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January 12, 2017

Top prevention priorities for patients and doctors

Focusing on a handful of top prevention priorities can add years to life expectancy for everyone in a family, experts advise.

January 11, 2017

Secondhand smoke during childhood may boost miscarriage risk

Nonsmoking women who were exposed to secondhand smoke as children may have an increased risk of a miscarriage, a Chinese study suggests.

January 11, 2017

Breastfed babies still need extra vitamin D

Many breastfed infants may not get enough vitamin D because their mothers prefer not to give babies supplement drops, a study suggests.

January 10, 2017

Mammograms tied to overdiagnosis of breast cancer

Widespread breast cancer screening may catch more small, slow-growing tumors that are unlikely to be fatal without curbing the diagnosis of advanced cancer cases, a Danish study suggests.

January 9, 2017

Studies find worrying over- and underuse of medicine worldwide

LONDON - Up to 70 percent of hysterectomies in the United States, a quarter of knee replacements in Spain and more than half the antibiotics prescribed in China are inappropriate, overused healthcare, researchers said on Monday.

January 6, 2017

Doctors find brain and skull in teen's ovary

During surgery to remove a 16-year-old girl’s appendix, surgeons discovered a surprise guest— a tumor with a brain, hair and neurons that could transmit electric impulses like a normal brain.

January 6, 2017

For seniors, having a partner helps cut hip fracture risk

Research from Spain confirms that senior women are three times more likely than their male peers to fracture a hip but also finds risk factors differ for men and women.

January 4, 2017

Common morning sickness drug may not work

A pill routinely prescribed for morning sickness may not be an effective nausea remedy, researchers say - although not all doctors agree.

January 4, 2017

Gene complex linked to PMS symptoms identified, offering hope for treatment

In what is being hailed as a big development for women’s health, National Institutes of Health (NIH) researchers said they have discovered the molecular mechanisms that may be behind a woman’s likelihood to suffer from symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS).

January 4, 2017

Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births

All states but West Virginia and North Dakota showed significant drops over five years.