‘Health’ Archives
October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is breast cancer awareness month and both men and women are participating by wearing a breast cancer bracelet, a pink ribbon, or taking part in a breast cancer walk. The disease is the most common kind of cancer for U.S. women. The chance of a woman having invasive breast cancer is about one in eight, according to the American Cancer [...]
Nurses Gain New Ammunition For Increasing Role In Health Care
With the loss of physicians and other pressures placed on the medical profession because of healthcare reform, nurses are once again pressuring to gain more responsibility and independence in providing health care. According to a U.S. Institute of Medicine report, nurses can handle much of the strain that healthcare reform will place on doctors [...]
Celiac Disease On The Rise According To Researchers
New research published in the Annals of Medicine suggests celiac disease can develop at any age -- even in seniors who seemed for decades to be able to eat the foods that trigger the autoimmune disease. Celiac disease is triggered by eating gluten, the protein in many grains including wheat, barley, and rye. The condition prompts the immune [...]
