(This December 17 story is refiled to add new paragraph 6, and adds lb/kg conversions in paras 4 and 5.) By Linda Carroll (Reuters Health) – In women over age 50, losing just four pounds and keeping the weight off can lower breast cancer risk, a new study suggests. Researchers who reviewed data from 180,000… Read More: Sustained weight loss in middle-age may lower breast cancer risk »
Adobe Stock Images A study has sparked concerns about how permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners affects the safety of African American women. The study was recently published in the International Journal of Cancer. Past research has found a connection in the chemicals of hair dye and straighteners with cancer. However, when tested within… Read More: Research shows hair dye and straighteners increase risk of breast… »
TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 — Researchers say they have identified a compound in breast milk that combats the growth of infection-causing bacteria in infants. The compound is called glycerol monolaurate (GML), and the amount of GML in human breast milk is more than 200 times higher than in cow’s milk. Infant formula has no GML,… Read More: Breast Milk Combats Growth of Bad Bacteria »
(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Mathew Knowles is fighting breast cancer. The man who’s best known for the years he spent managing his superstar daughters Beyonce and Solange announced the news during a sit-down interview with Michael Strahan for Good Morning America that will air Wednesday. A short teaser was released on Twitter on Tuesday and in it,… Read More: WATCH: Beyonce’s dad, Mathew Knowles reveals he has breast cancer »