Medical News

Title: Most Americans Agree With Right-to-Die MovementCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Polycythemia vera leads to complications like enlarged spleens. Clinical trials proved Jakafi was effective and safe, earning the medication an approval from the FDA.

Title: Study Casts Doubt on Low-Dose Aspirin for Women Under 65Category: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Walking while working, using a treadmill workstation, improved both physical and mental health, study shows. In-office exercise means more job satisfaction, less boredom, researchers say.

Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) operations combine directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to release natural gas from underground rock. Recent discussions have centered on potential air and water ...

Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have completed a critical step in the journey from a basic science discovery in the lab to a potential clinical application, showing that an experimental age...

An international research collaborative has determined that a promising anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite but leave healthy cells unharm...

The birthrate for the United States is at an all-time low, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. This trend can be attributed to women below 30 years of age who are deciding to postpone having children ...

Increased risk of bleeding when taking aspirin may outweigh benefits of possible protection against heart attacks for many women, study finds. Use of aspirin as 'primary prevention' is hotly debated in the medical profes...

Title: Exercise After Weight-Loss Surgery Yields Added Health GainsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Obesity-Related Ills May Shave Up to 8 Years Off Your Life: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Smoking Might Cost Men Their 'Y' Chromosome, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: California Infants Hit Hard by Whooping Cough Epidemic: ReportCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Vitamins May Help Prevent Eye Problems After Weight-Loss Surgery, Study FindsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Prevent Back StrainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Protect Against Infection From Artificial NailsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Jakafi Approved for Chronic Bone Marrow DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Longer Breast-Feeding May Protect Infants at Risk for ObesityCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: FDA Approves Injectable Device for Back, Leg PainCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Breast Cancer Screening Less Likely Among Mentally Ill: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Brain Scans Yield Clues to Future Stroke RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/4/2014 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2014 12:00:00 AM

(Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) In a late-stage clinical trial, Hodgkin lymphoma patients who received brentuximab vedotin post-transplant lived longer without disease progression than patients who received only...