CBS Health Widget (Optimal Wellness) Articles & Stories
Adult Weight Gain Raises Risk for Endometrial Cancer
Gaining weight during adulthood can raise postmenopausal women's risk for endometrial cancer compared with women who had little weight fluctuation. This is according to data from the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. Read More
Cancer Patients Often Encounter Vitamin D Deficiency
Over 75% of cancer patients lack sufficient levels of vitamin D, with the lowest levels associated with more advanced forms of cancer, according to a study presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Read More
Federal Panel Discourages Use of PSA-Based Screening
A federal panel known as the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has given a strong recommendation against PSA-based screening for detection of prostate cancer. The panel states that the recommendation applies to adult American males that display no symptoms indicative of prostate cance... Read More
A Benchmark in the Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia can be successfully treated without cranial radiation through a carefully personalized chemotherapy regimen, according to investigators from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Radiation of the brain was once the standard method of treatment for ALL to... Read More
Gene Increases Drinkers' Susceptibility to Colon Cancer
Nearly one in five Americans possesses a gene variant that increases their risk of colon cancer about two to three times if they are relatively heavy drinks, according to recent research. Study co-author Helmut Seitz says that if someone is a chronic alcohol drinker and fit a certain genetic p... Read More
Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Used on Brain Tumors
A fine dust of iron oxide targets brain cancer cells in mice and dramatically lengthens the animal's life, a new study shows. And when the nanoparticles are coated with an antibiotic agent, the beneficial effect is even more dramatic. The dust, because it is magnetic, has the added advantage o... Read More
Viruses Eradicate Cancer Cells, Not Healthy Tissue
Researchers have genetically engineered a new strain of virus that seeks out and destroys cancer cells while leaving normal, healthy cells alone. Scientists at the Mayo Clinic developed the genome of the oncolytic (or cancer dissolving) virus to recognize the so-called microRNAs of normal tiss... Read More
Studies Confirm: Chiropractic Care Works for Back Pain
For low back pain suffers, new research offers an old solution: chiropractic manipulation is more effective as a treatment for back pain than common treatments like painkillers. What the researchers found that chiropractic manipulation, "appears to be no better or worse than other existing the... Read More
February is National Children's Dental Health Month
Kid's teeth are important, and February being National Children's Dental Health Month, is a good reminder to get your children's teeth checked out. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is encouraging parents to take step to protect their children's teeth. Read More
Allergies Linked to Lower Brain Cancer Risk
Good news for allergy suffers, as it turns out that the sniffling and sneezing may have a purpose after all. According to a recent study done by researchers at the University of Illinois, Chicago the more allergies a person has, the lower their risk of developing low and high grade glioma or b... Read More