Preventing Tumors British researchers now argue that over 40% of tumors are preventable through lifestyle change. The biggest factors are: tobacco, diet, physical activity, and environment (sunlight and pollution.) People greatly fear cancer. But does knowing what causes cancer prevent people from doing what’s dangerous? No. Why not? Because some of the most powerful global […]
The Hat — Cancer Connection
Fashion and Health Go outside. Take a look around a city square, a park, a beach. You will see almost no one is wearing a hat. They’re so rare you might think they caused diseases – like skin cancers. Except they prevent them. According to the CDC, skin cancers are the most common cancers in […]
New Ways to Cut Obesity
The Holidays Holidays are a time for feasts and joyous family repasts. About a third of American adults are obese, two thirds overweight. There’s a diet collision here. Before you reach for recipes turning kale into a colloid that tastes like turkey, and tofu transformed into duck, it’s time for a reality check. What if […]
When Normal is Dangerous
Heart Disease, or Heart Health? Normality can be dangerous. That’s the conclusion of a new, large VA study of heart disease. Tens of thousands of veterans with chest pain were catheterized to check for their level of cardiac artery narrowing. Those with “non-obstructive” heart disease – with narrowing of 20-70% of any coronary artery – […]
Learning From The Next Ebola (10/20/14)
When the Past Is Prologue Humans don’t see threats until they’re kicking at the door. But that does not mean you can’t put a crisis to good use. Chance rules the world. As Nassim Taleb showed in “The Black Swan” and other books, low probability events can create high impacts. But the threat to the […]