Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
2013-02-21
Risks for diabetes, cancer and heart disease all seem to rise with more time spent seated, study findsContinue Reading
Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?
2013-02-20
Doctors weigh wisdom of prescribing drug in hypothetical case involving woman with advanced breast cancerContinue Reading
Gene Mutation’s Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
2013-02-19
Women with BRCA variant found to have better 3-year survival, but advantage fades by 10-year markContinue Reading
Fluorescent Tracer ‘Lights Up’ Brain Tumor for Surgery
2013-02-19
A bright pink glow showed the precise pathway a glioma took to spread through the brainContinue Reading
Proscar Won’t Boost Prostate Cancer Survival, Study Finds
2013-02-15
Drug does appear to reduce diagnosis of the disease, researchers sayContinue Reading
Public Smoking Bans Cut Risk of Preterm Births, Study Finds
2013-02-15
Legislation in Belgium shown to reduce harmful effect of secondhand smokeContinue Reading
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study
2013-02-14
Research suggests that even a little drinking can raise odds for malignancyContinue Reading
Open Windows, Lower Risk for Preterm Birth: Study
2013-02-14
Increased ventilation reduces exposure to secondhand smoke, chemicals, researchers sayContinue Reading
16 Cases of Kidney Damage in 6 States From Synthetic Pot: CDC
2013-02-14
Five people needed their blood filtered after using designer drugs such as ‘Spice,’ researchers reportContinue Reading
Cancer Chemotherapy Tied to Slight Rise in Risk for Leukemia
2013-02-14
But the risk to any one patient is small, experts said, and treatments can be altered to minimize hazardContinue Reading
Could Duration of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Be Halved?
2013-02-13
Preliminary research suggests it might be safe to shorten the current 3-year treatmentContinue Reading
‘Watch and Wait’ Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer
2013-02-13
Study finds small tumors often grow so slowly as to pose little threat, so surgery may not be neededContinue Reading
Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report
2013-02-12
Unlike family history, risk factors such as chemical exposure, obesity can be changed, experts sayContinue Reading
Synthetic Marijuana Use Linked to Kidney Damage
2013-02-12
Such designer drugs, called Spice or K2, may have toxic additives, researchers sayContinue Reading