Can decreasing salt even a little improve your risk for heart disease, stroke and death? The answer is a resounding yes. ...more

March 25, 2009

European ancestry may play a role in breast cancer risk facing Latina women, research says. ...more

December 13, 2008

Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say. ...more

December 5, 2008

Two scientists who have won acclaim for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on Monday, kicking off six days of Nobel announcements. ...more

October 5, 2008

Heart patients should be regularly screened for signs of depression, the American Heart Association recommended Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

Only 2 percent of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who have been the backbone of the American medical system. ...more

September 10, 2008

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August 3, 2008

Doing what he loved nearly killed Jon Dana. Dana, 36, a lifelong skier, drove all night from his farm in Richmond, Mo., to Colorado's Winter Park Resort a few years ago. Then he hit the slopes just as he always did. ...more

February 17, 2008

From a snippet of a patient's skin, researchers have grown blood vessels in a laboratory and implanted them to restore blood flow around the patient's damaged arteries and veins. ...more

October 13, 2007

Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study published online last week by The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said. ...more

September 2, 2007