LONDON- People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher risks of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, muscle weakness and cataracts and such side effects of the drug should be closely tracked, doctors said on Friday.
LONDON- People using cholesterol-lowering statins have a higher risks of liver dysfunction, kidney failure, muscle weakness and cataracts and such side effects of the drug should be closely tracked, doctors said on Friday.
WASHINGTON - Older women with early stage breast cancer can safely skip radiation therapy and go straight to taking pills that help keep tumors from coming back, researchers reported on Thursday.
ATHENS, Greece - More than 20,000 protesters marched through Athens to parliament Thursday as unions challenged Greece’s harsh austerity measures with their fourth general strike this year — and the first since three people died when a bank was torched.
Ginger has long been used as a home remedy for ailments like colds and upset stomachs. But research has now found that daily ginger consumption also reduces muscle pain caused by exercise.
NEW YORK - Schools may have a good reason for banning nuts from the classroom and canteen with a U.S. study finding the number of children allergic to peanuts and tree-nuts may be rising.
WASHINGTON - A popular diet that eliminates wheat and milk protein does not appear to help children with autism, but early behavioral treatments do, researchers reported on Wednesday.
People over 50 live a better life than people who are young and stressed, says a study.
WASHINGTON - More than half of patients with traumatic brain injury, such as victims of car accidents or soldiers caught in a blast, suffer depression in the year following their accident but few are treated for the mental disorder, a study showed Tuesday.
WASHINGTON - Eating hot dogs, bacon, sausage or deli meats increases the chance of heart disease by 42 percent, US researchers said in a report out Monday.
Eating bacon, sausage, hot dogs and other processed meats can raise the risk of heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that identifies the real bad boys of the meat counter.