AP - Cattle wander among earth-covered bunkers that dot the landscape just west of this tiny rural town. The bunkers are remnants of a Naval ammunition depot that produced bombs during World War II. The depot is now an animal research center where government scientists are working to unlock secrets contained in the genetic makeup of the cattle.
AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet.
AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
AP - Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypass with drug-coated stents. The new research dims hopes that the less drastic stent procedure would prove to be just as good for people with multiple blockages.
AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers.
Reuters - World Health Organization (WHO) experts will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol, including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and sexually-transmitted infections, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A study of the newanti-clotting drug idraparinux for preventing strokes was stopped earlybecause of excess bleeding, a problem that has plagued the medication.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans takingprescription medications face a lower risk for being given aninappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, newresearch reveals.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Woman who take oralcontraceptives greatly reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer, andthe longer they take them the greater the protection, a new studyconfirms.
