'Fat scan' shows up health risk
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A scan can reveal which people harbour dangerous levels of fat around their internal organs, work shows.
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SUNDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Someday in the future, people may routinely have doctors scan their personal genomes, looking for this or that aberrant gene to help prevent, spot or treat a cancer.
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Cutting body fat means middle-aged people are less likely to develop a syndrome which increases heart disease and diabetes risk, researchers say.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer with CT scans does not save lives or prevent the disease to advance, and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment.
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CHICAGO  - Full-body cat scans increase a person&#39;s risk of cancer, according to a study released that raises questions about the rising popularity of these screenings among healthy people.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new study involving more than  300,000 people finds that being overweight independently increases a person&#39;s risk of coronary disease.
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FAT children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach the age of 65, health campaigners warn.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- New research has found a higher risk of leukemia among older overweight women, offering another piece of evidence that carrying extra pounds can increase your chance of getting cancer.
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Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, too. And with the obesity epidemic showing no signs of waning, specialists say they need to better understand how fat cells fuels cancer growth so they might fight back...
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For doctors, searching out disease before it appears can also carry risks.
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Medical scans expose people to similar levels of radiation as atomic bombs used in Hiroshima, say experts.
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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Parents-to-be are urged to be cautious about commercial firms offering ultrasound scans of their unborn baby.
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TUESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Current methods of gauging a woman&#39;s  breast cancer risk that rely on her family history may often underestimate the danger, a new study suggests.
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A small study suggests that there is a way to counteract the negative health effects of a high-fat meal.
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The location of body fat on older women can indicate the likelihood of heart disease, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &amp; Metabolism.
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A medical scan can spot which young people risk sudden death because of a weak heart.