A lot’s been going around lately about health care reform and so-called “death panels,” which are Palin-speak for what is known in France as a Medical Council. On TalkingPointsMemo.com a Reader Blog by “Jane B.” discusses this phenomenon and her real experience with “death panels” in what she mockingly refers to as one of the [...]

There are many benefits to breast feeding newborn babies, both for babies and mothers. Now, there is evidence that breast feeding may significantly reduce the chances of contracting breast cancer for at-risk women.
A study of more than 60,000 women, that lasted over nine years, shows that nursing a baby for at least three months, can [...]

Naomi Sims, one of the first black supermodels died this past weekend at the age of 61, losing her fight with breast cancer. Sims broke color barriers in the late 1960s and became known for her participation in the “Black is Beautiful” movement. She quit modeling in the early 1970s and later launched a successful [...]

According to a study performed at San Luis Diagnostic Center in San Luis Obispo, CA, digital mammography equipment is helping to detect many more instances of breast cancer among patients. Using film screening, the average number of detections of breast cancer was 4.1 – 4.5 per 1,000 women. Switching to digital mammography, detection jumped to [...]