There are a few things in the world that can cause your life to come crashing down. One of the biggest examples is cancer. If simply hearing the word makes you cringe, imagine being diagnosed with it and being told you only have so long to live. The day a cure is found will truly be a miracle, but u...

Truly great, helpful, sensible advise. HEADACHE - EAT FISH ! Eat plenty of fish - fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain. HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) ...

Everyday, at least 3,000 people are diagnosed with cancer. The cells divide in the body more rapidly and keep growing when they would normally stop. A large mass of cells may form into a tumor. The cancer cells that have developed may interfere with the work of normal cells in the body. The dia...

Fighting Breast Cancer If a woman were to be diagnosed with breast cancer 15 years ago, it was most likely that she wouldn't survive. There wasn't much knowledge of the subject then leaving doctors clueless in how to treat the matter. With all of the technology of today, the medical wor...

The Dance of Life Leaving the most notorious bar in a state of confusion, I stumbled out on Jackson Street with a heavy heart. Still wearing the same gray suit from yesterday, I walked the familiar street like a somnambulist. Just before yesterday, my life was full of optimism and effervescenc...

Breast Cancer: Do you have it? Breast cancer is a spreading disease that is not untreatable but can be deadly if not taken seriously. Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that is developed from multiple cells. The disease occurs mostly in women, but does occur rarely in men. Breast cancer is a ve...

If your pet dog Sparky became suddenly ill, would you begin to perform experiments on your uncle Waldo to try to find a cure? Probably not, that would be ridiculous. Finding a cure for a nonhuman disease in a human is completely illogical. Yet people across the world have been led to believe that e...

During a shower one day you notice a lump that was not otherwise there. The next day you see a doctor. The lump you have identified is diagnosed as cancer. Now you need to figure out what to do. There is no absolute cure for cancer, but there are different ways to treat it. One treatment is the trad...

During a shower one day you notice a lump that was not otherwise there. The next day you see a doctor. The lump you have identified is diagnosed as cancer. Now you need to figure out what to do. There is no absolute cure for cancer, but there are different ways to treat it. One treatment is the trad...

During a shower one day you notice a lump that was not otherwise there. The next day you see a doctor. The lump you have identified is diagnosed as cancer. Now you need to figure out what to do. There is no absolute cure for cancer, but there are different ways to treat it. One treatment is the tr...

When I woke up I had my family next to me. My memories were faded but I started recollecting all that had happened up to the accident. Soon after my gaining consciousness the doctors told me that I had not sustained any major injuries during the accident and that I was very lucky. They also told me ...

There is an creature that lives two to three years, is unable to vomit, has no gall bladder, will give birth to 100 young each year, can synthesize Vitamin C in it's body, and could be up to three billion times more cancer-prone than a human. That creature is a mouse and it is used for scienti...

Cloning: How far will it go? Everyday people find themselves at a crossroads that requires a decision as to which path to follow. In the past few years, scientists have gained knowledge about cloning that could impact our lives for centuries to come. As a society we are at a crossroads and we w...

Cloning: How far will it go? Everyday people find themselves at a crossroads that requires a decision as to which path to follow. In the past few years, scientists have gained knowledge about cloning that could impact our lives for centuries to come. As a society we are at a crossroads and we w...

It's Only Hair In today's society, many people tend to judge someone by a certain way they dress, wear their hair, and even how they act. Individuals today have a big problem with copying other people's style and techniques. You may not know this, but fashion also involves more th...

Tobacco A plant infamous to our society is the Tobacco plant. Used for recreation, for looks, and for addiction it has found a seemingly permanent place in human culture. Used in various forms it is generally dried out and smoked but does come in other forms. Although detrimental in most aspect...

A lot of people have known someone who has died of cancer. But what is cancer? Cancer is a disease. However, cancer can't be spotted and treated immediately like any other disease. This is because, well, cancer isn't just any other disease. It's a group of diseases that involve abn...

CIGARETTE SMOKING AND THE BODY Tobacco is consumed worldwide everyday by millions of people. Many people cannot prevent themselves from smoking because tobacco contains a drug called nicotine that makes them feel as if they need it in order to function normally. Nicotine is a substance found in t...

CIGARETTE SMOKING AND THE BODY Tobacco is consumed worldwide everyday by millions of people. Many people cannot prevent themselves from smoking because tobacco contains a drug called nicotine that makes them feel as if they need it in order to function normally. Nicotine is a substance found in t...

Almost everywhere you look there is controversy over whether breast self examination (BSE) really works as a cancer detection method or not. WIXT (News channel 9 in Syracuse) actually had a segment devoted to promoting the practice a few years ago. They still have many guides on how to do BSE and ...

Breast Cancer Introduction The human body is an amazing machine which functions with systems that are more advanced than any which man has ever created. However, as with any machine, malfunctions can occur and these are the diseases which cause death. Cancer is one of these diseases; ...

Breast Cancer In the United States in 1999 alone, an estimated 43,700 people will die from breast cancer. It is the number two cancer killer among females ages 15 to 54. On average if a woman gets this disease, their life expectancy drops drastically. This cancer is within the top thr...

Eight thousand years ago, when humans didn't have an astounding affect on the world ecosystem, trees covered two fifths of the land. Since that time, the human race has burnt and chopped down half of the original forestland. According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, deforestation is d...

Breast cancer occurs when there is a malignant tumor inside the breast. Each year more than 185,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and the incidence of this disease is rising in developed countries. There are approximately 43,500 deaths from breast cancer annually, making this disease secon...

Integrated into the story of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath is a "case history" of a depression patient, from it's subtle beginnings to it's terrifying consequences to it's shaky resolution. On the subject of this depression, there is an article written by William Styron which, in the course of des...