Targeting ALK Positive Lung Cancer: and More

Targeting ALK Positive Lung Cancer NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Many lung cancer patients who have never smoked and don’t work around toxic chemicals or carcinogens have been found instead to have a defective gene that drives their cancer.  Continue »

Therapy Dogs at the Airport (2nd Week) MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — According to the Bureau of Transportation, nearly two million passengers board flights in the U.S. every day! That adds up to a lot of frazzled flyers. See how one busy airport has joined a national trend helping dog-tired travelers feel better! Continue »

Tea Bag Insulin PHOENIX, Ariz. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — The American Diabetes Association estimates nearly 1.25 million Americans have type one diabetes. Scientists at the University of Arizona are developing an implantable device that senses low glucose and delivers insulin. Continue »

Tick Bites and Bell’s Palsy BOSTON, Mass. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — An adult tick is no bigger than a sesame seed. So you can imagine how small its bite is. That’s why it’s important to do a daily skin inventory for tick bites, especially when you’re outside a lot. Continue »

Blood Clots and Birth Control SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — When people get new prescriptions, they very often don’t look at the list of side effects. One woman in Seattle started taking the birth control shot, Depo-Provera not knowing all the side effects.  Continue »

Smart Living for this week:

• Investment 101: When and What?
• Delaying Dementia: The New Guidelines

 

Positive Parenting for this week:

• Background TV Affects Kids’ Play
• Naps Are Not Just for Toddlers Anymore!
• Sports: Good for Kids’ Emotional Health
• Teaching Kids to Give
• Parental Expectations Increase Kids’ Stress

 

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Doctor's In-depth Interview of the week

 

Intermittent Fasting for Multiple Sclerosis 
Anne Haney Cross, MD, Professor of Neurology
Washington University St. Louis
 

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Quote of the week:

“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent upon it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do.” 

— Galileo Galilei



 

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