People who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart disease, could also be suffering from unrecognized diabetes according to new research.

Dr. Darcy Green Conaway told Reuters Health that "the majority of patients" who are seen in emergency rooms with a heart attack or heart-related chest pain "have impaired glucose metabolism," and this represents an opportunity for doctors to intervene. "Only once we recognize what we are missing can we then improve it

Researchers indicate women with ovarian cancer complain of symptoms up to one year before diagnosis, but doctors do not order the proper tests for the fast-growing tumor until much later

Researchers indicate women with ovarian cancer complain of symptoms up to one year before diagnosis, but doctors do not order the proper tests for the fast-growing tumor until much later

The Denver coroner's office performs an autopsy on the body of 23-year-old Thomas Herrion, the 49ers offensive lineman who collapsed Saturday in the Niners' locker room following the team's preseason game.

He was subsequently rushed to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead

Simple observations in places like public bars or restaurants can suggest that women in general feel the effects of alcohol faster than men. But while most people argue that it is all about the difference of sizes between the two sexes, studies suggest it has more to do with body composition.

According to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, it found that in women levels of gastric alcohol dehydrogenase, a compound that breaks down alcohol, are on average nearly half what they are in men. It also found that the amount of alcohol metabolized after its first passage through a woman's liver and stomach is 23 percent of what it is in men