For Men, 'Culture of Honor' Can Be Deadly
2011-08-15
Mindset spurs risky behaviors and is most prevalent in U.S. South and West, study showsContinue Reading
Survival After Cardiac Arrest in ICU May Depend on Cause
2011-08-15
Researchers hope findings will help families with end-of-life decision-makingContinue Reading
Heat Safety Precautions May Save Student Athletes
2011-08-13
As practice resumes, players need to defend themselves from the elementsContinue Reading
Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study
2011-08-12
Screening to prevent sudden cardiac death is difficult and may lead to bad calls, researchers sayContinue Reading
Getting Along With Coworkers May Add Years to Your Life
2011-08-11
In study, people unhappy at work were more than twice as likely to die over a 20 year periodContinue Reading
Younger Blacks Fare Worse on Dialysis, Study Finds
2011-08-09
Finding belies longstanding belief about treatment for kidney failureContinue Reading
Numbers of Autopsies Performed in U.S. Falls
2011-08-04
Although one in five people were autopsied in 1972, by 2007 that figure dropped to one in 10Continue Reading
Popular Antidepressants Not Always Best Choice for Seniors
2011-08-03
Study found that SSRIs seemed to have more side effects than older antidepressantsContinue Reading
Americans No Longer Outliving Europeans: Study
2011-08-02
Smoking, obesity are major reasons for decline in U.S. life expectancy, researchers sayContinue Reading
Caution Urged in Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
2011-07-27
Such therapy may double the risk of dangerously low blood glucose levels, study findsContinue Reading
Certain Antidepressants Linked to Falls in Nursing Homes
2011-07-26
Closer monitoring of patients changing or starting a non-SSRI is advised, researchers sayContinue Reading
Smoking After Heart Attack Raises Risk of Dying
2011-07-25
Study found those who quit for good were more likely to be alive a year laterContinue Reading
Chickenpox Vaccine May Wipe Out Related Deaths: Study
2011-07-25
U.S. mortality rate dropped from about 105 to just 14 in 2007, research showsContinue Reading
As Waistline Expands, So Does Death Risk for Kidney Patients
2011-07-19
Belly fat better predictor of mortality than body-mass index alone, study findsContinue Reading