From: Drugs.com Taking vitamin D supplements does not prevent the bone weakening of osteoporosis in healthy adults, a new review finds. Nearly half of people aged 50 and older use vitamin D supplements, but these findings suggest that there is no need for healthy adults to take these supplements to combat osteoporosis. Instead, the use of these supplements should be …
Reader’s Digest Goes Pink & Names Nine People Making a Difference for Breast Cancer
Alisa Savoretti, Founder of My Hope Chest, Featured on List Seminole, FL (October 16, 2013) – During October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Reader’s Digest is featuring “Nine Names to Know in the Fight Against Breast Cancer.” Among names you will recognize, rises a name you will be hearing more of, Alisa Savoretti. Alisa Savoretti, Founder of My Hope Chest, a …
Anesthesia Technique May Affect Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery: Study
From: Drugs.com The anesthesia technique used during breast cancer surgery may affect cancer recurrence and survival, Danish researchers report. In a small study that followed 77 breast cancer patients, researchers found the combination of a general anesthetic plus injections of a nerve block resulted in increased survival and fewer recurrences, said Dr. Palle Steen Carlsson, a researcher at the Aarhus …
Chemo After Surgery Prolongs Life in Pancreatic Cancer Patients, Study Finds
From: Drugs.com Treating pancreatic cancer patients with the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine (Gemzar) after surgery improved survival rates when compared to doing nothing, German researchers report. However, one expert noted that the finding may not be clinically relevant anymore. The trial showed the benefit of treatment over no treatment, said Dr. Nilofer Azad, director of the Phase 1 Clinical Trials Group …
Thinking pink pumpkins to benefit breast cancer patients
By Kate Day Sager Olean Times Herald ALLEGANY — After Laurie Anzivine lost her life to breast cancer six years ago, family members decided to honor her by making blankets in her memory. In the past two years, family and friends of Laurie Anzivine have taken the honors a step further by decorating and selling pink pumpkins to raise money …
Mental Health is For Everyone – 5 Tips That Help You Stay Healthy
From: Dr. Jennie Bryne | Cognitive Psychiatry We all have mental health and enjoying mental health means having a sense of wellbeing, being able to engage in our everyday lives and feel confident to cope when challenges arise. Just like our physical health, there are actions we can all take to increase our mental fitness. Here are 5 tips that …
More Evidence That Exercise Can Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
From: Drugs.com Exercisingduring your leisure time could help prevent high blood pressure, but being physically active at work doesn’t seem to provide the same benefit, according to a new review. Researchers analyzed the findings of 13 studies that examined the effects of physical activity on blood pressure. The studies included a total of nearly 137,000 people in the United States, …
Feature Film Tackles Realities of Cancer and Caregivers
From: Emily Troedson I’m a filmmaker/writer from Minneapolis, MN and I’ve written a screenplay–Blue Balloons–based on my experience of caring for my mother during her cancer treatment. The story follows one family as they search for hope during the ups and downs of caring for their mother. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/228483682/blue-balloons I’ve launched a crowd-fundraiser through Kickstarter to promote the movie, and if …
Dispelling 5 common myths about depression
From: mentalhealthscreening.org Assess your risk at www.HelpYourselfHelpOthers.org There are more than 19 million adults in the United States living with depression and many more people could be suffering but are unaware that what they are feeling is depression, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. This common and treatable illness affects people from all walks of life and can …
Defining the 3 goals of palliative care
by: James Marroquin, MD | Physician After finishing medical school and my residency in internal medicine, I undertook an additional year of training in a field called palliative care. Patients who notice my background sometimes ask me what exactly palliative care means. It’s really a simple concept. Palliative care is helping people with a serious illness have the best possible quality …