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For our readers who have been watching the news recently, they may have heard about the national Salmonella outbreak. This outbreak has hit Oregon especially hard as it has at least 42 of the nation’s 125 patients, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
As any parent can attest, the health and wellbeing of their child is of the upmost importance. As such, the availability and reliability of their child’s college health center can be a key consideration to choosing a college in Oregon or across the country....
Some cancers are certainly easier to detect than others. In some senses, this makes these cancers "less" deadly. They can still be just as fatal if nothing is done, of course, but the fact that you can spot them early and get started with treatment means that your...
Many times, when a doctor fails to diagnose something as dangerous as cancer, the issue isn't that the doctor doesn't see anything at all. It's just that they believe it is not dangerous or they diagnose it as a different condition.Of course, this type of...
A failure to diagnose cancer can be deadly. Much of the time, doctors want to start treatment as soon as possible, and recovery rates are far better for those who get treatment in the early stages than for those who do not get it until the later stages. If a doctor...
If you get diagnosed with melanoma — a dangerous type of skin cancer — you should know that the diagnosis makes it more likely that you will have a second spot. This is why many doctors like to do a full-body exam after they find one suspicious spot.For...
You know that detecting breast cancer as early as possible is often the key to treatment and higher survival rates. So, who should you have examine those scans to see if you have cancer or not? You may assume it should be your doctor, but new studies have found that...
Not feeling your best, you go to the doctor. You don't know what's wrong, but you know that something is, and you trust your doctor to figure it out. That's what they have always done in the past.They're not sure when they talk to you, and so they run some tests....
Parkinson's is a serious disease that can change your life forever and can be fatal. As with long-term issues like cancer and similar diseases, it's very important to catch Parkinson's as early as possible. You need to know what symptoms to watch out for.If you think...
Different types of cancer do come with very different symptoms and warning signs, and it's important to keep that in mind if you think you may be suffering from the disease. Do not expect it to always appear exactly the same. Below are a few of the most common signs,...
