March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies. More here: Obesity, Drink
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
Reuters - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows. Continued here: Big first trimest
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
Reuters - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thu
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococ
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the bl
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
AFP - Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest nations.
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday. Read more her
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in s
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing vid
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