A new study has found that certain types of women with early stage breast cancer are vulnerable to excessive worrying about cancer recurrence. Published early online in CANCER, the study also indicates that worrying about cancer recurrence can compromise patients’…
Day: March 28, 2011
NIH Announces New Plan to Combat Diabetes
NIH recently announced a new strategic plan to guide diabetes-related research throughout the next decade. The plan, developed by a federal work group led by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), identifies research opportunities with…
Amputee Walks Across Germany for “Exercise Helps” Project
On March 21, 2011, Roland Zahn began a 620-mile hike across Germany. The route will take the 74-year-old from his birthplace in Leipzig to Tübingen, the city where his right leg was amputated in 2006. He plans to complete the…