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ED Drugs Tested for Chemotherapy
Recent tests from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California may have come up with a new use for impotence drugs: treating brain tumors. A research team from Cedars-Sinai looked specifically at Levitra and Viagra (you may have heard of them). Read more...
Published 3 days ago

Patient, Know Thyself
I know I've talked about knowing your medical history before in the Health Blog. Think of it this way -- your doctor sees a lot of patients every day/week/month/year. You can't expect them to remember everything about every person! Doctors and other health care professionals are human. Read more...
Published 4 days ago

Chromium Deficiency
Your body doesn't need massive amounts of chromium, but it does need some chromium in order to function properly. The intestinal tract absorbs very low amounts of chromium -- not much more than two and a half percent of the chromium consumed at best. Read more...
Published a week ago

Stay Awake (and Alive) on the Road
It's a holiday weekend here in the United States -- and lots of people are taking an end-of-summer trip. The roads were extra crowded yesterday and this morning as people headed out of town for summer's last hurrah. Read more...
Published a week ago

Why Does My Body Need Chromium
It takes a lot of different things to keep your body going. A mineral called chromium is essential for good health... though experts don't know a whole lot about how much or why. Read more...
Published a week ago

Global AIDS Epidemic Has Stabilized
According to the United Nations AIDS agency -- UNAIDS -- the epidemic has stabilized. Fewer people are dying of AIDS and more patients are on HIV medication. The good news: The global AIDS epidemic peaked in the late 1990s and deaths from AIDS are on the decline. Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Health Advice I'm Glad I Took
I've been writing the Families.com Health Blog for about two and a half years now. With every piece I write, I learn something new -- about myself, about the history or future of medicine, and more. But there are some bits and pieces that have really stuck with me. Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Pre-Dementia is on the Rise
A study from the Mayo Clinic looked at a mild type of memory loss that may precede Alzheimer's disease. The researchers looked at approximately sixteen hundred adults between the ages of seventy and eighty-nine living near the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Motivate Yourself to Get Healthy with Fun!
A friend of mine got a Wii Fit as an anniversary present... and her excitement and enthusiasm was absolutely contagious! (Anybody have a Wii Fit they want to let me try?) I'll be honest -- I don't usually feel excited and enthusiastic about exercising. I know it's good for me. Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Juniper
Juniper is an evergreen popular in landscaping... but you may know the plant more for giving flavoring to gin. The juniper shrub's branches, leaves, and berries have long been used in cooking and medicine, too. Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Location Has a Bearing on Health Care
Different regions of the world -- or even of a particular country -- tend to have different types of health problems and health care strengths and weaknesses. Look at the United States, for example. The Midwest and the South tend to have the highest rates of morbid obesity in the nation. Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Thyme
Thyme is another herb that may be most popular in the kitchen... but is useful elsewhere. The little flowers on the plant attract bees and make thyme popular in garden borders. Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago