Mammograms Every Other Year OK for Women Over 50: Study
2013-03-18
Researchers found similar risk for advanced disease as with yearly screening, but some experts disagreeContinue Reading
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
2013-03-18
Hospitals’ use of vena cava filters varies widely, probably because evidence is lacking of benefitContinue Reading
Evolution May Keep Birds From Becoming Roadkill
2013-03-18
Nebraska swallows with shorter wingspans seem to be less likely to get run overContinue Reading
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
2013-03-15
Profile proportions important to overall appearance, doctors sayContinue Reading
Phones, Texting May Be as Dangerous as Alcohol for Drivers
2013-03-15
Small study found distracted driving performance similar to being legally drunkContinue Reading
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
2013-03-15
Patients who underwent heart-lung bypass showed high levels of specific protein in studyContinue Reading
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
2013-03-15
Expensive procedure adds little to routine care and should be reserved for complex cases, experts sayContinue Reading
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
2013-03-15
Case study describes man whose only clear symptom was not realizing his messages were garbledContinue Reading
New Drugs May Offer Hope to Parkinson’s Patients
2013-03-14
Results are preliminary, but treatment could improve for millions with the disease, researcher saysContinue Reading
American Drivers Phone, Text More Often Than European Motorists
2013-03-14
Distracted driving kills more than 3,000 people in U.S. a year, CDC saysContinue Reading
Scientists ID Antibody That Might Boost Cancer Therapy
2013-03-14
Early study found ‘ESK1’ had effect on protein within cancer cellsContinue Reading
FDA Wants to Relax Approval Process for Alzheimer’s Drugs
2013-03-14
Agency points to need for medications that could prevent, slow disease in an aging populationContinue Reading
CDC: 1 in 50 Poor, Straight Urban Americans Infected With HIV
2013-03-14
Drug abuse, prostitution tied to heightened risk, latest survey findsContinue Reading
Gene Therapy Helped Mice Withstand Arthritis: Study
2013-03-14
Injecting a gene responsible for lubrication in joints may one day help humans, researcher saysContinue Reading