Business of LifeSometimes I forget to post a draft I wrote earlier, like this one I wrote in May.
Brains scans suggest women may be neurologically more vulnerable to alcohol than men. CT scans show accelerated atrophy and shrinkage compared to men. From Alcoholism-Linked Brain Damage Hits Women Sooner.
The good news if you are a recovering alcoholic is that the damage started reversing once you stopped drinking.
Other good news. Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Protect Against Cancer.
Studies find simple lifestyle changes may reduce cancer's recurrence: low-fat diets fight breast cancer; aspirin does same against colon cancer.
It's good for you, makes you feel good, and now Moderate Exercise May Reduce Risk for Ovarian Cancer.
A dual treatment of mammograms and MRI's catch almost all breast cancers in high risk women.
Posted by Jill Fallon at June 22, 2005 04:09 PM | Permalink