“Rhoda” Has Terminal Brain Cancer

If you know “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” you know who Valerie Harper is. After being Mary’s sidekick, Harper's star continued to rise with her own spin-off, “Rhoda.”

Does Vitamin D Reduce Breast Cancer Risks?

Vitamin D3 has been touted as possibly being able to help prevent certain cancers. The role of vitamin D in the prevention of breast cancer has had mixed reviews.

Cancer Surgery Anesthesia and Chronic Pain

Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy (removal of breast) can have pain for years after the surgery. Does the medication given during surgery make a difference?

How the Medical Bills Stack Up

Sometimes looking at the bill from an emergency room visit can feel more painful than whatever sent you there in the first place. But those numbers can vary – a lot.

Brief, Hard Workout Does the Trick

Sometimes it seems that there are not enough hours in the day to make time for exercise. But a short, intense workout may be enough for some diabetes patients.

Strong Acne Meds Okay for Gastro Tract

When birth control pills can't clear up acne in women, a stronger medicine is the next step. But doctors and patients have been concerned about a few of these medicines and their possible links to inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

The Gapped Smile from Heavy Smoking

One consequence to smoking cigarettes is losing teeth. Women who are past menopause aren't free from that consequence: the heavier the smoker, the more likely they may be to lose their pearly whites.

Cancer Dictates Final Fate of Hugo Chavez

After a rigorous battle, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has died of cancer. He was 58. Chavez recently returned from Cuba, where he received the fourth and final surgery for cancer described imprecisely as “pelvic cancer.”

Heart Stoppers: Two Emergencies Often Confused

Often the terms 'cardiac arrest' and 'heart attack' are used interchangeably. These two heart emergencies, however, are very distinct, and knowing the difference can save lives.

Exercise Moot with Early Cancer

Exercise is useful in the fight against invasive cancer. But the effect exercise has on early forms of breast cancer might be different.

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