Can Basic Physical Tests Help Predict Death Risk?
2010-09-10
Poorer results on balance, mobility and strength tests linked to higher mortality rate, study contendsContinue Reading
Working Overtime Adds to Heart Risk for Out-of-Shape Men
2010-09-08
But being physically fit seems to protect those who work longer hours, researchers sayContinue Reading
Pedestrian Death By Car More Likely Among Uninsured, Minorities
2010-09-03
Blacks, Hispanics also more likely to be hit by a vehicle, study showsContinue Reading
To Not Sleep, Perchance to Shorten Your Life
2010-09-01
Study finds insomniac men were more likely to die earlierContinue Reading
Stent Implantation Linked to Blood Clot Risk in Black Patients
2010-08-30
Race was strongest predictor of clotting after one month, study foundContinue Reading
Doctors' Religious Beliefs Can Color Their Care of Terminally Ill
2010-08-26
Survey found agnostics, atheists almost twice as likely to make choices that hasten end of lifeContinue Reading
CDC Revises Death Estimates From Flu
2010-08-26
Mortality ranged from an annual low of 3,300 to a high of 49,000 during last 30 yearsContinue Reading
Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks
2010-08-25
Less screening, later diagnosis among black patients, researchers foundContinue Reading
Migraine With Aura Linked to Small Rise in Heart, Stroke Risks
2010-08-25
Experts say individual risk is low, more research is neededContinue Reading
Survival Rates Better for Certain Heart Transplant Patients
2010-08-24
Those who had procedure for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy did better long-term, study findsContinue Reading
Heart Risks the Same With 2 Diabetes Drugs: Study
2010-08-24
Finding conflicts with previous research that found Avandia riskier than ActosContinue Reading
Palliative Care May Boost Mood, Survival
2010-08-18
Lung cancer patients had better quality of life, longer survival, study findsContinue Reading
Wider Waist May Raise Death Risk Later in Life
2010-08-09
Study suggests it increases chances of heart trouble, cancer, respiratory disease, independent of weightContinue Reading
Device May Help Spot Hidden Graves Without Digging
2010-08-04
Air test allows investigators to detect bodies buried beneath concrete, scientists sayContinue Reading