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Green leafy vegetables,such as swiss chard pictured here, are high in folic acid.

When it could hasten progession of cancer. Not that this study proves anything, and it's certainly a fish out of water where fish oil studies are concerned.

My friend Leroy Sievers died recently. I considered him a friend, but the truth is I never actually met him.

With scientists suggesting that 1 in 4 persons has extra taste buds, people naturally want to know whether they are the 1 or the other 3. Supertasters, as those with extra taste buds are known, do not only ...

DeKalb County cancer patients who need surgery can get treatment much closer to home with the arrival of a new surgeon.

American Indians in Minnesota and surrounding states have dramatically higher rates of colon cancer and several other types of the disease than whites, a University of Minnesota researcher and his colleagues ...

Constipation is not an illness or a disease. The causes of constipation may vary, but there are solutions for this undesirable condition.

Although the temperatures may reach well into the triple dig its this time of year, for many women, summer lasts year round.

There is new hope for skin cancer treatment, says internationally known scientist in his book The Eggplant Cancer Cure.

A difference in the genes of up to a third of people with colorectal cancer could help solve how the disease passes between generations, scientists say.

In a small number of cases, these tumor cells stick to cells at the site of the surgical wound and go on to form a secondary tumor, having an enormous negative impact on the survival and quality of life of the ...

B4 Friends and family of the late Randy Cable have announced the release of the long-awaited album Rise and Shine, featuring Randy's final musical works.

One of the first clients of Knome Inc. will visit the company's Cambridge headquarters Thursday to hear a presentation.

A fundraising event for local musician Scott Boehler starts at 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Livingston Elks Lodge, 130 S. Main St.

It seemed like Tammy Figg, of St. Peters, had it all when she was 27. She had a career and was soon to be married.

Question: I recently underwent a mastectomy at age 45 for a fairly good-sized breast cancer lump.

As medical costs soar and health care awareness is an ever-hot topic, more do-it-yourself medical kits are being marketed directly to consumers.

EGFR is frequently overexpressed in colon cancer. We characterized HT-29 and Caco-2, human colon cancer cell lines, untreated and treated with cetuximab or gefitinib alone and in combination with EGF.

What's 40 feet long, four feet tall and educational? Coco the Colossal Colon, of course.