We all know or have heard of someone who has had a heart attack. A neighbor went into sudden cardiac arrest and his family didn’t know what to do until the medics arrived, by which time it was too late. This video, from the University Of Arizona, College Of Medicine, demonstrates a new, simpler, and [...]

If you had a 5 percent chance of developing a potentially fatal illness, and you could significantly reduce this risk, wouldn’t you? Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in our country. It takes about 50,000 lives annually, and someone dies from colon cancer in the [...]

Any discussion about what defines national characteristics of Britain will not go on for very long before the National Health Service (NHS) is mentioned. Along with Beefeaters in the Tower of London, red double-decker buses and cricket, our health care system has become an iconic touchstone for Britishness. But, just like those Beefeaters, does it [...]