Your Income Might Influence Your Risk for Certain Cancers
2014-05-27
Lifestyle-related disease, such as lung cancer, is more common among the poor, researchers find
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Air Travel Safe After Chest Surgery, Surgeon Says
2014-05-23
Whether flying or driving home, study finds similar complication ratesContinue Reading
Diabetes May Be Bigger Threat to the Female Heart: Study
2014-05-22
Women with diabetes face 40 to 50 percent greater risk of heart disease than men with diabetes, researchers sayContinue Reading
New Dialysis Machine Treats Tiniest of Newborns
2014-05-22
Device needed because adult dialysis machines overpower babies’ blood vessels, experts say
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Illegal Online Meds Targeted in Worldwide Crackdown, FDA Says
2014-05-22
More than 19,600 packages seized in U.S., including drugs for diabetes, glaucoma and impotenceContinue Reading
Yelp Can Help Spot Food Poisonings at Restaurants
2014-05-22
The online review service was used to identify several foodborne outbreaks in New York CityContinue Reading
Researchers Explore New Target for Malaria Vaccine
2014-05-22
Approach shows promise in mice but more study needed before human trials can begin, experts sayContinue Reading
FDA OKs Test to Improve Blood Donor-Recipient Matching
2014-05-22
New method uses genetics and computer technology to determine most compatible red blood cellsContinue Reading
Double Mastectomy Often Not Needed, Study Finds
2014-05-21
Most women who have both breasts removed have low risk of opposite-breast cancer, researchers sayContinue Reading
Mouse Study Raises Possibility of New Treatment for Diabetes
2014-05-21
Molecule helped insulin last longer, lower blood sugar levels more efficiently, researchers reportContinue Reading
Ultrasound Trumps CT Scan for Diagnosing Kidney Stones in Study
2014-05-21
Researchers cite lower cost, less radiationContinue Reading
Doctors’ Use of E-Records More Than Doubles
2014-05-20
Government programs to defray costs help physicians install these electronic systems, report saysContinue Reading
Mouse Study Hints at How Mediterranean Diet Protects the Heart
2014-05-19
Researchers find unsaturated fats, vegetables combine to lower blood pressureContinue Reading
Existing Drugs May Work Against MERS, Studies Suggest
2014-05-19
Findings could speed access to treatment for patients who can’t wait for new drugs to be developedContinue Reading