MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians should offer drug treatment to women and men who've been diagnosed with osteoporosis or low bone density, says a recently issued clinical practice guideline by the American College of Physicians (ACP).

(HealthDay News) -- Some stress is unavoidable, but there are things you can do to prevent stress from taking over your life and making health problems worse.

(HealthDay News) - When a loved one is recovering from a major illness, he or she may need a lot of help and support.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Increased expression of a gene called SIRT1 in cancer cells is a major factor in the development of resistance to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, says a National Cancer Institute study.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Beta blocker drugs don't prevent development of heart failure in people with high blood pressure and should not be used as first-line treatment for the condition, an analysis of studies indicates.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new Web site to help cancer patients learn more about how they can preserve their ability to have children has been launched by Northwestern University in Chicago.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes and those with larger stomach pouches are less likely than others to have good weight loss after gastric bypass surgery, according to University of California, San Francisco, researchers.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Prosthetic ears can help improve hearing and speech recognition for people who've lost an outer ear due to injury or cancer surgery, a new U.S. study reports.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Human stem cells derived from bone marrow can cut the brain damage caused by an interruption in blood supply, such as what happens after a heart attack, scientists report.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A new large global survey reveals that more than half of women who suffer from osteoporosis do not perceive themselves to be at a higher risk for experiencing a fracture.

SUNDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- European researchers who showed that the clot-dissolving drug tPA could safely be used within three hours after a stroke now say the limit can be extended to four-and-a-half hours.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Newer antipsychotic medications are no better at relieving symptoms of schizophrenia in children and adolescents than older antipsychotic medications are, a new study finds.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental breast cancer vaccine eliminated tumors in laboratory animals and may someday help prevent cancer recurrence or help treat women with treatment-resistant forms of breast cancer.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A test that uses immune system biomarkers to detect lung cancer can identify the presence of the disease a year before diagnosis, long before a patient experiences any symptoms, according to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle and the University of Michigan.

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Gardasil, the vaccine used to guard against cervical cancer, has been approved for similar use against two more gynecological malignancies.

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Migraine patients face a higher risk for developing a blood clot in their veins, a team of Austrian and Italian researchers reports.

MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an extended release form of Keppra (levetiracetam) as an add-on treatment for people with epileptic seizures aged 16 and older, Belgian drug maker UCB said Monday.