Today the boy and I went on a little outing to the bookstore. I was in the mood for some serious escapism in the form of classic Mr. King and Mr. Kellerman. Sometimes after reading a slave narrative or the life of Medgar Evers you just need something a lot less heavy. My son, a [...]
Lighting candles during earth hour...very relaxing
Senators Kennedy and Hutchison introduced their long anticipated cancer bill yesterday. In summary, the bill states that: 1- Despite all the knowledge we have gained about cancer over the years, including early detection and screening, the actual decline in cancer mortality rate is only 6 percent as compared to a decline in mortality rate from [...]
Most studies on prostate cancer prevention focus on the initial prevention of the cancer. Rarely do we see studies on preventing advanced prostate cancer. Now a study has shown that consuming omega-3 fatty acids appear to protect against developing advanced prostate cancer. In other words, eating a serving of fish each week could dramatically reduce [...]
If I hear it one more time I am going to tear my hair out. What do you mean that prostate cancer is not fatal, prostate cancer is the second largest cancer killer after only lung cancer. TARA PARKER-POPE wrote in yesterdays New York Times a health article, "Screen or Not? What Those Prostate Studies [...]