Doing a breast self-exam produces an increase in benign biopsies and doesn't improve breast cancer survival, new studies suggest. In fact, researchers say that the practice may do more harm than good.

The results were obtained after two consecutive studies, a 2003 study of more than 120,000 Russian women and a 2002 study of more than 266,000 Chinese women. According to both the studies, the women who did breast self-exams were nearly twice as likely to get breast biopsies, many of which turned out not to show cancer

A combination of two drugs, Enbrel and methotrexate, when given to patients in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis has shown to halt progression of joint damage, a new study has found.

Researchers from the University of Leeds in England analysed 542 rheumatoid arthritis patients in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia for two years. All of the patients took methotrexate pills along with a weekly shot of the biologic drug Enbrel; others got a placebo shot, WebMD reported

It may be a tough task to ask kids to slow down their physical activity in pre-teen years but a new study show childhood activity declines dramatically in teenage years.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, tracked children beginning at age 9 and then again at ages 11, 12, and 15. They found that children get sluggish by age 15, with their physical activity dipping well below the recommended 60 minutes a day for good health

Nicotine may be addictive, but it can help boost memory and learning, a new study suggests.

In a research done by scientists from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London, the findings showed that the increase in concentration felt by smokers could help fight dementia

A new study by a University of Massachusetts psychologist found out that the mere presence of an open television set in the background may be an environmental hazard for young children.

The basis of the study was observation of 50 children between the ages 1 to 3 one hour each as the tots played alone inside a room with different toys. Their parents were nearby at the time the research was done. There was a small TV set which played an episode of "Jeopardy" while the child played