Lynette Summerill

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Mother’s Day might be about breakfast in bed, flowers or candy, or even a diamond tennis bracelet for some moms. But for many, no purchased gift is necessary. They just want to be appreciated ...

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Sponsored by: MyOCJourney This year more than 21,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and more than 14,000 women will die from the disease, the American Cancer ...

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A raging debate is playing out in Washington, D.C., over the safety of genetically engineered foods and consumers’ right to choose them — or not. On one side, Goliath — the federal government, ...

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Since the early 1990s, organic food has regained favor in mainstream America. This trend has increased as people are becoming more aware of potential health dangers from the use of toxic ...

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You may not have this date marked on your calendar. Maybe you've never heard of National Garlic Day. If that's the case, we thought you might like to know that it's celebrated on April 19. No ...

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Researchers are testing a wearable device that could hold promise for newly diagnosed glioblastoma, the deadliest type of brain cancer. A major clinical trial was carried out at the University ...

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Feeling stressed and need a good workout, but can’t make it to the gym today? No worries — just have yourself a good laugh. Laughing won’t tone your thighs or shape your buttocks, but it can ...

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Your circadian rhythm — that internal human clock that directs the 24-hour sleep-wake cycle — influences a lot more than when you go to bed and wake up. We knew that the circadian cycle ...

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Polio is a crippling virus that struck societal fear in the early to middle portion of the last century. It spread through North America and Europe like wildfire, leaving thousands of people — ...

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Imagine picking a red, ripe, juicy tomato off its vine, pulling up fresh carrots, and plucking tender sweet peas and corn for dinner tonight. And it's all as close as your back door. There’s ...

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Play is one of the most important things children do. In fact, it may be the most important thing they can do, because it helps them learn about and understand their world. Research shows that ...

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Sponsored by: Main Line Health System There was a time, not so long ago, when patients felt that a colorectal cancer diagnosis meant a choice between death, and life with a colostomy bag. That ...

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Am I too old to have a baby? That is a question that creates deep anxiety for some women every day. Aware that their biological clocks are ticking, many women find anguish in reluctantly ...

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Sponsored by: Main Line Health System Thousands of cancer cases yearly could be prevented by using a test that already exists, but would you believe that more than 40 percent of at-risk people ...

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Nobody likes to talk about his or her colon. Sure, it’s a very personal, and often uncomfortable subject. And that’s one reason why 132,700 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this ...

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From fashion disaster to conversation faux pas, there’s plenty of things to worry about before a date. Your breath shouldn't be one of them. Yet, in a 2013 survey of Brits, more than half said ...

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Like baseball, hot dogs and apple pie, Americans love coffee. In fact, more Americans drank coffee than soft drinks in 2014, according to annual trends reported by the National Coffee Association. ...

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When it comes to protecting children’s delicate skin against melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer, some parents who rely on sunscreen may be getting a false sense of security according to ...

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Pregnant women with a history of anxiety that’s often accompanied by depression can face difficult and confusing choices about treating their symptoms with antidepressants, such as Prozac and ...

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When it comes to beating cancer, health experts suggest that you get moving. Several recent studies have shown that higher levels of physical activity are associated with a reduced risk of ...

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Sponsored by: MyOCJourney Receiving an ovarian cancer diagnosis impacts all areas of your life. The physical and emotional effects can be substantial and overwhelming, which is why it’s ...

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Although it's a rare condition, multiple myeloma is the second most common type of blood cancer. It begins in a type of white blood cells called plasma cells. Plasma cells are part of your immune ...

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Early in her career, Kelly Turner, Ph.D., a researcher, lecturer, and counselor in integrative oncology, was stunned to discover that no one was studying episodes of radical remission. Radical ...

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Age, smoking, obesity and sedentary lifestyles are well known causes for many types of cancer. Recent research, though, has uncovered some everyday things you probably had no idea pose a cancer ...

