Seafood poisoning rises with warming
2007-04-02 10:01:42
Bowls of piping hot barracuda soup were the much-anticipated treat when the Roa family gathered for a casual and relaxing Sunday meal.
Study may help develop ADD treatments
2007-03-30 11:13:37
New research shows it takes one part of the brain to start concentrating and another to be distracted.
Children's ads show lots of junk food
2007-03-29 11:31:49
In a child's buffet of food commercials, more than 40 percent of the dishes are candy, snacks and fast food.
Study: MRIs for women at risk for cancer
2007-03-28 13:39:50
Up to 1.4 million US women - those with an unusually high risk of developing breast cancer - should get annual MRIs as well as mammograms.
Most angioplasties unneeded - Study
2007-03-27 15:03:29
More than half a million people a year with chest pain are getting an unnecessary or premature procedure to unclog their arteries because drugs are just as effective.
Study links child care to acting out
2007-03-26 21:49:58
Youngsters who had quality child care before kindergarten had better vocabulary scores by fifth grade, but the more time they spent in child care, the more likely their sixth grade teachers were to report problem behaviors.
New drug helps heart failure symptoms
2007-03-26 11:21:19
An experimental drug is the first to substantially and safely improve shortness of breath and other symptoms in people hospitalized with severe heart failure, an epidemic that is growing as baby boomers age.
Study: Alcohol, tobacco worse than drugs
2007-03-23 16:32:53
New "landmark" research finds that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy.
Hormones factor into cancer's spread
2007-03-23 14:25:04
Once breast cancer returns to spread beyond the breast, it's no longer curable - but it can be held in check, sometimes for years, depending on how aggressive the tumor proves to be.
Firefighters face heart risks in a blaze
2007-03-22 09:49:58
Firefighters face a far greater risk of dying of heart problems while battling a blaze than was thought, suggests a large US study that offers more evidence of their need to stay in shape.
Exercise helps prevent falls in elderly
2007-03-21 13:47:35
Like a lot of people, former flight attendant Mary Nicholson wasn't an exerciser. But two years ago she changed all that - at age 71. For Nicholson, part of the motivation to exercise was to be strong and agile enough to avoid a fall.
Millions of flu shots to be destroyed
2007-03-21 10:00:49
Millions of doses of flu vaccine will expire at midnight June 30, unsold during this year's mild flu season and written off as trash. Still perfectly good, and possibly useful for a few more years, the vaccine will wind up being destroyed.