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• Gene Test May ID Lung Cancer Spread
  A test that characterizes early lung tumors by their genetic fingerprint may help identify patients whose cancer is most likely to spread, researchers report.
  
  
• New Artificial Cornea Shows Promise
  Researchers from Stanford University have developed an artificial cornea, which they say could make cornea transplants involving donors a thing of the past and help millions of blind people see again.
  
  
• Mastectomies Up for Early Breast Cancer
  More women with early-stage breast cancer are opting to have a mastectomy, a new study suggests.
  
  
• Gas-Filled Liquids Curb Appetite
  A study shows that a liquid meal made with tiny gas bubbles increase feelings of fullness.
  
  
• FDA Stresses 2 Drugs' Birth Defects Risk
  The FDA is highlighting the risk of miscarriage and birth defects in women taking the immune-suppressing drugs CellCept or Myfortic.
  
  
• Kids Who Whip Cancer Face Heart Risks
  Kids who beat childhood cancer are five to 10 times more likely than their healthy siblings to develop heart disease in early adulthood, according to the largest study to look at the issue to date.
  
  
• Vitamin D Deficiency Worsens Breast Cancer?
  Vitamin D deficiency is common among women diagnosed with breast cancer, and it may raise the risk of cancer spread and death, researchers report.
  
  
• Experts Define Premature Ejaculation
  The International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) has settled on a definition for premature ejaculation.
  
  
• Parental Absence Stifles Kids? Learning
  Young children who experience a prolonged separation from a parent are at risk for learning problems as they enter school.
  
  
• Colonoscopy Prep Worse Than Procedure
  Preparing for colonoscopy is more uncomfortable than the procedure itself, according to a poll of nearly 2,500 U.S. colonoscopy patients.