insert_link Food & Drink Get Heart Healthy on National Oatmeal Day! Hearts get healthy on National Oatmeal Day! Not only is oatmeal one of America’s favorite breakfast foods, but it's also separated all over America on October 29th, making it a perfect day to enjoy one of America’s favorite breakfast foods. A warm bowl of oatmeal starts a day off right. Add spices, fruit, nuts, or nut butters to add flavor. It’s also a versatile ingredient to add to baked goods […] todayOctober 29, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness New study finds Drinking Coffee may reduce your risks for Chronic Liver Disease A new study of nearly 500,000 people suggests drinking coffee, including decaf, may lower your risk of developing and dying from chronic liver disease and other liver-related problems, with benefits peaking for those who gulp three to four cups a day. Compared to non-drinkers, people who consume coffee had a 21% reduced risk of chronic liver disease, 20% lower risk of chronic or fatty liver disease, and were 49% less […] todayJune 24, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness ‘A shocking diagnosis’: How this harmless symptom turned out to be Lung Cancer Dusty Donaldson usually says she didn’t have any symptoms when she was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005. But now, she says, hindsight is everything. “I had a swollen gland in my neck,” she said in an interview with Yahoo Life. “It wasn’t problematic, but it kept flaring up and then calming down.” Donaldson, 66, says the swollen gland was almost imperceptible. “I couldn’t necessarily feel it with my fingertips, […] todayNovember 30, 2020
Health & Wellness A Brief History of Breast Cancer Awareness Month That little pink ribbon. We have all seen it every year in October, and most people are aware that it is associated with Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, not as many are aware of its roots and its goals. Who Started it? Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 as a partnership between the American Cancer Society and the pharmaceutical division of Imperial Chemical Industries. Betty Ford helped kick off […] todayOctober 5, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The Colorectal Cancer Symptoms You Need to Know, Even If You’re Young When actor Chadwick Boseman died at the shockingly young age of 43 from colorectal cancer, people across the world started googling and wondering: "What IS colorectal cancer?" "What are the signs?" "Am I at risk?" Colon and rectal cancer rates have declined in older adults in recent years, but researchers have uncovered an alarming trend: Diagnoses in Millennials and Generation X are actually on the rise, according to a 2017 […] todaySeptember 25, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Anal Cancer Deaths Are Rising In the U.S.—Here’s How to Spot the Symptoms Cases of anal cancer are increasing in the U.S., according to new research—and more people are dying of the disease. For the study, which was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers looked at trends in anal cancer cases over 15 years. During that time, they detected about 69,000 cases and more than 12,000 deaths. Cases of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus increased 2.7% each year, […] todayNovember 26, 2019