Interest in the annual Festival of Lights Golf Tournament has dwindled in recent years and when the co-chairs of the event moved to Gilbert it was unclear who would take over, but Ahwatukee Kiwanis stepped up and is hoping to make the tournament more successful than ever.

The Affordable Care Act strengthened Medicare in important ways. Signed in 2010, the federal health law already has provided free preventive health benefits to millions of people with Medicare, and saved billions of dollars for those who hit the gap in their Part D prescription drug coverage.

Did you know that every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer? Do you think breast cancer affects women only? Think again. Men are not exempt from breast cancer. Many breast cancers are fueled by estrogen, a hormone produced in fat tissue. Although there are numerous reasons why women predominantly experience estrogen dominance (use of birth control, menopause and pregnancy), both men and women are increasingly affected by estrogen dominance.

_{When Ahwatukee Foothills resident Gregg Powell’s mother was diagnosed with dementia he was thrown into a world he says he didn’t even know existed.}

A local medical professional stressed that the key to good health and early detection and prevention is to have a good primary care physician.

A local medical professional stressed that the key to good health and early detection and prevention is to have a good primary care physician.

Do you know you’re dying? From the day we’re born — especially after we stop growing — our bodies are continuously deteriorating. Organs don’t do their jobs quite so well, digestive systems can get sluggish, fat is easy to amass and muscle is in short supply with each passing year.

Do you know you’re dying? From the day we’re born — especially after we stop growing — our bodies are continuously deteriorating. Organs don’t do their jobs quite so well, digestive systems can get sluggish, fat is easy to amass and muscle is in short supply with each passing year.

On April 14, ICAN will host the Fifth Annual San Tan Sun Fun Run and 5K at Tumbleweed Park in Chandler. Annually, the event promotes fitness and healthy lifestyles by giving participants an option to choose a casual fun run or a competitive and timed 5K. The run is followed by family-friendly activities that inform the community on how to stay healthy. Participants also have the opportunity to win raffle prizes.

Ironwood Cancer & Research Centers, a member of the Association of Community Cancer Centers and a leader in prostate and breast cancer treatment, announces that it has entered into partnership with additional Arizona oncologists and urologists to become the Valley's largest oncology provider: Ironwood Physicians, PC.

Yeast and fungal infections, also called Candida, are very common. Candida is a medical term for a micro-organism found naturally in the body.

Yeast and fungal infections, also called Candida, are very common. Candida is a medical term for a micro-organism found naturally in the body.

Editor's note: Ted Barber will sign his new book, "The Sixth Sun," from 4 to 7 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 22 in Chandler, at the home of his late brother, Tempe detective Tim Barber, 42, who died on Aug. 27 of advanced prostate cancer.

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Recently, I attended the AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians) Convention, which was here in Phoenix at the Biltmore Resort.

Recently, I attended the AANP (American Association of Naturopathic Physicians) Convention, which was here in Phoenix at the Biltmore Resort.

The Prostate On-site Project Walk will be at Tempe Kiwanis Park on Saturday, bringing cancer awareness to men 40 and older.

Growing up on West La Donna Drive in Tempe two houses from each other, Tempe police Detective Tim Barber and Sgt. Dan Peckham first became friends when they were 4 years old, riding bikes and skateboards and later playing golf and billiards.

A Tempe police detective has lost his battle with cancer.

Many press releases involving fundraisers and benefits often fill my email inbox, but when I saw the words on one forwarded to me Monday, I flinched at the familiarity.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a new report Monday showing that more than 5 million Americans with traditional Medicare — or nearly one in six people with Medicare — took advantage of one or more of the recommended free preventive benefits.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a new report Monday showing that more than 5 million Americans with traditional Medicare — or nearly one in six people with Medicare — took advantage of one or more of the recommended free preventive benefits.

Ronald Walker knew he would need more than a routine physical exam when he became a security officer at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Wintersburg. The Glendale man didn’t realize the exam helped save his life and put him on an innovative path of treatment which could help prostate cancer patients.

Sometimes Dawn Humay helps people almost by accident. Humay, medical librarian at Banner Boswell Medical Center in Sun City, will be sitting at her desk and someone will walk into the library out of curiosity. “The medical records office is across the hall,” she said. “So someone will be here for that, see the library and just sort of poke their heads in. I’ll ask if I can help them with anything and they’ll say a family member is having this or that surgery, or is dealing with this illness. So I show them what we have.”