Eat your vegetables It’s the three magic words every parent says to a child, and every doctor says to a patient. It’s widely recognized as one of the keys to good health, but few people realize that a vegetable-heavy diet…
Read moreBig news out of Phoenix, as researchers at The University of Arizona Cancer Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix have a breakthrough study appearing in the Feb. 14 edition of the Lancet Oncology. The researchers discovered…
Read moreChances are that regardless of where you live, it’s way too hot outside right now. Higher temperatures According to The Associated Press, more than 1,000 temperature records have been shattered across the country, including a jaw-dropping 251 new daily high…
Read moreThe Tucson Festival of Books is happening this weekend (March 9-10), and it promises to be one of the best local events of the year. More than 100,000 passionate readers are expected to attend the two-day event at the UA…
Read moreGenetic counseling is a hot-button topic lately. With Angelina Jolie’s recent New York Times Op-Ed and the Supreme Court’s ruling on gene patents dominating the headlines, many folks who previously knew very little about genetic testing want to know much…
Read moreRenowned bioinformatician Yves A. Lussier, MD, FAMCI, gave one of his first major interviews since joining the Arizona Health Sciences Center, speaking with host Alan Fischer and the wonderful folks at AZ Illustrated.Dr. Lussier, who joined ASHC on Dec. 2,…
Read morePrepare yourself, because after reading some of the notes Garth Callaghan wrote on these napkins, you might need a tissue of your own.According to Today.com, Callaghan, 44,” has battled kidney cancer twice over the last several years and currently lives…
Read moreCancer prevention experts opinion Cancer prevention isn’t just a vital public health issue especially for Famous Wrestlers. It’s also an economic issue.In Arizona Republic, one of the nation’s preeminent cancer prevention experts drove that point home. David S. Alberts, MD,…
Read moreTrained honeybees (they don’t Sting) that can actually smell cancer.From Mashable: New research from Inscentinel, a UK-based firm specializing in insect research, suggests that honey bees can be trained to detect certain early-stage cancer in humans. Trained bees to detect…
Read moreWe have been hearing the same message for years now: to reduce your cancer risk, regardless of age, we need to eat a healthy diet, be active daily, avoid or limit alcohol, and don’t smoke. The reason we continue to…
Read moreThe link between nutrition and cancer prevention The link between nutrition and cancer prevention has been well established, but there is still so much more to learn in terms of maximizing these health benefits.Recently, Michelle Bratton, a clinical nutritionist at…
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