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Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer
May 16, 2012 7:46 PM
MILWAUKEE (AP) - One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer.... more » -
Studies: Surgery can put diabetes into remission
March 26, 2012 11:54 AM
CHICAGO (AP) - New research provides clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes. Doctors say it should be offered sooner to more people with the disease - not just as a last resort. Two studies compared stomach-reducing operations with medicines alone for obese people with Type... more » -
Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health
October 19, 2011 6:56 PM
ATLANTA (AP) - Back in the 1990s, the federal government tried an unusual social experiment: It offered thousands of poor women in big-city public housing a chance to live in more affluent neighborhoods. A decade later, the results show that women who relocated had lower rates of diabetes and... more » -
New breast cancer drug enters market
June 4, 2011 3:26 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - Millions of women at high risk of breast cancer because of genes, family history or other reasons have a new option for preventing the disease. A big study finds that a drug cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half in women who were... more » -
New valve procedure would end open heart surgery
September 24, 2010 10:21 AM
An experimental procedure may someday be an option for older Americans who need a new heart valve, but are too frail to survive open-heart surgery. Heart valve replacement generally requires major open-heart surgery which includes cutting through the breast bone and stopping the heart. But a new device not... more » -
Studies: Some nursing home elderly get futile care
October 15, 2009 8:55 AM
Two new federally funded studies reveal a surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes receive futile care at the end of their lives. One found that putting nursing home residents with failing kidneys on dialysis didn't improve their quality of life. The other showed many with advanced dementia... more »
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