When it Comes to Reducing the Odds of Dying from Breast Cancer, Consistency is Everything
Mammograms save lives by detecting breast cancer before the masses can be felt by the patient or the doctor. Breast cancer screenings are not a “one and done” proposition, though – the result of a new study suggests that consistency is the key. More specifically, the study found that the closer a woman adhered to […]
Forget BMI – Assessing Muscle Fat May Be Better Indicator of Health
Doctors have warned for years that carrying around extra body fat can increase the risk for serious diseases. Medical professionals have traditionally used body mass index (BMI) to describe the amount of body fat their patients have, but BMI is not always an accurate tool to evaluate health and the risk for weight-related diseases. In […]
