Researchers have found a new screening tool to breast cancer in women that works three times better than mammography at finding tumors in women who have dense breast tissue.

Four studies being presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium in Washington, D.C., say that molecular breast imaging (MBI) could one day be added to conventional mammography in women at a higher risk of developing the disease

Women who smoke are more likely to develop heart attacks at a much earlier age than non-smoking women, a Norwegian study has found. An average smoker can expect to have a heart attack around the age of 66 - although it can occur at a much younger age for some women, the study said.

The latest study looked at almost 1,800 patients admitted to Lillehammer Hospital, Norway, for a first heart attack from which they recovered and were discharged, or died in hospital between 1998 and 2005. About one in three patients were women, ranging in age from 27 years to 103 year

Canadian health officials confirmed 11 deaths and six other deaths under investigation as the country continue to wrestle a listeriosis outbreak since last week.

The Canwest News Service reported Sunday that the latest fatality was in Ontario. Details of the death and identity of the victim were not released

Alberta health officials confirmed Saturday Canada's 10th fatality related to the national listeriosis outbreak. The outbreak was connected to a Maple Leaf Foods Toronto plant meat recall over the past week.

Reports identified Kristen Woboditsch, 36, who died in a Grande Prairie hospital Aug. 14 after being infected by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium in her blood and brain

High-dose olive leaf extract significantly reduces high blood pressure, a new study has found. Researchers in Germany and Switzerland conducted their research on sets of identical human twins with borderline hypertension.

Cem Aydogan of Frutarom Health and colleagues conducted a pilot trial with 20 identical twin pairs who had increased blood pressure, or mild hypertension. Individuals were either given placebo capsules or capsules containing doses of 500 mg or 1,000 mg of olive leaf extract EFLA 943