Asthma and allergy sufferers often hate summertime due to the presence of humidity and pollen that often trigger allergy and asthma episodes. Prescribed medications and inhalers work for acute episodes and to help decrease the number of epsiodes, but researchers are [... ]

Cervical cancer used to be one of the leading causes of cancer death for women in the U.S.  Not any more.  Fortunately, as more and more women stick to their regular doctor visits for routine Papanicolau (Pap) tests to detect cancer-causing HPV early, cervical[... ]

by the OurHealth Writing Team ____________________________________________________________________ On March 17th the House of Representatives, led by Representative Maxine Waters, approved the STOP AIDS in Prison Act of 2009 (H.R. 1429). The act dire[... ]

Here is the latest Fact or Fiction article. One of our members forwarded an email to us about the use of SourSop to kill cancer cells.  Here is the information we found. SourSop can kill cancer cells in test tubes but no one knows if it can kill c[... ]

by the OurHealth Writing Team ____________________________________________________________________ The FDA has recently issued official recommendations regarding the use of lidocaine gel to decrease pain during mammograms.  Last year, a very po[... ]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese Mexican style soft cheese (two specific lots) or any Queso Cotija Molido Mexican style grated cheese manufactured and distributed by Peregrina Cheese Corp. of New York City. [... ]