摘要：Breast Cancer and MenstruationThe study, presented at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, included more than 500 premenopausal women taking chemotherapy drugs for breast cancer。“ SOUR...

摘要：15, 2006 -- Americans are increasingly paying attention to food warnings and nutritional recommendations, a new Gallup poll shows。 Food safety has been in the headlines a lot this year, with E。 I...

摘要：15, 2006 (San Antonio) -- The breast cancerbreast cancer drug Aromasin cuts the risk of breast cancercancer recurrence by about one-third in postmenopausal women previously treated with tamoxifen, ...

摘要：15, 2006 -- The FDA has approved the first generic version of the antidepressant Wellbutrin XL (bupropion)。 In 2005, Wellbutrin XL -- the latest version of Wellbutrin -- was the 21st highest-selli...

摘要：15, 2006 (San Antonio) -- The breast cancerbreast cancer drug Herceptin prevents breast cancercancer from coming back in some women, new research shows。 Moreover, Herceptin works just as well with...

摘要：14, 2006 -- Scientists may have found a way to make embryonic stem cells from unfertilized eggs -- at least in mice。 Lab tests show that it‘s possible to coax unfertilized eggs from female mice i...

摘要：14, 2006 -- Male circumcisioncircumcision may cut a man‘s risk of contracting HIV in half, according to two new studies。 The preliminary finding is based on two studies of men living in the Afric...

摘要：14, 2006 (San Antonio) -- The number of women diagnosed with breast cancerbreast cancer fell sharply in the United States in 2003 -- a decline researchers attributed to a parallel drop in the numbe...

摘要： Dec。 14, 2006 -- Ten-year-olds with higher IQ scores may be more likely to be vegetarians at age 30。 So say British researchers including Catharine Gale, PhD, a senior research fellow at Engla...

摘要：14, 2006 (San Antonio) -- A virus that infects the common house mouse may cause more than one in three cases of breast cancerbreast cancer in the U。 In Asia, however, the virus plays a very small ...

摘要：14, 2006 -- An FDA panel is getting ready to decide whether to recommend that a widely used antibiotic be taken off the market。 The drug, known as Ketek, is used to treat respiratory tract infecti...

摘要：14, 2006 -- You can pay more than $100 an ounce for a wrinkle cream that promises to erase the years from your face, but spending a few bucks on a good sunscreen is probably a better investment, ne...

摘要：14, 2006 -- Lettuce is the leading suspect in the investigation of E。 coli cases linked to Taco Bell restaurants in Northeastern states。 “I want to reassure our customers that our food is perfec...

摘要：A new Gallup poll shows most Americans are feeling happy rather than harried this holiday season -- coping well with the shopping lists, crowded malls, and holiday stress。Though nearly everyone ag...

摘要： Dec。 13, 2006 -- When used as weapons, your feet may be the deadliest part of your body。They may do more damage than blunt objects or sharp objects, a new study shows。Data came from nearly 25...

摘要：Colonoscopy Study Barclay‘s team analyzed more than 7,800 colonoscopies done by 12 gastroenterologists from January 2003 through March 2004。Second Opinion“Longer procedure time does not necessar...

摘要：13, 2006 -- More chest compressions from CPR and fewer shocks from a defibrillator may be better at saving lives after cardiac arrest, according to a new study。 Unless the heart rhythm is quickly ...

摘要： Dec。 13, 2006 -- Menstrual periods may soon be just another lifestyle choice for American women。The continuous oral contraceptive Lybrel was shown to be highly effective for eliminating monthl...

摘要：“Gene MutationThe researchers screened the DNA of the affected children -- except for the boy who had died after jumping off the roof, since his DNA wasn‘t available。

摘要：13, 2006 -- Wondering how fluflu vaccines compare at flu prevention。A new study of healthy adults shows that the flu shot worked better than the nasal-spray flu vaccine during the 2004-2005 flu se...

摘要： Dec。 12, 2006 -- The sound of laughter may make you smile and laugh, British researchers report。 “It seems that it‘s absolutely true that ‘laugh and the whole world laughs with you,‘“ Sop...

摘要：12, 2006 -- Health care costs are digging deeper into Americans‘ wallets, with 17 million of those under age 65 “underinsured“ in 2003, a new study reports。 The underinsured are those who have ...

摘要：That is the question for older men with early-stage prostate cancerprostate cancer。 The jury is still out, but new research suggests a survival advantage for older prostate cancercancer patients w...

摘要：adults are in good or excellent health。 They were asked to rate their physical and mental healthmental health。“ Self-ratings for mental health were even higher: 86% said their mental health was ...

摘要：12, 2006 -- Telltale proteins in fluid around the brain and spinal cord may lead to a new test for Alzheimer‘s diseaseAlzheimer‘s disease。 Cornell University scientists have spotted 23 proteins ...

摘要：11, 2006 -- Chronic cough is often accompanied by depressiondepression, and when chronic cough eases, people may feel better。 They studied 100 patients with chronic cough -- defined as cough lasti...

摘要：11, 2006 -- Ovarian cancerOvarian cancer is often considered a “silent killer“ with no readily identifiable symptoms, but new research challenges this view in the hopes of finding more of the dea...

摘要：11, 2006 -- Regular exercise helps protect older women against breast cancerbreast cancer -- in particular, a less common but hard-to-treat form of the disease, a new study shows。 In a study that ...

摘要： Dec。 11, 2006 -- Overweight dieters who cut calories but don‘t exercise lose more than weight -- they lose bone mass。 That finding comes from a study by Dennis T。 Villareal, MD, and colleagu...

摘要：11, 2006 -- More Americans are controlling their high blood pressurehigh blood pressure than a few years ago, and many more need to follow in their footsteps。 adults with high blood pressure had g...

摘要：11, 2006 -- Knees hurt。 Massage may cut the pain and improve function if you have knee osteoarthritisosteoarthritis, a new study shows。 Massage therapy “seems to be a viable option“ as an addit...

摘要：11, 2006 -- Moderate drinking may lengthen life, but heavy drinking raises the risk of death, Italian researchers say。Drinking DataThe researchers pooled data from 34 observational studies conduct...

摘要： It‘s a disappointing truth: Holiday cheer can be difficult to come by if you‘re facing emotional pain caused by a loss。 Loss of a loved one, loss of a job, a divorce, illness -- all these bri...

摘要： “If I‘d known I was going to live this long, I‘d have taken better care of myself。“ So said Eubie Blake, the great ragtime composer and pianist who was still performing at the age of 99, th...

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摘要：8, 2006 -- An FDA advisory panel recommended new warnings Friday for popular medical devices used in millions of patients with cardiovascular disease。 Experts said the two brands of drug-coated st...

摘要：The finding comes from a hearing expert who went to the 2006 Stanley Cup hockey playoff games in Edmonton, Canada。 and Canadian basketball, football, baseball, and car-racing arenas expose fans to...

摘要：coli among people who ate at Taco Bell restaurants is widening, CDC and FDA officials say。 coli infection, a condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS。 coli。 “The common factor that ha...

摘要：Introduced last September as Ovcon 35 Chewable, it is now dubbed Femcon Fe by Warner Chilcott, which markets the chewable made by Bristol Myers Squibb。 Birth controlBirth control pills don‘t work...

摘要：7, 2006 -- The hair-loss drug Propecia lowers the reading on the PSA prostate-cancer screening test, U。 This means men on Propecia may have dangerously high PSA levels even if their test scores ar...