Breaking Health News
August 2008 - Week 4
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Linked to Risk for Other Cancers A new study has found that people with a history of nonmelanoma skin
cancer face twice the risk of developing other malignancies.
Breaking Health News
August 2008 - Week 3
Grapefruit and Other Juices May Affect Absorption of Some Medications A new study has found that grapefruit juice, long known to boost the
absorption of certain medications, is not the only juice that does not mix well
with medications, according to the researcher who first identified the ill
effects of grapefruit juice.
Breaking Health News
August 2008 - Week 2
Obesity, Heart Disease Risk Studied Two new studies released this week provide a twist of irony on the
subject of obesity: Some obese people do not seem to be at increased risk for
heart disease, while some normal-weight people have a number of heart disease
risk factors.
Breaking Health News
August 2008 - Week 1
Prostate
Cancer Screening Guidelines Revised Just-released prostate cancer screening guidelines are likely to cause
comment and concern in the medical community in coming weeks and months.
Breaking Health News
July 2008 - Week 5
Eating
Fish Can Decrease Risk for Heart Disease Near-daily consumption of fish over a lifetime is thought to be the
reason that Japanese men are far less likely to have dangerous plaque build-up
in their blood vessels than caucasian or Japanese-American men.
