A Biological Quest Leads To A New Kind Of Breast Cancer Drug
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug that thwarts some enzymes breast cancer cells use to evade treatment with estrogen-blocking drugs.
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Nutrition Panel: Egg With Coffee Is A-OK, But Skip The Side Of Bacon
A panel of top nutrition experts is recommending that Americans adopt a more plant-based diet and eat less meat and sugar. It also found that most people are not consuming too much cholesterol.
Kids' Solo Playtime Unleashes 'Free-Range' Parenting Debate
A number of parents have made news in recent months for letting children walk or play outside on their own. But laws on when kids are allowed to be by themselves are vague.
Pain Really Is All In Your Head And Emotion Controls Intensity
Humiliation, fear and unpredictability all turn up the volume on pain, research shows. And meditation can turn down pain's intensity, according to scientists who are starting to figure out why.
Humana Discloses Widening Justice Dept. Probe Of Medicare Advantage Plans
Privately run Medicare Advantage plans offer seniors an alternative to standard Medicare. The plans are paid monthly fees based on complex risk formulas that are drawing federal scrutiny.
Figuring Out If A Doctor Is In Your Network Can Be Perplexing
Some physicians can be in-network when working at one office but not when they are at another. Or they may belong to a medical group that is affiliated with your plan, but they don't participate.
Female Libido Pill Fires Up Debate About Women And Sex
Is the FDA being sexist or appropriately cautious in requiring stringent evidence that the latest pill works and is safe? Women's advocacy groups aren't sure.
Satisfied Patients Now Make Hospitals Richer, But Is That Fair?
The Affordable Care Act made sure that hospitals scoring well on patient satisfaction surveys are paid more by Medicare. But some say that gives small, boutique hospitals an unfair edge.
Pregnant And Uninsured? Don't Count On Obamacare Coverage
Women who get pregnant and don't have health insurance can't sign up outside open enrollment until after they give birth. Advocates say that puts mother and child at risk of serious health problems.
How Marijuana Highjacks Your Brain To Give You The Munchies
Where there's pot, there's often an insatiable hunger. Now researchers have a big clue why: Cannabinoids, the drug in marijuana, appear to flip a neural circuit that normally tells us we're full.