WASHINGTON - Shade your kids. Strong new evidence suggests overall sun exposure in childhood, not just burns, is a big key to who later develops deadly skin cancer. The news comes as the government is finishing long-awaited rules to improve…
WASHINGTON - Shade your kids. Strong new evidence suggests overall sun exposure in childhood, not just burns, is a big key to who later develops deadly skin cancer. The news comes as the government is finishing long-awaited rules to improve…
PARIS - A drug tested on lab mice slows and may even halt the progress of Parkinson,s, offering the brightest pharmacological hope in decades of rolling back this tragic disease, US researchers report on Sunday.
Isradipine, already licensed for treatment for…
We all know sweet treats add inches to the waistline, but did you know that chocolate could also give you wrinkles? In his new book 10 Minutes/10 Years: Your Definitive Guide To A Beautiful And Youthful Appearance, dermatologist Dr Fredric…
WASHINGTON - Even if they remained obese, women who survived breast cancer cut their risk of dying from a recurrence of the disease if they had a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and exercised moderately, a study found on…
TOKYO - Japan set a target on Friday for cutting its suicide rate, one of the highest among industrial nations, by more than 20 percent over the next decade.
To help meet that goal, the government plans a wide range of…
OMAHA, Neb. - Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet.
The new research strengthens the case…
Age, changes in hormone levels, and genetics can contribute to pattern baldness in women, as more frequently occurs in men.
Here are possible treatment options for female pattern baldness, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine:
Minoxidil, a prescription treatment applied…
The idea of a father-son-bonding camp to foster the transition to manhood may sound suspiciously like one of those kooky lets-dance-around-the-campfire-and discover-your-inner-wildman scenarios. It could also be described as Survivor meets The Brady Bunch, but participants have given the concept…
BOSTON - When Dr. Julio Bonis awoke one Sunday morning with a sore shoulder, he could not figure out what he had done. It felt like a sports injury, but he had been a bit of a couch potato lately.
Then…
The idea of a father-son-bonding camp to foster the transition to manhood may sound suspiciously like one of those kooky lets-dance-around-the-campfire-and discover-your-inner-wildman scenarios. It could also be described as Survivor meets The Brady Bunch, but participants have given the concept…
Researchers from Ohio State University in Columbus found that marriage provides greater psychological benefits to depressed people than to people who are not depressed before they walk down the aisle. This remains true even though marriage quality is poorer for…
Scientists have proven that drinking tea can help people lose weight.
During a five-year study, researchers discovered five new genes related to obesity, which point to the cause of the condition. However they also found that the polyphenol compound in tea…
Children from broken marriages are twice as likely to be prescribed attention-deficit drugs as children whose parents stay together, a Canadian researcher said on Monday, and she said the reasons should be investigated.
More than 6 per cent of 633 children…
Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly Buffington, arrive for the Texas Film Hall of Fame awards in Austin, Texas in this March 11, 2005 file photo.
and his wife sued the makers of heparin Tuesday after their newborn twins…
Felicity Huffman
Actress Felicity Huffman has been named an ambassador for a new breast cancer awareness campaign.
The Desperate Housewives star will appear in a U.S. TV advertisement called If You Were My Sister, which aims to increase awareness among breast cancer…
A non-profit family-planning group founded by Thailand,s Condom King has won the $US1 million ($NZ1.39 million) Gates Award for Global Health, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said.
The Population and Community Development Association of Thailand (PDA) won the 2007 award…
Overweight and obese people get less out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers have said in a study that suggests the overweight may have to try harder to get results.
But it does not mean they should give up,…
The Sydney Morning Herald spent two months charting a social phenomenon that is poisoning couples and destroying families. Adele Horin reports.
The internet has brought an explosion of pornography into the home and workplace of virtually every Australian. Just a mouse-click…
The Scissor Sisters are among the many top stars who have lent their name to a new cancer awareness campaign. Dirty Pretty Things and Kings of Leon are joining the funky band to support the Everyman Male Cancer Awareness Month.They…
Carbohydrate-rich diets are associated with slightly higher blood pressure than diets rich in monounsaturated fats, according to the findings published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
However, the difference is not enough to justify making recommendations to change the carbohydrate…