Shortening the road to recovery

In July, 2008, Mike Rocco checked himself into South Lake Regional Hospital, a five-minute drive from his Newmarket, Ont., home, for what he thought would be the first of two scheduled routine operations to replace both hip joints.

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• Surgeons get onside with new operating room rules
• Women on potent acid-lowering drug at higher risk of fractures, bacterial infection: Studies
• Sharing hospital rooms may raise infection rates: Canadian study
• When swelling gets out of hand
• Antibiotic overuse threatens modern medicine: Experts
• German scientists develop fast-acting germ killer

'Airbrush alert' for Australian magazines

Magazines in Australia could be forced to carry disclaimers on any photographs that have been airbrushed after the government unveiled a new strategy to tackle negative body image and eating disorders.

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• Internet warps reality of those battling disorders
• Skinny male mannequins fuel eating disorders
• Scrutinize the beauty myth instead of women's waists
• Skinny mannequins renew debate over unrealistic images
• Binge eating to become bona fide entry in disorder bible
• Unhealthy models campaign targets fashion industry
• Acting out against anorexia
• More on eating disorders

Study finds prostate screening cuts cancer deaths

An extensive study into the merits of screening men between the ages of 50 and 65 for prostate cancer has found it can cut death rates from the disease by as much as half, Swedish scientists said Thursday.

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• 'It’s a battle': Layton says cancer has changed his outlook
• Untreated prostate cancer no death sentence
• B.C. researchers making headway into prostate cancer treatments
• Scientists find genes linked to testicular cancer
• Potential cancer drug found in Australian rainforest
• Do you have 'Low T?' Or is it just hype?
• Prostate cancer therapies all affect quality of life

Study identifies best tests to predict Alzheimer's

Combining a specific imaging test of the brain with a memory recall test appears to be the best predictor so far of Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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• Alzheimer's scourge hangs over ill-prepared Asia
• Keeping your brain active all about variety
• Faulty gene leads to protein buildup in Alzheimer's
• Dementia boosts risk in spouse too: Study
• Therapeutic thinking
• 'Sandwich generation' saddled with care of elders and children

Gallery: Summer safety tips

Summer is officially here. Follow these tips to help you and your family enjoy summertime activities safely.

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