Health Headlines - Wednesday

FIVE YEARS IS THE BENCHMARK FOR SURVIVING CANCER:

WOMEN WHO SURVIVE BREAST CANCER FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER THEY COMPLETE TREATMENT HAVE A LOW RISK OF THE DISEASE RECURRING.

SCIENTIST FOUND WOMEN WITH STAGE THREE BREAST CANCER HAVE ONLY A 13 PERCENT RISK OF IT RETURNING IF THEY SURVIVED THE FIRST FIVE YEARS CANCER FREE.

RESEARCHERS STUDIED CANCER RECURRENCE IN WOMEN WHO HAD BEEN CANCER-FREE FOR FIVE YEARS AFTER TREATMENT.

THE WOMEN IN THE STUDY WERE TREATED BETWEEN 19-85 AND TWO-THOUSAND-ONE.

BREAST CANCER IS THE TOP CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH AMONG WOMEN WORLDWIDE.

THEY STUDY IS IN THE JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE.


THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION:

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT BESIDES YOUR LUNGS .. AIR POLLUTION CAN ALSO HAVE HARMFUL EFFECTS ON YOUR HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.

ACCORDING TO THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY SMOG CAN CAUSE SHORT OR LONG-TERM EFFECTS AND EVEN DEATH.

SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CHEST PAIN AND HEART FAILURE.

RESEARCHERS WHO STUDY AIR POLLUTION SAY TOXIC FUMES LIKE CAR EXHAUST CAN DAMAGE THE HEART AND BLOOD VESSELS WHILE THEY MOVE THROUGH THE BLOOD STREAM.



EGGS HELP YOU LOOSE WEIGHT:

IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING TO DROP A FEW POUNDS.. A BREAKFAST THAT INCLUDES TWO EGGS MAY HELP YOU REACH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOAL.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS EATING EGGS COULD HELP OVERWEIGHT ADULTS LOOSE WEIGHT AND GAIN ENERGY.

THE STUDY LOOKED AT OVERWEIGHT ADULTS AGES 25-TO-60.

IT FOUND THOSE WHO ATE TWO EGGS FOR BREAKFAST UNDER A LOW-CALORIE DIET LOST 65-PERCENT MORE WEIGHT.

THE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED ON THE ONLINE 'INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY'.

THE STUDY WAS SPONSORED BY THE EGG NUTRITION CENTER.



VANDERBILT AWARDED RESEARCH GRANT:

VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER HAS A 60-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO USE TO HELP PAY FOR NEW RESEARCH TONIGHT.

THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES DONATED THE MONEY FROM ITS MAX BAER HEART INJURY FUND.

THE ORDER CHOSE VANDERBILT BECAUSE OF IT'S COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE DEDICATED TO PATIENT CARE.. RESEARCH AND BIOMEDICAL EDUCATION.

MAX BAER WAS A FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION WHO WAS AN ACTIVE ORDER MEMBER.

THIS FUND WAS CREATED AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY.

THE EAGLES HAVE DONATED MORE THAN 100-MILLION DOLLARS TO CHARITIES THOUGHT NORTH AMERICA.
Health Headlines - Wednesday