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...
Portable units spread reach of device
WAUWATOSA, Wis. — When doctors in a remote African town warned a 20-something pregnant woman she was well past her due date, the Lib...
PITTSBURGH — A 4-year-old boy lay on an operating table here a few weeks ago with a tumor that had eaten into his brain and the base of his skull. Standard surgery would...
CHICAGO — Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet...
