Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Colorectal cancer screening detects 40 percent of cancers and should be carefully planned to be more effective, say Finnish Cancer Registry researchers.

Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of estrogen during ovulation may explain why women with cystic fibrosis tend to fare worse than men with the respiratory disease, researchers at the University of North Carolina report.

Abortion to remain a crime in Uruguay after Congress vote

Lung cancer pill may get second chance after tests

Reuters - The lung cancer pill Iressa has shown surprising results for patients with advanced disease where it has been at least as effective as a standard chemotherapy treatment, researchers reported on Thursday.

HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol checks

AP - Two years after the government urged making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus doesn't know it, scientists said Thursday.

US girl lives four months without a heart awaiting transplant

Conjoined twins die on airliner: report

Reuters - One-month-old conjoined twins died on Thursday on board an airliner that was taking them from Europe to the United States for medical treatment, a Canadian newspaper reported.

Policy has changed how organs are allocated

Reuters - An organ allocation policy that puts the sickest patients first in line to receive available donor livers for transplantation has created some unintended consequences for those patients low on the organ wait list, research suggests.

Dad's in-home smoking may harm family's health

Reuters - Fathers-to-be who smoke and want to protect the health of their families should take it outside, suggests new research from Korea.