A new study shows that aspirin helps colorectal cancer but only after a decade of use, weakening hopes that low doses of the drug prevents the disease.

A 20-year study of almost 83,000 nurses shows that low doses of aspirin did not lower cancer risk significantly. High doses of aspirin - such as two or more aspirin per day - reduced colon cancer risk by a third but also were linked to dangerous bleeding, according to the study published in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association

A study released in the August edition of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research reveals that drinking low amounts of alcohol during pregnancy could leave harmful permanent damage to the baby.

"In the past, much focus was placed on studying the full-blown foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). More recent research has considered those individuals damaged by lower levels of exposure. This is an important focus," says Julie Croxford, from Wayne State University in Detroit

A study released in the August edition of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research reveals that drinking low amounts of alcohol during pregnancy could leave harmful permanent damage to the baby.

"In the past, much focus was placed on studying the full-blown foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). More recent research has considered those individuals damaged by lower levels of exposure. This is an important focus," says Julie Croxford, from Wayne State University in Detroit

A brain-dead woman who was kept on life support for nearly three months dies after delivering a healthy baby girl.

According to an e-mail from the father, there were no complications during delivery and the baby "is doing well

A report by WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh reveals several hidden costs in inaccurate hospital bills.

According to the report, one bill from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2003, charged a patient $1,028 for a contrast solution for MRIs that retails for $2.80