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Eli Lilly and Co. broke ranks with the industry and endorsed a bill that would require prescription drug makers to disclose payments to doctors.

New research shows exercise in the teenage years, starting as young as age 12, can help protect girls from breast cancer when they are grown.

The Food and Drug Commissioner has written Congress that the agency needs an immediate infusion of $275 million to ensure that imported foods, drugs and medical devices are safe.

The study was designed to see whether ultrasound might improve the chances of finding breast cancer in high-risk women with dense breast tissue, which makes cancer harder to see on a standard mammogram.

Many studies suggest that for both men and women, it?s not how much you weigh that matters most, but where you carry those pounds.

Bulky isn?t necessarily better when it comes to muscles. What?s important is keeping them fit so they?ll provide power and strength as the body ages.

Commercial fishing is a dangerous occupation, and fishing for Dungeness crab off California, Oregon and Washington may be the most dangerous of all.

There?s solid evidence that exercise, alcohol consumption and other lifestyle factors can play a role in susceptibility to breast cancer.

The sudden onset of back pain can be the start of a long and confusing medical journey for some people.

Medical experts say some patients with chronic joint problems wait too long before opting for replacement surgery.

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