Archive for ‘cancer’
Health care challenges fire up U.S. students
December 9th, 2007
One measure of the troubled state of U.S. health care is the hordes of idealistic young people lining up to fix it.
Rural Areas and Cancer, High Calorie Drinks, Ozone and Mortality
November 28th, 2007
A new study suggests that the stereotype of city-dwellers getting better medical care than people in rural areas may be incorrect.
Cancer surge overwhelms AIDS-struck Botswana
November 1st, 2007
Doctors in Botswana are already battling one of the world’s highest levels of HIV infection and now they also face a dramatic rise in cancer cases as a result of the epidemic. The disease is putting extra pressure on the country’s overstretched health system.
Unhealthy lifestyles blamed for rising rates of breast cancer among urban Chinese women
October 30th, 2007
An increasing taste for Western-style junk food and unhealthy lifestyles have caused the rate of breast cancer among urban Chinese women to jump sharply over the past decade, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday.
Skin cancer: What is it, what to look for?
October 29th, 2007
Skin cancer, one of the most common cancers among Caucasians, is becoming a problem in Asia as sunbathing and tanning salons take off.
