March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Repairing a torn knee meniscus at the same time as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is safe and effective in children, a new study finds
March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy, Preventive
AP - 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 h
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 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for women who have used birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives hav
March 13, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of urine test shows that eating plenty of garlic may lower levels of a cancer-causing process within the body. Read more from the origi
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Children with behavioral problems are at increased risk for chronic pain when they reach adulthood, new Scottish research has found. More here:
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
AP - The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. Read more here:
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Read the rest here: Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay)
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says. Continued here: Women on the pill may live longer, study say
March 12, 2010 / Medical News
Most men view condoms as being beneficial for two things, preventing infection and pregnancies. Barriers to condom use by men are cited as being inconvenient, a "mood killer", hard to access, and that
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