New Dangers of Radiation Therapy Exposed
Over the past several months, journalists have exposed some risks of radiation therapy that have been previously unknown, sometimes with disastrous consequences. Some experts estimate that 1 in 20 men undergoing radiation therapy will have such complications. Many of the problems involve technical errors that went unrecognized, leading to serious radiation overdoses. I’ll go over [...]
Think Twice Before Booking Holiday Travel
Imagine it: a beach, a drink and a Christmas tree. Sounds a little like paradise, right? A lot of us get the urge to escape for a week or so around this time of year. After all, the holidays don’t just bring cheer and good will – they bring snow, ice and wind. It’s natural [...]
Those of you who are regular readers of my blogs know that I don’t believe you need a New Year’s resolution to commit to making healthy changes in your lifestyle. Even so, now that the holidays are over and we transcend into 2011, millions of Americans are making their annual pledge to reinvent themselves by [...]
Make a List, Check it Twice!
The NPD Group, a leading market research company, recently released a report entitled Before the Store. This report represents nearly 5,000 survey respondents from 2,000 households and provides insight into consumer shopping habits. Survey questions assessed a wide range of topics, including: -who in the household does the shopping, -where people shop for food and [...]
Soy Pills Help Prostate Cancer?
A new study by the National Institutes of Health has discovered a pill containing a chemical found in soy beans that might help slow the spread of prostate-cancer cells. An antioxidant called genistein, which is found in soy products, stopped the spread of cancer in mice. The study, whose findings were being presented in Philadelphia [...]
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