Health and Suppliments

A controversial report has warned that the Breast Cancer Screening Program does not save women’s lives.
This finding was revealed by Danish researchers in a study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
From Dailymail.co.uk:

Regular mammograms have had little impact in reducing the numbers of tumours diagnosed very late, which are often terminal.
Although breast cancer deaths have fallen dramatically in recent decades, researchers argue that this is due to more advanced treatments and women becoming better at checking their breasts.
Since the NHS’ Breast Cancer Screening Programme was launched in 1988, all women aged 50 to 69 have been invited to attend a mammogram at their local hospital every three years to check for tumours.
The programme, which costs the Government £100 million annually, has been credited with saving 1,400 lives every year and spotting 100,000 tumours since its launch

‘This report does not present new data and current evidence supports our belief that screening saves lives,’ said Chris Askew, Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.…

Chris Riggott is on the verge of signing a one-year contract at Derby County but that will not happen before he proves fitness.
The 30-year-old central defender was recently undergoing a medical at the club’s Moor Farm training ground.
From Burtonmail.co.uk:

The 32-year-old Scotsman has gone for…

There could be surely no better and more inspiring way than accessing motivational quotations when it comes to staying ahead of the rest.
Look to your health; and if you have it, praise God and value it next to conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals are capable of, a blessing mone…

Torcetrapib, a drug initially designed to raise levels of “good” HDL cholesterol has an unexpected benefit in people with type 2 diabetes as it lowers blood sugar, according to researchers from Australia.
However, the drug also has a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular…