Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival
2012-11-15
Quality, not just quantity, of personal relationships linked to better outcomes, researchers sayContinue Reading
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
2012-11-13
Study suggests earlier talks might contribute to care aimed at easing sufferingContinue Reading
Family's Questions About Alzheimer's Patients Can Put Nurses in a Bind
2012-11-13
They often struggle to be honest but upbeat when answering inquiries, study saysContinue Reading
Genital Injuries Common But Preventable, Researchers Say
2012-11-12
Men more often hurt, with younger males tending to get injured on bikes, older males slipping in the tubContinue Reading
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: Study
2012-11-12
Possible reasons for disparity include fewer blacks undergoing surgeryContinue Reading
Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly
2012-11-12
Risk of mood-related mortality greater for menContinue Reading
Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease
2012-11-10
Study compared black, white and Hispanic women with both virusesContinue Reading
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
2012-11-08
Large study shows association, but doesn’t prove cause-and-effectContinue Reading
High-Carb Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Recurrence in Study
2012-11-07
Other dietary factors also seemed to increase risk of cancer returnContinue Reading
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
2012-11-07
But whether heart failure is the cause isn’t clear, expert saysContinue Reading
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
2012-11-07
More federal oversight needed to prevent repeat occurrences, expert saysContinue Reading
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
2012-11-07
They were more likely to have complications, die after the heart rhythm devices were implantedContinue Reading
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
2012-11-07
Slightly raising threshold for shock delivery also reduced unneeded distress, pain for patientsContinue Reading
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
2012-11-06
Physical activity after age 40 can increase life expectancy by up to 7 years, researchers findContinue Reading