Health Rewind: American Idol’ s Joanne Borgella Diagnosed With Cancer

Plus, one in 10 young people have committed rape.

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Model and Singer Joanne Borgella Has Cancer - Recently, American Idol’s Joanne Borgella announced on her Facebook page that she is undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. In a video she posted, she said, “It’s been crazy. It’s very unexpected. I’m 31 years old. I go to the doctor — I’ve gotten checkups,” she stated. “It’s a rare case because it has spread to my chest.” Borgella did not say which type of cancer she has. —Kellee Terrell(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for BMI)

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Can Cinnamon Treat Irregular Periods? - Can cinnamon supplements help regulate women’s periods? A new study says yes. Researchers from Columbia University in New York looked at women with polycystic ovary syndrome, a common infertility disorder that disrupts menstruation, and found that the herb helped “jump start” these women’s periods, even helping some get pregnant without additional fertility help, writes Health Day News.(Photo: Hoberman Collection/UIG via Getty Images)

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Can Cinnamon Treat Irregular Periods? - Can cinnamon supplements help regulate women’s periods? A new study says yes. Researchers from Columbia University in New York looked at women with polycystic ovary syndrome, a common infertility disorder that disrupts menstruation, and found that the herb helped “jump start” these women’s periods, even helping some get pregnant without additional fertility help, writes Health Day News.(Photo: Hoberman Collection/UIG via Getty Images)

You’re Feeling Overwhelmed - Your stress, anxiety, inability to concentrate, or sadness is making it hard to complete daily tasks, from writing a report at work to playing with your kids.   (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images)

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Do Bisexual Teens Have Higher Depression Rates? - Being an LGBT youth is hard enough, but a new study found that bisexual teens may face even greater challenges. Researchers found that bisexual teens tend to have higher rates of depression as they transition into adulthood. The study’s authors blame the lack of programs solely geared toward bisexual teens and bisexual teens’ own feelings of not being accepted by gays and lesbians for this disparity, Science Daily writes.  (Photo: Photodisc/Getty Images)

School Lunches - The bill provides $21 billion for mandatory funding for school lunch programs and child nutrition programs. It also gives schools more power to decide about how to include whole grain items on menus. (Photo: Hans Pennink, File/AP Photo)

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Healthy Foods Not So Accessible for Poor Blacks - A new study found that most low-income grocery stores in Philadelphia didn’t carry a variety of healthy foods and 80 percent of these stores got low scores for quality on their meats, fruits and vegetables. Sadly, a third of the city’s residents surveyed told researchers that they only can afford to shop at these stores and cannot travel outside of the area to buy groceries.(Photo: Hans Pennink/AP Photo File)

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Report: Air Pollution Causes Cancer - Breathing in smog is a detriment to our health, says a new report put out by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The Agency says that air pollution can cause lung cancer in people, the Associated Press writes. In 2010, 220,000 lung cancer deaths around the world were connected to air pollution. (Photo Jeff Fusco/Getty Images)

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TV Chef Joshua Marks Ends His Life, History of Mental Illness - MasterChef runner-up Joshua Marks committed suicide over the weekend in his Chicago home, CNN reported. Paulette Mitchell, his mother, told the press that Marks suffered from depression and bipolar disease and was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. (Photo: Nico Stipcianos/Getty Images)

They Isolate Themselves From Loved Ones - People who are suicidal often push loved ones away and prefer to be alone. If you see them pulling away, not calling you back, spending time alone and even falling back from being an active parent, this could be a major sign of depression and suicidal tendencies.  (Photo: laflor/Getty Images)

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Uterine Fibroids and Black Women - Black women are three times more likely to have uterine fibroids than white women, says a new study. Researchers also found that African-American women were more likely to develop these noncancerous growths at an earlier age, according to Science World Report. Fibroids can cause heavy bleeding, painful periods, pain during sex and fertility problems. (Photo: laflor/Getty Images)

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Salmonella Strikes - The Centers for Disease Control has recalled some employees back to work to monitor a salmonella outbreak inked to raw chicken from three Foster Farms facilities in California.(Photo: Science Picture Co/Getty Images)

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Salmonella Outbreak Hits 317 Victims - The recent salmonella outbreak has affected 317 people since Friday, USA Today wrote. While these cases have been reported all over the U.S., 73 percent of them have been in California. Raw chicken handled at Foster Farms has been blamed for this outbreak. Salmonella can cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps. (Photo: Science Picture Co/Getty Images)

On the Rise - While still on the mend, Obamacare enrollment was much stronger in its second month. According to the latest report, approximately 365,000 have purchased private insurance and 803,000 have been determined to be eligible for the public Medicaid program.   (Photo: Christopher Futcher/Getty Images)

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One in 10 Young Adults Are Perpetrators of Sexual Violence - Researchers from the Center for Innovative Public Health Research found that one in 10 young adults ages 14-21 have coerced or forced their partners to have sex. These teens were five times more likely to be exposed to pornography and two out of three of them had never faced any legal consequences for their actions, Health Day wrote. (Photo: Christopher Futcher/Getty Images)

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Gun Violence Kills 8 Percent of Children Living in Urban Areas - Bullet wounds kill 8 percent of children taken to emergency rooms in urban areas, says a recent report. Researchers from the Oregon Health & Science University found that gun violence kills children more than car accidents and that it is the leading cause for surgery and blood transfusion. They also found that most of the victims were between the ages 15-19 and 85 percent were male.  (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)