It’s World Breastfeeding Week - from August 1st to the 7th! Read more at Health Observances.

Cancer

ramunas lists some very nice characteristics of hereditary, familial and sporadic cancers.

Gloria at Cancer Commentary wrote about the new technique that is being developed for detecting pancreatic cancerusing light. Pretty cool stuff, and one that is close to my heart as my dad had pancreatic cancer.

Allergies

I wish I could afford a hypoallergenic cat! Still way too expensive for me! Maybe in a few years - read more: Hypoallergenic Cat, Anyone?

Healthy Choices

Kristen at Lively Women has a great list of 5 things young people should do to stay healthy - do you have anything to add?

Other

Earlier this week I wrote about the problem of hospital cleanliness including problems with MRSA. This week Penny at Genetics and Health wrote about how the bacteria mutated and evolved in one dying man.

I hope I never need one, but if I do, I’m glad to hear they are making big improvements in artificial hips.

MyDocHub Blog has a great list of the Early Symptoms of Pregnancy - I didn’t know pregnancy could cause all of these. Of course they could be symptoms of something else too.