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 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 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
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 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 / 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
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