To promote colon cancer awareness, the staff and physicians of Regions Hospital Department of Gastroenterology built a boat to compete in this year’s Minneapolis Aquatennial milk carton boat races, held July 19 at Lake Calhoun.
If a hectic summer schedule doesn’t allow for an hour on the elliptical and you are looking for ways to burn off last night’s indulgence at the neighborhood barbeque, consider buying a jump rope. Jumping rope burns almost 700 calories per hour, the same number of calories burned by jogging for that same period of [...]
The research which supports exercise as healthy form of stress relief is extensive. For years, studies have acknowledged the significant connection between moderate physical activity and improved relaxation, not only for those who identify themselves as being “stressed”, but also for those who have no significant concerns. Exercise has also been shown to reduce the [...]
Obese persons spend $1,429 more on annual medical costs than persons of normal weight, according to a news release provided by the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC examined payments made by Medicare, Medicaid, private insurers, and prescription drug spending to determine that the obese population pays 42% more than the average American who is [...]
My journey with cancer began in March 2007 when I ended up in the emergency room surrounded by nurses and doctors who were telling me they were surprised I had not had a heart attack because I was missing two thirds of my blood volume.
Watch as Dick Woodruff, ACS CAN’s lead advocate in Washington, talks about his meetings with the White House and Congress as he negotiates for lower health care costs and to prevent people from being denied coverage because they survived cancer. Tell five friends to to stand with the American Cancer Society for better health care [...]
With the health care reform debate heating up, it is critical that cancer survivors make our voices heard. Too many Americans who think they have good health insurance find out the hard way, when cancer strikes, that their coverage is inadequate. Survivors have delayed care, gone deeply into debt, drained lifelong savings or find they [...]
Post updated March 17, 2011 Computed tomography, also known as a CT or CAT scan, is one of the most common forms of diagnostic imaging. The scans are used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of medical illnesses including cancer and many heart conditions. It is not uncommon that cancer survivors get CT scans [...]
Read about Colon Cancer Coalition President Kristin Tabor's journey back to good health and fitness
Boomer fitness, exercise programming designed for those aged 50 and over, is one of the hottest trends right now in fitness. Not only are local health clubs offering specialty classes for women going through menopause, older exercisers, and exercisers with health conditions such as diabetes and arthritis, but classes targeted for a general population, that [...]
