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What is Back Scoop Surgery? Heidi Montag knows all about it

Apr. 6 | Heidi Montag, a star of the TV series The Hills, recently underwent a plastic surgery procedure known as a back scoop. Montag’s plastic surgeon said the procedure allows the surgeon to sculpt a patients back. Like other forms of plastic surgery,...

What is Underactive Thyroid and How is it Treated?

Apr. 6 | Many women suffer from a condition called hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid. This condition usually affects women who are age 50 and older. Hypothyroidism is characterized by having a thyroid gland that does not produce the necessary amounts of important...

Breast-feeding could save 900 babies each year

Apr. 6 | The results of a new study released on Monday show that breast-feeding could save almost 900 babies each year, as well as saving consumers billions of dollars. According to this recently released cost analysis, these results can be achieved if 90 percent...

Childhood Cancer Battles Shorten Lifespan

Apr. 5 | People who have survived childhood cancer are more likely to die an early death. A new study completed estimates that people who have survived their childhood cancer lost an average of ten years off their lives. The types of cancer and treatment methods...

Tragic end for former wrestler Chris “Kanyon” Klucsaritis

Apr. 5 | Former WWE wrestler, Chris Klucsaritis, who was better known to the wrestling community as Chris Kanyon, was found dead in his Queens, NY apartment late this past Friday night. The cause of death is pointing to an apparent suicide, as Kanyon was found...

Fighting the Obesity Gene With Daily Exercise

Apr. 5 | A viable tool in the fight against childhood obesity only requires one short hour of daily exercise. A new study shows that one hour of moderate to vigorous activity per day, can dramatically reduce the risk of childhood obesity. Obesity is linked to...

Breast-Feeding Can Save Billions of Dollars in Healthcare

Apr. 5 | Doctors have been promoting the benefits of breast feeding for several decades. Now, a new study provides concrete evidence to back up these recommendations. The study estimates more than 900 babies would be saved, as well as billions of dollars if at...

Oral cancer treatment Perifosine given green light

Apr. 5 | Do you have oral cancer or know someone that does? There have been new developments made in how this form of cancer can be treated. Perifosine which is an oral treatment for colorectal cancer has been given the green light to be fast tracked by the regulators...

Have A Healthier Baby by Exercising During Pregnancy

Apr. 5 | Exercising during pregnancy can help ensure you have a baby that has a healthy birth weight, and lower the risk of some illnesses and complications. Women that are unhealthy and over weight during pregnancy put there baby at the potential risk to be overweight,...

Breastfeeding Saves Lives and Money

Apr. 5 | Hundreds of lives and billions of dollars could be saved each year if most mothers chose to breastfeed their newborns for at least the first six months of life. Over 900 infant deaths associated with lack of breastfeeding occur in the United States each...