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Airport X-Ray Cancer Risks Low, But Population Risks Exist, Expert Says

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

The risk to any one person of developing cancer from airport X-rays is extremely small, but given the large number of people that go through the machines each ...

Does Everyone Get Cataracts Eventually?

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

“The Healthy Geezer” answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column. Question: I’m 67 years old. Should I expect to get cataracts eventually? Answer: A cataract ...

Cataracts: Symptoms and Treatment

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

While the vast majority of those who develop cataracts are senior citizens, this vision-blurring condition is not always related to age. More than 90 percent of Americans have ...

‘Hairy Eyeball’ Caused by Rare Tumor

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

A rare tumor in a 19-year old man caused hair to grow on his eyeball, researchers report. The tumor, called a limbal dermoid, was benign and had been ...

5 Amazing Images in Medicine

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

Introduction Modern medicine has accomplished some incredible feats, including helping people to survive injuries and diseases that might have seemed impossible to survive a few decades ago. Doctors ...

The Healthy Geezer: What’s Up with Those Weird Eye Twitches?

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

Question: Every so often, my left eye twitches. It goes away after a while, but it’s annoying. Is there a remedy? Answer: Eye-twitching — also called eye spasms ...

Olive Oil and Tree Nuts Seem to Improve Cholesterol Levels

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

Upping your intake of monounsaturated fats — found in olive oil, tree nuts and avocadoes — can help improve cholesterol levels, a small new study suggests. These fats ...

Diabetes Drug Metformin May Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer for Women

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

Increasing evidence is suggesting that Type 2 diabetes and pancreatic cancer are somehow linked, but exactly how the link works remains unclear. A new study may help clarify ...

Starting Chemo Early Doesn’t Always Help

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

A new finding challenges what has been considered common wisdom among doctors: The earlier you treat cancer, the better. Researchers found no increase in the survival rate of ...

Men with Heart Failure More Likely to Die than Women

By Mark Schweizer

9 days ago

Women with heart failure, a condition in which the heart fails to pump enough blood to meet the body’s demands, may live longer than their male counterparts, a ...

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Airport X-Ray Cancer Risks Low, But Population Risks Exist, Expert Says

Does Everyone Get Cataracts Eventually?

Cataracts: Symptoms and Treatment

‘Hairy Eyeball’ Caused by Rare Tumor

5 Amazing Images in Medicine

The Healthy Geezer: What’s Up with Those Weird Eye Twitches?

Olive Oil and Tree Nuts Seem to Improve Cholesterol Levels

Diabetes Drug Metformin May Lower Risk of Pancreatic Cancer for Women

Starting Chemo Early Doesn’t Always Help

Men with Heart Failure More Likely to Die than Women

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