RSS FeedsPatients with deficient levels at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have their cancer metastasize and turn deadly, researchers say. But experts caution against treating cancer with supplements.
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It seems hard to believe in this era of pink ribbons -- when young women sport "save the ta-tas" T-shirts and high-profile breast cancer survivors like Nancy Reagan and Sheryl Crow go public with their stories. But a generation ago, a woman's fight with breast cancer was a lonely and secret struggle. >>
SCIENCE IN BRIEF
Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests. >>
A study finds a high rate of depression and stress disorders, and many are not getting proper treatment. >>
Colleges reach out more to troubled students, but concerns linger. >>
Military researchers may have a treatment for tumors that generate a protein called HER-2, though the test was limited. >>
The Orange County man pretended to be giving women personal hygiene care while they recovered from surgery. >>
Ryan Freydig wins his first game back on the mound after treatment. >>
The survival rate is much higher among mice that go without food before chemo -- and they don't suffer the side effects of the other surviving mice with cancer. A human trial is planned. >>
Concessions are made as both sides authorize $50 billion through 2013 to greatly expand the president's initiative. >>
People who have the gene variant face at least a 30% greater chance of developing the disease, three studies find. The discovery may help to explain why some smokers will never be afflicted. >>
Neither Elizabeth Edwards, whose cancer is incurable, nor the presumptive Republican presidential nominee would be covered by his policy, she asserts. >>
THE NIGHT SHIFT
Trying to outsmart our circadian rhythms may have grim health results: obesity, cancer, mental illness and gastrointestinal problems. >>
San Francisco eateries are angered by a healthcare law. Diners eat some of the cost. >>
Researchers chronicle the threat of estrogen and progestin three years after women in a study stopped the treatment. >>
When a mental health service wanted to move into their Little Tokyo building, loft residents cried 'not in our lobby.' >>
Some tenants of Little Tokyo Lofts near skid row oppose a mental health services center moving into the building. They want retail instead. >>
IN THE LAB
Germs may actually help our bodies fight tumors -- which means an infection-free lifestyle comes at a price >>
To unlock the secrets of the climax researchers are looking behind the scenes and into the nervous system, where the true magic happens. >>
Dr. Stuart Meloy stumbled upon an alternative -- and pleasurable -- use for an electrode stimulation device that treats pain. >>
There's no approved treatment for the waning of sexual desire after menopause, but a gel is being tested. >>
Many gained years of life through drug 'cocktails,' but the ailments of aging are showing up earlier. >>
The pop singer's recent episode could prompt a much-needed critique of California's mental healthcare policies. >>
A wealthy widow leaves $60 million to USC's cancer center 15 years after a doctor there cured her friend and financial trustee. >>
Plaintiffs are seeking the restoration of money, cut by Schwarzenegger, for a program that targeted the homeless. >>
The disease is better understood than in 1992, when he called for isolating AIDS patients. Ryan White's mother is alarmed by his words. >>
Better sampling shows that for years, data were inflated and reveals that the disease's growth has slowed for the first time. >>
THE TIMES/BLOOMBERG POLL
Survey also finds that Americans are pessimistic about the direction of the country and are dissatisfied with Bush and Congress. >>
AGING: MENTAL HEALTH
Researchers are finding that older people are many times happier than their younger counterparts. Life experience, passage of time and emotional stability appear to be driving factors. >>
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