Timing of Day’s First Cigarette May Influence Lung Cancer Risk
2014-06-19
People who light up soon after rising might face higher odds for the disease, research showsContinue Reading
More Young Adults Not Waiting for Marriage to Have Kids
2014-06-19
College graduates are most likely to put off childbearing, study findsContinue Reading
Popular Crohn’s, Colitis Drugs Not Linked to Short-Term Cancer Risk: Study
2014-06-18
After nearly 4 years of follow-up, people taking the drugs were no more likely to develop cancerContinue Reading
Pros, Cons to Dissolving Lung Clots: Study
2014-06-17
Clot-busting drugs appear to save lives but increase risk of serious bleedingContinue Reading
Scientists Explore How Fecal Transplant Eases Tough Infection
2014-06-17
Goal is an easier delivery method for treating C. difficileContinue Reading
Study Questions Use of Beta Blockers Before Heart Bypass Surgery
2014-06-16
But at least one specialist says the finding shouldn’t alter current proceduresContinue Reading
Older Breast Cancer Patients Do Follow Drug Therapy: Study
2014-06-16
7-year review finds adherence to recommendations for preventing cancer returnContinue Reading
After Death of a Spouse, Friends Might Help More Than Relatives
2014-06-16
Family relationships can feel obligatory, not reduce stress, researcher explainsContinue Reading
Blacks May Respond Better Than Whites to Diabetes Drug Metformin
2014-06-12
In study, medicine seemed to do more to help black patients manage their blood sugarContinue Reading
Less Smoking, Sex and Fighting Among U.S. High School Kids: CDC
2014-06-12
But rates for other unhealthy behaviors, such as texting while driving, are up, agency saysContinue Reading
Scientists Spot New Clues to a Deadly Lung Disease
2014-06-11
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis always fatal, but research points to possible cause, potential treatmentContinue Reading
Levodopa May Beat Newer Meds for Long-Term Parkinson’s Care: Study
2014-06-11
Largest such trial finds the older drug ‘edging out’ others, but treatment is made on case-by-case basisContinue Reading
Marriage, But Not Cohabitation, Pays Health Dividends — for Him
2014-06-11
Commitment to lifelong relationship appears to be key, study saysContinue Reading
Insulin-Metformin Combo Tied to Poorer Survival in Diabetes Study
2014-06-10
Other experts dispute the study’s conclusions
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