Texas' deadliest cancer is also one of the most preventable. In 2010, Texas Cancer Registry estimates 10,625 Texans will die of lung cancer, which each year kills more people than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. With nearly 9 out of 10 of all lung cancer deaths in the United States attributed to tobacco use, physicians at Texas Oncology are committed to helping more Texans understand how to reduce their risks for the disease.

The last several months have presented one worrisome story after another regarding the dangers of CT scans... including more than 200 patients receiving radiation overdoses while undergoing brain scans at a California hospital... unpredictable and widespread variation in radiation dosing for cardiac scans from one hospital to the next... and a new research report revealing that the cancer risk from radiation in a CT scan may be far higher than was thought. Two studies on this topic were published in the December 2009 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. One of the studies reports that just one scan can deliver enough radiation to cause cancer and predicts that 29,000 new cancers will develop that can be linked to CT scans received in just the year 2007.

A lack of quality sleep can cause accidents, affect your relationships, health, and mental abilities and make you feel generally disconnected from the world. Do you wake up feeling groggy?  Do you have to hit the snooze button two or three times before getting out of bed?  Does it take several cups of coffee just to start your day? The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke states that about 40 million people in the United States suffer from chronic long-term sleep disorders each year and an additional 20 million people experience occasional sleep problems.

Doctors Improving Healthcare have tried to highlight some of the easiest ways to live a stress free life. Too much workload could result into stress. There are many effective ways to deal with stress and stress related problems. But the real remedy lies in following these ideas. We have tried to highlight some of the easiest ways to live a stress free life.

February is a month devoted to heart awareness and serves as a reminder for people to evaluate their risk of heart disease through screening. For Shane Mayer, February is a reminder of the close call he had with his own heart at the age of 19, and the lifesaving cardiac care he received at Northwest Community Hospital in the Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights.

Practical Advice During American Heart Month is available for Family-focused Lifestyle Interventions through the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association. Each year, February marks a shift in the nation’s collective focus, as matters of the heart take center stage. While images of hearts abound, from pastel candies to Valentine’s Day cards, health experts around the country are asking us all to turn our attention to a decidedly less-endearing picture: heart disease.

New Online Resource for Clinicians, Medical Faculty, Students and Practitioners - The Medpedia Project today announced Advancing Women's Health, a universally accessible resource for educational and teaching tools focused on sex- and gender-specific women’s health for clinicians, medical faculty, medical students and health practitioners. Created by members of leading women's health organizations and the largest women physician's organization in the U.S., Advancing Women’s Health is aimed at improving women's health by recognizing and applying evidence-based medicine to the specific issues, concerns, and medical responses that affect women. The free resource is available now on Medpedia.

With the national debate on healthcare still churning, innovations in technology will have a bottom-line impact on people’s health. While a lot of attention has been paid to electronic health records, there is a new breed of technology aimed at preventative, integrative health solutions. HealtheHuman has released the latest version of their online integrated health tracking tools, providing members ways to track, understand, and improve their health by helping them be more informed decision makers.

The internet-based National Fatigue Survey currently being conducted by the Fatigue Management Institute of Florida Institute of Technology will be the first survey to examine common factors in persistent fatigue across multiple chronic medical disorders. Chronic illness-related fatigue is now recognized as one of the most perplexing and troublesome difficulties for individuals suffering from chronic illness, impacting all aspects of daily life.

Men rule on the playing field: they can generally run faster, lift more, and throw things farther than women can. In medical terms, though, men are the weaker sex, reports the January 2010 issue of Harvard Men’s Health Watch. Why? It depends on a complex mix of biological, social, and behavioral factors.