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Antioxidants don't help you live longer
Feb 27 2007 11:13PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Antioxidant vitamins taken by tens of millions of people around the world won't lead to a longer life, according to an analysis of dozens of studies that adds to evidence questioning the value of the popular supplements. The large review of separate studies on thousands of people found no long-life benefit from vitamins A, E and C and beta carotene and selenium.
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Feds say 20 million have form of HPV
Feb 27 2007 9:32PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - One in four U.S. women ages 14 to 59 is infected with the sexually transmitted virus that in some forms can cause cervical cancer, according to the first broad national estimate.
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Advisers urge OK of bird flu vaccine
Feb 27 2007 9:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health advisers recommended Tuesday that the government approve the first bird flu vaccine as a stopgap measure, despite evidence it wouldn't protect most people.
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Scientists tout new prostate cancer test
Feb 27 2007 9:31PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon scientists say a simple test can identify men at high risk of life-threatening prostate cancer even after a biopsy finds no signs of it. The key, researchers say, is "PSA density," which compares the size of a man's prostate with his levels of a cancer-related protein called prostate-specific antigen.
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New scans may speed chest pain diagnosis
Feb 27 2007 9:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Millions of people with chest pain enter emergency room limbo, spending up to 24 hours waiting for tests to tell if a heart attack really is brewing or if it's something less dire. A computerized heart scan may start easing the wait, giving doctors a faster picture of clogged arteries to help determine who can go home _ within just four hours _ and who needs more care. If these souped-up CT scans pan out _ and major studies of several thousand chest-pain sufferers are to begin
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Study: Garlic won't lower cholesterol
Feb 27 2007 9:31PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Garlic doesn't do much for the breath and it stinks for lowering cholesterol. That's the conclusion of the most rigorous, head-to-head study of raw garlic and popular garlic supplements, despite promoters' claims to the contrary.
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