HOW TO PREVENT CANCERS

There is a great scene in the movie There's Something About Mary where the crazy hitchhiker is talking to Ted about his genius new idea - 7-Minute Abs. "Think about it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's 7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man? " I often think about this when talking to...

It's no real surprise.  Not only are most of us not getting enough exercise to meet health guidelines, a large chunk of us aren't getting any physical activity at all.  New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 25 percent of adults spend...

This month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology a report from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer screening trial (PLCO) highlights priorities for cancer prevention 1. In a detailed analysis that addresses the potential for PSA screening to reduce mortality from prostate cancer in this randomized trial, the authors report that more than...

A few weeks back, we took our toddler to see Sesame Street Live - a groan-inducing rite of passage for many parents of toddlers. This year's subtitle was "Elmo's Healthy Heroes," and the show followed Grover in his efforts to locate his "superness," which he regained through 4 healthy...

Recent articles call for speeding the translation from discovery and documentation of the human genome and application to clinical medicine and public health. In addition in the New England Journal of Medicine, Moses and Martin 1 identify gaps and opportunities for biomedical research. They note the need for greater collaboration and new models of...

The CNiC team hasn't gone on a month long vacation (though that sure sounds nice with the snow we've had). We're just been busy with writing grants and papers and gearing up for some other exciting things around here. We'll be back with real content shortly, but in the meantime, here are some of what's been occupying us:Our 8 Ways to Stay Healthy and...