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
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
2012-11-06
Regardless of climate, U.S. areas had same seasonal mortality patternContinue Reading
Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
2012-11-01
More than 60 percent decline over 4 decades is likely due to better treatment, awarenessContinue Reading
Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
2012-11-01
More than 60 percent decline over 4 decades is likely due to better treatment, awarenessContinue Reading
Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years
2012-10-31
Study found biggest gap between black, white women with specific tumor typeContinue Reading
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
2012-10-29
Palliative radiation therapy can ease pain, but 64 percent in study thought it could cure their cancerContinue Reading
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
2012-10-29
And the earlier they stopped smoking, the better the resultsContinue Reading
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
2012-10-25
Quitting before brain attack occurs cuts chances of second stroke, heart attack or deathContinue Reading
Millions May Be Taking Vitamin D Unnecessarily, Analysis Suggests
2012-10-24
Health experts disagree on safe levels needed to prevent illnessContinue Reading
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
2012-10-24
Doctors must improve their message, researchers sayContinue Reading