Maternal Deaths Continue to Decline
2010-04-14
Nearly 80% of fatalities are in 21 countries, study findsContinue Reading
Many Terminal Cancer Patients May Be Overtreated
2010-04-12
Radiation therapy designed to ease pain can go on too long and be ineffective, study findsContinue Reading
Childhood Cancer Survivors At Higher Odds of Early Death
2010-04-05
Life expectancy is reduced by 10 years on average, study findsContinue Reading
Start Talking About Life's End Well in Advance
2010-04-02
Though uncomfortable for some, conversations should be ongoing, tooContinue Reading
Advance Directives Help Assure End-of-Life Wishes Are Honored
2010-03-31
Nearly one-third of those dying needed someone else to make decisions, research findsContinue Reading
More Family Support Can Raise Fears For Some Elderly
2010-03-30
In British study, anxieties over dying rose among older people cared for in minority householdsContinue Reading
Diabetics Face Higher Death Risk After Cancer Surgery
2010-03-29
Study found they were 50% more likely to die in month following operationContinue Reading
Officials See Uptick in H1N1 Swine Flu Cases
2010-03-29
New activity reported in southeastern U.S.; health officials still urge vaccinationsContinue Reading
Massage Fosters Healing in Bereaved Relatives
2010-03-29
Release of relaxation hormones has positive effects, researchers sayContinue Reading
Big Smiles, Longer Lives?
2010-03-26
Folks with widest grins in photos outlived others, suggesting happiness extends lifeContinue Reading
U.K. Veterinarians at Quadrupled Risk for Suicide
2010-03-26
Attitudes on life and death, access to lethal drugs may contribute, study suggestsContinue Reading
Breast Cancer's Return in Original Tumor Site a Bad Sign
2010-03-24
Such cases are few after time, but death risk is then much higher, researchers sayContinue Reading
End-of-Life Care Planning Eases Stress for Relatives
2010-03-24
Advance directive improves odds that wishes will be followed, study showsContinue Reading
Mammograms May Not Boost Survival, Danish Study Suggests
2010-03-24
But U.S. expert says screening is best way to prevent breast cancer deathsContinue Reading