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Carol Michaels
Jun 16, 2015
Supplements in excess shown to increase risk of cancer
University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, has research that indicates that over-the-counter supplements may...
Carol Michaels
Oct 18, 2014
Women with Breast Cancer are Not Meeting Exercise Guidelines
Exercise is thought to lower the risk of other diseases among breast cancer survivors, increase their overall quality of life and reduce...
Carol Michaels
Jul 1, 2014
Does stretching decrease the risk of injury?
Historically, it has been generally accepted that stretching decreases the risk of injury. Accordingly, it is common practice for...
Carol Michaels
May 28, 2014
Elderly People Who Exercise are Less Likely to Become Disabled
While exercise has long been promoted as the elixir of youth, a large clinical trial conducted partly at Tufts University finally...
Carol Michaels
Feb 6, 2014
Vitamin D Confusion
Does Vitamin D supplementation plat a role in serious conditions? Can “vitamin” really help so many disease such as cancer and MS? Do...
Carol Michaels
Jan 4, 2014
Breast Cancer Risk in Families with Mutations in PALB2
BACKGROUND Germline loss-of-function mutations in PALB2 are known to confer a predisposition to breast cancer. However, the lifetime risk...
Carol Michaels
Oct 20, 2013
Exercise v Drugs in the Treatment Of Disease
The results of clinical trials of drugs for coronary heart disease and other illnesses found that exercise might work just as well or...
Carol Michaels
Sep 13, 2013
Breast Cancer and Metabolism
A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of...
Carol Michaels
Sep 5, 2013
Healthy Eating and Exercise can Decrease Biomarkers
A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy...
Carol Michaels
Mar 19, 2013
Hospitals Should Be A Good Role Model & Serve Healthy Food
Have you ever been to one of the leading hospitals in the world – and seen a McDonald’s inside the building? Have you asked the CEO of a...
Carol Michaels
Feb 1, 2013
Bone Density And Beer
We all know about the dreaded beer belly, but can beer actually be beneficial to your health? Beer and Bone Density: A 2009 study done by...
Carol Michaels
Jan 4, 2013
The Fat and Breast Cancer Connection
There is a connection between fat and breast cancer, especially in those diagnosed with cancer after menopause. Breast cancer remains...
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