Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells. If left unchecked, these cancer cells can spread from the skin into other tissues and organs. There are different types of skin cancer. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common. Melanoma is less common, but more dangerous. Causes The outer layer of skin, the epidermis, is made up of different types of cells. Skin cancers are classified by the types of epidermal cells...

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Weight-Loss Surgery May Prevent Diabetes By ANAHAD O'CONNOR   Marilyn K. Yee/The New York Times   Bariatric surgery proved effective for preventing Type 2 diabetes.  For people who are extremely overweight and likely to develop diabetes, surgery may be the best form of prevention. A new study shows that weight-loss surgery not only produced sustained weight loss in obese men and women but substantially reduced their odds...

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HYPERTENSION Hypertension is the term used to describe high blood pressure. Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of your arteries as the heart pumps blood through the body. Blood pressure readings are measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and usually given as two numbers -- for example, 120 over 80 (written as 120/80 mmHg). One or both of these numbers can be too high. The top number is your systolic pressure. It...

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FIGHT CERVICAL CANCER

Fighting Cervical Cancer With Vinegar and Ingenuity By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Published: September 26, 2011  POYAI, Thailand — Maikaew Panomyai did a little dance coming out of the examination room, switching her hips, waving her fists in the air and crowing, in her limited English: “Everything’s O.K.! Everything’s O.K.!” <<<<Anuree Talasart, a nurse provider in Roi Et Province, Thailand, teaches a group of women about the...

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Most Effective Diets for 2012, from Weight Watchers to Vegan   Nearly every year for the last two decades, the news has been the same: Americans are fatter now than they were last year. The country’s adult obesity rate, currently at 34 percent, has doubled since 1995. And as our waistlines have expanded, so have the number of trendy diets and nutritional fads that promise fast results. Thanks to the Duchess of Cambridge, or rather her svelte...

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