Why Sharing Your Struggles Actually Makes You Stronger: A Lesson From Terry Crews
I was coming home after dropping off my daughter at school and heard Terry Crews being interviewed on the radio. I knew he was an actor on Brooklyn Nine Nine, (I have never watched but my hubby and son love it). I knew he was a comedian and the cool Old Spice guy. Other than that I didn't know much about him.The DJ introduced Terry by listing all of the projects Terry is involved with these days. The DJ asked how he had time to be involved with so many projects.
Terry said, "I am going to be completely honest, I used to be addicted to porn. Addiction takes a lot of time." He explained that now that he's not addicted to po...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor's Diary: Don't underestimate the danger of 'alternative' cancer therapies
Bogus cancer treatments that give false hope to patients are worse than misleading, they can be harmful too (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - June 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: James LeFanu cancer cures HPV running alternative treatments bogus heavy legs doctor's diary warts Source Type: news
Ask the expert: Can kids get melanoma?
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD
My 16-year-old daughter loves to tan. Should we be worried about skin cancer? – Sunseeker’s dad
Although melanoma is very rare in children, the incidence of childhood and adolescent melanoma has increased on average 2 percent per year since 1973. Thankfully, however, the incidence rate has started to decrease again in the last few years. The biggest increase has been in girls ages 15-19, possibly because girls are more likely than boys to sunbathe and use tanning beds.
While melanoma is the least common type of skin cancer in adults, skin cancer in children is almost always melanoma. B...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - May 22, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: Kids' safety parenting Source Type: news
Sinecatechins 10% Ointment for External Genital WartsSinecatechins 10% Ointment for External Genital Warts
Sinecatechins 10% ointment presents a botanically based alternative to currently available treatments for genital warts that can be applied by the patient in the privacy of their own home. Skin Therapy Letter (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 18, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Journal Article Source Type: news
An interview with Kate Padilla, author of Save Me San Francisco
Welcome this week Kate Padilla, the author of Save Me San Francisco. Kate is a journalist, writer, blogger and book reviewer living in northwest Iowa with a husband, son and two pugs.
The Review
Save Me San Francisco is an anthology of 31 short stories inspired by the music of Train. Anyone who listens to music in any depth will understand that at it’s heart is a story. The truth of the story lies with the person who wrote the original song but everyone who listens to it will add their own spin, based their unique life experiences and interpretation of the words.
But what if you could take the one song that was ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 14, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews anthology author interview Source Type: news
An interview with Kate Padilla, author of Save Me San Francisco
Welcome this week Kate Padilla, the author of Save Me San Francisco. Kate is a journalist, writer, blogger and book reviewer living in northwest Iowa with a husband, son and two pugs.
The Review
Save Me San Francisco is an anthology of 31 short stories inspired by the music of Train. Anyone who listens to music in any depth will understand that at it’s heart is a story. The truth of the story lies with the person who wrote the original song but everyone who listens to it will add their own spin, based their unique life experiences and interpretation of the words.
But what if you could take the one song that was ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - May 14, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews anthology author interview Source Type: news
Vaccinating girls against HPV benefits men
Including boys in programme becomes less cost effective as uptake rises among girlsRelated items from OnMedicaSTIs no more likely in girls after HPV jabQuadrivalent HPV jab cleared of causal link to MSHPV vaccination extended to men who have sex with menOral HPV-16 three times as common in tobacco usersTwo HPV jabs protect women from genital warts (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - May 13, 2015 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Penis cancer claims father after doctors misdiagnosed him with an STI
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Smith, 61, from Wolverhampton, died on December 23 last year - three years to the day after tests revealed he was suffering penile cancer. Doctors initially diagnosed him as suffering genital warts. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Parents' decision-making in HPV vaccination of daughters
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a leading cause of sexually transmitted diseases, with more than 70% of sexually active people getting the virus at least once in their lifetimes. Persistent infection with some HPV strains can lead to cervical cancer, the second most common cancer in women, as well as to head-and-neck and other types of cancer and anogenital warts in both men and women. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sodium Nitrite, Citric Acid Creams Helpful for Anogenital WartsSodium Nitrite, Citric Acid Creams Helpful for Anogenital Warts
Twice-daily application of sodium nitrite and citric acid creams cleared anogenital warts more effectively than placebo, researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Dermatology Headlines - May 8, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Dr Le Fanu's online health clinic, Friday 1st May 2015
Concerned about aches and pains? Worried about a medical condition? You can email your questions confidentially to Dr Le Fanu at drjames@telegraph.co.uk. Answers will be published in the health section of the Telegraph website every Friday. Today - more thoughts on sunshine and melanoma, ARMD, persistent cough, tinnitus and age limit for taking stains (Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice)
Source: The Telegraph : Health Advice - May 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: skin cancer melanoma ARMD tinnitus Macushield warts statins Dr James Health Clinic James Le Fanu Source Type: news
Acidified Nitrite Cream Helps Clear Anogenital Warts (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
A high dose of sodium nitrite plus citric acid, applied topically, can clear anogenital warts in about a third of patients, according to … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - April 30, 2015 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Nitric oxide treatment works for genital warts
The coapplication of two topical creams, one containing 6% sodium nitrite and another containing 9% citric acid, together producing nitric oxide, was effective in treating genital warts in close to one-third of patients, in a study published online April 29 in JAMA Dermatology.
In a randomized,... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - April 29, 2015 Category: Dermatology Tags: CME-candidate FPN News FPN Dermatology FPN Infectious Diseases IMN News IMN Dermatology IMN Infectious Diseases SAN Clinical News Source Type: news
Benefits of HPV vaccine can be seen in high school girls, study says
Years before the HPV vaccine prevents women from getting cervical cancer, it protects them against genital warts and cervical dysplasia, new research suggests. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - April 27, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Benefits of Early HPV Vaccination Emerge RapidlyBenefits of Early HPV Vaccination Emerge Rapidly
Reductions in cervical dysplasia and apparent reductions in anogenital warts were seen in 14- to 17-year-olds after vaccination at 12 to 13 years of age. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
