World’s Population Is Getting Sicker, Study Shows
2015-06-08
People lose more ‘years of healthy life’ to illness now than they did in the 1990s, global survey reportsContinue Reading
Potential Liver Recipients May Have New Option
2015-06-05
Organs harvested after cardiac death appear safe, effective, study saysContinue Reading
Surgery May Boost Survival in Certain Advanced Lung Cancers
2015-06-04
Study finds patients with stage 3b tumors lived nearly 10 months longer, on averageContinue Reading
Rise in Colon Cancer Screening After Obamacare, Study Finds
2015-06-04
Increase in colonoscopy and other tests was typically seen among poorer, less educated AmericansContinue Reading
E-Cigarette Users Often Believe Devices Will Help Them Quit Tobacco
2015-06-04
They also think vapor is less harmful than secondhand smoke, survey findsContinue Reading
Chantix Study Finds Little Evidence to Support Suicidal, Criminal Warnings
2015-06-02
But quit-smoking drug
may be linked to other adverse effectsContinue Reading
Blood Thinners OK for Cancers That Spread to Brain, Study Finds
2015-06-02
Treatment didn’t cause significant increase in bleeding in headContinue Reading
New Drug Shows Potential for Blood Cancer
2015-06-02
Multiple myeloma patients saw survival gains when elotuzumab was added to treatmentContinue Reading
Melanoma Rates Way Up Among Young People in U.S.
2015-06-02
Women account for two-thirds of cases, likely due to unsafe tanning, researchers sayContinue Reading
Genetic Differences Seen in Younger Colon Cancer Patients
2015-06-02
New research suggests different treatment may be warrantedContinue Reading