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PAS: Aerial Pesticide Spraying Tied to Higher Autism Rates
But researcher says finding doesn't prove cause-and-effect connection
Nipple-Sparing Preventive Mastectomies Deemed Safe
Preventive surgeries with nipple preservation don't appear to raise breast cancer risk in high-risk women
Many Americans Turn to ‘Laying on of Hands’ to Promote Healing
And, nearly nine out of 10 have asked for divine intervention for someone else
Diet Can Impact Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
Researchers also suggests that statins may help counteract harmful effect of fatty foods
AAN: Botulinum Toxin Approved for Use in Chronic Migraine
American Academy of Neurology issues new guideline on use of the drug
AACR: Cologuard Can Detect CRC in Previously Unscreened Patients
Cologuard may help spot tumors, but colonoscopy still preferred option
AACR: Study Ties Oral Bacteria to Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Two strains of oral bacteria -- P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans -- linked to higher risk
AACR: Nivolumab Appears to Up Survival in Advanced Melanoma
One-third of study participants lived five years or more after starting treatment
AACR: Many Breast Cancer Patients May Not Need Chemo
Genetic test can help doctors determine who can safely avoid treatment after surgery
AACR: Pembrolizumab Effective Against Merkel-Cell Carcinoma
Intravenous medication blocks programmed death 1 (PD-1) immune inhibitory pathway
