Cancer: Ginseng, Flaxseed Show Promise New research shows that flaxseed and ginseng have something to offer patients. Shark cartilage, however, comes up short. Updated: 12:11 p.m. ET June 2, 2007 June 2, 2007 - At the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting this weekend, researchers...

Big or small, seedless or not, red or yellow, nothing says summer like a big, juicy watermelon (or a seed-spitting contest off the deck). But there is a lot more to this melon than water. Turns out it's packed with phytonutrients, vitamins A, C, and a good hit of potassium, plus some B6 and...

Éléphantiasis En Haiti, un parasite permet aux superstions du terroir d'avoir la vie dure. Cette maladie peut avoir des effet assez terrifiants. Coeurs sensibles s'abstenir! C'est quoi? Augmentation très importante du volume d'un membre ou d'une autre partie du corps, due à un oedème (infiltration...

Cela fait 25 ans qu'il s'échine à tenir à bout de bras le seul hôpital délabré d'une province reculée d'Haïti. Loin de l'affaiblir, cette expérience a nourri la révolte du docteur Jean-Marie Raphaël face à des autorités qu'il accuse de ne « pas respecter l'être humain ». Endocrinologue formé en...

It's true that certain types of chocolate are good for the cardiovascular system - but certainly not all chocolate. When it comes to good health, the most important thing is to choose dark chocolate versus milk chocolate. The darker the chocolate, the richer it is in flavonoids (also known as...

Diaton Tonometry is featured at Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology (PAAO) Cancun, Mexico 2007 Posted On: Tuesday, May 29th 2007 XVII Pan American Congress of Ophthalmology is a perfect entry point for BiCOM to introduce the unique tonometer Diaton to the thousands of participants arriving from...