Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - One of the best golfers in the world, Phil Mickelson has put his season on hold to be with his wife who is battling breast cancer.

Amy was recently diagnosed with the condition, and will need to undergo surgery to remove the tumor from her breast. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - There are now an estimated 112 confirmed cases of swine flu in Britain according to latest numbers from health officials.

The most recent cases were confirmed as a pack of 3, in children from the same family who had recently returned from a visit to the United States. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - James Maki, the second resident of the US to undergo a face transplant just wants to lead a life as close to normal as possible.

He was in dire need of the procedure after mangling his face upon falling on an electrical subway line in Boston. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - One of the stars of Spider-Man 3, Lucy Gordon has been found dead in Paris, France.

According to French police, Gordon, who played the role of a journalist in the film, was found in her own apartment by her boyfriend. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Scientists from the Children’s Hospital of Boston are now saying that people living with Down’s syndrome are at a decreased risk of developing many types of cancer.

Down’s syndrom is the most common form of mental retardation, and is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Singer Natalie Cole is the proud owner of a new kidney.

Cole received the kidney from a dead donor, and is currently resting comfortably in a hospital in the Los Angeles area. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - It now appears that 13 year old Daniel Hauser and his mom are fleeing to Mexico to avoid being captured by the authorities.

Daniel and his mom have been on the run since Monday due to a ruling by a Minnesota court judge which said that Daniel’s parents could not withhold cancer treatment for their son. Continue Reading

National Skin Cancer Awareness Month is here, just in time for summer.

Skin cancer, is one type of cancer that is not always fatal, and is also one that is very, very preventable. Continue Reading

Sir Elton John, loved by millions for his music reminds us that HIV/AIDS continues to kill millions of people each and every year.

John made his remarks at the BIO International Convention in Atlanta, stating that we, despite our best efforts are continuing to lose the battle with the AIDS virus.

“HIV/AIDS is still winning,” said the musical icon during his speech.

John said that governments around the world, continue to ignore the reality when it comes to preventing and treating the AIDS virus.

Back in 1992, he launched the Elton John AIDS Foundation and since then his program has raised more than 150 million dollars for AIDS research.

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Men going for Cataract surgery should not take the drug Flomax within 2 weeks of their surgery date, because of severe risk of eye complications.

Flomax is the name of a drug prescribed to men who are dealing with urination issues stemming from an enlarged prostate.

The drug works by relaxing muscle tissue in the urinary tract, the same type of muscle tissue that is located around the eye

Writing in the Journal of the American Medical Association researchers from Canada detail their study.

They analyzed more than 96,128 men over the age of 66, all of whom had undergone cataract surgery.

Men who took Flomax before their surgery were found to be more than 2 times more likely to have a complication from their eye surgery.

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