Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. (after lung cancer). And, while these cancers are largely preventable if caught early, many people dodge the unpleasant colonoscopy screenings that are crucial for diagnosis and early treatment.

Is eating more whole grains also an effective way to lower the toll of colorectal cancer in the U.S.? As far back as C.W. Post s early twentieth-century introduction of cold cereal to the public, Americans have hoped to reap benefits from the fiber found in whole grains. Since then, various studies have both bolstered and undermined the correlation between dietary fiber and a lower risk of colorectal cancer.

Most grown-ups think about the TDAP vaccine (against tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis), if at all, only when they glance over childhood immunization records, and forget about it thereafter.

A new, large study suggests that receiving regular dental cleanings may be linked to a lower heart attack risk. Researchers have speculated about this unlikely relationship between dental health and heart disease for years, although up until now there have been few strong conclusions.

New guidelines from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) make a surprising recommendation: There should be general one-time screening of children ages nine to 11 for high cholesterol.

Given all the different advice out there about how to start running and how to most effectively train for fitness, it s hard to know which way is best. However, in an article for The New York Times, Gina Kolata writes that the best advice is probably to just listen to your own body.

In an excellent refutation of junk science, the Competitive Enterprise Institute s Angela Logomasini has torn down, point by point, claims made in a recent report from the Oregon Environmental Council. The pseudoscientific report, entitled,What s in My Makeup Bag, claims that cosmetics are chock full of toxic chemicals. Taking on each claim one by one, Logomasini explains why the arguments behind it are scientifically baseless, generated by ideology and chemophobia, and designed to incite consumer fear about harmless products.

Intentional drugging is not often talked about, yet the results of a new Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) report reminds all of us especially women of the dangers associated with leaving your drink unattended.

New research shows promise for the use of the heart s own stem cells in treating heart failure. Like other stem cells, cardiac stem cells (CSCs) are self-renewing and multipotent so CSCs can differentiate into all three major cardiac tissue types. Thus, in a new small pilot study, these CSCs were used to treat the damage caused by coronary heart disease.

Nearly one-fourth of patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are not being treated with a statin drug, despite the overwhelming evidence of benefit. Further, over one-fifth of such patients are not on any lipid-lowering therapy at all, according to the results of a new study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers from St.