Test for Calcium Buildup May Spot Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
2011-08-19
Scan may help predict which patients deemed at moderate risk would benefit from statins: studyContinue Reading
Surgeons Need Help Learning How to Deliver Bad News
2011-08-18
Most have no formal training in doctor-patient communications, researchers sayContinue Reading
Black Scientists Less Likely to Receive NIH Research Grants
2011-08-18
Federal officials call study findings unacceptable; pledge immediate actionContinue Reading
Sniffer Dogs Spot Early Stage Lung Cancer: Study
2011-08-18
Trained canines can tell tumor from COPD when smelling people’s breath, researchers sayContinue Reading
Annual Pap Tests Often Ordered But Unneeded: Study
2011-08-18
Guidelines say some women can wait three years, but doctors may think otherwiseContinue Reading
Method to Detect When Patients Wake During Surgery Fails to Impress
2011-08-17
Tool looking at exhaled anesthesia superior to brain monitoring, study findsContinue Reading
Ultrasound of Neck Arteries May Help Gauge Stroke Risk
2011-08-17
But for those with no symptoms, surgery to unclog the arteries may be hazardous, experts sayContinue Reading
Illegal Online Pharmacies Prey on Consumers
2011-08-17
Search-engine manipulation redirects shoppers to unauthorized drug sites, report saysContinue Reading
Blood Antibody May Signal Start of Ovarian Cancer
2011-08-17
Levels elevated in infertile women, those who developed the disease, study findsContinue Reading
New Uses Found for Old Drugs
2011-08-17
An anti-seizure medication could help treat Crohn’s disease, study showsContinue Reading
Antipsychotics Best for Controlling Mania: Study
2011-08-17
Researchers compared effectiveness, side effects of drugs used in bipolar treatmentContinue Reading
Central Catheters May Raise Risk of Blood Clots After Surgery
2011-08-16
Researchers urge improved efforts to prevent deep vein thrombosisContinue Reading
Does Her Diabetes Differ From His?
2011-08-16
Yes, say scientists who see need for gender-specific drug treatmentsContinue Reading
Too Much TV May Take Years Off Your Life
2011-08-16
The reason, experts say, might be that people eat more, move less when in front of the tubeContinue Reading