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It is hard to believe that a year has gone by since I started the Prostate Doc blog!  What a year it has been.  I am so honored and thankful for all of the enthusiasm and support.  With nearly 40,000 visits from over 50 countries, the interest in the blog has exceeded all of my expectations.  The interest in the blog has also reinforced my belief that men with prostate cancer need more information about their...

ΩPeople are relying on sleeping pills more than ever to get a good night's rest, but a new study by Scripps Clinic researchers links the medications to a 4.6 times higher risk of death and a significant increase in cancer cases among regular pill users.The results, published February 27 by the open-access online journal BMJ Open, cast a shadow over a growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry that expanded by 23 percent in...

ΩResearchers in the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University have discovered yet another reason why the "sulforaphane"compound in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables is so good for you -- it provides not just one, but two ways to prevent cancer through the complex mechanism of epigenetics.Epigenetics, an increasing focus of...

Rachel Woods, RN, is a nurse with surgical dermatology at Penn Medicine. February is National Cancer Prevention month and it’s a great time to remind everyone about the simple guidelines that can prevent or decrease the risk of certain types of cancer. Along with routine screening exams such as mammograms and colonoscopies, your healthcare...

ΩSurprising TAU research finds obesity can decrease risk of mortality in people over 85 years of ageObesity is considered the leading preventable cause of death worldwide — until you reach old age, that is. Though obesity increases the risk of an early death, shaving an average of six to seven years off a person's lifespan, Tel Aviv University researchers have found that this trend may reverse itself after the age of 85. In these...

Eat Your Herbs is a workshop to explore the use of health promoting herbs in your everyday cooking.Using, drying and freezing the herbs will also be discussed as well as where to purchase quality herbs. Many herbs contain cancer fighting properties as well and will entice your tastebuds to enjoy foods like never before.This program may...

Health enthusiasts have discovered that algae found in lakes and ponds are powerful food supplements; these contain several noteworthy beneficial substances that promise to enhance health. This article provides information about the ideal dosage, side effects and nutrition facts about spirulina and its health benefits including aiding in...

ΩA diet lacking in omega-3 fatty acids, nutrients commonly found in fish, may cause your brain to age faster and lose some of its memory and thinking abilities, according to a study published in the February 28, 2012, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Omega-3 fatty acids include the nutrients called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)."People with lower...

ΩA group of scientists from across the world have come together in a just-published study that provides new insights into how fructose causes obesity and metabolic syndrome, more commonly known as diabetes.In this study which was performed in lab animals, researchers found that fructose can be metabolized by an enzyme that exists in two forms. One form appears to be responsible for causing how fructose causes fatty liver, obesity,...

ΩEating citrus fruits, especially oranges and grapefruit, because of the flavonone they contain, may lower women's risk of developing clot-associated or ischemic stroke, according to a new study led by Norwich Medical School of the University of East Anglia in the UK that was published online in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association on Thursday.The researchers wanted to examine more closely how consumption of foods...

Melanie Gaffney is a proud childhood cancer survivor, and a contributor to the Focus On Cancer blog. Today she is cancer-free, but lives with the after effects of her cancer treatments. It is no secret that once you survive cancer, your chances increase for future health problems. Depending on the type and location of the cancer...

         The prostate is a small gland present in men, located just below the bladder. The prostate encloses the urine passage (urethra) and is usually about the size of a walnut. Although men have a prostate all their lives it usually begins to enlarge at mid-life. As men age, the prostate continues...

Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center invites you and your loved ones to attend Focus On Pancreatic Cancer, a FREE educational conference about pancreatic cancer. Penn’s Focus On Pancreatic Cancer Conference is a day designed to address the personal and medical issues facing people with pancreatic cancer including those in treatment, survivors, their...

ΩFor some older adults, the online video game World of Warcraft (WoW) may provide more than just an opportunity for escapist adventure. Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that playing WoW actually boosted cognitive functioning for older adults – particularly those adults who had scored poorly on cognitive ability tests before playing the game.“We chose World of Warcraft because it has attributes we felt...

                Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which there is a chronically raised blood glucose concentration. It is caused by an absolute or relative lack of the hormone insulin; that is insulin is not being produced by the pancreas, or there is insufficient insulin or insulin action for...