At her Seattle high school, Shannon Keating wears a hat to camouflage a head made bare by chemotherapy. In the hospital, surrounded by other teens her age, she’s more comfortable going bald. “I feel fine not wearing a hat …
Medicine
Genetic Test Can Predict Most Aggressive Cases of Prostate Cancer
Analyzing a tumor’s genes can predict which prostate cancers won’t need additional treatment and which cases require more intensive therapies.
How Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breaking a sweat does more for your body than just trim your waistline. Exercise may lower a woman’s risk for breast cancer and researchers are finding out why.
Gov. Chris Christie’s Weight-Loss Surgery Demystified
When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie quietly opted for weight-loss surgery in February, he chose the safest — but often least effective — procedure.
Patients who undergo gastric-band surgery — Lap-Band is the trade …
High School Athletes Continue To Play Despite Concussion Symptoms
High school athletes experience their fair share of dangerous head injuries during high-impact sports play, but new research shows many high school football players won’t bring their concussion symptoms to their coaches’ attention.
FDA Proposes New Tanning-Bed Warnings
If the FDA gets its way, tanning beds may soon feature labels warning young people to steer clear of the machines and their jolts of UV radiation.
Strep Throat? Don’t Toss The Toothbrush
Parents often toss their child’s toothbrush after a bout of strep throat, but new research indicates that’s probably a waste of good bristles.
New Test Distinguishes Physical From Emotional Pain in Brain for First Time
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Cannibalism at Jamestown: Listening to the Bones
She was thrown out, or at least her head was, with the remains of other animals — dogs, horses, squirrels — and other debris that the colonists discarded during the winter of 1609–10.
Obama O.K. With Morning-After Pill Sales at Age 15
(MEXICO CITY) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he was comfortable with his administration’s decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older.
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday had lowered the age at which people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a …
Brain Scans Can Predict Which Alcoholics Are Most Likely to Relapse
How Single or Dual Parenting Affects Early Brain Development
It’s a study in mice, but results from an intriguing experiment suggests that having one or two parents can affect new nerve growth in the brain, and that male and females respond differently to these influences.
