摘要：government task force says there is no “adequate proof“ that routinely screening men over age 75 for prostate cancer leads to fewer deaths。 Preventive Services Task Force now recommends against ...

摘要：4, 2008 -- Actress Christina Applegate, 36, is being treated for early-stage breast cancer and is expected to recover fully。 Applegate‘s breast cancer, which was found early through a doctor-o...

摘要：4, 2008 -- There are many products to choose from to check your blood pressure or blood glucose at home, but they vary in accuracy, an investigation by Consumer Reports finds。 Consumer Re...

摘要：Aug。 4, 2008 -- Regularly eating non-fried fish may help older adultspreserve their memory and ward off stroke。 Researchers reporting in tomorrow’s issue of Neurology have foundthat older adu...

摘要：4, 2008 -- Schizophrenic women who get an estrogen patch along with their regular antipsychotic medications have fewer symptoms than women who get inactive placebo patches。 During her psychiatr...

摘要：Kids aged 10-14 accounted for most cases。

摘要：AIDS epidemic is -- and has been-- much worse than we‘d thought。 It‘s a wake-up call, says the head of the CDC‘s HIV/AIDS prevention effort, RichardWolitski, PhD。 AIDS epidemic。

摘要：Aug。 4, 2008 -- A significant number of infants tested positive for cough and cold medicines on a toxicology screen when brought to a hospital emergency room for an apparent life-threatening event...

摘要：The patients, who are in stable condition, are the first confirmed cases ofPML in Tysabri users since the drug was reintroduced in the U。 and approvedin Europe two years ago, according to Biogen I...

摘要：Grilling Madinated Meat When the meat was tested for total HCAs, the steak cooked in the Caribbean marinade mixture had an 88% reduction in the “bad“ compounds。

摘要：Aug。 1, 2008 -- An experimental patch may help prevent heart failure after heart attack, preliminary research shows。 The patch, called Anginera, is worn directly on the heart。 It‘s laced wit...

摘要：Aug。 1, 2008 -- Long work hours can take a toll on a marriage, and a new report shows that grueling work schedules affect husbands‘ careers and wives careers differently。 The key finding: Whe...

摘要：1, 2008 -- Suffering from sleep apnea may do more than just spoil a good night‘s sleep。 A new study shows that people with severe sleep apnea may be up to three times more likely to die premature...

摘要：Sugars: Fructose, Glucose, and Sucrose Parks and her research team studied the simple sugar fructose, not high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose, which are a mix of fructose and glucose。 Fructose,...

摘要：July 31, 2008 -- Flu vaccines offer seniors far less pneumonia protection than was thought, a carefully designed study shows。“ Flu Shot Still Advised So why do Jackson and other exp...

摘要：July 31, 2008 -- How does hair grow。 Now scientists at Stanford are a step closer to cracking the code of hairgrowth。?? They discovered that in mice, a certain molecule, called laminin-511,...

摘要：July 31, 2008 -- Hearing loss among American adults may be more common than previously thought。 A new study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, estimates about 29 million American adul...

摘要：So far, they‘ve tested two compounds in lab tests in mice。 One of thosecompounds, called GW1516, boosted endurance in mice that exercised, but not insedentary mice。 The other compound, called AI...

摘要：” Under the headline “EPA Confirms that Granite Countertops Pose NoSignificant Health Risk, Undercutting ‘Junk Science’ Fear Mongering,” thearticle claims that the EPA issued a statement on...

摘要：July 30, 2008 -- The FDA today warned against eating raw Mexican serranopeppers, raw Mexican jalapeno peppers, and any foods that contain them becauseof?an ongoing salmonella outbreak。 The FDA ...

摘要：July 30, 2008 -- Women who suffer from migraine headaches with aura maybe up to three times more likely to develop heart disease than other women,and part of the reason may be in their genes。 G...

摘要：July 30, 2008 -- If your mother had late-onset Alzheimer‘s disease, you may bemore likely to undergo brain metabolism changes that mightlead to Alzheimer‘s, a new study shows。 But that doesn‘...

摘要：July 30, 2008 -- Dimebon, a 25-year-old Russian antihistamine, seems to stabilize Alzheimer‘s disease in an 18-month study, surprising experts at this week‘s International Conference on Alzheime...

摘要：July 30, 2008 -- Before a child goes on stimulant drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, they don‘t necessarily need to get an electrocardiogram (ECG) to screen for heart problem...

摘要：“For single defects, the risk is three to four times greater,and about eightfold for multiple defects,“ says Adolfo Correa, MD, MPH,PhD, the study‘s lead author and an epidemiologist at ...

摘要：July 30, 2008 -- The growth removed from Republican presidential candidateJohn McCain‘s upper right cheek on Monday shows no evidence of skin cancer,according to a statement released Tuesday by hi...

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- It‘s a Godzilla vs。 Researchers have pitted the food-poisoning bug salmonella against breast, colon, and skin cancers in lab animals。 Reed, MD, PhD, and colleagues at Califor...

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- The FDA today approved the first generic version ofDepakote (divalproex sodium) delayed-release tablets。 Depakote is approved bythe FDA to treat seizures, bipolar disorder, and mi...

摘要：Boone, PhD, of the University of California Davis Medical Centerdiscussed a novel technique called dedicated breast computed tomography (CT) atthe American Association of Physicists in Medicine 50t...

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- New tests promise to detect Alzheimer‘s disease before a person shows signs of dementia, giving treatments their best chance to prevent loss of mental function。

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- Nonsmokers who are married to someone who smokes have a greatly increased risk for stroke, a finding that further underscores the dangers of secondhand smoke。 Researchers repor...

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- Despite little change in overall infant death rates in recent years, a CDC report shows that deaths directly related to preterm births have increased, especially for non-Hispanic b...

摘要：Neighborhoods built before 1950 tended to have sidewalks and othercharacteristics that made them more accessible to pedestrians, including beingmore densely populated and having restaurants and oth...

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- A treatment most often offered for men in late stages of prostate cancer may affect mental functioning。 That‘s what researchers found after they reviewed the studies available...

摘要：July 29, 2008 -- Staying close to family and friends, keeping your mind active, and having a sense of humor are keys to healthy aging, centenarians say in a new poll。 The poll, conducted by pho...

摘要：July 28, 2008 -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain downplayedthe removal of a growth from his upper right cheek Monday, saying that hisdermatologist is not worried, according to media r...

摘要：July 28, 2008 -- How much do you have to work out in order to lose weightand keep it off。 The answer is hotly debated among people who study weightloss。 A new study says that obese and overwei...

摘要：S, and three new studiesshed more light on how diet affects your odds of developing type 2diabetes。 Together, the studies showthat diabetes risk may rise if you drink too many sodas and sweetened ...

摘要：) Gestational Diabetes Risks The study followed 659,164 pregnant women in Canada who did not have ahistory of diabetes prior to pregnancy。

摘要：July 28, 2008 -- The FDA today warned consumers to avoid eating tomalley inAmerican lobster (also called Maine lobster) because of?a potentialcontamination of dangerous levels of toxins that can ca...