Understanding Alternative Medicine

As they listen to tales of life's worst moments, they may absorb some of their patients' suffering. Who protects the mental health of our mental health professionals?

Study: Holocaust survivors have higher cancer risk

Many Jews lived through extreme hunger, mental duress and near-death experiences during the Holocaust. Now -- decades after the war -- they face another peril: a higher risk of developing cancer.

How to squash worry and grab more happiness

These days it can feel like the age of anxiety is winning over the pursuit of happiness. But you don't have to live on the dark side. Here's your recipe for a more joyful life.

House Democrats resolve abortion impasse

Anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health-care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would create, three Democratic sources told CNN.

Respirator or face mask? Best shield still debated

A preliminary report suggesting that N95 respirators -- filtering devices worn over the mouth and nose -- protect against swine flu better than surgical face masks seems to be incorrect, researchers revealed during a meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

The artificial hand that can 'feel'

Researchers are working on a breakthrough in artificial limb technology -- a prosthetic hand that can actually feel.

Obesity linked to 100,000 cancer cases annually

More than 100,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by excess body fat, according to a report released Thursday in Washington.

Study: Heart failure may worsen with statins

It's widely known that cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients with heart disease, but a new study suggests they may actually harm some people with heart failure.

House health care bill gets 2 major backers

The AARP will endorse the House Democratic leadership's bill to overhaul health care, according to a Democratic source with direct knowledge of the plan.

WHO: H1N1 is now world's dominant flu virus

The H1N1 virus has now become the dominant influenza virus around the globe, with high levels and an increase of activity in many regions, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

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