March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Preventive
Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix after reports that some patients cannot process the blood thinning drug. See the original post here: FD
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Fighting with a spouse or significant other is generally a downer. But how easily a person bounces back after the conflict can be predicted by activity in a specific region of the brain. Origin
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says. View post: Women on the Pill may live longer
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones. Original post: Infant deaths prompt
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
Getting a bit more calcium in your diet could help you live longer, new research suggests. Excerpt from: Calcium may help you live longer
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists sai
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their disease. Original post: NYT: Decoded genome gives hope in fighting disease
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an exc
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