1 in 8 women (13%) in the United States suffers from Breast cancer. It is the cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). Breast cancer occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare. A latest study appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that women carrying the...

Swine flu caused global panic during last flu season.  World Health Organization declared that swine flu is over, but some countries have already been attacked by the deadly H1N1 swine flu virus and some have predicted that it is on the way. Swine flu a major health challenge for India India confirmed today that the swine flu toll in the New Delhi has reached 30 with total 926 positive cases. Delhi...

An influenza epidemic emerges every flu season, starts in November, peaks in January through March, and goes down in May.  Every year there are two flu seasons due to the occurrence of influenza at different times in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. A review at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) division of the National Institute of Health (NIH) in 2008 concluded...

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. The two types – Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas are curable, however, melanoma, the third most common skin cancer, is more dangerous, especially among young people according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention. About 65%–90% of melanomas are caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light or sunlight. Researchers...

Breastfeeding plays an important role in the development of babies.  Breast milk remains the only natural and complete nutrition source for babies. Nothing can replace the nutritive properties of breast milk, no matter how many vitamins, minerals and supplements are added to the baby food and drinks.  Breastfeeding has various benefits for baby as well to mom.  A recent study claims that mothers...

Commonwealth games are on horizon for Delhi and the spread of dengue fever has become a real concern for the health officials.  After a very hot summer, it has been raining regularly for past one month.  On top of that the preparation for common wealth games has left many sites like dug roads, an excellent source for collection of water and breeding of mosquitoes.  Municipal Corporation of Delhi...

Delhi has been seeing a lot of rain for past several weeks.  On top of that dengue fever has been on rise in Delhi and has raises concern of health officials.  Stagnant water provides ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes that are responsible for dengue fever.

US was in midst of BP oil crisis and we have several lawsuits filed against BP.  This time it is turn of egg firms, which are under heavy scrutiny and now being sued.  The news comes as no surprise to me that Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, which are responsible for more than half-billion-egg recall and Salmonella outbreak, are facing new lawsuits. 

More than 1000 people have been sickened by salmonella within a week that led to the recall of half a billion eggs nationwide. On August 13, 2010, Wright County Egg conducted a nationwide voluntary recall of shell eggs and on August 19, the recall was expanded. The egg recall has become a national threat and common people are confused more than ever as to how to prevent themselves from the growing...

Smoking is injurious for health. I bet! Everybody knows about this fact. But still, smokers either do not agree or are in a state of denial.  Smoking is of two kinds, active smoking and passive smoking. As name depicts a person who smoke regularly or occasionally is an active smoker, whilst a person who doesn’t smoke at all but inhale smoke involuntarily is a passive smoker.  Passive smoking is...