How Cancer Cells Get Their Food: A New Theory
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According to a new theory, cancer cells survive by getting healthy cells around it  to self destruct by releasing hydrogen peroxide. This self-destruction releases nutrients that feed the cancer cells.
Just how do the cancer cells …

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Fall Prevention in the Elderly? Only If They Agree
Tuesday, 18 Nov, 2008 – 6:01 | One Comment
Fall Prevention in the Elderly? Only If They Agree

My father has lost his balance and fallen serveral times and when I watch him get up and try to navigate a narrow space his balance seems worse. So I asked him the other day, …

My 1st Post-op Visit
Saturday, 15 Nov, 2008 – 14:14 | No Comment
My 1st Post-op Visit

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I had my 1st post-op visit yesterday with my podiatrist and it went really well. I had been instructed not to remove my dressing until I saw him and although I was sorely tempted to examine the …

An Overview of Pneumonia
Tuesday, 28 Oct, 2008 – 19:08 | One Comment
An Overview of Pneumonia

We differentiate between the types of pneumonia depending on the setting for the infection. Pneumonia that occurs in the community is called “Community Acquired Pneumonia” or CAP. This is different from pneumonia that occurs within …

Bronchitis: Why We (Mostly) Don’t Use Antibiotics
Wednesday, 22 Oct, 2008 – 9:00 | No Comment
Bronchitis: Why We (Mostly) Don’t Use Antibiotics

Between 90% and 95% of bronchitis is brought to us by the same viruses that give us the common cold. Someone sneezes, and you inhale the virus or touch the hand of someone who has …

Flu Virus: What It Is & How It’s Different from the Common Cold
Tuesday, 14 Oct, 2008 – 21:38 | No Comment
Flu Virus: What It Is & How It’s Different from the Common Cold

First of all, the ‘flu virus is responsible for influenza, a viral upper respiratory illness that hospitalizes up to 200,000 and kills about 36,000 people in the USA each year.
The flu is different from other …

The Birth of a Sinus Infection (or “The Art of Nose Blowing”)
Monday, 29 Sep, 2008 – 7:00 | One Comment
The Birth of a Sinus Infection (or “The Art of Nose Blowing”)

Ok, so you’re probably wondering what on earth there is to learn about nose blowing. Actually, how you blow your nose is important.
Everyone blows their noses differently. Some are honkers, some blow in short, rapid bursts, …