High infant mortality seen with c-section

2006-09-15 11:18:35

A new study has found a higher risk of infant deaths among infants born by cesarean section to mothers who have no medical need for the procedure.

Acupuncture relieves low back pain for long

2006-09-15 10:50:07

Acupuncture can be effective in treating patients with low back pain and the benefits seem to improve with time, according to research published on Friday.

Experts see slow obesity fight for kids

2006-09-14 17:19:09

Ride a bike or hop on a skateboard. Any physical activity is cool and a plus in the fight against childhood obesity.

Increased fish oil may prevent many deaths

2006-09-14 10:45:06

Fish oil could potentially save more lives than cardiac defibrillators, devices used to revive individuals whose hearts have stopped beating and to prevent and treat life-threatening heart arrhythmias, researchers estimate in a new report.

Cigarette smoke blocks cells' healing ability

2006-09-14 10:28:40

Cigarette smoke can transform normal breast cells into cancerous cells by blocking their normal ability to repair themselves. Over time this could lead to the development of breast cancer, scientists from the University of Florida in Gainesville report.

Heart transplant patient OK after 28 years

2006-09-14 09:34:13

Doctors marvel that Tony Huesman is still among the living. The suburban Washington Township man has defied the odds, living longer with a single transplanted heart than anyone else.

Viagra works, but chocolate works better

2006-09-14 09:33:43

Viagra may heat up one's sex drive, but chocolate can make it sizzle.

Green tea shown to prolong life - Study

2006-09-13 09:13:11

A study of more than 40,000 men and women in Japan has found that those who drink a lot of green tea live longer, researchers said on Tuesday.

Green tea shown to prolong life

2006-09-13 07:38:00

A study of more than 40,000 men and women in Japan has found that those who drink a lot of green tea live longer, researchers said on Tuesday.

Where you live linked to life expectancy

2006-09-12 15:29:11

Where you live, combined with race and income, plays a huge role in the nation's health disparities, differences so stark that a report issued Monday contends it's as if there are eight separate Americas instead of one.

Some antidepressants raise violence risk

2006-09-12 12:59:00

Newer antidepressants, already suspected of raising the risk of suicide, may also cause a few people to become violent, researchers reported on Monday.