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  • Woman's best friend: Dogs being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer

    Published October 07, 2013

    Over 14,000 women die of ovarian cancer every year in the United States, but like many cancers, it has a characteristic odor – one that the common household dog can be trained to detect before it’s too late. At the University of Pennsylvania, using tumor specimens donated by cancer victims, researchers are putting dogs to work to sniff out cancer.

  • The time to get a flu shot is now

    Published September 27, 2013

    This year the National Foundation of Infectious Diseases (NFID) is out ahead of the flu season. Yesterday’s conference in Washington D.C. was all about vaccination, and there are now more options than ever before.

  • E-cigarettes -- let's make them available by prescription only

    Published September 12, 2013

    E-cigarettes may be useful for confirmed smokers as the Lancet study shows, but at the same time they are dangerous for children and teens who are tobacco virgins.

  • Scientific breakthroughs vs. your privacy -- lessons from Henrietta Lacks' saga

    Published August 26, 2013

    The  Henrietta Lacks case offers an important lesson for all of us. Namely, our own specific genetic signatures could become public knowledge without our permission.

  • Dr. Siegel: George W. Bush's artery blockage is a wake-up call for all of us

    Published August 06, 2013

    President Bush's experience is a wake-up call for all of us, especially those over the age of 50, to get checked regularly.

  • After Asiana Airlines crash, should you fear flying?

    Published July 08, 2013

    Despite the scary news of the Asiana Airlines crash in San Francisco over the weekend, we are no more likely to get into a plane crash today then we were yesterday.

  • Fear and the George Zimmerman trial

    Published July 02, 2013

    Is the George Zimmerman trial about race? Maybe not. We are all petrified of losing control, never more so than when it involves the ultimate loss of control, death.

  • Heat waves: What you need to know

    Published July 01, 2013

    With skyrocketing temperatures in the West and Southwestern parts of the country over the weekend, people are wondering what they need to know to stay safe in a heat wave

  • George W. Bush's vision for health

    Published May 28, 2013

    Former President George W. Bush puts his emphasis is on a personal responsibility for health rather than on  extending an expensive, easily overused and comprehensive insurance program to more and more people.

  • Riding with hero vets in W100K Mountain Bike Ride

    Published May 24, 2013

    Fifteen wounded warriors rode with President Bush this year for the Third Annual Bush Center W100K Wounded Warrior Mountain Bike Ride.