Support offered for those with cancer
When someone is diagnosed with cancer, doctors and nurses take care of their medical needs, but who takes care of their emotional needs?

One group in Philadelphia is taking care of those needs, and feels it is one of the keys to battling the deadly disease.

Cancer plagues people all across the world, and a lot of times these people need more than just medical attention to get through their fight. The Wellness Community of Philadelphia offers compassion, education, help and support for patients and their families.

The Wellness Community is a place for people to share both good news and bad, to offer love and to receive it, and even to learn more about what they are dealing with and how to overcome it.

“These folks, we’re all dealing with the same things. They’re not only empathetic, there’s a lot of laughter, there’s a lot of tears. But it feels like home, like a real support, like we’re walking together,” said Morgan Henderson, a breast cancer patient.

Not only does the Wellness Community offer support, but there are also activities, such as yoga and exercise, and the best part is that the services are all offered for free.

Americans eating out, and not eating healthy
More and more Americans are eating out, but they are not necessarily making healthy food choices while they are on the go.

A survey from Temple University found that Americans, on average, reported eating out five times per week in 2006, with fast-food establishments as the most popular places to go.

Researchers also found that the more often people opted for fast food, the larger their body mass indexes tended to be.

The survey shows participants were less willing to pay for healthy meals, less knowledgeable about healthy food choices, and more likely to think healthy foods tasted bland than in 2004.

Many restaurants and fast-food places have made efforts recently to add healthier items to their menus, and some have even banished unhealthy trans fats.

Tanning could lower risks for breast cancer
Tanning can be a dangerous precursor to skin cancer, but it might lower the risk of another deadly form of the disease.

Researchers in California and North Carolina found that women with naturally light skin who spent time in the sun had a lower risk for breast cancer.

They say women with high sun exposure were most likely to have an abundant amount of vitamin D in their system, which has been linked to a lower risk for the disease.

Researchers say that women should not tan to lower their risk for breast cancer because of the known links to skin cancer.