March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Two sets of results from a large U.S. government-sponsored trial find that neither aggressive treatment of cholesterol nor of blood pressure lowers the
March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as
March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Israel is launching a potentially trailblazing experiment in organ donation: Sign a donor card, and you and your family move up in line for a transplant if one is needed. 280fe59c62ebd574b73c7c83d0
March 13, 2010 / Cancer, Healthy Life, Pregnancy
Successful treatment for gum disease cuts the risk of pregnant women giving birth early, US research suggests. The preliminary research showed those whose gum disease was not treated successfully wer
March 13, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
AP - Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new s
March 13, 2010 / Healthy Life
Too many people in England receive poor quality out-of-hours doctors' services, the Patients Association has warned. In some areas, a fifth of patients described the service as "poor" or &q
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Healthy Life
By Jane Elliott Health reporter, BBC News When hepatitis C was first discovered 21 years ago, Nafeica Wafaquani was herself just 21. She knew nothing of the virus and was by her own admission living
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection. Excerpt from: Court say
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- MRI scans are more likely to turn up undiagnosed tumors in the breasts of postmenopausal women who already had cancer in their other breast, researcher
March 12, 2010 / Medical News
President Barack Obama delayed a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of sweeping health care legislation in days. 130e2b79a03c439a8daf852c8df7f68e
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