New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
2009-11-20
Experts urge first screen at 21, then once every 2 years or more, not annuallyContinue Reading
No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
2009-11-20
Health plans say routine screening is an individual decisionContinue Reading
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
2009-11-19
Report looks to improve health of this group with better preventive careContinue Reading
Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
2009-11-19
Meanwhile, three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new recommendationsContinue Reading
Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit
2009-11-19
American Cancer Society sets Nov. 19 as annual day to ‘butt out’ for goodContinue Reading
Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke
2009-11-18
Secondhand exposure damages cardiovascular systems of children, study findsContinue Reading
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
2009-11-18
Lab study finds that common surgical painkillers help cancer cells thriveContinue Reading
Mammography: What to Do Now?
2009-11-18
Three doctors weigh in on what women should do about the new guidelinesContinue Reading
Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
2009-11-17
Norwegian study found supplementation raised chances of disease by 21%Continue Reading
U.S. Scores a 'D' on Preterm Birth Report Card
2009-11-17
March of Dimes’ annual state-by-state stats show need for improvementContinue Reading
Guidelines Delay Start of Mammograms to Age 50, Then Every Other Year
2009-11-16
Cancer Society, others voice strong disapproval of federal recommendationsContinue Reading
Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients With High Doses of Radiation
2009-11-16
Average amount more than five times higher than annual exposure outside hospital, study showsContinue Reading
Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
2009-11-16
When BRCA1 is deactivated, it can lead to hardening of the arteries, mouse study suggestsContinue Reading
Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
2009-11-13
Information on proteins could help guide treatments for hepatitis and moreContinue Reading