Archive for January, 2009
Monday, January 26th, 2009
How can something we love hurt us so much? That something is of course the sun. It can be confusing when doctors talk about the dangers of not getting enough sun, versus the dangers of getting too much sun. In fact, a study came out last year saying that people ...
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Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Breast cancer is the commonest form of cancer in women and, next to lung cancer, it is the second main cause of cancer death in females. In 2004 some 186,772 new cases of breast cancer were reported according to the American Cancer Society and this number would seem to be ...
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
If you have been diagnosed with skin cancer you may well be wondering what treatment you will receive as, even if you have already had your treatment options explained to you in detail by your doctor, you might still be confused by all the medical jargon that was thrown at ...
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Where prostate cancer has moved out of the prostate and reached into other parts of your body it is classed as advanced prostate cancer and treating advanced prostate cancer is much more difficult than treatment when cancer is confined to the prostate gland. If your cancer has not spread ...
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
The prostate is a fairly small gland that is roughly the the same size as a walnut and is situated under the bladder and just in front of the rectum. The prostate is a very important gland that manufactures the liquid that helps to carry male sperm. One very ...
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
A few years ago, heart disease was THE leading cause of death in the country. It's now in the same league as obesity. However, that changes very little, as obesity often lead to heart disease, which just makes the argument cyclical. If you’ve lived life to the fullest – which ...
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
DEFINITION OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSUREOur arteries carry blood from our heart to the rest of our body. When our blood flows through our arteries at a higher pressure than normal, it results in a condition called ‘High Blood Pressure’ (also named ‘Hypertension’).According to medical standards a normal blood pressure stands ...
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