Older drugs are an option
CHICAGO — The widely used diabetes pill Actos appears to lower a patient's chances of death, heart attack or stroke, unlike its beleaguered chie...
WICHITA, Kan. — You know the drill: It's been a long, hectic day. You're tired — and hungry. But the last thing you want to do when you get home is spend a lot of time c...
It improves scores, helps prevent injuries
MINNEAPOLIS — Jeremiah Hales knows that the phone call is coming, and he almost can predict what the caller will say:
"I grabbe...
It addresses many different conditions
ST. LOUIS — Dr. Philip Majerus discovered a few decades ago that aspirin can help prevent heart attacks and stroke. Since then, Maj...
Study: Drinkers have same risks
BOSTON — People who drank one or more diet sodas each day developed the same risks for heart disease as those who downed sugary regular so...
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The signs of summer are everywhere. Tan, toned arms. Skimpy clothes. And sopping wet armpits.
We spend the majority of the year yearning for heat,...
But guidelines can be problem
ATLANTA — For the first time, cancer experts are advising women of certain symptoms that might alert them to ovarian cancer, a medically inf...
Millions hurt every year in America
HACKENSACK, N.J. — Hit by line drives, high sticks and 200-pound tacklers, more young athletes are ending up in hospital emergency roo...
It's designed just for female patients
Butler Memorial Hospital now offers women a better option in knee replacement surgery.
It is the first provider in Butler County to...
Liver cancer hits 500,000 yearly
CHICAGO — For the first time, doctors say they have found a pill that improves survival in liver cancer, a notoriously hard to treat dise...
