Med Headlines - According to a report published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a mutation in gene BRCA1 seems to signal an increased risk of cancer in many women. The prevalence of the mutation…

Med Headlines - If you are sharing bed with a snoring partner, you have higher chances of being deprived of almost two years worth of sleep during your lifetime. A team of scientists from the University of Surrey made this…

Med Headlines - A compromise announced Thursday between eye doctors and the biotechnology company Genentech promises to keep supplies steady of a drug used to treat macular degeneration. The drug in question is Avastin, which has US Food & Drug…

Med Headlines - Massage therapy can have a significant effect on pain reduction in post-surgical patients according to a study released this week in the Archives of Surgery. The study showed that massages decreased short-term pain intensity, pain unpleasantness and…

Med Headlines - A vaccine shortage has prompted physicians to defer administration of the routine Hib booster vaccine booster in healthy children. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the vaccine is typically administered to all children at age 12-15…

Med Headlines - Doctors across the country faced a nasty 10.1% cut in pay beginning January 1 for treating patients under the Medicare Part B program. Instead, they will receive a slight raise, of 0.5%, thanks to a last-minute rescue…

Med Headlines - According to a new study, teenagers who receive sex education in school are more likely to wait until they are older to have sex for the first time.  The study, the first of its kind in many…

Med Headlines - The American Cancer Society just announced it expects 20,000 people will die from cancer for every day of the year, or 7 million deaths globally, before the close of 2007. The total number of cancer diagnoses expected…

Med Headlines - A simple bone density test can detect “silent fractures” that would otherwise go unnoticed and lead to complications, such as a dowager’s hump, according to research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.…

Med Headlines - There’s good news for the millions of women who have been left with breast defects after having cancerous lumps removed. A Japanese study released this week shows that stem cells from liposuctioned fat can be used to…