Posted: 8:19 AM In a St. Joseph's Healthscene report, a new class of anti-biotics may be on the way.

Posted: 8:13 AM In a St. Joseph's Healthscene report, aspirin doesn't offer much heart protection for diabetics.

Posted: 8:10 AM In a St. Joseph's Healthscene report, a new report warns if nothing is done to rein in Medicare spending, access to health care for some of the nation's poorest citizens could be threatened.

Posted: 5:22 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, aerobic exercise can reverse mental decline in older adults.

Posted: 5:18 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, the EPA has put out new rules requiring local governments to reduce the amount of lead in the air by 90%.

Posted: 5:15 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, nicotine may push breast cancer cells from the original tumor to other parts of the body.

Posted: 8:09 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, experiments using high doses of vitamin B failed to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Posted: 8:05 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, the U.S. is still lagging behind other rich nations in infant mortality.

Posted: 8:02 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, doctors are often skipping a key test before major surgery.

Posted: 7:39 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, inactive teenagers tend to be the ones with most emotional and behavioral problems.

Posted: 7:27 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, researchers say the difference between the top-ranked and the lowest hospitals is far too large.

Posted: 7:23 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, even moderate drinking appears to shrink the brain.

Posted: 11:06 AM Beginning Tuesday, October 14, 2008 the Brazos County Health Department will have flu shots available at a reduced rate of $15.

Posted: 7:16 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, a long-term study of people who took Vioxx shows the once-popular arthritis drug doubled the risk of strokes and heart attacks, but the risk went away a year after people stopped taking it.

Posted: 7:11 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, a global AIDS conference this week is re-focusing the work on a vaccine.

Posted: 7:05 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, new research indicates no overall link between caffeine and breast cancer.

Posted: 8:02 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, according to a new survey, only about half of women are aware that obesity increases the risk of several kinds of cancer, including of the colon and breast.

Posted: 7:59 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, a single protein may explain why some people are hard of hearing.

Posted: 7:57 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, researchers trying to transform ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells have found a short-cut.

Posted: 7:49 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, women who often diet tend to gain more weight during pregnancy.

Posted: 7:45 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, drinking red but not white wine could decrease the risk of lung cancer in men.

Posted: 7:42 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, federal health officials have put out their first report card on the new HPV vaccine.

Updated: 6:18 PM Women from across the Brazos Valley are banding together in the fight against breast cancer. The 6th annual Surviving and Thriving Luncheon was held Wednesday at the Hilton Hotel in College Station.

Posted: 7:25 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, only about half of U.S. pediatricians surveyed said they'd admit making a mistake to the family of a child under their care.

Posted: 7:17 AM In a St. Joseph Healthscene report, girls who take drugs such as Ritalin to treat ADHD appear nearly half as likely than others with the condition to start smoking or to abuse drugs.