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Breast cancer is a cancer of the glandular breast tissue. Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer may be one of the oldest known forms of cancer tumors in humans.

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Diabetes means a disease where people have too much sugar in their blood.

Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs. Dry skin, eczema, and hives can cause itching all over your body. Contact dermatitis is another cause of all-over itching. Dry skin is common.

Obesity means having too much body fat. Obesity can run in families, but just how much is due to genes is hard to determine. Obesity is mainly caused by taking in more calories than are used up in physical activity and daily life.

Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much.

Headache is a condition of pain in the head; sometimes neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted as a headache. Headaches can have a wide range of causes and many levels of severity.

Pregnancy is a nine month journey for both you and your baby. During this time your own body will change, both internally and externally. During pregnancy the breasts will grow larger under the influence of hormones.

A study published in early 2007 by researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia has linked chemicals found in many prepared foods and beauty care products to obesity.According to scientist Frederick vom Saal, the author of the paper,...

Skin Care Ingredients Linked to CancerAccording to the Environmental Working Group, one in five cosmetic products may be contaminated with carcinogens. Those are impurities that raise the risk of cancer.Many of these carcinogens are hiding on the...

With a rising number of products now labeled “organic”, there is more confusion than ever about what this term actually means and how it applies to skin care products.At its most basic level, the word “organic” refers to products...