Nina Kaplan

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• Comparing Male and Female Breast Cancer

  All individuals are born with certain breast cells and tissue. Even though men do not have milk-producing breasts, they can still get cancer. Nonetheless, breast cancer is 100x less common among men then it is among women. The American Cancer Society estimates for breast cancer in the United States...

• This New Zealand Native Beat Cancer Eight Times

  Being diagnosed with cancer can be a world-shaking experience. Going through the necessary chemotherapy and radiation treatment to beat cancer can be a difficult struggle, but coming out cancer-free feels incredibly liberating.Maybe it’s that feeling of having beaten cancer that can make suffering...

• What Is Obesity: Get the Facts

  Obesity can be defined as excess fat (adipose) tissue. Today, it is one of the most common medical conditions that has kept medical researchers awake trying to find new medical approaches to curb it. It is believed to be the number one cause of mortality, disability and morbidity in the United...

• An Innovative Method for the Early Prediction of Parkinson's Disease

  As technology advances, so does the methods at the researcher’s disposal to create innovative tools that can be used in many contexts to, in one way or another, improve the user’s effectiveness at performing certain tasks. Case in point, a team of researchers from the Washington University...

• How Does Alcohol Impact Rheumatoid Arthritis?

  The impact of alcohol on health is widely debated, and now many want to know how these questions are altered in regards to rheumatoid arthritis.Is drinking with RA a problem?We've all heard from a young age that everything in moderation is fine - even drinking. Some even go as far to say that it can...

• How are Varicose Veins Diagnosed?

  Blood from body organs is transported to the heart via blood vessels, or veins.  Organs use oxygen to function, and they discharge blood that has been used that contains waste products like carbon dioxide. The veins then take the blood to the heart and back to the lungs, where the carbon dioxide is...