Children given radiation to cure their cancers end up worse off than those who had only surgery. Chemotherapy did not seem to worsen their post cancer health.

The report, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, adds to research showing that, while childhood cancer is usually curable, its effects can linger for decades and even a lifetime

New research shows that babies conceived due to the failure of the "morning after" pill, levonorgestrel, are just as healthy as other babies.

The study involved 36 pregnant women who were exposed to levonorgestrel and 80 similar women who were not. A total of 25 deliveries took place in the exposed group and 69 occurred in the nonexposed group

Children given radiation to cure their cancers end up worse off than those who had only surgery. Chemotherapy did not seem to worsen their post cancer health.

The report, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, adds to research showing that, while childhood cancer is usually curable, its effects can linger for decades and even a lifetime

A chemical company worker is suing Rohm and Haas Co. to force it to provide MRIs and neurological testing for thousands of current and former employees after he and more than a dozen others developed brain tumors.

The company conducted its own study in 2004 and found no significant links among 15 workers at its research campus in Spring House who had developed brain tumors since 1973. All but one has died

A new study finds that children ages three to five who eat one additional serving of French fries per week increase their risk of breast cancer as adults by 27 percent.

"Researchers are finding more evidence that diet early in life could play a role in the development of diseases in women later in life," says Dr. Karin Michels, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and Harvard Medical School, who led the study