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New test can help detect breast cancer a decade before it develops

October 24, 2015

New test can help detect breast cancer a decade before it develops

Imagine being able to detect breast cancer a decade before it develops. Doctors are saying that dream may soon become a reality with a new test called ForeCYTE.

'Health' supplements send 23,000 to emergency rooms in US each year

October 24, 2015

'Health' supplements send 23,000 to emergency rooms in US each year

Dietary supplements - those "all natural" products people consume for weight loss, extra energy or to self-treat various conditions - send 23,000 people, many of them children, to the emergency room in the U.S. each year, according to a new estimate.

Fish oil supplements may shield against Alzheimer's, study finds

October 24, 2015

Fish oil supplements may shield against Alzheimer's, study finds

Consuming fish oil may have a protective effect on the brain’s cells – potentially shielding people from Alzheimer’s disease.

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: How to detect and prevent this deadly disease

October 24, 2015

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: How to detect and prevent this deadly disease

Skin is the most common form of cancer in the United States, most often forming on the areas of a person’s skin most exposed to the sun. Here are ways to detect and ultimately prevent the development of skin cancer.

Celebrity fat cat Meow dies of heart failure

October 24, 2015

Celebrity fat cat Meow dies of heart failure

Meow, the 39-pound cat who made appearances on "Today" and "Anderson Cooper" as he struggled to pare off the pounds, died this weekend, the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society announced Monday

Salty snacks may speed up aging in overweight teens

October 24, 2015

Salty snacks may speed up aging in overweight teens

Eating snacks high in salt may speed up cell aging in overweight teenagers.

Testing brain pacemakers to zap Alzheimer's damage

October 24, 2015

Testing brain pacemakers to zap Alzheimer's damage

A dramatic shift is beginning in the disappointing struggle to find something to slow the damage of this epidemic: The first U.S. experiments with "brain pacemakers" for Alzheimer's are getting under way. Scientists are looking beyond drugs to implants in the hunt for much-needed new treatments

31 in Florida infected by bacteria in salt water

October 24, 2015

31 in Florida infected by bacteria in salt water

Vibrio vulnificus is an infection caused by a bacteria found in warm salt water. It's in the same family of bacterium that causes cholera. So far this year, 31 people across Florida have been infected by the severe strain of vibrio, and 10 have died.

Study: Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa

October 24, 2015

Study: Fake malaria drugs common in Asia, Africa

More than a third of the malaria-fighting drugs tested over the past decade in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa were either fake or bad quality, seriously undermining efforts to fight the disease, a study said Tuesday

Woman's best friend: Dogs being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer

October 24, 2015

Woman's best friend: Dogs being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer

Over 14,000 women die of ovarian cancer every year in the United States, but like many cancers, it has a characteristic odor – one that the common household dog can be trained to detect before it’s too late. At the University of Pennsylvania, using tumor specimens donated by cancer victims, researchers are putting dogs to work to sniff out cancer.