MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr.

Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?

FDA approves new prostate cancer drug Federal regulators on Monday said they have approved the first new drug to treat prostate cancer in four years.

Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex messageCell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message "Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him.
"Yeah, I'm OK," Toni says, and she puts her head on his shoulder. Mike thinks it's safe to move in for a kiss.

Doctor, former patient now colleagues in DetroitDoctor, former patient now colleagues in Detroit When Dr. Trevor Banka treats cancer patients alongside Dr. Michael Mott he is working with not only his mentor, but the physician who helped save his life. "I wanted to work next to Dr.

Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers

Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancerTrying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies—the painful and so

Nursing industry desperate to find new hiresNursing industry desperate to find new hires Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes.

Recording studio in hospital about more than musicRecording studio in hospital about more than music Just down the hall from the chemo infusion rooms at Texas Children's Hospital, Jalen Huckabay was about to slip into another world, away from the wearying regimen of pokes, prods and pinches she'd

Danny's heart: College swimmer faces mortality This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain.

Unusual or Off-Beat

Father-son duo accused of gravestone robbing Police are puzzling over what would motivate a father and son to haul off six tombstones from a monument company in suburban Albany. Town of Colonie Detective Lt.

Police: Mexican woman in wheelchair flees on foot Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico.

Cops: Heart at Paw Paw car wash belonged to a deer Paw Paw's police chief said a heart found at a car wash in the southwestern Michigan village belonged to a deer. Investigators had been trying to determine the organ's origin since Dec.

Lawyer: Alleged Pa. attic intruder 'sorry, upset' A man who allegedly squatted in the attic of a Pennsylvania family's home over Christmas and helped himself to their belongings is "sorry and upset" it happened, his lawyer said Monday.

Art and sole: Patrons pitch shoes at Bush image Art was laced up with political statement as a gallery opened an exhibit with a paint-splattered fundraiser that featured a "shoe throw" at an image of President George W. Bush.