Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
FDA will Require 13 New Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packs
On August 15, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported that there will be 13 new required health warnings on cigarette packages. Each warning will be accompanied by graphic colored photos showing the horrible consequences of diseases caused by smoking. The goal is to educate the public about some of the less commonly known…
Read MoreHalf of Cancer Deaths Could be Prevented by Changing Lifestyle Risk Factors
A study published by researchers from the American Cancer Society November 21, 2017 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, showed that almost half of all cancers during the year 2014 could have been prevented. These cancers were caused by not changing preventable risks and had these lifestyle risk factors been changed the cancers…
Read MoreFish Oil may Help to Prevent Heart Attacks
According to a very large VITAL randomized trial, taking supplemental fish oil may help to prevent heart attacks in people whose consumption of fish is low. The results were also especially good for African-Americans. This study carried out by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts was…
Read MoreCOPD: Causes, Symptoms, And Effective Treatments
COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a lung disorder that makes it hard to breathe. While there is no cure, there are several effective treatments that leave the lungs open and functioning. It is the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States with 13.5 million people diagnosed each year. About 90% of people…
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