Breast cancer survivors who consume three or four alcoholic drinks per week might be increasing their risk of a recurrence.
New research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium has shown that drinking fewer than three alcoholic drinks per week is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer recurrence, but three or four drinks per week does increase risk.

Researchers said the increased risk of recurrence appeared to be greater among postmenopausal and overweight or obese study participants. While any type of alcohol consumed (wine, beer or liquor) increased risk, the research revealed that the increased risk of …read more

Actress Sally Field is going to plotz when she hears about this new once-a-year treatment to prevent osteoporosis. It makes her beloved once-a-month Boniva (ibandronate sodium) look like a pile of poo.
Ivanhoe Newswire reported earlier this month that annual doses of zoledronic acid (brand name Reclast) have been clinically proven to demonstrate a 70% reduction in risk of vertebral fractures and a 41% reduction in risk of hip fractures over a 3-year period in postmenopausal women age 65-89 years. Other types of fractions were also reduced considerably.
In the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, participants received …read more