by admin | May 15, 2013 | Health News
TORONTO – Angelina Jolie’s bombshell revelation of her double mastectomy due to a genetic cancer risk has brought renewed attention to specific genes linked to the development of both breast and ovarian cancers.The Oscar-winning actress revealed in an...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Health News
WASHINGTON — A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it’s not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the struggle. Make no mistake: Most Americans eat way too much salt, not just...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Health News
Researchers have figured out new ways to identify who is at risk of developing Alzheimer’s, an incurable brain disease that affects 5.4 million Americans. By studying spinal fluid samples and health data from 201 research participants at the Charles F. and...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Health News
TORONTO – Not all technologies used for mammography are created equal, say researchers, who found one type is far less effective at detecting breast cancer than others.A study by Cancer Care Ontario researchers found that digital computed radiography (CR)...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Health News
WASHINGTON — New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies – bed rest – doesn’t seem to prevent premature birth, and might even worsen that risk. Doctors have known for years that there’s no good...
by admin | May 15, 2013 | Health News
DENVER (AP) — An expansion of Medicaid eligibility that’s expected to add 160,000 adults to public health care assistance in Colorado was signed into law Monday. The expansion is part of the federal health care overhaul that 22 states and Washington, D.C.,...
