Risk of Glaucoma Blindness Drops by Half: Study
NIH scientists map genetic changes that drive tumors in a common pediatric soft-tissue cancer
Scientists have mapped the genetic changes that drive tumors in rhabdomyosarcoma, a pediatric soft-tissue cancer, and found that the disease is characterized by two distinct genotypes. The genetic alterations identified in this malignancy could be...
NIH research network finds many youth have high levels of HIV
More than 30 percent of young males who had sex with other males and who were subsequently enrolled in a government treatment and research network were found to have high levels of HIV, reported researchers from the National Institutes of Health and...
New substance abuse treatment resources focus on teens
Teens hear about substance abuse resources
Tobacco Directive: Public Health Committee backs agreement with EU Ministers
Draft legislation agreed with the Council of Ministers to make tobacco products less attractive to young people was endorsed by Public Health Committee MEPs on Wednesday. This legislation, updating the EU Tobacco Directive, would require all packs to...
Gains in saving patients' lives are obscured by increase in lifespans, study says.
Although the death toll from cancer hasn't shrunk by as much in recent decades as that of diseases such as heart disease, significant progress has been made, a new study finds.
People with less gray matter suffer more intensely, study contends.
Surgeon General report says 5.6 million U.S. children will die prematurely unless current smoking rates drop
Approximately 5.6 million American children alive today – or one out of every 13 children under age 18 – will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless current smoking rates drop, according to a new Surgeon General’s report.
Too Much Sitting May Be Harmful for Older Women
Want to Stay Healthy? Try Washing Your Hands
