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Researcher Rebecca Siegel of the American Cancer Society has published a puzzling report which indicates that the incidence of colon and rectal cancer is increasing in millennials and Generation X, while decreasing in older people. Colon cancer remains the third...

Hepatitis C affects approximately 3.5 million Americans and nearly 150 million people globally. Each year, Hepatitis C kills more people in America than all infectious diseases put together. To date, there is no vaccine to prevent Hepatitis C but over...

These days Americans seem to be gulping down over the counter (OTC) medications like they are candy. There are many types of OTC products for the treatment of different medical conditions. If you walk into any pharmacy, there are aisles...

Avocado hand refers to injury that may be incurred while cutting an avocado. Most people feel that cutting an avocado is not an easy task since it has very thick skin which can be quite difficult to crack. In addition,...

Today there are many vaccines for children which have to be taken within the first 2 years of life. However, some parents are now asking their healthcare providers to space the injections or even change the vaccine schedule. These parents...

No one knows the exact cause of Parkinson’s disease. But recent preliminary research suggests that hepatitis may increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease. British scientists looked at medical records of 100,390 patients who were admitted with various forms of hepatitis...

There is a gluten-free mania going on these days. A large number of people now make it a point to consume gluten-free diets in the belief that doing so would benefit their health. For people who have celiac disease ad...

Every flu season, it’s the same song-and-dance. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) distribute a suggestion for people to get their flu shot as soon as its available. The same document declares that the side effects of the flu shot...

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 40% of Americans suffer from arthritis. And what is significant is that of the 54 million Americans who have this chronic joint disorder, not all are...

Donald Trump is a man who says a lot, and sometimes without knowing the facts. This time he has voiced his criticism of vaccines and this is greatly different from what the rest of the Americans think. The majority of...