MyDocHub Blog - Online Health CommunityOnline Health Community|Doctor Ratings|Local Doctor Search|Doctor Reviews|Womens Health|Green|Disease ConditionsCancer Healthy Eating- September 17, 2008 Doctor WatchDog Notification ServiceWhen you are going through breast cancer or any other type of cancer, it can be difficult to eat at times. Some of the time you wont feel like eating. Here are some tips to eat right and stay healthy while going through your treatment: Eat five or six small snacks each day ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/17/cancer-healthy-eating/ BMI Weight- September 16, 2008 Doctor ReviewsYou might be wondering if you are within your BMI (Body Mass Index) for your height. Yes, you could be of normal weight and still be obese according to those measures, and as I recently learnt that obesity is an excess of fat, not weight. Doctor SearchShare Thishttp://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/16/bmi-weight/ PET Scans for Cancer- September 16, 2008 You are about to go through or have just gone through cancer treatment and you are wondering what all the various imaging tests mean. For one, lets start with PET scans. A PET scan is used to diagnose cancer early, detect cancer spread, watch for recurrences, and monitor cancer response to treatment. PET (position emission tomography) ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/16/pet-scans-for-cancer/ Vegan Diet Not Practical For Diabetics- September 15, 2008 While the vegan diet may help you lose weight, it is not practical for diabetics according to Dr. Mitchell Lebowitz, an endocrinologist and diabetes expert who works at the VA Medical Center in Syracuse. However, any diet that can help someone suffering from diabetes to lose weight is great, and will help them in the ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/15/vegan-diet-not-practical-for-diabetics/ Blood Clot: Simple Leg Pain Could Be Deadly- September 15, 2008 Something doctors have known for a while, but now government health officials are stressing how dangerous blood clots could be. While deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, forms in large veins, usually a leg or the groin. It can quickly kill if it moves up to the lungs, where it becomes a pulmonary embolism. Surgeon General Dr. ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/15/blood-clot-simple-leg-pain-could-be-deadly/ Herbed Mustard Sauce- September 14, 2008 This is a wonderful topping for potatoes, or as a dip for crackers and raw vegetables. Diet Types:Dairy Free, Vegetarian Ingredients: 1 10.5 oz. package silken Soft tofu 1 tablespoon Dijon-style mustard 18 teaspoon fresh rosemary leaves 2 teaspoons olive ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/14/herbed-mustard-sauce/ Watch Out For Contaminated Infant Formula From China- September 12, 2008 As a nurse, I am fully aware of the dangers of contaminated infant formula. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned that contaminated infant formula from China may be on sale at ethnic groceries in the U.S., but cautions that domestic supply of infant formula is safe. Janice Oliver, deputy director of the FDA&8217;s food ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/12/watch-out-for-contaminated-infant-formula-fr... Heart Disease and Oral Health- September 11, 2008 I previously wrote a blog post on Why You Should Watch Your Mouth, and touted the benefits of good dental hygiene. To follow up on that, a report this week at a meeting of the Society for General Microbiology in Dublin shows just that. Howard Jenkins of the University of Bristol in Britain, said: We now ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/11/heart-disease-and-oral-health/ Childhood Brain Tumor Ependymoma Breakthrough- September 10, 2008 Researchers at the University of Nottingham, in Britain, have identified three genes key to the development of ependymoma, a type of childhood brain cancer. They hope their breakthrough will lead to improved drugs that can be manufactured to treat ependymoma, a type of childhood brain tumor, and the most common type of childhood cancer other than ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/10/childhood-brain-tumor-ependymoma-breakthroug... Large Hadron Collider and The Story of Peter Higgs- September 10, 2008 For all those science fans, of which I am one, the successful test of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a major breakthrough for science. For those who dont know about the LHC, it is said to be the largest machine ever built, and it runs 17 miles underground in Switzerland and France. Basically, it ...http://mydochub.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/10/large-hadron-collider-and-the-story-of-peter... |