Gwyneth Paltrow's Dad Had Throat Cancer

Image by Andrea Raffin from Wikipedia Gwyneth Paltrow recently divulged that her father was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998 and eventually passed away in 2002 due to pneumonia complications. It is unclear exactly what type of throat cancer Mr. Paltrow had, but it could have been anything from tonsil cancer to vocal cord cancer . Depending on the location, symptoms and physical signs (ie, neck mass ) may have been present which ultimately would have required a biopsy. Once the…

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Child's Allergy Risk Higher If Same Sex Parent Has It

British researchers reported this month their findings that a child is at higher risk of allergies if the same sex parent has allergies. In other words, if a father has bad allergies, his sons are at higher risk for them and if a mother has bad allergies, than her daughters are at higher risk for allergy problems. They based their findings following 1456 children examined at 1, 2, 4, 10, and 18 years of age. History of asthma, eczema, rhinitis, and environmental factors was obtained and s…

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