Mixed Results Seen With 'Off-Label' Use of Antipsychotics
2011-09-27
Non-FDA-approved use of drugs showed limited benefits and some harm in large reviewContinue Reading
Fatalism Keeps Many From Colon Cancer Screening
2011-09-27
‘What-difference-will-it-make’ mindset linked to low rates of testing among poorContinue Reading
Newer Contraceptive Pills Could Raise Clot Risk, FDA Warns
2011-09-26
Full assessment on brands such as Yaz, Yasmin is yet to come, agency saysContinue Reading
Check Plastic Surgeon's Credentials or Risk Tragic Results, Experts Warn
2011-09-26
Some doctors lack training and certification, botch operations, plastic surgeons sayContinue Reading
Breast-Feeding Boost: Fewer Hospitals Handing Out Free Formula
2011-09-26
Study finds decline from years past but ‘we have a long way to go,’ advocate saysContinue Reading
Good Moms Seem to Help Poor Kids Become Healthy Adults
2011-09-24
Having a nurturing mother may protect against health risks associated with poverty, study findsContinue Reading
Many Black Men in Cold Climates Lack Vitamin D
2011-09-23
Too little of it raises risk of prostate cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases, study saysContinue Reading
Foreign-Born U.S. Women Getting Mammograms
2011-09-23
But they’re still less likely than U.S.-born women to get breast cancer screeningContinue Reading
Depression After Cancer Keeps Some From Follow-Up Care
2011-09-23
Depressed Hispanic breast cancer survivors less likely to get checked for ovarian tumors, study findsContinue Reading
Soliris Approval Expanded to Include Rare Blood Disorder
2011-09-23
Drug first approved in 2007Continue Reading
Many With Irregular Heartbeat Unaware of Raised Stroke Risk
2011-09-23
Knowledge gap affects more than 1 million Americans with atrial fibrillation, survey showsContinue Reading
Death Rate Higher in Minorities With Acute Leukemia
2011-09-22
Yet blacks and Hispanics are less likely to get the diseaseContinue Reading
Bed Bug Insecticides Causing Sickness, Officials Warn
2011-09-22
Incidents are rare but consumers need to be informed and carefulContinue Reading