Studies boost hopes for new class of cholesterol medicines
Friday, 27 March 2015, 15:26
Last update: about 10 years ago
New research boosts hope that a highly anticipated, experimental class of cholesterol drugs can greatly lower the risk for heart attacks, death and other heart-related problems. The U.S. government...
Mouse study finds extra oxygen may spur tumor-fighting cells
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 15:25
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A provocative study in mice suggests something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells a boost in attacking cancer. The immune system often can spot and destroy...
Gap in US deaths narrows for blacks, whites with HIV
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 15:23
Last update: about 10 years ago
The gap appears to be closing between death rates for black and white Americans infected with the AIDS virus. A new report says the death rate for blacks with HIV dropped 28 percent over five...
Call for study to settle if anesthesia poses risk to babies
Tuesday, 24 March 2015, 15:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
Studies of baby animals have long suggested that going under anesthesia can have some harmful effects on a developing brain. Now some scientists want to find out whether those same drugs may pose...
WHO to begin large-scale testing of Ebola vaccine in Guinea
Friday, 20 March 2015, 15:33
Last update: about 10 years ago
The World Health Organization will start large-scale testing of an experimental Ebola vaccine in Guinea on Saturday to see how effective it might be in preventing future outbreaks of the deadly...
UN: World eating too much sugar; cut to 5-10 percent of diet
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 15:32
Last update: about 10 years ago
New guidelines from the World Health Organization are enough to kill anyone's sugar high. The U.N. health agency says the world is eating too much sugar and people should slash their intake to just...
Suicides by US girls and young women continue to climb
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 15:31
Last update: about 10 years ago
The suicide rate for girls and young women in the U.S. continues to rise, at a pace far faster than for young males, health officials said Thursday. The rate for boys and young men increased...
Report urges new name, better diagnosis for chronic fatigue
Tuesday, 17 March 2015, 15:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a real and serious disease that needs a new name to reflect that - and a straightforward way to diagnose the illness, a U.S. government advisory group declared...
Pills before and after sex can help prevent HIV, study finds
Monday, 16 March 2015, 15:29
Last update: about 10 years ago
For the first time, a study shows that a drug used to treat HIV infection also can help prevent it when taken before and after risky sex by gay men. The results offer hope of a more appealing way...