Body & Health Conditions Articles

This isn't an article about a miraculous cure for ovarian cancer. It's about a way to extend life, in many cases, by about a year, without using larger doses of drugs or increasing radiation. It's about a method that's, sadly, largely ignored.

Being childless, post-menopausal, and having had your tubes tied are all risk factors for ovarian cancer. So are obesity, a family history and.... working night shifts?

Women with endometriosis have a slightly increased risk of developing ovarian clear cell cancer. What do you need to know about the link between the two, its symptoms, and its risk factors?

A research study, carried out to examine how a combination of different lifestyle factors relate to the incidence of diabetes has found that lifestyle habits play a greater role in influencing a person’s risk for developing diabetes than genetic factors.

The beneficial effects of omega 3 fatty acids have been well documented. Now another recent study has brought worth the positive health effects of it. However, the reduction of stroke disappears in case of consumption of fried fish and fish sandwiches.

Research has found that some of the genes responsible for determining the cup size of a woman have earlier been found to be associated with breast cancer. So is it right to infer that the size of your breasts determine your risk of breast cancer?

Can giving birth to your child through a caesarean section affect the baby's health? Can the place of delivery, whether at home or in a hospital, have any bearing on the child's chances of developing allergies later on?

The first thing to do is to avoid the foods you know can cause gas. The exact list differs from person to person, but suspect foods include whole-grain bread and flour, bread, whole grain crackers and even pizza crust.

Complications of diabetes like foot and visions problems and its effect on the kidneys and eyes have been well known. However, studies have revealed that it affects the brain as well leading to progressive memory loss and decline in cognitive functions.

For many years, mammography has been the go-to screening and diagnostic tool for identifying breast cancer. Researchers have developed a safe new diagnostic tool combining light-based detection with ultrasound, known as optical mammography.