[WATCH]: Insidermedicine In 60 - March 28, 2012

From St. Louis - Over 50% of all cancer cases are preventable, according to a review published in Science Translational Medicine. The study authors point out that tobacco is responsible for 33% of all cancer cases in the US, while obesity is linked to another 20%. The authors believe that the cancer burden can be greatly reduced with both lifestyle and societal change and making disease prevention a priority. From BC - Stopping statin therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients raises risk of death, according to a report published in Arthritis Care & Research. Studying over 37000 RA patients, researchers found that discontinuing statin therapy raised risk of dying from heart disease by 60%, and raised risk of dying from all causes by

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