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9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Sept. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Twenty years on, responders to the World Trade Center attacks in New York City are showing increased risks of certain cancers, two new studies confirm. Researchers found higher-than-average rates of prostate cancer among firefighters, medics and other workers who toiled at the disaster… Read More »

Coming Out Later in Life

Revealing that you’re lesbian or gay marks an important milestone in your life. Thanks to greater societal acceptance, people are coming out earlier in life. More than half of gay men and nearly 40% of lesbian women surveyed in 2013 said they had come out to friends and family before age 20. The decision isn’t… Read More »

‘We were told to say goodbye to our baby but, four years later, we are still enjoying precious days with Willow’

It’s 4.16am. Willow wakes. She likes a snuggle. Arms wrapped close around her and she usually drifts back to sleep, but not this morning. Her pretty face breaks into a cheeky grin. A song starts. e make our way to the kitchen, so as not to wake hubby John and Noah, her older brother. She… Read More »

AHA News: Preeclampsia May Double a Woman’s Chances for Later Heart Failure

MONDAY, Aug. 24, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Pregnant women with preeclampsia are far more likely to develop heart failure later in life than those who don’t have blood pressure-related pregnancy complications, especially if it occurs during more than one pregnancy, new research finds. The study of more than half a million Norwegian women,… Read More »

Can controlling blood pressure later in life reduce risk of dementia?

Everyone talks about the importance of treating high blood pressure, the “silent killer.” And everybody knows that untreated high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks and strokes. But can treating high blood pressure reduce your risk of cognitive impairment and dementia? High blood pressure is a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia Cognition… Read More »