Is it necessary for people with serious mental issues to get psychiatric care? After the last Friday spree in California, the question of whether the country needs to change its standard for civil commitment, which allows people to be hospitalized against their will rises again. On Friday night a 22-year-old college student identified as Elliot Rodger stabbed three people to death at his … [Read more...]
Obesity Increasing Death Risk In Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
A new study of 80,000 women found a 34 percent upsurge in mortality for those diagnosed with the most common type of breast cancer and was obese before menopause. An obese person may have increased levels of insulin, which can help certain cancer cells reproduce. Fat tissue also produces excess estrogen, another breast cancer risk factor. According to an analysis of the results of 70 clinical … [Read more...]