Day: March 4, 2010

Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, according to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists. The study, which involved more than 18,000 women aged 65 years…

The federal departments of Veterans Affairs (VA), Labor and Defense unveiled an improved Web site for wounded warriors. “VA is committed to tapping into the full powers of the Internet to provide accurate, timely, easy to find and easy to…

Patients with confirmed episodes of consciousness during surgery have high rates of psychological problems including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even several years after the incident, reports a study in the March issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the…