Health

LiceBites.com is a free, new website designed to arm families with useful information in combating lice infestations. LiceBites.com was developed by a Philadelphia area mom out of frustration of having to deal repeatedly with lice in her family.

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How healthy am I? It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves. Learning the answer is easier than you may think.

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The man, who is in his 40s, had a blood stem cell transplant in 2007 to treat leukemia. His donor not only was a good blood match but also had a gene mutation that confers natural resistance to HIV.

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Now is the time for a renewed focus on personal health and wellness. If you have been putting the health of your family first, take some time to educate yourself and make your own health a priority, as well.

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For many of us, the season of gluttony begins with candy-laden Halloween, continues through bountiful Thanksgiving and festive Christmas, and wraps up with party-time New Year’s Eve. January hopefully represents a clean slate and, for many people, a cleaner plate.

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Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), the aggressive cells thought to be resistant to current anti-cancer therapies and which promote metastasis, are stimulated by estrogen via a pathway that mirrors normal stem cell development.

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Some 200 government and private-sector healthcare officials, community activists, and elected officials, came from across the country to take part in the Fourth Annual National Conference on Health Disparities last week.

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The recent announcement of the results of a National Institutes of Health pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) study is a major breakthrough in HIV prevention because it proves that HIV infection can be interrupted.

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Mercy LIFE, a member of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania, hosted a grand opening dedication and blessing ceremony for its newest Adult Day Center on Friday, Nov. 19 at 1930 South Broad Street (the former St. Agnes Continuing Care Center building).

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Nov. 18 begins the 35th Annual American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout, and experts say you can add up to eight years to your life by quitting. In Pennsylvania, more than 2 million adults ages 18 and over are smokers, and close to 12 percent of youth ages 12 to 17 say they smoke.

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