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New Drugs Fight Prostate Cancer, but at High Cost

The drugs, mainly for men with late-stage prostate cancer, can extend lives for additional months, but some cost more than $90,000 for a course of treatment.

 

New drug advances the fight against pancreatic cancer

A new drug combination can help patients with pancreatic cancer live months longer than on standard therapy.

 

Most parents vaccinate kids, trust docs' advice on shots

Most parents vaccinate kids, trust docs' advice on shots

About 93% of parents said their children either had or were going to get all of the recommended vaccinations, and more than three-fourths said ...

 

Cut red meat to lower cancer risk

Bringing home the bacon might not be such a great idea, according to stricter new dietary advice from the British government issued Friday.

 

Mouthwash for stinky feet?  10 surprising home cures

Mouthwash for stinky feet?  10 surprising home cures

When minor medical issues crop up (nosebleeds, insect stings, dandruff!), chances are your medicine cabinet already contains some effective—and surprising—fixes for what ails you.

 

Kids who get recommended sleep least likely to be obese

Kids who get recommended sleep least likely to be obese

A study of more than 300 children, ages 4-10, in a medical journal finds that as shut-eye drops, BMI goes up.

 

Barbershops can help lower blood pressure, study finds

Barbershops can help lower blood pressure, study finds

Shave and a haircut ... and a blood pressure check. Stylists in African-American communities can educate on medical info, study finds.

 

9th baby dies from whooping cough

9th baby dies from whooping cough

A ninth baby has died in California from whooping cough, health officials said Thursday.

 

Drug-resistant 'superbugs' hit 20 states, spread worldwide

Drug-resistant 'superbugs' hit 20 states, spread worldwide

Bacteria that are able to survive every modern antibiotic are now cropping up in many U.S. hospitals and are spreading outside the USA.

 

Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk

Breast, ovary removal cuts cancer risk

Women who have gene mutations that increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer can substantially reduce their chances of developing -- and dying from -- those cancers if they have their breasts or ovaries removed preemptively, according to a new study.

 

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