insert_link Health & Wellness January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month – What it is, and What You can do about it! January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical Cancer was once a leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Today, screening and prevention have greatly reduced the impact of this form of cancer. Still, nearly 14,500 women in the United States received a diagnosis of cervical cancer and more than 4,200 died from the disease last year, according to the National Cancer Institute. What is Cervical Cancer? Cervical […] todayJanuary 24, 2022
insert_link Health & Wellness First Lady Jill Biden Asks Busy Women to Get a Mammogram: ‘Nothing on Your To-Do List Is More Important’ As first lady, an English professor, a mother and a grandmother, Dr. Jill Biden's daily to-do list is likely pretty long. But during Breast Cancer Awareness month, she's taking time to remind women to prioritize their health. "I get it. You're busy. There are kids or grandkids to look after. You have so many things to take care of," Biden, 70, says in a new PSA encouraging women to make […] todayOctober 11, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness The White House issues a Proclamation to Honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we stand with the courageous women and men who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and honor those who have lost their battle to this terrible disease. As the second most common cancer affecting women, an estimated 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime and 281,550 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States in […] todayOctober 4, 2021
insert_link Health & Wellness Research Shows Infants and Toddlers Eat Way Too Much Sugar Nearly all American toddlers and about two-thirds of infants consume added sugar, despite nutritionists’ recommendations that children avoid the sweetener, according to a government study released this month - just in time to usher in the holiday season. Researchers, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that from 2011 to 2016, 98 percent of toddlers ages 12 to 23 months consumed added sugar in fruit drinks, […] todayNovember 27, 2019
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
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