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Organic strawberries are better — in some ways — researchers say'); document.write('
They have more antioxidants and vitamin C than their conventional counterparts, a study says. But they come up short by other measures — potassium and phosphorus, for example.

Consumers who buy organic fruits and vegetables because they think they\'re tastier, more nutritious and better for the environment are getting at least some of what they\'re paying for, according to a study published online Wednesday.

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Diabetes drug can reduce risk of cancer, researchers find'); document.write('
Metformin reduced the development of lung tumors in mice by more than 70%. Clinical trials on humans for lung, breast and prostate cancer are being organized.

A growing body of evidence suggests that the widely used diabetes drug metformin can reduce the risk of cancer, researchers said Wednesday.

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Prescription diet drug raises risk of heart attack, stroke'); document.write('
Sibutramine, which alters brain chemicals to suppress appetite, carries risks for users with a history of cardiovascular disease. One doctor says it should be pulled off shelves.

The prescription diet drug sibutramine, sold under the brand name Meridia, should be taken off the market because it raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes in some patients, the editor of the New England Journal of Medicine said Wednesday. Those risks, published in January on a government clinical-trials website and now in full in the journal, outweigh the modest benefits of the medication, said Dr. Gregory D. Curfman, the journal\'s executive editor and lead author of an editorial that accompanied the study.

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Exercise can offset obesity-linked genes, study finds'); document.write('
People with a genetic predisposition to obesity can reduce their risk of being overweight by being physically active, researchers conclude.

Even people with a strong genetic predisposition to obesity can offset their risk of being overweight by being physically active, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal PLoS Medicine .

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Breast, ovary removal found to raise cancer survival rates'); document.write('
Even if a patient has already been diagnosed with breast cancer, the surgery can reduce risk of dying, finds a study of women with two common breast cancer genes.

Preemptive removal of breasts or ovaries in women with two common breast cancer genes can sharply reduce the risk of contracting cancer and dying, even if a woman has already been diagnosed with breast cancer, a new study confirms.

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ER visits for concussions soar among child athletes'); document.write('
A new study underscores calls for better guidelines on protecting kids from brain trauma.

The number of children in the U.S. seeking emergency medical care for concussions incurred playing competitive sports more than doubled in the five years leading up to 2005, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

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An idle brain may be the self\'s workshop'); document.write('
Recent research suggests that mind-wandering may be important and that knowledge of how it works might help treat such conditions as Alzheimer\'s disease, autism, depression and schizophrenia.

The resting brain is anything but idle — that simple proposition would be clear if you could peer into Mike Mrazek\'s noggin as he putters around his kitchen preparing his daily morning feast of scrambled eggs, oatmeal and fresh fruit.

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Brain\'s default mode network may hold key to better psychiatric diagnoses'); document.write('
Malfunctioning brain activity can be differentiated in people with depression, autism, schizophrenia and PTSD, studies show.

A series of studies published in recent years suggests that in people with depression, autism, schizophrenia and post-traumatic stress disorder, the default mode network, that curious pattern of brain activity that ramps up when we daydream, works differently than it does in healthy control subjects.

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Cholesterol rose after taking glucosamine and chondroitin'); document.write('
I took glucosamine and chondroitin for about seven months. I had gotten little relief for my back pain, but I was willing to continue it to see if eventually it would help. Around that time, I had blood work done and found that my cholesterol had jumped from under 200 to 239. I had made no changes in lifestyle or diet other than these supplements. I haven\'t taken any since.

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When that glow has to go'); document.write('
Sweating too much can be more than just a damp drag. Though drugstore remedies help most, for some there are stronger options, including pills, Botox and even surgery.

Summer temperatures make some people glisten and others drip, but, regardless, most of us want ways to dry off.

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