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The #1 Thing You Should Do Every A.M.
If popping a pill at breakfast isn’t already on your a.m. checklist, it should be. Taking a daily multivitamin may lower your risk of developing cancer, says a recent study published in the Journal of...
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The Awkward Talk You MUST Have This Month
One downside: you might look like a creep. Gentlemen, put down your razors. While everyone from NFL players to restaurant staffers donned shades of pink last month to raise awareness about breast...
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The Dreaded Health Test You Can Skip
That's going where? Good news for your butt! Research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that if your first colonoscopy comes back negative, you can opt for less invasive testing in...
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The #1 Reason to Drink Red Wine Tonight
Exciting news on the cancer front: Resveratrol—a compound found in grape skins and red wine—may make prostate tumor cells more susceptible to radiation treatment, says a study published in the Journal...
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On Our Radar: The Cancer Breathalyzer
Certainly less painful than a colonoscopy. The most uncomfortable cancer test known to man, a colonoscopy for colon cancer, may soon be as easy as a simple breath test, according to a study published...
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The More Accurate Way to Find Prostate Cancer
Good news on the cancer front: A new, highly targeted form of biopsy may be more successful at detecting cancer than the conventional biopsy approach, says a new study published in The Journal of...
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Is Your Office Giving You Skin Cancer?
Should you be scared? Think you’re safe from skin cancer inside your cubicle? Maybe not. Compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)—the energy-saving bulbs found in most offices that look like coiled...
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Save Your Life, Shrink Your Penis?
Not well informed when it comes to the various treatment methods for prostate cancer? Your penis may pay the price for it. In a recent study published in the journal Urology, researchers found that...
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The One App You Should Never Trust
No app can do this. Skin cancer: there’s an app for that—but you shouldn’t trust it. Smartphone apps frequently misdiagnose dangerous melanomas as unthreatening lesions, according to researchers at the...
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Could Your Doctor Be Wrong about This?
Are you waiting for the wrong results? A million things can go through your head when you get the results of a biopsy from your doc. Asking if the results belong to you probably isn’t one of them—but...
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The Fast Food That May Cause Cancer
Thanks a lot, Colonel Sanders. Eating deep fried foods boosts your risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. Researchers analyzed...
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Your Easy Prostate-Protection Plan
Head outdoors to protect your prostate. Just another reason to renew your gym membership: Exercise may reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer, says a new study published in the journal CANCER....
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The Supplement That Fights Skin Cancer
Take that, sun! Pop a pill to protect your skin: Taking omega-3 fish oil supplements could help you stave off skin cancer, according to a new study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition....
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Should You Pop This Cancer-Fighting Pill?
Don't skip the sunblock yet. Aspirin may fight more than the Irish flu. People who took the drug at least once or twice per week had a 20 percent lower risk of developing melanoma than those who...
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Fight Cancer AND Heart Disease at Once
A healthy heart AND lower cancer risk? Talk about a deal! Protect your ticker and you’ll keep away cancer, too. People who follow at least six items on the American Heart Association (AHA) list of...
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More Bad News for Bald Men?
Bald dudes just can’t catch a break. After we recently reported that hair loss could be a risk factor for heart disease, now early baldness may be a sign of prostate cancer, according to a new study in...
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A Warning for Skin Cancer Survivors
Could cancer come back in another form? Beating skin cancer could actually raise your risk of other cancers in the future, finds new research in the journal PLOS Medicine. Researchers tracked 46,000...
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How Smart Are You?
Spend lots of time in the sun? Get checked. You probably think you’re pretty smart, but I can help you find out for sure. Just answer this one question honestly: Are you going to sign up for a FREE...
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Insomniacs, Beware!
Ditch your Droid in the bedroom. Insomniacs can’t catch a break. Last month, we reported that just one poor night of sleep can raise your risk for cardiovascular disease, and now there’s this: Men with...
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NEW STUDY: IBD Raises Your Skin Cancer Risk
Schedule a skin check, stat. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) just got crappier. Besides diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and abdominal cramping, IBD is associated with a 37 percent increased risk for...
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