An independent panel of US medical experts that writes information for the National Cancer Institute's online database (cancer.gov) has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to show that mammography prevents deaths from breast cancer.

The report published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation discredits research paid for by the tobacco industry as attempts to put corporate viability above public health and to downplay scientific findings on the role of second...

Intensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of prostate cancer by Dean Ornish in the September 2005 issue of The Journal of Urology found, "Intensive lifestyle changes may affect the progression of early, low grade prostate cancer in men."

Toddlers who breathe polluted air are far more likely to be diagnosed with bronchitis than children living in cleaner environments, U.S. and Czech researchers reported on Thursday.

However, in all fairness to the T-bone steak, meat may not be the only factor at play. Instead, people who eat less meat may be benefiting from the protective effects of other foods, especially the fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes.

Nail salon workers are particularly at risk for exposure, as they work with these products all day every day, often in poorly ventilated spaces.

Combining of vegetarian foods isn't necessary to get more than enough protein. Eating an adequate number of calories per day made up of any normal variety of plant foods gives us all the protein our bodies need.

Lipsticks tested by a U.S. consumer rights group found that more than half contained lead and some popular brands including Cover Girl, L'Oreal and Christian Dior had more lead than others, the group said on Thursday.

"But since I cut out meat, fish and dairy products, my LDL went from 170 to 69 in four months. My cholesterol went from 246 to 74. My friends noticed a change in my energy and asked what I was doing differently."

To think that world domination could have begun in the cheeks. That's one interpretation of a discovery that indicates that humans carry extra copies of the salivary amylase gene.