Skin cancer is a hot topic that many people worry about because everyone is susceptible; especially when spring and summer are just around the corner. The experts spout advice on how to prevent skin cancer from developing on your body. And you are given detailed instructions on how to identify...
As is true of many of the diseases on the medical spectrum, skin diseases reference a wide array of conditions which affect the skin. Diseases affecting the skin can be caused by complications of other medical conditions, fungal infections, bacterial infections, allergic reactions, and even insect...
Today’s health care focuses largely on treatments, not healing, and the need for alternatives to medicine is as great as the need for quality, affordable health care. In our over-medicated, over processed, and over taxing world, going back to nature is a great way to improve overall physical health...
How many times have you heard how important first impressions are? People will tell you when you first meet someone new, the individual decides within the first few minutes of the initial encounter whether or not you are someone he/she would like to: befriend, hire, become lovers with, or avoid...
A report from a five year study conducted in China by the Ministry of Environmental Protection has linked pollution to high cancer rates in regions throughout the country. Per a translation from the Beijing Times, the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Prevention and Control of Environmental Risks From...
Myo-inositol is a naturally occurring substance, along with the presence of the PI3K gene may be the "pathway" to preventing lung cancer. In a breakthrough study, researchers found that after taking the readily available dietary supplement, a gene identified as PI3K gets deactivated and slows...
A musician on a mission is powerful especially when he's endured a three year fight for his life. For 17 year old Zach Sobiech of Lakeland, Minnesota, his terminal illness with Osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, transformed into a mesmerizing light despite the darkness of being stricken with a...
Sensationalism in the media is not always intentional. When a celebrity or public figure is elderly or ill, drafts of obituaries are often prepared in advance. While this can be convenient, it can also lead to disaster when these drafts are released prematurely. Other times when the media kills...
Farrah Fawcett, 62, has died after a three-year battle with anal cancer. Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, says Fawcett died Thursday morning in a Santa Monica hospital. She was diagnosed with cancer in September of 2006. The news led to a reconciliation with her on-and-off boyfriend, Ryan O'Neal, 68,...
Skin diseases are difficult conditions to live with, to say the very least. Though some skin diseases may cause minimal discomfort, the visual effects of the conditions can cause significant self esteem and confidence issues. The majority of skin diseases cause scarring or disfigurement. Skin...
