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Whether your friend or family member is newly diagnosed or in the midst of treatment, she's unlikely to be wowed by vague offers or having to do your thinking for you. She has enough on her mind; she has cancer. She may not want that tuna casserole or to hear about what treatment your Aunt Phyllis had either.So how can you help? There is no one-size-fits-all answer. That's why we turned to survivors for our list of support dos and don'ts. Our patient-generated advice is sorted into three stages— Diagnosis, Surgery & Treatment, and Recovery —identified by Maureen Broderick, a licensed clinical social worker who has worked with cancer patients and run cancer support groupsHere's what you need to know.Health.com: 10 Celebrities Who Battled Breast CancerLearn to listen"One of the most important ways a friend supported me was by listening to me as I decided what to do," says Orinda, Calif. writer Victoria Irwin, 57, who had a lumpectomy and radiation earlier this year. "When I was in decisi...
If you are pregnant, or planning to get pregnant, our medical advisers warn you to steer clear of the drug dutasteride (Avodart and generic) since it can cause birth...
Every day, your body tells you all kinds of things: Scratch my elbow. I’d like some salt. But hidden in these signals can be deeper messages about your health. Here’...
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.I was not aware of this until just last year.I also wasn't aware of the fact that close to 0 percent of pharmaceutical ...
Long-term results from a major federal study ease worries about the safety of a hormone-blocking drug that can lower a man's chances of developing prostate cancer.Th...
Skim any magazine or supermarket tabloid and there will be a myriad of 'revolutionary' treatments for hair loss.There are before and after pictures of men with thinn...
An inability of stem cells in the scalp to develop into the type of cells that make hair follicles may be an underlying cause of male-pattern baldness, according t...
German scientists have successfully grown hair follicles from stem cells, and claim it could translate into a cure for baldness in the next five years, BioScholar.co...
The widely used baldness drug finasteride (Propecia) indeed boosts hair growth in men, but some may develop sexual problems, according to a new analysis.A review of ...
Baldness may be rarer in women than in men, but still affects more than 30 million females in the United States.Baldness in women, as well as men, is 90 percent gene...
Going bald may be more than just a frustrating sign of aging; it may also increase a man’s risk of heart disease.A new study of nearly 37,000 Japanese men found that...
Some men who take the drug finasteride (Propecia) to slow a receding hair line may also find it reduces their interest in drinking alcohol, new research reveals.Almo...
Ask Dr. Manny: Can you use a prostate drug to treat baldness ?
Researchers have identified the protein responsible for male pattern baldness, raising expectations that an effective treatment for the most common cause of hair los...
It's true that men are more likely to lose their hair than women, mostly due to male pattern baldness (more on that later).But thinning hair and hair loss are also c...
Scientists say they've uncovered a gene that causes a rare but distressing form of childhood baldness, a finding that could help the quest to treat hair loss.Mutatio...
Scientists say they've uncovered a gene that causes a rare but distressing form of childhood baldness, a finding that could help the quest to treat hair loss .Mutati...
Millions of men and women who suffer from premature baldness or hair loss could soon be able to regain their original lustrous locks — by cloning their remaining hai...
It's hard not to get excited when you finally make the decision to get in shape. And who wouldn't be tempted to speed things up with an extra workout here, eliminati...
Here's a reason to get your flu shot that you probably haven't considered: infection with H1N1 may trigger baldness in a small number of people.A new report from Jap...
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