At 45, DeEtte Sauer was a dead woman walking.
She was morbidly obese, her heart disease so serious a doctor warned her to expect “an event at any time.” Eaten up by her ...
It may alter treatment
BOSTON — A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being av...
Journal looks at differences
LOS ANGELES — Could mothers be putting their children on a path toward obesity from the very first days of their lives?
A study published onl...
Device keeps airwaves open
WASHINGTON — Loud snoring may do more than irritate your spouse: It can signal sleep apnea, depriving you of enough zzzz's to trigger a car cra...
Doctors test 'beating heart' transplants
LOS ANGELES — Andrea Ybarra's donated heart was beating rhythmically by the time she awoke from the grogginess of her surgery.
Lu...
Statistics better than others
Patients entering Butler Memorial Hospital have a 40 percent less chance of dying there than a comparably sized hospitals.
Dr. Tom McGill, v...
Study: Daily dose may cut mortality
LOS ANGELES — A daily dose of baby aspirin may reduce mortality from a range of common cancers by an average of 21 percent, and the re...
Progress excites many scientists
NEW YORK — Scientists are reporting early success at transforming one kind of specialized cell into another, a feat of biological alchemy...
LOS ANGELES — Walking may put the brakes on cognitive decline in healthy older people as well as those with cognitive impairment, a new study finds.
The ongoing study, w...
WASHINGTON — Got milk? You may need a couple cups more than today’s food labels say to get enough vitamin D for strong bones. But don’t go overboard: Long-awaited new di...
