cancer

Diabetes drugs like metformin have already improved and saved the lives of those who have that increasingly common condition, but new research shows that they might also have a role to play in the fight against cancer. This is not the first time biguanides, a class of drugs used to treat diabetes, has been associated ...click here to read more

There’s some good news for smokers – sort of: Your lungs are now considered worthy of donation. Surprising, right? Not that we advocate continuing to light up, given the proven health risks of cancer and increased risk for heart disease and obesity. A new study, conducted by the Harefield Hospital in the U.K.  and published in ...click here to read more

Now there’s even more reason to visit the farmer’s market to stock your fridge. If you regularly eat packaged or processed foods you may be exposing yourself to harmful, cancer-causing toxins. New research published in the February 2014 edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health showed that many of the synthetic chemicals that are ...click here to read more

Did you know that cancer kills 50 percent more men than women around the world? It’s true. Each year, more than 4.6 million men and 3.5 million women die of cancer globally, according to the 2014 World Cancer Report – compiled by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and published by ...click here to read more

To drink or not to drink soda pop? This is a big debate in health circles, and not because of sugar content or diet concerns – but fear of cancer. Countless soda studies have been linked to obesity. Harvard School of Public Health, for one, says rising consumption of soda is a major contributor to the ...click here to read more

The statistics are almost overwhelming. In 2013, about 1,600 Americans died of cancer each day, the American Cancer Society says. Cancer remains the second most common cause of death in the United States, accounting for nearly one of every four deaths. It’s no wonder cancer prevention constantly is on the minds of health advocates, but ...click here to read more

Over the years, aspartame has been the center of much controversy, with some firmly convinced that consumption of aspartame in the diet is responsible for health conditions such as cancer and premature births. However, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recently conducted a comprehensive risk assessment and found that consumption of aspartame at moderate levels ...click here to read more

Obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping across the world. In its wake, it’s bringing a tidal wave of life-threatening consequences that are severely affecting the health and mortality of the global population. Increased risks of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes are just some of the threats associated with obesity. Now, a new study has ...click here to read more

Over the years, the consumption of sugar – in particular fructose – has sky-rocketed. Aside from the fact that refined, processed fructose can pack on weight, raise your cholesterol, and contributes to tissue damage and diabetes, a new study published in Cancer Research found that fructose also seems to trigger the development and growth of ...click here to read more

Cancer affects the lives of millions of people around the U.S., a country that ranked 7th highest for cancer rates in 2011. There are many factors that contribute to the formation of cancerous tumors in the body – smoking, hormonal imbalances, and constipation, to name just a few.  Now, add fatty foods to the list. ...click here to read more

The list of health reasons I dutifully give my patients to lose weight keeps growing – perhaps it’s the same one you feel like you’ve heard from your own doctor on auto-repeat as well. I usually start off my speech on a positive note: “It’ll do wonders for how you feel every day! You’ll have ...click here to read more

While Mother Nature is mostly taken for granted in these modern times, science still concedes that, once in a while, she can amaze us with some pretty incredible solutions for our most serious health problems.  Thankfully, researchers are finally beginning to take notice of Mother Nature’s “alternative” medicine cabinet,  opening their minds and research laboratories ...click here to read more

With extensive research on the link between emotions and cancer, extended psychological stress has been found to affect not only a person’s mental health, but also their overall ability to fight off illness and cancer.  The long-understood stress-cancer link has been further solidified by a recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. According ...click here to read more

People that are tall often attribute it to “good genes,” and they are right – genetics do have a large part to play in a person’s height. However, the results of a new study suggest that being tall may not actually be a ‘good’ gene—and the same genes responsible for being tall may contribute to ...click here to read more