FRIDAY, April 29 — Patients with early stage breast cancers are commonly treated with surgery or surgery plus radiation, and radiation is widely believed to cut local recurrence rates by about half.
Now, researchers report that they have found that…
FRIDAY, April 29 — A new study in rats suggests that coating stents with two chemicals found in red wine may help them do a better job of propping open arteries after angioplasty.
Stents are designed to keep blood vessels open and unclogged, and…
FRIDAY, April 29 — Multiple pregnancies may increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and the buildup of plaque in the arteries, suggests new research in mice.
Scientists from the University of Cincinnati and colleagues studied mice late in gestation…
FRIDAY, April 29 — Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D have more aggressive tumors and poorer outcomes, a new study finds.
Experts say the new findings support what many oncologists have long suspected.
“There has been suspicion…
FRIDAY, April 29 — A pair of studies released Friday could shake up the debate on whether or not American women should begin regular mammography screening in their 40s.
One study, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast…
FRIDAY, April 29 — Young teens who are allowed to drink alcohol under adult supervision don’t learn about responsible drinking and actually drink more as they get older, a new study says.
Some parents believe that supervising their teens while they…
THURSDAY, April 28 — A small study of women with breast cancer suggests that those who have previously undergone surgery to receive breast implants face no poorer prognosis than do those without implants, despite the fact that mammograms were less…
FRIDAY, April 29 — Despite concerns regarding appearance, few breast cancer survivors who opted for a double mastectomy as a precautionary measure regretted their decision decades later, a new study finds.
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in…
FRIDAY, April 29 — Vitamin D deficiency is common in American children and linked with obesity and different types of fat distribution in white and black youngsters, new research shows.
Vitamin D is found in certain foods, but humans synthesize…
FRIDAY, April 29 — Prenatal diagnosis, early surgery and well-coordinated care by a team of specialists are vital for children born with cleft lip and/or cleft palate, experts say.
Cleft lip and/or palate — which occur in the first trimester of…