Being overweight or obese is associated with an increased risk of various types of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). These obesity-related cancers are now found to be on the rise among young people in the United States. What’s more, rates are steeply increasing in progressively younger ages and successively younger generations, suggest… Read More »
FILE – In this file photo, developers look over new apps being displayed on iPads at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Expect to hear a lot more from the company about the virtues of mobile apps and online services in coming months. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)ASSOCIATED PRESS The pace and challenges of life seem to… Read More »
LAS VEGAS, NV (WKRC) – A 14-year-old boy in Nevada is sending out a plea to the public after a porch pirate stole his chemotherapy medicine. Gage Haynes, of Las Vegas, has been fighting the same form of cancer, systemic mastocytosis, since he was six months old. “It’s a rare form of cancer and its… Read More »
Democrats should tread carefully when talking about a “Medicare for all” framework that eliminates the role of private insurers, according to one potential 2020 candidate. “Remember when President Obama said, ‘If you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance,’” Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., said Sunday during an interview on NBC’s “Meet to Press.” “And… Read More »
Farewell, pancakes? Farewell, breakfast sausage? A new review that suggests breakfast skippers eat fewer calories over the day and weigh slightly less than breakfast eaters is reigniting debate over the quaint notion that breakfast is “the most important meal of the day.” While some experts say the research is further evidence skipping breakfast might be… Read More »
GALVESTON, Texas – A group of scientists led by Ramkumar Menon at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight on a poorly-understood key player in the timing of labor and delivery. This new information brings scientists closer to being able to prevent preterm births. This study is in Scientific Reports. According to the… Read More »