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Winchester, VA - An estimated 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, and 80% of men who live to the age of 80 will have prostate cancer cells in their prostate. With such sobering statistics, the Independent's revelation of a treatment for previously untreatable prostate cancer is all the more significant. Researchers from the Institute of Cancer Research in London and the Royal Marsden hospital […]

Winchester, VA - In health news, ABC is reporting that Boston obstetrician Dr. Laura Riley, who leads a committee on maternal immunization, is calling for an investigation into the relationship between the flu shot and miscarriage. In a study of U.S. pregnancies between 2010 and 2012, women who experienced a miscarriage were more likely to have received back-to-back annual flu shots, which included the immunization against the swine flu. The authors […]

Winchester, Va - Forbes is reporting that the Journal of Clinical Oncology published a report which shows a strong correlation between long-term vitamin B6 and B12 supplementation and raised lung cancer risk in male smokers. Now you might be saying to yourself, “I don't take those vitamins,” but if you take a daily multivitamin, you almost certainly do. The study showed that men who took over 20mg of B-6 or 55mcg […]

Winchester, VA - The BBC reports that a California jury awarded a $417 million settlement against Johnson & Johnson to be paid to Eva Echeverria, whose terminal ovarian cancer has been linked to her decades-long use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder for feminine hygeine. Echeverria sued the company, alleging that they knew about the link between talcum powder and elevated cancer risk, and concealed it from the public. Johnson & […]