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World Cancer Day, 2013, is a day to reflect on the global impact of cancer. This year, 7.6 million people around the world will die from cancer. Four million of them will be adults between the ages of 30 and 69 years; many others will be children. According to the The Union for International Cancer […]

Want to tackle the fifth-leading cause of cancer death in women? Start with a pencil and paper.  A simple three-question survey, developed by a research team from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, may help identify women who could benefit the most from screening tests for ovarian cancer. The team, led by M. Robyn Andersen,

Headaches are an extremely common and disabling condition. Headaches can range from mild to severe, and the causes of headache vary widely. For some people, something as simple as missing their morning cup of coffee or eating a bar of chocolate can bring on a headache or migraine. Most headaches fall into three categories: tension

Is your bathroom cabinet overflowing with expired medicines? If so, you’re not alone. Almost everyone has faced the dilemma of expired or unwanted drugs in the medicine cabinet. But few of us know the best way to dispose of the prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs we use to control everything from a heart rate to

Is 2012 really the worst year for seasonal allergies (hayfever)? If you’re allergic to pollens, you may be sneezing and snorting your way through spring this year – and you’re not alone. Early warm weather and above-normal pollen counts have made spring miserable for the more than 50 million people with seasonal allergies in the

Kids to Grandma and Grandpa: Lock up the medicine, please! Nearly one out of four grandparents store prescription medications in a place where children can easily access those medications – and that habit, University of Michigan researchers suggest, contributes to an epidemic of unintentional poisoning injuries for children. The University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital

While 90 percent of people in the United States and United Kingdom support organ donation, only 30 percent know what steps they need to take to become an organ donor. Are you one of the other 70 percent? Learning the facts about organ donation can help you to decide whether you want to register as an organ donor. Here’s a rundown of the top ten organ donation myths – and the truths to dispel them.

For people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD), short winter days often mean misery. Symptoms of SAD may include intense mood swings, strong food cravings, overwhelming fatigue, sleeping too much, and general malaise. Other symptoms include anxiety, lethargy, difficulty sleeping, and social and sexual problems. Here’s how you can beat seasonal affective disorder this winter. About

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has declared November 2011 “American Diabetes Month.” The slogan is  “Stop Diabetes” accompanied by a picture of a lovely, trim, young lady with a hand outstretched like a traffic cop. The ADA maps out a truly ambitious plan for its “Stop Diabetes Movement,” urging people to get involved in multiple ways. So how do we stop diabetes? YourMedicalSource spoke with Dr. Joel Zonszein, Director of the Clinical Diabetes Center of Montefiore Medical Center and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York.

As parents, we stock our kids’ lunchboxes with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, yogurt, hummus, salads, and other healthful foods. Then we ship them off to school, feeling confident that we’re offering them healthier food for lunch than the high-sodium, fat, and sugar meals of hot pockets, corn dogs, and meatloaf so common

WebQuit, an online study to help people stop smoking, is looking for people who want to quit the cigarette habit. People who sign up for the program will recieve free online help, including tips and advice about how to quit smoking and the benefits of quitting smoking. On June 25, we spoke with WebQuit study

Is microwaved food really hazardous to your health? Do hidden dangers lurk in the chemical structures of foods cooked in a microwave oven? Type “microwave food dangers” into any web search engine, and you’ll discover a multitude of claims about the supposed hazards of microwave ovens. According to these stories, foods cooked in microwave ovens