health/fitness

TORONTO -- Women diagnosed with breast cancer are nearly twice as likely to have the disease spread to other parts of their bodies and are 73 pe cent more likely to die from it if they have low levels of vitamin D, according to a Canadian study.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Windows cleaned by raindrops, white sofas immune to red wine spills, tiles protected from limescale buildup -- new products created from minute substances called nanoparticles are making such domestic dreams come true.

Question: I have heartburn, and I've heard that ginger can help. Is there anything to it?

Answer: Chinese healers have used ginger for centuries to cure all kinds of stomachaches and intestinal ailments.

To some people it's a ringing, for others buzzing and still others hear a whooshing sound or ocean waves. While the symptoms are subjective, what's certain is that millions of Americans -- including tens of thousands of Iraq and Afghan war veterans -- experience a perception of sound in the ears or head when there is no external source making such sound.

Never an athlete -- simply from lack of interest, not lack of innate ability -- Travis Tanner at first did not realize the magnitude of the challenge that lay ahead.

With childhood autism cases skyrocketing and no cure in sight, doctors at the Children's Institute in Pittsburgh are planning on a Hail Mary pass approach to the mysterious disorder -- housing young patients for weeks at a time in a pollutant-free "clean room," in an attempt to detoxify their bodies.

Robert Lupo had never been on an airplane until last month, when he flew to India to get his hip replaced.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stanford University doctors are trying a new tool to fight cancer. It's a test that, by focusing on genetic analysis, could help doctors better understand a patient's treatment needs.

Putting more emphasis on combining counseling and medication is "greatly increasing" smokers' ability to quit, according to an update of a federal tobacco-cessation study released this week.

While no specific medication prevents breakouts, there are many treatment options.