Women, listen up: More gym time could mean less hassle at your next gynecologist appointment. Compared with women who fit in less than two hours of physical activity a week, if you work out an hour each day (that includes walking time), it could cut your risk of uterine fibroids by 40 percent. That's pretty significant, since fibroids cause trouble in about 25 percent of premenopausal women. (As many as 75 percent of women have these growths, but they don't all cause problems.) ...more

September 6, 2008

When patients are placed on heart bypass and surgeons cut into their nonbeating hearts to correct defects and related problems, at the least the patients face a long recovery. Even worse, a number of serious complications can occur. ...more

June 11, 2008