For decades, women have been told to be vigilant for one sign of breast cancer above all others: a lump on the breast. Women are taught how to perform self-exams for lumps as part of breast cancer awareness campaigns.
But the emphasis on breast lumps hides a surprising fact: The first symptom of breast cancer is often something else. In 17% of breast cancer cases, the earliest sign is not a lump, according to a new study.… Read More
A lethal new health threat has arrived in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—and nervous doctors—warn it is contagious, drug-resistant, and extremely deadly.1
Federal health officials report that 13 cases have already been confirmed. Four people are dead. And they fear the infection could spread quickly across the country.2
The fungus is part of the Candida family, Candida auris (C.… Read More
Wang Deshun is widely known as China’s “hottest grandpa.” He burst onto the international fashion scene last year as runway model…at age 80.1
His chiseled body and energetic step seem like those of a teenager. As he struts on stage, women of all ages swoon and shout in adoration at the sight of his thin waist and broad chest.
Off stage, everybody has one question for Wang: How does he defy aging?… Read More
More than 100,000 Americans die of a heart attack each year. But that number would be much lower if the vast majority of them didn’t ignore one simple rule…
Call 911.
A study in the journal Circulation found that only 23% of people in the hospital for chest pain called 911. The others either drove themselves or had someone else drive them.… Read More
Most of us know that stress can make us overeat and put on weight. But a new study shows that your spouse’s stress can also make you fat.1
University of Michigan researchers followed more than 1,000 older married couples. The subjects answered questions about their waist size, stress levels, and marriage quality over a four-year period. All respondents were in their early 60s.… Read More
The long-held belief that cranberry juice can prevent urinary tract infections just got poured down the drain. A new Yale University study found that drinking cranberry juice is no more effective than a placebo.1
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are most common in women, especially the elderly in nursing homes. They often fight off one UTI only to get others in quick succession.… Read More