Health & Medicine

Apr 17, 2013 09:48 AM EDT

Western Diet Linked to Chronic Diseases, Early Death

A new study has found a link between western diet - high fat dairy, sweets, fried food, processed and red meat - and higher chances of being diagnosed with a chronic illness in old age and dying early.

Apr 17, 2013 07:25 AM EDT

Vitamin A could Stop Prostate Cancer from Spreading

Researchers have now found that retinoic acid from vitamin A can reduce prostate cancer's ability to spread to surrounding tissues.

Apr 17, 2013 02:53 AM EDT

Light Drinking during Pregnancy not Linked to Behavioral Problems in Children: Study

Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked with adverse behavioral or neurological development, says a study that was based on data from more than 10,000 children from UK.

Apr 16, 2013 08:49 PM EDT

Surgery Complications Increase Hospital Profits: Study

What is a patient's nightmare may be a hospital's gain. A new study reports that hospitals often make more profit when a surgery goes wrong, than when it goes according to plan.

Apr 16, 2013 05:27 PM EDT

Colic In Newborns May Be An Early Symptom Of Migraines

Colic in newborns has long thought to have been a result of gastrointestinal discomfort. A new report, however, suggests that the pain may not be in the stomach, but the head.

Rich Jochum displays a package of lean, finely textured beef (LFTB) at the Beef Products Inc (BPI) facility in South Sioux City, Nebraska November 19, 2012.

Apr 16, 2013 05:00 PM EDT

Most Supermarket Meat Contains Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Study Finds

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are now common in the meat aisles of most American supermarkets and consumers should be concerned, according to research by the Environmental Working Group.

Apr 16, 2013 04:23 PM EDT

Doctors Urge Healthy, High-Risk Women To Take Breast Cancer Drugs Despite Potentially Fatal Side Effects

Healthy women with either a family or personal history that puts them at high-risk for breast cancer, including breast lumps or other problems, should take breast cancer drugs, according to the United States Preventative Services Task Force.

A Muslim boy waits to be circumcised at the Sidi Sahibi mausoleum during Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birthday celebrations of Prophet Mohammad, in Kairouan January 24, 2013.

Apr 16, 2013 12:00 PM EDT

Researchers Explain Why Male Circumcision Decreases HIV Risk, But Practice Still Has Critics

A new study reports that types of bacteria able to thrive on a man's penis are drastically altered by circumcision, which may explain why circumcision often protects against HIV and other infections, the researchers state. But the practice still has critics, who say circumcising males can infringe on the right to physical integrity as well as decrease sexual pleasure.