The same chemicals that paint your hot dogs pink and keep botulism out of your bologna could also raise your risk of bladder cancer, suggests a new study. …
» More: Chemicals in meat may be linked to bladder cancer

Despite Canada's universal healthcare system, poorer Canadians with cancer are more likely to die early than their wealthier peers, suggests a new study of almost 100,000 patients from Ontario. …
» More: In Canada, money may matter for cancer survival

Children and teenagers who smoke marijuana may have a somewhat heightened risk of developing depression, a new study suggests — though whether the drug itself is to blame is not clear. …
» More: Early pot smoking, depression may be linked

Measuring children's neck circumference could provide a quick, simple way to screen them for weight problems, a new study suggests. …
» More: Neck size could help ID childhood obesity

The doctors finally let Rosaria Vandenberg go home. …
» More: Americans are treated, and overtreated, to death

A pink pill marketed by German drug firm Boehringer Ingelheimas a libido-booster for women has produced inconclusive results in two clinical trials, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. …
» More: No green light for libido-boosting drug: US FDA

Reuters – A U.S. advisory panel will meet in July to review two proposed new uses for Roche Holding AG’s blockbuster cancer drug Avastin, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. …
» More: U.S. panel to review two proposed Avastin uses (Reuters)

Reuters – A small, mid-stage trial of an experimental breast cancer drug developed by Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Inc showed that 74 percent of patients responded to the treatment, according to the company. …
» More: Peregrine drug shows promise against breast cancer (Reuters)

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — The children of women who
are exposed to certain industrial chemicals while pregnant are at an
increased risk for developing breast cancer as adults, a new animal study
suggests. …
» More: Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals Linked to Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay – TUESDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) –Giving certain breast cancer
patients estrogen-lowering drugs before surgery enhances their chances of
being able to choose a breast-conserving lumpectomy instead of a full
mastectomy, new research suggests. …
» More: Breast Cancer Study Offers New Hope (HealthDay)