March 10, 2010 — The U.S. is making gains on at least one war front, the “War on Cancer,” according to a new analysis of cancer death statistics

March 10, 2010 — A large percentage of patients without known heart disease who undergo invasive cardiac catheterization to check for dangerous artery blockages do not have them, a new study suggests. Duke University Medical Center researchers found that almost two-thirds of patients with stable chest pain who had catheterization procedures did not have significant artery disease.

March 10, 2010 – Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) — the latest, still-controversial treatment for tendon injuries — heals tennis elbow better than corticosteroid shots, a new study suggests. Because they get very little blood, injured tendons heal notoriously slowly. Blood platelets attract healing growth factors, so the idea of PRP is to inject a patient’s own platelets at the site of a tendon injury.

March 10, 2010 — A dangerous diarrhea-causing germ once thought to only affect the elderly and seriously ill is now affecting a growing number of healthy children in the U.S. A new report shows the rates of hospitalization for illness caused by the bacterium Clostridium difficile (C.

March 9, 2010 — Sleep problems and sleep habits vary among different ethnic groups, according to a new national survey.

March 9, 2010 (Miami Beach, Fla.) — A moisturizing cream whose active ingredient is the extract that gives Indian curry its distinctive flavor, scent, and deep orange color may help fade fine facial lines, wrinkles, and aging spots, studies suggest. The ingredient is turmeric, which has a long history of use in Indian Ayurvedic medicine to treat conditions ranging from indigestion to cancer because of its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, says Cheri Swanson, PhD

March 9, 2010 — Kidney donors fare just as well as non-donors over the long term, according to a new study. Researchers compared survival rates of kidney donors to healthy adults who were not kidney donors and found kidney donation did not affect long-term survival rates

March 9, 2010 (Miami Beach, Fla.) — While some researchers suggest the rising rate melanoma may simply reflect a change in how doctors diagnose melanoma and the increased availability of skin cancer screenings, a leading dermatologist says the increase is real.

March 9, 2010 — Good health may not only help you live longer, but it could also help you enjoy a longer, more satisfying sex life. A new study shows people who are in good health are nearly twice as likely to be interested in sex in middle and older age and also more likely to report having a busy and satisfying sex life. Researchers say sexual activity has long been associated with health benefits and longevity, but this is the first study to look at how general health affects the quality of sex as people age and calculate what they call a person’s “sexually active life expectancy.” Using information gathered from more than 6,000 men and women in midlife and later life, researchers estimate that at age 55, the average sexually active life expectancy is 15 years for men and 10.6 years for women.

March 9, 2010 — One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes and close to one in two black women are infected, new figures from the CDC reveal.