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	Melanoma Often Spotted Later Among Blacks, Hispanics
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:56 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
MONDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks and Hispanics with melanoma, the potentially deadly skin cancer, tend to have it diagnosed at a later, more advanced stage than whites, researchers report. Over the past decade, melanoma has become more com


	Melanoma Death Rate Still Climbing
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:53 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
FRIDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer suffered by people, accounting for more than half of all malignancies, according to the American Cancer Society. So when you\'re out lounging in the sun this summer, w


	Health Tip: Examining Yourself for Skin Cancer
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:52 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
(HealthDay News) -- One of the best protections again skin cancer is to examine your skin regularly. Here are some tips on what to look for, courtesy of the Skin Cancer Foundation: Look for any darkened patches of skin, irregular or new moles, or a


	Extra Wrinkles a Bad Sign for Smokers
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:51 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
WEDNESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- British scientists have discovered a tantalizing new wrinkle in the understanding of smoking\'s unhealthy effects. Middle-aged smokers whose faces were heavily wrinkled were five times as likely to have chroni


	Patch May Conquer Canker Sores in Hours
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:51 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
FRIDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new patch made from edible ingredients promises victory over the annoying mouth ulcers known as canker sores in a matter of hours. Canker sores affect 58 million Americans and occur along the inside of the cheeks


	Health Tip: Scleroderma Characterized by Hardening of the Skin
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:49 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
(HealthDay News) -- Scleroderma, an autoimmune disorder whose primary symptom is hardening of the skin, affects up to four times as many women than men. It also tends to strike people between ages 25 and 55, although it can occur at any age. The cau


	Health Tip: How Does an Epidural Work?
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:46 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
(HealthDay News) -- An epidural analgesia, commonly called an epidural, is a method of pain relief often used during childbirth. According to the Childbirth Connection, an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist will first sterilize an area of the bac


	Emergency Contraception Doesn't Lower Abortion Rates
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:43 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Making the "morning-after" pill more readily available to women does not cut the rate of either abortions or pregnancies, a British reproductivehealth expert contends. After much controversy and three y


	9/11's Grim Toll on Health Continues
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:42 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
MONDAY, Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many of those at or near the World Trade Center site carry grim reminders of that day in their minds, hearts and even their lungs. Thousands of workers w


	Health Tip: Preventing Birth Defects
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:41 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
(HealthDay News) -- While many birth defects are caused by genetic, environmental or unknown factors, a mother-to-be\'s behaviors also can heighten the risk of birth abnormalities. Here are suggestions for pregnant women on improving the chances fo


	Drinking While Pregnant May Boost Child's Alcoholism Risk
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:41 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to moms who drank during their pregnancy are at increased risk of drinking problems by the time they are 21, a new study finds. "We know about the detrimental effects of alcohol during pregn


	Blood Tests Could Warn of Pregnancy Complication
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:40 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- High blood levels of two proteins may tip doctors off to the development of preeclampsia, a dangerous and often unpredictable complication of pregnancy, U.S. researchers report. "In general, you need high


	Dental X-rays can spot osteoporosis - Women's Health - MSNBC.com
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:39 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
Dental X-rays can spot osteoporosisStudy suggests simple, inexpensive way to detect bone-thinning diseaseNEW YORK - A computer program that analyzes routine dental X-rays could offer a simple, cheap way to detect the bone-thinning disease osteoporosi


	Womb transplants could become reality - Women's Health - MSNBC.com
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:38 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
Womb transplants could become realityCurrent organ donor networks could provide option for infertile womenCurrent organ donor networks appear able to supply human wombs, or uteruses, for transplantation as a possible approach to treating infertility,


	Low-carb diets lead to birth defects? - Diet & Nutrition - MSNBC.com
	Date: 2007-01-13 23:20:37 Clicks: 0 Comments: 0
Could low-carb diets lead to birth defects?Low levels of folate in women may be due to lack of bread, officials sayATLANTA - Blood levels of folate in young women are dropping, a disturbing development that could lead to increased birth defects and m

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