They were fed up with Seattle’s home bidding wars. They were only in their late 20s but had already lost two battles and were ready to renew with their landlord. Then, in May, their agent called. Suddenly, Redfin’s Shoshana Godwin told the couple, sellers were getting jumpy, even here in the hottest of markets. Homes
If you look at the risk factors for many forms of cancer, you will find that one of those risk factors is unavoidable – it’s called aging. Yep, the older we get the greater the chances of our developing some type of cancer. Some cancers that especially increase with age are breast, colon, prostate and
Last week, the news reported that at least 160 people in 10 states had gotten sick after eating a salad from McDonalds. The cause of the illnesses was due to contamination of cyclospora. McDonalds is cooperating with the CDC and local health officials to determine the actual cause of the diseases and trace it back
We’ve all heard of skin cancer, but many don’t realize there are different forms of skin cancer. The treatment and survivability varies depending upon which type of skin cancer someone gets. Most types of skin cancer are grouped into three main categories: Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) – most common type of skin cancer. Generally due
I worked at an international ministry when I heard that one of my co-workers, Clayton had developed liver cancer. He had hepatitis C for years and the disease progressed to cancer. Clayton lost a lot of weight before he died. At the same ministry a few years later, another co-worker, Phil, got sick while traveling
A mother’s microbiome — the collection of microorganisms that naturally live inside us — during pregnancy plays a critical role in determining the risk developing autism-spectrum disorders, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. The work raises the tantalizing possibility that preventing forms of autism could involve modifying an expectant mom’s
How many people do you know who have had a heart attack or some form of heart disease or heart failure. How many are women and how many are men? Most of the people I know who have had a heart attack or have some kind of heart disease or heart failure are men. My
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been around for many centuries. A number of historic figures have been reported to have suffered from some form of STD, some of the reports are believed to be more of a political smear, but in many cases, the reports are true. Among the more famous people reported to have
As many of our posts have pointed out, with aging comes a multitude of health issues. Aging causes many parts of our body to change and function differently, less efficiently or not at all. We lose muscle mass and muscle tone. Our bones tend to get thinner, less strong and more brittle. Our digestion often
Do you or someone you know have health problems that have been difficult to diagnose and harder yet for many doctors to treat? Are you super sensitive to many cleaning agents? What about developing blisters on your skin just by being near a cell phone, tablet or laptop computer? Do you have swelling in your
