Welcome to Weekly Health Update A new placebo-controlled, double-blinded research study showed no benefit from soy supplements in reducing osteoporosis or the symptoms of menopause. SOY ISOFLAVONES, OSTEOPOROSIS, AND THE SYMPTOMS OF MENOPAUSE As I discuss in detail in my recent b... Read more

ASPIRIN MAY PREVENT PANCREATIC CANCER Pancreatic cancer is a relatively rare form of cancer fewer than two percent of adults in the United States will ever be diagnosed with this form of cancer. However, although rare, pancreatic cancer is an extremely ... Read more

OBESITY, ALCOHOL, SMOKING AND BREAST CANCER RISK As I discuss in detail in my recent book,A Cancer Prevention Guide for the Human Race, there are several important lifestyle and dietary factors that have been linked to cancer risk by numerous high-level ... Read more

DRUG AND MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY ADVERTISING TO PHYSICIANS I have written before about the interactions between physicians, on the one hand, and pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, on the other hand, and how these relationships can adversely impact upon patient care .... Read more

BREAST CANCER CELLS IN THE BLOOD PREDICT HIGH RISK OF RECURRENCE During my time in the lab, as a research fellow at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, I completed several research studies that revealed a powerful link between the presence of ... Read more