Daily Archives: June 2, 2009

Marathon After Back Surgery

Lower back pain is very common. If you lift, bend or twist wrong, you can pull a muscle, pinch a nerve or even cause a herniated disc. Many times those injuries will get better on their own. Sometimes you need surgery. Here’s a story about a woman with debilitating back pain who ran the Boston [...]

DNA Stool Test for Colorectal Cancer

Research shows that screening for colorectal cancer saves lives. That’s because screening can catch cancer early, while it’s still curable. But let’s face it, having a colonoscopy to look for cancer or precancerous polyps is not fun. Doctors at Mayo Clinic have studied and improved upon a non-invasive screening test that requires no preparation or [...]