Bone cancer-related fractures and pain can be reduced by drug treatment, but no one drug is superior, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. Researchers undertook a systematic review of the current evidence on bisphosphonate drugs, which are used to prevent bone damage in multiple myeloma... […]

Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain - but another solution might be to tilt the entire car so that workers can stand up. That's the finding of two recent studies, which tested two ways to protect autoworkers from injury... […]

(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include stress testing after heart procedures, coffee and mortality, air pollution and markers of inflammation, and laxative-free colonoscopy. […]

(MedPage Today) -- The next generation of drug-eluting stents that do a disappearing act, whether with a biodegradable polymer or an entirely bioabsorbable platform, appears to be holding up to conventional stents over the short term. […]

PARIS (MedPage Today) -- A percutaneous device that walls off part of the left ventricle to help failing hearts appears to have a big impact on outcomes, pilot study results showed. […]

An extract of the Chinese herb kudzu dramatically reduces drinking and may be useful in the treatment of alcoholism and curbing binge drinking, according to a new study by McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers... […]

Researchers in Spain have found that many of the individuals claiming to see the aura of people - traditionally called "healers" or "quacks"- actually present the neuropsychological phenomenon known as "synesthesia" (specifically, "emotional synesthesia"). This might be a scientific explanation of their alleged "v […]

An over-the-counter natural remedy derived from honeybee hives arrests the growth of prostate cancer cells and tumors in mice, according to a new paper from researchers at the University of Chicago Medicine. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE, is a compound isolated from honeybee hive propolis, the resin used by bees to patch up holes in hives... […]

Ratatouille with roasted tomato vinaigrette — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. […]

Glazed turkey breast with fruit stuffing — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. […]

Wild rice (or quinoa) stuffing — one of many healthy recipes from Mayo Clinic. […]