A new study examining the placebo effect shows patients will feel better if they believe they are taking painkillers, even if their doses contain no medication

A new study examining the placebo effect shows that patients will feel better if they believe they are taking painkillers, even if their doses contain no medication.

The University of Michigan study shows that the brain releases chemicals that relieve pain in patients who believe they're being treated

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

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