American teens: Less sex, more condoms
2007-07-16 10:33:48
Fewer high school students are having sex these days, and more are using condoms. The teen birth rate has hit a record low.
Blame that bad back on your ancestors
2007-07-16 10:07:38
A spine specialist trying to figure out why people so often have bad backs says he has come up with a new theory about when and how early humans evolved the ability to walk upright.
New breath test detects lung cancer
2007-07-14 05:12:11
Testing exhaled breath with a small sensor array can detect lung cancer with moderate accuracy, researchers report.
Meditation won't boost health: study
2007-07-14 02:28:11
There's no evidence that meditation eases health problems, according to an exhaustive review of the accumulated data by Canadian researchers.
Sex to earthquakes: causes of heart attacks
2007-07-14 02:17:29
Anger really can trigger a heart attack. But then, so can getting sick, being too hot, being too cold, air pollution, lack of sleep, grief, overeating, natural disasters, exercise and sex.
Diabetes drug side effect reports triple
2007-07-14 01:23:28
In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.
You can forget the unhappy past: Study
2007-07-13 09:36:03
Researchers have confirmed what common wisdom has long held - that people can suppress emotionally troubling memories .
126 eaters ill after Chicago food fest
2007-07-13 14:03:20
More than 120 people who ate from the same booth at the Taste of Chicago food festival last week became ill, at least nine of them with salmonella poisoning and 10 who were hospitalized.
US diabetes drug side effect reports triple
2007-07-13 09:22:24
In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.
Cancer risk higher with Western diet
2007-07-12 08:57:49
Older Asian women who eat a Western-style diet appear to have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables.
Bubbles deliver cancer drugs to tumors with a pop
2007-07-12 02:08:09
Tiny bubbles injected in mice delivered potent cancer drugs to tumors without harming surrounding tissue, a U.S. researcher said on Tuesday, in a finding that may lead to new targeted cancer therapies.
Female circumcision a problem in Britain
2007-07-11 15:23:16
Female genital mutilation, commonly associated with parts of Africa and the Middle East, is becoming a growing problem in Britain despite efforts to stamp it out.