American Cancer Society changes stance on cancer screening
Over-screening may have led to over-diagnosis.
Beer pong will give you swine flu
Though we doubt this will stop a single college student this year
Researchers link social isolation to tumor growth
Housing mice alone results in larger breast cancer tumors
Scientists announce first HIV vaccine to show protection
Though limited in efficacy, science has proof of concept in an HIV vaccine.
H1N1 vaccine to be earlier, more effective than predicted
Good news as flu season looms near.
Pfizer to pay largest civial and criminal setlement ever
A stern warning for running afoul of drug laws.
Cyber Clean is a high-tech germ-killing gel
Your keyboard is trying to kill you. Here's how fight back.
Gen-Y’ers with heart defects aren’t checking in with their docs
More than 20 percent don't get treatment for congenital defects.
Don’t dismiss single-payer healthcare yet
Given the failure of similar programs in states, single-payer should not be thrown aside for this battle.
For advocates of guaranteed truly universal healthcare the debate over Obama's reform efforts have be...
Headaches: Like mother, like daughter
Young girls have more in common with their mothers than they think
Globe: 4 Northeastern students may have mumps
The Boston Globe has reported that four Northeastern University students may have the mumps, a once common childhood disease now thought to be virtually irrelevant because of the commonality of childhood vaccin...
Report: Sugary drinks bad for women’s hearts
And you thought they would just spoil your appetite.
A Simmons College study reveals that sugar-sweetened beverages increase a woman's risk of heart disease. Regular consumption of beverages like soda and e...
Harcos refills Blast’s Mana with new energy drinks
"While Mana Energy Potion gets you pumped up for a fight, quest or adventure, Health Energy Potion restores you after battle so you can get back into the heat of the action."
Polyvinyl Chloride and you
There is a social black cloud surrounding the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a type of plastic used to make everyday products. When produced or burned, PVC releases several toxins into the air, which can pote...
