An early rat study suggests that severed nerve fibers don’t need to re-grow in order for a paralyzed patient to walk again. View full article

HRT Is Linked to Deaths From Lung Cancer

Hormone replacement therapy may raise women’s risk of dying from lung cancer, a study shows. View full article

First Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Coming Soon

The first 3.4 million doses of swine flu vaccine -- all the FluMist nasal spray vaccine -- will ship in early October. Some flu shots may be ready by then, too, with more on the way. View full article

Heart Risk Factors Cut Life Span by 10 Years

A 50-year-old smoker who has a history of high blood pressure and high cholesterol can expect to die a decade earlier than someone of the same age with none of these heart disease risk factors, a study shows. View full article