New research shows that colon cancer patients who are 65 and older may benefit from a caregiver's involvement, and that caregivers may ultimately have a major impact on the patient's disease management, according to a survey of oncologists commissioned by the Alliance for Aging Research.

"Six out of ten colon cancer patients are 65 and older, and these patients have an increased need for caregiver support," says Stuart Lichtman, MD, associate attending at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. "Physicians should encourage patients to enlist a caregiver and involve them in the treatment decision-making process

Poland Spring bottled water is facing opposition in this small Maine community as a result of the purified water it uses to produce its product.

A statewide citizen campaign has been initiated to introduce a tax on the water Poland Springs draws from the state's aquifers. Poland Spring, which currently operates two plants in the state, has halted plans to build a third plant, after the proposed initiative was made public in addition to concerns from citizens about trucker traffic and worry over groundwater supplies

Poland Spring bottled water is facing opposition in this small Maine community as a result of the purified water it uses to produce its product.

A statewide citizen campaign has been initiated to introduce a tax on the water Poland Springs draws from the state's aquifers. Poland Spring, which currently operates two plants in the state, has halted plans to build a third plant, after the proposed initiative was made public in addition to concerns from citizens about trucker traffic and worry over groundwater supplies

According to a new study, its not a hormonal change that is causing women to have a lack of a sexual appetite, but instead their own interpretation of their body image.

The research finds if a woman has a negative body image, she is less likely to find herself attractive

New research shows that dissatisfaction with their bodies, rather than hormonal changes, may be responsible for the loss of sexual desire in aging women.

The more a woman perceives herself as less attractive, the more likely she is to report a decline in sexual desire or activity over the past 10 years, the team at Penn State University found