Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests on Wed Mar 3, 2010 7:00 AM PSTMonths after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good.
Study: Health rules on flying with TB too strict on Sun Feb 21, 2010 4:01 PM PSTProvocative new research suggests international rules that bar potentially infectious tuberculosis patients from flying are too stringent and airline passengers are really at little risk from catching TB from a fellow traveler.
Mumps outbreak in NY, NJ tops 1,500 cases on Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:40 AM PSTA mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1,500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon, health officials said Thursday.
CDC: Swine flu made 57 million Americans ill on Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:32 AM PSTSwine flu cases are down, but health officials say the disease's cumulative impact has grown to 57 million U.S. illnesses, 257,000 hospitalizations and 11,690 deaths.
CDC: Swine flu made 57 million Americans ill on Fri Feb 5, 2010 10:15 AM PSTSwine flu cases are down, but health officials say the disease's cumulative impact has grown to 57 million U.S. illnesses, 257,000 hospitalizations and 11,690 deaths.
MS pills show promise and risk, studies say on Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:01 PM PSTTests of the first two oral drugs developed for treating multiple sclerosis show that both cut the frequency of relapses and may slow progression of the disease, but with side effects that could pose a tough decision for patients.
CDC: 1 in 5 Americans vaccinated against swine flu on Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:44 AM PSTAbout 1 in 5 Americans have been vaccinated against swine flu, according to the government's first detailed estimates of vaccination rates against the new pandemic.
