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

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

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