Tag Archives: Risk

Medical News Today: Prostate cancer: New, quicker test to assess metastasis risk

People with prostate cancer are at risk of metastatic tumors forming. A newly developed test can assess this risk more quickly than existing tests and is also cheaper to run. Researchers explain the benefits of a new test that measures the risk of metastasis in prostate cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 11.2… Read More: Medical News Today: Prostate cancer: New, quicker test to assess… »

Desperate mother fears for her daughter, 12, at risk of organ failure due to a phobia of EATING

‘She’s dying before my eyes’: Desperate mother fears for her daughter, 12, at risk of organ failure because she eats only a handul of food a day due to a crippling phobia of EATING Grace Daw, from Cheshire, has lived with a fear of choking since she was a baby It can take her over… Read More: Desperate mother fears for her daughter, 12, at risk of… »

Hotlines Aren’t Enough to Help People at Risk of Suicide

By CARA ANGELOTTA MD Contrary to popular belief, the risk of suicide does not increase around the holidays. But, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, annual suicide rates in the U.S. have risen nearly 30 percent since 1999. Much of the media coverage following the high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony… Read More: Hotlines Aren’t Enough to Help People at Risk of Suicide »