If Something Doesn't Feel Right …
Get It Checked
Call it intuition or what you
will, but there are just some
things a woman knows —
or should know. "Every
woman should know how
her breasts feel normally
so that she notices changes
in her breast health," says
Luz A. Venta, M.D., medical
director of The Methodist
Hospital Breast Center. |
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Cancer Screenings Help Save Lives
It's no secret that cancer is unpredictable — all types of cancers may develop slowly or rapidly, and in many cases unexpectedly. However, cancer detected in its earliest stages has the best chance for successful treatment. |
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Cord Blood Banking Helps Save Lives
Every day thousands of
adults and children with life-threatening
blood diseases
wait patiently for a bone
marrow donor. Unfortunately,
many never get the life-saving
transplant they need. |
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Stay Vigilant Against Cervical Cancer
Houston resident Mary Lou Fernandez had never had
an abnormal Pap smear or missed her annual cervical
cancer screening. But after her yearly checkup in
December 2005, that changed. |
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Help Protect Your Joints
with an Early Diagnosis
More than 27 million people in the United States suffer from osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis.* This disease affects cartilage, the slippery tissue that covers the ends of bones in a joint. |
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When Shoulder Instability
Is Holding You Back
Don't let the Maria Sharapova or Kevin Garnett in you be denied. Sharapova, a tennis star, and Garnett, center for the Boston Celtics, represent athletes who rely on their shoulder strength to perform at the top of their respective games. |
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Sudden Cardiac Arrest:
Prepare for the Unexpected
Acting quickly is important when someone
has a heart attack. And speedy action may
be even more crucial with sudden cardiac
arrest. But what's the difference? |
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