory testing has confirmed that both a sample of serrano pepper and a sample of irrigation water collected by agency investigators on a farm in the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, contain Salmonella saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint as the strain of bacteria that is causing the current outbreak in the United States,” the agency said in a news release. Read more…
According to Steven Reinberg
Be Label-Conscious:
Make sense of the fine print on your sunscreen tube
Chemical Sunscreens
Ingredients like benzophenones, salicylates, and cinnamates form a protective film to -absorb UV rays before they penetrate the skin’s surface.
Physical Sunscreens
These work by reflecting the sun’s UV rays. Look for zinc oxide or titanium oxide.
Photoaging
Skin damage caused by sun exposure — like fine lines, wrinkles, age spots, and the leathery texture seen on folks playing shuffleboard in Boca Raton.
SPF (Sun Protection Factor)
The number that tells you how much longer a sunscreen will keep you from burning than no protection at all. Say you normally turn pink after 10 minutes without sunblock. SPF 15 would shield you 15 times as long as that — or for 150 minutes — before you start to burn. Read more…
Children as young as 2 should be tested for high cholesterol, group says
MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — In a further concession to the impact of the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States, a leading group of pediatricians is recommending that kids as young as 8 years old be given cholesterol-lowering drugs in hopes of preventing heart problems later in life.The American Academy of Pediatrics also recommends that children as young as 2 years old start having their cholesterol levels screened if they have a family history of heart disease or high cholesterol. Screening should start no later than 10, the academy said.
Dr. Steven P. Shelov, chairman of pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center and head of Maimonides Infants & Children’s Hospital in New York City, said he agreed with the new guidelines. “More aggressive screening is a good idea, and the use of [cholesterol-lowering] statins at relatively low doses will keep cholesterol at safer ranges.” Read more…
According to Steven Reinberg
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