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All types of alcohol — wine, beer or liquor — add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer, American researchers said today, according to the Associated Press.
Furthermore, women who had more than three drinks a day raised their risk by 30 percent.
That definitely makes me want to put down the wine glass.
Everyone knows drinking is bad for you. There's the liver disease, heart disease, pancreatitis and higher risk of injury, to name some. But for some reason, the...
It seems October is being hailed as a different disease's awareness month every time I turn around.
In fact it comes in a close second to May (19 causes) for most number of month-long national health observances with 17, according to the U.S Dept. of Health and Human Services.
October is:
"Talk about Prescriptions" Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Halloween Safety Month
Healthy Lung Month
Let's Talk Month
Lupus Awareness Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month...
Call me cynical, but the amount of products boasting "Buy me! I support (insert breast cancer organization here)" is getting a little out of hand.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for raising money to research breast cancer. My grandmother was just diagnosed with it a couple weeks ago, so the cause especially hits home. But whether it's because of that or due to the mere fact that breast cancer fits into a marketing campaign, I'm about to scream, "Enough is enough!"
Over...
Just because we can, does it me we should?
That question is at the heart of a debate over the consequences of genetic testing of fetuses. Some feel the increasing use of genetic screenings is leading to more abortions and promoting a form of eugenics. Others see it as a way to be fully aware and prepare for what a new baby means for a family.
A New York Times article from earlier this year said:
Abortion rights supporters — who believe that a woman has the right to make...
With all the talk surrounding West Nile virus, it's easy to forget that our annoying needle-limbed bloodsucking friends can carry other diseases as well.
George Gilbert Lynch, a frequent citizen journalist for the Californian, sent me a link to a story he wrote last year about his bout of Western equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that can cause sudden high fever, headache, drowsiness, irritability, nausea, vomiting, confusion, weakness and coma.
When Lynch was sick, in...
If you ever have ridden in or been near a helicopter as it lands, you know the wind these big machines can create.
Add some valley fever spores into the dust that is kicked up, and you can have a problem.
Below is an excerpt from a blog by Chopper Chick, otherwise known as Desiree, a helicopter pilot/reporter from Los Angeles.
She talks about touching down in the dust of while fighting the Zaca Fire and the worry about inhaling valley fever spores. And what's this about a paper...
Location:
1800 Mt. Vernon Ave.,
Bakersfield, CA
Why does it seem like whenever Kern County is No. 1, it's for something bad? Kern County has led the country this year in West Nile virus cases. And to help residents understand the threat and what the county is doing to combat the mosquito-borne virus, Supervisor Michael Rubio and Interim County Public Health Officer Dr. Claudia Jonah are convening an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Department of Public Health, 1800 Mt. Vernon Ave. Officials from county departments,... |
