Calcium cuts women’s colorectal cancer risk

Diets rich in calcium reduce women’s risk of colorectal cancer, and women who also take calcium supplements can cut their risk even more, researchers…    

U.S. tries to redistribute flu vaccines

Companies that make flu vaccines can “borrow” U.S. government supplies of the shots to redistribute under a new federal plan to deal with…    

Malaria in Aceh under control, aid group says

Outbreaks of malaria in Aceh may be fewer than before the tsunami that made a half-million homeless, due to intense preventive programmes by…    

Heart attack diagnosis less likely in women

ven with new, more objective criteria, women are still less likely than men to have their heart condition accurately diagnosed as a heart attack,…    

Drug ups survival in diabetics with heart failure

In people with diabetes and heart failure, treatment with the beta-blocker metoprolol CR/XL (controlled release/extended release) safely reduces the risk of hospitalization and death,…    

Cialis impotence drug returns to Super Bowl

The impotence drug Cialis is returning for a second round of advertising on this year’s Super Bowl, the most-watched U.S. television event,…    

Study identifies keys to healthy teen development

According to a study of more than one thousand of our country’s youth, confidence, competence, and compassion, among other characteristics, are key ingredients…    

Nevada gov. wants to scrap retiree health benefits

Aiming to save Nevada $500 million over the next 30 years, Gov. Kenny Guinn plans to press lawmakers to cut retirement health benefits for…    

Vietnam deploys bird flu riot police

Vietnam has deployed riot police at bird flu checkpoints around the sprawling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, officials said on Friday, as the…    

Kids’ passive smoking tied to later lung cancer

Findings from a large study confirm that passive smoking increases the likelihood of developing lung diseases. Of particular concern, exposure to secondhand tobacco…    

Britain clamps down on facelift ‘cowboys’

Britain moved on Friday to impose tougher regulations on the booming cosmetic surgery industry as concerns grow that people seeking beauty can end up…    

Mad cow disease found in French goat, EU says

Mad cow disease has been found in a goat, the first time the brain-wasting affliction that ravaged European cattle herds and killed at least…    

Treatment easier for mammography-detected tumors

Women whose breast cancer is detected by screening mammography are more likely to be treated with breast conservation and without chemotherapy compared with women…    

Bird flu infects five more people in Vietnam

Bird flu has infected five more people in Vietnam, two of whom are under treatment in Ho Chi Minh City where riot police are…    

Japan sees problems with idea of global AIDS tax

A global tax to help fight AIDS, as proposed by French President Jacques Chirac, would not be fully effective unless every country in the…    

Tsunami survivors risk fungal infection - report

Survivors of the Asian tsunami, in which nearly 300,000 people were killed or are still missing, could be at risk of a deadly fungal…    

Pressure on sports docs could harm athletes - study

Sports doctors under pressure from pushy managers and the media could be cutting corners and risking the health of athletes, researchers said Thursday.

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Lean couch potatoes get up more, sit less

Among those inclined to be sedentary, lean ‘couch potatoes’ apparently move and stand more during the day—and sit for around two hours less—than their…    

Britain aids malaria fight in push to help Africa

Britain pledged cash for a low-tech solution to fighting resurgent malaria in Africa on Thursday and said its drive to help the continent this…    

UK’s “Dr Death” probably killed 250 patients

Britain’s “Dr Death,” a family physician who systematically murdered his patients, probably killed 250 people, an inquiry announced on Thursday after ruling the…    

Soft palate implants safely reduce snoring

Insertion of small plastic rods into the soft palate with a minimally invasive surgical procedure is a safe and effective treatment for snoring,…    

Markets, politicians react coolly to Chirac tax

Politicians and investors reacted coolly on Thursday to France’s call for an international tax on financial market transactions to fight AIDS, saying the…    

Statins reduce deaths among dialysis patients

Treatment with a statin drug—such as Lipitor or Zocor—significantly reduces the risk of cardiac and non-cardiac death in people on hemodialysis, investigators report.…    

Response prevented tsunami deaths from disease - UN

The swift response to the Asian tsunami prevented a second wave of deaths from disease and malnutrition but the task of rebuilding is far…    

Survey finds 80 pct of U.S. doctors witness mistakes

Eighty percent of U.S. doctors and half of nurses surveyed said they had seen colleagues make mistakes, but only 10 percent ever spoke up,…