February 22, 2016 Testosterone therapy improves libido but not vitality in older men Men over 64 with low levels of testosterone saw modest improvements in libido and sexual activity when treated with a gel that contains the male hormone, according to U.S. researchers.
February 19, 2016 Drinking more coffee may undo liver damage from booze Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.
February 18, 2016 Prostate cancer treated more aggressively in the city Urban men with localized prostate cancer may be more likely to get surgery or radiation than their rural peers, a U.S. study suggests.
February 18, 2016 More young breast cancer patients having genetic tests In recent years, more than 95 percent of U.S. women diagnosed with cancer at age 40 or younger got tested for mutations that raise their risk of future cancers, according to a new study.
February 17, 2016 Study finds nutrient may offer women protection against breast cancer For girls and young women, getting a lot of fiber could pay off decades later with lowered risk of developing breast cancer, according to a large U.S. study.
February 15, 2016 Eating lots of fish in pregnancy linked to obesity risk for kids Pregnant women who eat more than three servings of fish a week - that is, more than the maximum recommended by U.S. health regulators - may face an increased risk of having babies who grow rapidly and become obese in childhood, a research review suggests.
February 11, 2016 Childhood ADHD may raise later obesity risk for women Young women who were diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in childhood are more likely to be obese than peers without an ADHD diagnosis, according to a U.S. study.
February 10, 2016 Extra fat by age 10 tied to increased diabetes risk in preteens Children who have excess body fat by age 10 may have greater odds of developing diabetes in their preteen years than their slimmer peers, a Canadian study suggests.
February 9, 2016 Johns Hopkins to be first US hospital to perform HIV-positive to HIV-positive organ transplants Johns Hopkins Hospital has been approved as the first in the nation to undertake an HIV-positive kidney transplant and the first in the world to perform an HIV-positive liver transplant, Johns Hopkins University announced on Monday.
February 8, 2016 Woman who drank heavily for decades develops fatty humps After going to the emergency room with general weakness, low blood sugar and an alternated mental state, a 64-year-old American woman was diagnosed with a rare metabolic disease that may be associated with chronic alcoholism.
