CT Scan Patients May Get Unnecessary Imaging
2009-11-30
Mean excess radiation dose was equivalent to 113 chest X-rays, study findsContinue Reading
Exercise Guards White Blood Cells Against Aging
2009-11-30
In study, athletes had ‘younger’ immune cells than sedentary, healthy adultsContinue Reading
Health Tip: Having a Conversation About Cancer
2009-11-27
How to inform friends and familyContinue Reading
Long-Term Problems Linked to Testicular Cancer Chemo
2009-11-25
Survivors often plagued by neurological symptoms, study findsContinue Reading
Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
2009-11-25
In mice, disks placed under the skin kill tumor cells, study findsContinue Reading
Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer
2009-11-25
Discovery in fruit fly study may lead to new drugs for people, researchers sayContinue Reading
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
2009-11-25
Drug plus chemo boosts surgery success for patients with liver lesions, researchers findContinue Reading
Smokers Double Their Risk for Heart Disease
2009-11-24
Study finds that quitting improves heart prospects, but cancer risk remainsContinue Reading
Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused
2009-11-24
But experts say science is behind reasoning that testing less is OKContinue Reading
Sleep Disorders Plague Cancer Patients
2009-11-23
More than three-quarters getting chemo deal with insomnia, study showsContinue Reading
Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says
2009-11-23
Dr. Bernadine Healy, first woman to head the agency, said lives could be at riskContinue Reading
Depression May Up Death Risk to That of Smoking
2009-11-23
Expert says findings support link between mental and physical healthContinue Reading
One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs
2009-11-23
Almost 20 percent get infected within one year of starting to have sex, CDC report saysContinue Reading
Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer
2009-11-23
Co-existing illnesses also don’t explain why more blacks die than whites, study findsContinue Reading