Divorce in midlife hurts women's heart health
2006-09-07 14:22:54
Divorce apparently harms the cardiovascular health of women, but men's hearts appear to escape a split-up unscathed, a new study shows.
Device may help alleviate tunnel vision
2006-09-06 11:28:24
A new approach that permits wider visual perception in patients with severely restricted peripheral field allows quicker and more accurate ability to detect objects outside their field of vision, suggest results of a pilot study.
Address weight issues early, experts advise
2006-09-06 09:09:21
Contrary to popular believe, young children usually do not shed excess pounds as they get older. Even 2-year-olds who are overweight are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to be overweight by age 12, results of a long-term study show.
Pregnancy risky after heart defect repair
2006-09-05 09:35:15
New data suggests that women who have undergone a successful surgery to repair congenital heart defects can become pregnant, but they may have clinically significant complications.
Effects of substance use spans generations
2006-09-05 09:30:47
Indeed the apple may not fall from the tree in terms of substance use - especially cigarette smoking - and behavior problems, new study findings show.
Teens skip condoms, regardless of partner
2006-09-05 09:30:47
Many teenagers and young adults fail to use condoms consistently, regardless of whether they have sex with a serious or a "casual" partner, a new study suggests.
Junk food threatens healthy Mediterranean hearts
2006-09-04 15:33:31
With its mountains of ripe tomatoes, red peppers, fresh fruit and glistening fish, Barcelona's world-famous La Boqueria market is a celebration of healthy eating.
Web site steers diners to healthy eats
2006-09-04 14:50:54
Restaurants, under fire from health advocates for too-big servings and not enough detail on nutrition, are fighting back.
Study raises questions on aging surgeons
2006-09-04 14:50:54
Most of Dr. Marshall Goldin's medical school classmates have retired or died, but at age 67, the heart surgeon believes he still has good working years ahead.
Scientists alter cells to fight melanoma
2006-09-01 13:52:03
Government scientists turned regular blood cells into tumor attackers that wiped out all signs of cancer in two men with advanced melanoma. The striking finding, unveiled Thursday, marks an important step in the quest for gene therapy for cancer.
Body acceptance tied to healthy eating
2006-09-01 10:42:34
Women who accept their bodies, flaws and all, are more likely to eat healthily or intuitively, new research shows. This suggests that women's typical reasons for dieting -- dissatisfaction with their bodies -- may backfire.
Surgery may help people with heart failure
2006-08-31 10:20:05
Quite often, people with heart failure have some degree of blockage of the coronary arteries. In such cases, those who undergo surgery to clear to arteries have markedly better survival than those treated with medication, researchers from Canada report.