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Steps to help prevent skin cancer With spring and summer arriving, the air becomes warmer, the sun gets brighter and outdoor activities are more frequent. Naturally, your skin's exposure to the sun increases during this time of year, which results in a greater risk of skin damage ...
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Sun Protection Comes in Many Forms SUNDAY, May 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- As folks start baring more skin at the beach, pool or barbecue this Memorial Day weekend, that means it's time to start covering up with sunscreen.
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After skin cancer, sun protection is still spotty Even though people may be more careful in the sun after developing skin cancer, having had a malignancy still doesn't persuade everybody to take such basic precautions as wearing hats or sunscreen, a study suggests.
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Dr. Henry Heimlich, 96, uses his namesake maneuver to save choking woman video_6435634_0.mov A Cincinnati woman says she was having trouble breathing when the man credited with developing the Heimlich maneuver stepped in to save her life.
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Brains of People With Schizophrenia Try to Repair Themselves: Study Schizophrenia is a mysterious, misunderstood mental illness without a full cure. However, researchers from the United Kingdom and China may have found a clue that could help to understand it better.
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MI Health Officials Urge Residents To Avoid Mosquitoes With Memorial Day weekend and the kickoff to summer now upon us, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Serves is reminding residents of the importance of preventing mosquito bites.
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LSU's Mike VI begins cancer treatment Saturday Mike VI, LSU's live tiger mascot, began cancer treatments Saturday when he was anesthetized and taken to Mary Bird Perkins - Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center for a radiation treatment simulation, according to a release from University relations.
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New study revives issue of whether cell phone radiation causes cancer It's back. The dreaded debate over the effects of cell phone radiation and cancer has returned, and if you number among the 92 percent of Americans who own a mobile device, you may want to sit down.
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Local health departments brace for funding loss amid Zika standoff Health departments in all 50 states are scrambling to make up for the combined $45 million they will lose this summer if Congress fails to address a massive federal funding shortfall fighting the Zika virus.
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Brunswick Relay for Life teams raise $55000 Saturday's hot weather did not deter 20 teams from participating in the Brunswick Relay for Life program. Relay for Life is held to collect donations for cancer research while celebrating victories of survivors and remembering and honoring those who died.
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Breast Cancer in Men Breast cancer predominately affects women, however, approximately 1% of the breast cancers diagnosed in the United States and the United Kingdom are in men.
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King Philip's Relay For Life to return June 3-4 Class of 2015 King Philip Regional High School graduate Henry Carr will be the opening night speaker at the Wrentham-Franklin-Bellingham Relay For Life to be held Friday to Saturday, June 3-4 beginning at 6 p.m.
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California Organ Donation: Transplants Between HIV-Positive People Now Legal With a piece of emergency legislation, California lawmakers legalized organ donations between HIV-positive people. The change in California law became official Friday when Democratic Gov.
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Relay for Life of Marion County hosting 20th annual event Friday-Saturday Cooper Scott, 8, and his babysitter, Rachel Rawlings, put the finishing touches on a pair of cardboard cars Friday, May 27, 2016, in the driveway of the Scott home in Hannibal, Mo.
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Relay For Life A little more than seven years ago, best friends Brian Morgan and Mike Winslett had a dream to mix their love of Jesus Christ with their passion for baseball.
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With Memorial Day and summer travel coming up, it's time to get serious about Zika Ahh, Memorial Day! For generations of Americans the holiday has marked the beginning of the season of sunscreen, barbecues and chlorine.
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Zika virus can infect immune cells present in the placenta: Report Researchers have made a new discovery, which entails that Zika virus is capable of infecting and imitating immune cells present in the placenta.
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Avoid Blue-Green Algae in Lakes and Ponds The Minnesota Department of Health is warning people to avoid blue-green algae in lakes, streams, and ponds. This algae can cause illness to humans and has killed many dogs.
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SU Relay for Life wins award When it comes to supporting Relay For Life, Salisbury University's administration is tops in the South Atlantic. SU Relay co-advisors Megan Baker, Sommer Dunlevy and Heather Holmes recently were announced as the American Cancer Society's 2014-15 ...
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Upcoming American Red Cross blood drives in June ... ♢ June 1 from 1 to 6 p.m. at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 5323 Bells Ferry Road in Acworth; 2. to 7 p.m. at Bruster's Ice Cream, 3735 Trickum Road in Marietta; and noon to 7 p.m.
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Super tick carrying Lyme disease to invade UK this summer A DEADLY "super tick" capable of killing people or putting victims in a wheelchair has invaded Britain - and may already be living in your carpet.
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CDC warns public about public pool dangers TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- The beginning of summer for many families means the sound of children splashing around at their local pool, and for many Topekan's this means taking their families to the Shawnee North Family Aquatic Center.
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Arizona measles outbreak now at 10 In a follow-up report on measles cases reported in Arizona, state and local health officials have confirmed eight additional cases of measles stemming from the outbreak at the private detention center in Eloy.
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Congress Should Be Concerned About the Zika Virus Public health officials say that the Zika virus is an urgent threat that demands federal funding, but lawmakers in Congress apparently think the issue can wait.
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Great Heimlich save: 5 brilliant things this week Heimlich Maneuver Inventor Uses It Himself: A woman at a Cincinnati nursing home began choking on her food, but it just so happens that one of her fellow residents happens to be Dr.
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Red Cross encourages blood, platelet donations during summer months TRUSSVILLE - The American Red Cross is teaming up with Suburban Propane to begin their summer campaign for blood and platelet donations on May 27.
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