Health & Medicine

  1. Health & Medicine

    Viagra eases lung pressure in patients

    Viagra eases increased blood pressure in the lungs, a condition that affects about one-third of adults with sickle-cell disease.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Health & Medicine

    Taking on a lethal blood cancer

    A drug called bortezomib can induce remission of an aggressive kind of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

    By Nathan Seppa
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    Male contraceptive shows promise in monkeys

    A shot that primes the immune system against a sperm protein might be the next male contraceptive.

    By Christen Brownlee
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    Vitamin C and diabetes: Risky mix?

    Vitamin C supplements may place people with diabetes at increased risk of heart disease.

    By Janet Raloff
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    Vinegar as a Sweet Solution?

    A spoonful of vinegar can help the blood sugar go down.

    By Janet Raloff
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    Birth Dilemma: Doctors weigh pros and cons of cesareans

    Women attempting a vaginal birth after a cesarean delivery have more uterine ruptures and other complications than do women undergoing a second cesarean section.

    By Nathan Seppa
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    Colon scans reveal heart risk

    Virtual colonoscopy may offer the side benefit of identifying heart attacks that are waiting to happen.

    By Ben Harder
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    Trade Center cough is diagnosed

    Obstructions that trap air deep within the lungs may explain certain breathing difficulties among some people who worked at the site of the World Trade Center following Sept. 11, 2001.

    By Ben Harder
  9. Health & Medicine

    Exploring the Heart

    Learn about the human heart at a fascinating online exhibit from the Franklin Institute Science Museum in Philadelphia. Discover the complexities of the heart’s development and structure. Follow the blood on its journey through the blood vessels. Check out how to keep your heart healthy and how to monitor your heart’s health. Look back at […]

    By Science News
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    Stemming Incontinence: Injected muscle cells restore urinary control

    Stem cells removed from healthy muscle, grown in a lab, and inserted back into women with urinary incontinence can rebuild a muscle needed to control urine flow.

    By Ben Harder
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    Smog Clogs Arteries: Pollution does lasting harm to blood vessels

    Air pollution does long-term damage to people's arteries, leading to increased risk of heart attack and stroke, a Los Angeles study confirms.

    By David Shiga
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    Shark Finning Faces Broader Sanctions

    Even as the gruesome practice of shark finning faces a broader ban, regulators find challenges in bringing scofflaws to justice.

    By Janet Raloff