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The holidays are a time of family celebration and often A LOT of food.  Check out these great tips on safe and healthy holiday eating for diabetics! 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christy-valentine-md/holiday-tips-for-diabetic_b_359231.html

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast in which with cancer; abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way.

• Breast Cancer is one of the leading diseases found in women aside of skin cancer.
• Early detection is the best way to fight against the disease. (more…)

The Many Faces of Influenza

With the recent Swine Flu scare and so much different information swirling about, many people have wondered about the difference between common types of flu and the dreaded swine flu (Influenza A H1N1 Virus.) Here is some information to help you distinguish between regular types of flu and the swine flu and determine how concerned you should be. (more…)

What exactly is the swine flu?

Novel H1N1 (referred to as “swine flu” early on) is a new influenza virus causing illness and respiratory infection in people worldwide. This new virus was first detected in people in the United States in April 2009. The virus is spreading from person-to-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread. This virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory testing showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America. However, further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and avian genes and human genes. So technically, it’s a human flu virus. (more…)