Not all breast cancer runs in the family. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, “Most cases of breast cancer are not caused by inherited genetic factors. These cancers are associated with somatic mutations in breast cells that are acquired during a person’s lifetime, and they do not cluster in families.” But if that’s
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Many out there confuse healthy aging with the creams promising them wrinkle-free skin. The true concept of healthy aging, however, is a lot nobler than that. Not only does it focus on so many areas other than one’s crow’s feet, ensuring it, too, is about a complete lifestyle and not just some pre-sleep routine. The
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When every one in nine Canadian men is at the risk of developing prostate cancer, it is more than evident that there is a serious health threat in town. A threat that gets even more serious as you age. Your family history, too, plays a role in it. That is, if one of your close
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As August 31st, the International Overdose Awareness Day, sees daylight, British Columbia (B.C.) mourns ever more deeply. The figures released by Coroners Service show that in the first half of this year, 1,011 people died due to illicit drug overuse or, drug overdose. This breaks down to about 5.3 people dying of this cause every
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Vaccines have never had the smoothest running PR campaigns. Be it due to the fear of side effects or a trust deficit between a citizen and the state or the pharma industry, there is an unignorable percentage that still prefers, or remains confused about, natural immunity over the one induced by vaccines. As the entire
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The tragedy with skin diseases like psoriasis is that they are often visible. Therefore, stigmas get attached to them reasonably quickly. To combat such stigmas and raise general awareness about the disease, the National Psoriasis Foundation in the USA observes the Psoriasis Awareness Month every August. So, not all skin itches are equal. Some, like
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Simply put, Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver. Of a vital organ in your body regulating chemical levels in your blood and fighting infections. The role is, of course, pretty vital, and if not cared for properly, the virus can have serious ramifications. Which, in certain cases, can even mean fatality.
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If only a dime was thrown into a well every time there was a new myth about poor eyesight…for one thing, you wouldn’t find water in that well anymore. Blame it on the church or the ever-too-worried parents; eyesight has always been a subject of abject tunnel vision. People across demographics are usually worried whether
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Different blood disorders, immune deficiencies, and even some cancers; that’s what cord blood can treat, and even cure in many cases. For real! What is cord blood, though, you ask? Cord blood is the remaining blood in the placenta, and the umbilical cord after a baby is delivered. This leftover blood, which is, more often
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Thank you, Helen Keller. For showing us that despite being a deaf-blind person, life can still be lived at your own discretion. Deaf-blindness can affect one at pretty much any stage. For Helen, it came when she was only nineteen months into this world, but it is a condition most associated with older adults. However,
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