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The potential link between wearing a bra and developing breast cancer has long been the subject of chain emails, water cooler chats and whispered rumors. While most women relish the thought of ...

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You start off the new school with good intentions, but it doesn't take long before packing creative and wholesome lunches for Johnny and Sue becomes a daunting exercise. Before long, you’re ...

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Ahhh summertime, and the living is easy ... Well, maybe. On the one hand, summer can mean lazy days on the porch with a glass of lemonade or digging your toes in the sand while sipping ...

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A medicine developed during the Victorian era could well prove to be one of mankind’s greatest discoveries. And chances are, you have it in your medicine chest right now. Aspirin, or ...

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Just because you’re female, you have a 33 percent chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer at some point in your life. Those odds pretty much stink, especially when lifestyle choices, your ...

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Some cancer patients being treated with an intravenous chemotherapy drug have reported feeling drunk during treatment, with symptoms lasting up to several hours post-treatment, according to a new ...

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There’s a lot of excitement being generated around tocotrienols, members of the Vitamin E family that some research has shown to have tremendous health benefits. Emerging studies suggest that ...

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Although researchers don’t exactly understand the role depression plays in a person’s overall cancer survival, a new study looking at prostate cancer in men offers more light. A number of ...

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In our modern data-driven, information-gathering, tech-savvy world, is it any surprise that companies are devising computing products that seamlessly weave into our daily lives? Health and ...

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Tamoxifen is the oldest and most prescribed hormone therapy drug used to treat advanced breast cancer in men and women, and early estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancer in women. ...

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A historic number of Americans — some 14.5 million — diagnosed with cancer are surviving the disease, and survivorship is expected to grow to 19 million by 2024, according to a new report by the ...

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A teething baby is part of a new parent's first 'trial by fire'. There's the hours of crankiness, low-level fevers, constant drooling and the urge to gnaw on everything — even the family ...

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Children and adolescents diagnosed prior to 1970 with cancer were given little hope of reaching their 19th birthday. Improved treatments over the last four decades have dramatically increased ...

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We've been told and have believed for some time, that antioxidants reduce the risk of several health conditions by helping taxed cells in the body minimize or repair the adverse effects of free ...

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Skin cancer is by far the most common cancer type in the United States and it’s becoming increasingly more so, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which in 2011 launched an aggressive ...

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Severe childhood and teenage sunburns are more than twice as likely to lead to skin cancer as severe sunburns later in life. Get five or more blistering sunburns before age 20 and your risk could ...

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In a youth-obsessed society, growing old is something women learn to view with consternation, along with the lines, wrinkles and age spots that often accompany it. But Botox aside, aging is a fact ...

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For many people, the thought of worms and other parasites living inside the human gut tops the gross-factor list. Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned ...

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Forgot where you put the car keys? Can’t remember what you ate for lunch? Try taking a brisk walk. A new study adds to a growing consensus that getting too little aerobic exercise negatively ...

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When it comes to preparing financially for retirement, there’s an obvious gender gap. Women live longer, have lower lifetime earnings, and are more likely to outlive some retirement sources ...

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A cervical cancer screening test approved in April by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being hailed as the only first-line tool that will be able to prevent cervical cancer development by ...

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Pregnant women have long been counseled to maintain proper nutrition. What you eat during those nine months can have lasting effects on your baby. But what about before you are pregnant? Can ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a new rule that would extend the federal agency’s authority to regulate electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), cigars, pipe tobacco, nicotine ...

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A common gene found in organisms as diverse as worms to humans is offering valuable clues to the origins of kidney development. It could have implications for children with kidney cancer and ...

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Consumers in search of a bargain are heading online for everything from vacation accommodations to electronics, home loans to handyman services, and even that perfect little black dress. But ...

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One of the challenges cancer patients face when undergoing chemotherapy is that the drug indiscriminately targets cells inside the body. Healthy cells, such as those that line your mouth and ...