Left-handed women may have shorter life
2007-05-01 21:48:25
A study suggests that women who are left-handed have a higher risk of dying, particularly from cancer and cerebrovascular disease - damage to an artery in the brain or an artery that supplies blood to the brain.
Yoga helps breast cancer survivors
2007-05-01 21:48:25
In breast cancer survivors, the Iyengar method of yoga not only promotes psychological well-being, but seems to offer immune system benefits as well, according to research reported Monday at the American Physiological Society meeting in Washington, DC.
KFC to switch to oil with no trans fat
2007-04-30 17:11:22
KFC's fried chicken buckets soon will be stamped with a health message along with the famous likeness of its founder, Colonel Harland Sanders.
2-pound tumor taken from newborn's neck
2007-04-29 10:54:23
Doctors removed a 2-pound tumor from the back of a newborn's neck and the baby girl appeared to be doing fine a day after she was born, her parents said.
Scientists identify new genes linked to diabetes
2007-04-28 08:43:25
The most thorough probe to date of the genetic underpinnings of the most common form of diabetes has identified a new batch of genes that increases risk for a disease affecting 200 million people globally.
New diabetes genetic risk factors found
2007-04-27 16:33:37
Scientists have found clusters of new gene variants that raise the risk of Type 2 diabetes - and how the researchers did it is as important as what they found.
Scientists identify genes linked to diabetes
2007-04-27 14:40:32
The most thorough probe to date of the genetic underpinnings of the most common form of diabetes has identified a new batch of genes that increases risk for a disease affecting 200 million people globally.
Alcohol damages women's brains faster than men's
2007-04-24 12:33:30
The brain-damaging effects of alcohol strike women more quickly than men, a new study conducted in Russia confirms.
Study: Fat workers cost employers more
2007-04-24 06:53:11
Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers' compensation claims as their fit co-workers.
Study: Antidepressants may help kids
2007-04-19 17:11:55
Authors of a new comprehensive analysis of antidepressants for children and teenagers say the benefits of treatment trump the small risk of increasing some patients' chances of having suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Study: Ethanol may cause more smog, deaths
2007-04-18 18:38:31
Switching from gasoline to ethanol - touted as a green alternative at the pump - may create dirtier air, causing slightly more smog-related deaths.
Chimps more evolved than humans
2007-04-18 11:22:51
Since the human-chimp split about 6 million years ago, chimpanzee genes can be said to have evolved more than human genes, a new study suggests.