Teens Having Sex Are Clueless

Is your teenage daughter smart about protected sex? Maybe not: A government study reports that teen girls aren’t doing much to prevent pregnancy.

Simplifying Colorectal Cancer Screenings

Colorectal cancer screening is supposed to start with colonoscopies at age 50, but this recommendation is often ignored. That's why the disease is often caught at later, more serious stages. A new noninvasive test could change all this.

Premature Caffeination

For many Americans, a jolt of caffeine is a crucial part of a morning regimen. Some babies need caffeine too, as it can help preemies who suffer from a special breathing problem.

Water Safety Paying Off

Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death among U.S. children aged 1 to 19, causing over 1,000 deaths among kids annually, but those rates are headed down the drain.

Infancy Weight Gain May be Linked to Asthma

What happens in the womb is important for a child's development. Early infancy is just as important, especially when it comes to the development of childhood asthma.

Salty Soul Singer Etta James Dies

You've probably heard her music, even if you don't recognize her name. "At Last" - the classic love song - is a wedding favorite. And you may know "The Wallflower," or "Something's Got a Hold on Me."

Have You Had Your Roughage Today?

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but a review of studies on dietary fiber shows including enough of it in your diet might mean avoiding medicine in the first place.

Novartis Drug Treats Cushing's Disease

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion for Signifor (SOM230, pasireotide) for the treatment of Cushing's disease.

Birth Control Pill Debate Heats Up

The support of two advisory committees to the FDA for birth control pills with drospirenone is in question.  A industry watchdog group pointed out various relationships among committee members.

Sparing the Scalpel in Lymph Node Biopsies

Breast cancer patients have sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsies to determine if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. This is a surgical procedure and has its risks. A new method being investigated may not require a scalpel.

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