Can Working the Night Shift Increase Your Cancer Risk?
Chinese researchers sought to determine if there is an increased risk of certain cancers among women working night shifts.
Chinese researchers sought to determine if there is an increased risk of certain cancers among women working night shifts.
A 2017 study reported in the media determined cancer patients that used alternative therapies were five times more likely to die, in comparison to those who received conventional therapy. How could this be true, I wondered, considering my long-term experience with cancer patients—then it occurred to me to read the study’s fine print. This is yet another apple comparison to oranges that is quite concerning and misguiding.
Daily fasting is an effective tool to reduce weight and lower blood pressure, according to a new study.
Replacing potatoes or rice with supernutrient dense foods known as Pulses can lower your blood glucose levels by more than 20 per cent, according to a first-ever University of Guelph study.
A Harvard University researcher while reporting the findings of a new study, said, “In these patients, alternative strategies are invaluable. In this study, we found that the relaxation response can successfully help reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients who are not taking medication!”
A few weeks ago, I met a new patient, we’ll call Mark. He’s in his late twenties and has a history of heart disease-he’s already had multiple stents placed into his heart’s arteries to keep them open. Mark volunteered an important experience, that saved his life, when he insisted to his doctors that something was seriously wrong with him.
Today, I’m going to share with you, probably the most important information I’ve ever shared with my patients, family, friends and associates. It is crucial, even life saving information. What would you do if you knew something was very wrong with your body, but your doctor ignores or dismisses your concerns?
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to a new study.