Posts Tagged 'Cancer'

The Future of Personalized Medicine

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It is common knowledge that the health care industry has a rapidly changing landscape—and right now is an especially exciting time.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced a goal to move the health care system toward paying providers on the quality of care provided to their patients, rather than the quantity.

Posted by Audrey Willis Jun 06, 2016 Posted in Uncategorized 2 Comments

2015: Top 10 Global Health Issues

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Many non-profit organizations across the globe are trying their best to work against many deadly diseases. At the beginning of 2014, global health community (GHC) was focused to fight against the diseases like family planning, HIV, maternal health, etc. At that time, no one had thought that, Ebola would take up the entire limelight, pushing others on the side.

Posted by Alice Mason May 21, 2015 Posted in Uncategorized 4 Comments

Think Pink with a splash of water…

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October brings Cancer awareness and Women’s health issues to focus however, let’s add some water to the mix. Water exercise has a wide range of benefits to anyone who has become de-conditioned from cancer.

Posted by Windy Wills Oct 16, 2014 Posted in Disability 1 Comment

Coping with Mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma is a serious form of cancer. The disease causes tumors to grow in the membranes that surround the organs. It occurs most often in the chest, but it can occur in any part of the body where these membranes occur. The cancer can also metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body. In the early stages the disease can cause fatigue and respiratory complications; in the later stages the disease can cause damage to the nerves leading to a variety of dysfunctions. If the disease metastasizes, it can cause further disabling symptoms depending on where it spreads. Additionally, some of the treatments used to manage the disease can also be strenuous.

Posted by Chris Meloni Oct 13, 2014 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Frankincense!

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Science Daily reports on a University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and VA Medical Center research trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Frankincense oil on bladder cancer cells.

Posted by Tanya Jan 10, 2012 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments

Heart-Wrenching Ending to a 10-year-old Survivor’s Story

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At 10-years-old, Zahra Baker had proven to be a survivor. She survived two bouts with cancer which resulted in an amputation below her knee. She learned to walk with a prosthetic leg and to use hearing aids. Little Zahra had moved from Australia to America with her father, Adam Baker, after he met a woman over the Internet. In North Carolina, this young survivor’s story changed to a tragedy with a heart-wrenching ending.

Posted by Tessa Nov 16, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized No Comments