Report: Cancer is the world's costliest disease
Cancer is the world's top "economic killer" as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a global cancer conference in China this week.

Your Pet's Food Dish Could Serve Up Salmonella
MONDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Dry pet food may be a little-known source of Salmonella bacterial infection among humans, and young children seem to be especially at risk, a new study finds.

Health Tip: Teach Kids to Swim
(HealthDay News) -- For children aged 4 and older, one of the best ways to help prevent drowning is to teach them to swim.

Menstrual Cycle May Affect Reaction to Breathing Tube
MONDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A woman's heart rate and blood pressure response to receiving a ventilation tube when undergoing surgery varies at different times of the menstrual cycle, researchers have found.

Spinal-fluid biomarkers accurately predict Alzheimer's: study
Alzheimer's disease can be predicted with up to 100 percent accuracy several years before its onset using biomarkers found in spinal fluids, a study published Monday showed.

Scientists Unravel Secrets of Sound Sleep
MONDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Ever wonder how some people can sleep through thunderstorms and traffic noise, while others wake up at the slightest sound? Differences in people's brain rhythms during sleep may hold the answer, scientist...

U.S. groups target 20 possible causes of cancer
The American Cancer Society and three federal agencies named 19 chemicals and shift work on Thursday as potential causes of cancer that deserve more investigation.

U.S. cancer group endorses newer breast cancer drugs
The American Society of Clinical Oncology issued new guidelines on Monday for the use of hormone-based breast cancer drugs called aromatase inhibitors.

Low-Income Children Not Getting Adequate Dental Care
THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children in California who have dental insurance through Medicaid and other public insurance programs are less likely to visit the dentist regularly than privately insured kids, a new study has found.

Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in U.S.
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of medical malpractice in the United States is $55.6 billion a year, which is 2.4 percent of annual health-care spending, a new study shows.