Gaps in Dealing With Cancer in Teenagers
Experts see a gap in treatment between pediatric and adult care.With Cancer, Let's Face It: Words Are Inadequate
The cliches most people use when talking about someone with cancer make Dana Jennings, who was treated for prostate cancer, bristle.Essay: For Obese People, Prejudice in Plain Sight
Stigmatizing fat people has become not just acceptable but, in some circles, de rigueur.Scientist at Work: Dr. Thomas R. Frieden: At C.D.C., Obama?s Appointee Wields...
The former New York City health commissioner has rapidly reversed many of the Bush administration?s policies at one of the world?s top health agencies.Vital Signs: Health Risk for Kidney Donors Is Low, Research Finds
A new study of kidney donors found that having only one kidney did not affect long term survival and that the risk of dying from the surgery itself was very low.Vital Signs: Report Shows High Rate of Herpes Infection in U.S.
Recent figures from the C.D.C. showed one in six Americans have genital herpes, prompting concern among health officials because people with the virus are at greater risk of H.I.V. infection.Vital Signs: Study Links Soda Price Increases to Better Health
Research found that when the price of a two-liter bottle went up, people consumed less, which was associated with a drop in weight and a lower risk for pre-diabetes.Steps to Stop Heart Attacks in Diabetics Fail, Studies Say
Three treatment strategies that doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes have proven to be ineffective or even harmful.Recipes for Health: Table for One, Please
A meal eaten alone can be an almost meditative experience, offering an opportunity to contemplate what you eat and how.At Ohio Rally, Obama Tries to Personalize the Health Care Bill
At a seniors? center, President Obama talked about a cleaning woman who had dropped her costly insurance plan, only to discover she had leukemia.Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care
Advertising that rivals the ferocity of a presidential campaign is taking aim at about 40 House Democrats.Avastin Fails Clinical Trial for Prostate Cancer
The miss in prostate cancer follows a similar disappointment with Avastin in gastric cancer but success in ovarian cancer.Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome
It now appears possible to sequence a patient?s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They?re Too Tired for Sex
A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups? habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds
Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
