Study finds mammograms offer modest benefit
By ALICIA CHANG 2010-09-22T21:04:26ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mammograms don't help women over 50 as much as has been believed, new research suggests.... hosted.ap.org |
Breast cancer mastectomies averted with hormonal therapy
Treating certain breast cancer patients with hormonal therapies before surgery can shrink tumors and allow some to avoid having breasts removed. ... rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Ecstasy drought sees switch to meow meow
The latest national report into so-called party drugs in Australia indicates that ecstasy is getting less pure and drug users are finding it harder to get. abc.net.au |
Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti - 142 dead
By JACOB KUSHNER 2010-10-22T15:51:58ZST. MARC, Haiti (AP) -- At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health problem since its devastating earthquake.... hosted.ap.org |
Health Explained: What is fat?
Dr Tony Goldstone, an obesity expert from the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre at London's Hammersmith Hospital, explains what fat is, why we need it and why too much fat in the wrong place can be bad for us. bbc.co.uk |