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Gregory Smyth's Articles in Medicine

  • Stem Cells Isolated In The Fight Against Cancer
    One of the most important developments in cancer research in recent times is the discovery of cancer stem cells. These cells, like human adult stem cells, have the potential to become any other type of cell found within the tumor. Years after the discovery of cell therapy and adult stem cell benefits, scientists have isolated cancer stem cells.
  • Top Foods for Heart Health
    Heart disease kills more people in the world than any other condition, disease related or man-made, including war, famine, cancer, stroke, AIDS or malaria. Hospital heart centers have long known that to reduce cardiac surgery rates, a healthy diet and exercise is needed. However there are some sneaky superfoods that can really add to a healthy lifestyle in preventing heart disease.
  • Cosmetics Rife with Cancer Causing Chemicals - The Brands to Avoid
    With a third of women and half of men in the US set to be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives, regular cancer checkups have never been more important. However, we must also look to the causes of cancer - a wide range of cosmetics and personal care products have now been found to contain the cancer causing chemical 1,4-dioxane - we reveal the brands that do and the brands that don't.
  • What Is That? Cosmetic Surgery Terms Explained
    Most doctors have gone through nearly a decade of training before they are allowed to make decisions regarding other people's health and body - thank goodness! However, in all that time they can understandably forget that not everyone has had the same. Here we look at some terms you will need to know before going to a cosmetic hospital or having cosmetic surgery abroad.
  • Misdiagnosis of Heart Cancer
    We tend to trust the medical profession - of course, they have undergone years of training, a rigorous screening process, and are recognized to be among the finest minds in the country. However, the body is extremely complex, and sometimes they get it wrong. When might heart cancer be misdiagnosed?
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