Recent News

Friday March 19, 2010
Music Soothes Anxiety as Well as Massage Does
Avandia Researchers' Financial Ties Questioned
Thursday March 18, 2010
Cultural Outreach Boosts Cancer Care in Asian Americans
Omega-3 May Safely Treat Precancerous Bowel Polyps
Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels
Blocking Protein May Stem COPD
Ranking Doctors by Cost-Profile May Not Help Save Money
Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer
Gays, Lesbians Excluded From Some Medical Studies
Widespread Public Defibrillators May Save Lives
Wednesday March 17, 2010
Online, Phone Tests Assess Diabetes Risk
Colonoscopy Not Needed for Most With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6 Out of 10 American Adults Drink
Could Lowering Blood Pressure Help Stop Dementia?
Tuesday March 16, 2010
Cancer Articles Tend to Focus on Positive Outcomes
Blood Vessels Bounce Back Once Smokers Quit
Newer Blood Thinner Beats Plavix for Bypass Patients
Radiation May Help Those With Inoperable Lung Tumors
Older Colon Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo
Who's Been Using My Keyboard? Check the Germ Trail
A New Way to Zap Away Uterine Fibroids
DNA Test May Cut Hospitalizations Caused by Blood Thinner
Treat Women With Heart Attack Just Like Men: Study
Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer
Arthritis Drug May Fight Diabetes, Too
Risk of Death Persists After a Hip Fracture
Monday March 15, 2010
Relief Sought for Secondary Parkinson's Symptoms
Women's Chromosomes May Affect Blood Pressure
Boosting Vitamin D Can Do a Heart Good
Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers in the Millions and Rising
Freezing, Medicating Away a Dangerous Irregular Heart Rhythm
Aspirin Alone Works Best to Prevent Clots a Year After Stenting
Friday March 12, 2010
Papaya Could Be a Cancer Fighter
Variable Blood Pressure a New Stroke Risk Factor?
Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
Thursday March 11, 2010
Driving With Early Alzheimer's May Be Ill-Advised
U.S. Chalks Up Victories in War on Cancer
Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Fractures
Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor
New Knee May Improve Balance
Seaweed May Help Treat Lymphoma
Alternative to Statins Shows Promise
Doctors Turning to Cardiac Catheterization Too Quickly
Wednesday March 10, 2010
Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson's
Scientists Find Key to Hormone-Resistant Prostate Tumors
High Natural Estrogen Might Raise Women's Stroke Risk
Alcoholics' Relapses Better Understood
Tuesday March 09, 2010
Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest
Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice
Sudden Protein Intake Harmful for Some Hospitalized Patients
Diet, Exercise Can Improve Thinking
Bleeding Alert Sounded for Stroke Drugs
Waiting Safe for Some at Risk of Glaucoma
Stroke Risk Runs in the Family
Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer
Teamwork Unlikely to Improve Cholesterol Levels
Light Drinking Might Help Keep Women Slim
Monday March 08, 2010
Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
Sleepless Nights Plague America
Saturday March 06, 2010
Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease
Processed Meat May Harm the Heart
Electromagnetic Pulses May Stem Arthritic Knee Pain
Blacks Less Likely to Abuse Alcohol
More Info Needed on Problems With Insulin Pumps
Friday March 05, 2010
Identifying Older Drivers at Risk of Crashes
Prion Disease in Mice May Help Advance Alzheimer's Research
Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer
Anti-Drinking Ads That Engender Guilt May Not Work
Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Aim to Empower the Patient
Thursday March 04, 2010
Radiation Most Effective Soon After Breast Cancer Surgery
New Hope for Migraine Patients
Whole Grains Take a Bite Out of Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Potassium-Rich Foods Do a Heart Good
Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely
New Drugs, Approaches Offer Hope Against Prostate Cancer
Newer Blood Test Predicts Diabetes, Heart Disease
Wednesday March 03, 2010
High Hormone Level Linked to Cancer Death in Older Men
Coffee Is Generally Heart-Friendly
Cluster of Genes Tied to Alcoholism
Tuesday March 02, 2010
Having Prediabetes May Not Kick-Start Prevention Efforts
A Purposeful Life May Stave Off Alzheimer's
Cutting Salt Could Prevent Almost 500,000 Heart Attacks
Monday March 01, 2010
Clot Buster More Critical for Female Stroke Victims
New MRI May Lead to Better Brain Pictures
Global Warming Kicks Up Allergy Storm
Sunday February 28, 2010
Meat Might Be Behind Many Unidentified Allergic Reactions
Saturday February 27, 2010
New Treatment Eyed for Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
Friday February 26, 2010
New Clues to Lupus' Link With Heart Disease
Stents May Be Effective Weapon Against Stroke
Cutting Off Blood Flow Limits Damage During Heart Attack
Fatigue May Predict Heart Attack in Dialysis Patients
Thursday February 25, 2010
Wii-Gaming Could Aid Stroke Rehab
Coffee Drinking May Lower Stroke Risk
Vitamin B3 May Help Repair Brain After a Stroke
Wednesday February 24, 2010
Happy Marriage Cuts Men's Risk for Stroke
Strokes Up Among the Young, Down Among the Old