Beer ingredient may help prevent prostate cancer

A main ingredient in beer may help prevent prostate cancer and enlargement, according to a new study.

Oregon State University researchers say the compound xanthohumol, found in hops, inhibits a specific protein in the cells along the surface of the prostate gland.

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FDA Approves Cancer Vaccine

Gardasil, a vaccine against the virus that causes most cervical cancers, won FDA approval today.

The vaccine protects against infection from four strains of the human papilloma virus, or HPV. Two of these strains, HPV-16 and HPV-18, account for about 70% of cervical cancers.

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Happy Graduation, Carissa

Like many high school seniors, Carissa Pastore is eager to get on with her life.

But unlike most of her classmates at Central High School, she hasn't been thinking much about graduation lately. For Pastore, the greatest accomplishment is still being alive.

"I'm not proud of just doing schoolwork," Pastore said. "I'm proud of learning about my disease and trying to help myself."

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How Singing Improves Your Health

If you ever have the desire to break out into song -- in the shower, in the car, maybe at your neighbor's infamous karaoke night -- you should embrace it whole-heartedly. This ancient art not only feels good, it can enhance your well-being, reduce your feelings of pain and even prolong your life.
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Alternative is catching on...

Frustrated by the system, many have been bypassing the doctor’s office for wellness spas and holistic centers.

“People just aren’t getting what they need from their primary and secondary care physicians,” Platkin says from his office in New York. “But, at ... a reflexology appointment, you’ll get a full hour with a professional who will try to treat you the best way they can.”

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Older Prostate Cancer Patients May Not Benefit from Aggressive Treatment

According to the results of a study published in The American Journal of Medicine, aggressive treatment of prostate cancer in men aged 75 or older was linked with worse quality of life and only a small survival benefit.

Current treatment options for prostate cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, hormonal therapy, or watchful waiting.

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Please leave this young man alone!

Starchild Abraham Cherrix said no.

No stabbing. No poisoning. No burning.

Enough.

But for refusing what amounts to Geneva Convention-levels of torture, Abraham, a 15-year-old Chincoteague resident with Hodgkin's disease, may be yanked from his family.

They've been accused of parental neglect for allowing him to pursue alternative cancer treatments at a Mexican clinic instead of returning to the hell that is chemotherapy.

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UPDATE:

ACCOMAC, Va. (AP) - A judge agreed to let a 15-year-old cancer patient return to a Mexican clinic to continue an alternative medical treatment, as long as he has a diagnostic X-ray first.

Abraham Cherrix, who has Hodgkin's disease, also was ordered to return to court June 29 for a hearing to determine whether he can make his own medical decisions.

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