Eating Disorder :: Binge eating most common eating disorder
The first US national survey of individuals with eating disorders shows that binge eating disorder is more prevalent than either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa.
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Family Planning :: ACOG Opposes Sex Selection for Family Planning Purposes
Helping patients to choose the sex of their offspring to avoid serious sex-linked genetic disorders is considered ethical for doctors, but participating in sex selection for personal and family reasons, such as family balancing, is not, according to an opinion issued today by the Committee on Ethics of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
HIV :: Microbicide trial to prevent HIV transmission to women stopped due to higher risk
A trial of a new treatment to prevent HIV/AIDS transmission in women has been stopped prematurely because of a higher number of infections among those taking the microbicide cellulose sulfate compared with the placebo group, according to United Nations agencies involved.
Cancer :: Gut research yields new anti-cancer approach
Researchers believe they have discovered by chance a new way to fight colorectal cancer, and potentially cancers of the esophagus, liver and skin.
Cancer :: Grafts against cancer
A research team led by Prof. Claude Perreault, Universit? de Montr?al, is announcing a major discovery in Genomics. This will generate a fundamental impact on the treatment of blood cancers (leukemias and lymphomes) by means of peripheral blood T-cell grafts.
Bladder Cancer :: New biomarker test could predict outcome for bladder cancer patients
A set of molecular biomarkers might better predict the recurrence of bladder cancer than conventional prognostic features such as the stage or grade of the malignancy at the time it is discovered, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Mammogram :: Inadequate communication reduces benefits of mammogram screening for black women
Black women may not get the full benefits of mammogram screenings because the results are not adequately communicated, according to a new study by Yale Public Health researchers in the March issue of American Journal of Public Health.
Nutrition :: African-Americans may lack key nutrients for optimal health
A new report released today in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association reveals that African Americans in all age groups have lower average intakes of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus and consume fewer servings of dairy foods than non African Americans.
Heart Disease :: South Asian immigrants at higher risk for heart disease
South Asian immigrants in America have a higher risk of heart disease than any other American population.
Chest Pain :: Emergency departments test chest pain patients differently, based on race, gender, insurance
A new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and Johns Hopkins University has found that race, gender and insurance differences factor strongly in the evaluation of patients with chest pain seen in emergency departments.