Nearly 40 million US women die of breast cancer each year, making it the second cause of death among US women overall.  While there is no cure, scientists do know genetics, obesity, alcohol consumption and hormone replacement therapy are all risk factors for breast cancer. Until today, researchers assumed there might be dangerous interactions if [...]

Imagine being treated for rheumatoid arthritis years before the onset of your first symptom – thus stopping the disease in its tracks.  Researchers from University Hospital in Umea, Sweden, analyzed the blood samples of 342 people, 86 of whom went on to develop rheumatoid arthritis, RA, up to five years after giving blood. When compared [...]

You’ve just completed some routine yard work while listening to your IPod. But you’re not able to sit back and enjoy your accomplishment because despite the 80 degree heat, your lungs suddenly feel like they’re taking in deep breaths of cold, cold air. Breathing is becoming harder and harder, and the little air your lungs [...]