Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may slash the risk of cancers of the pancreas and esophagus by more than half, new studies show. However, it’s too soon to be sure, say researchers at Digestive Disease Week 2005 conference. The reason for their hesitation? They didn’t directly test statins. Instead, they checked medical …

Middle-aged men may suffer more frequently from heart disease than women, but testosterone may not be to blame. A new Finnish study shows that testosterone may actually help protect men from atherosclerosis (or hardening of the arteries) and reduce their risk of heart disease. Researchers say the results once again …

SOMERS, Conn. – A serial killer who fought to hasten his own execution and was forced to prove he wasn’t out of his mind was put to death early Friday in New England’s first execution in 45 years. Michael Ross (search), 45, died by injection at 2:25 a.m. after fighting …

TOPEKA, Kan. – The Kansas school board’s hearings on evolution (search) weren’t limited to how the theory should be taught in public schools. The board is considering redefining science itself. Advocates of “intelligent design” (search) are pushing the board to reject a definition limiting science to natural explanations for what’s …

WASHINGTON – A congressman says comedian Bill Maher’s (search) comment that the U.S. military has already recruited all the “low-lying fruit” is possibly treasonous and at least grounds to cancel the show. Rep. Spencer Bachus (search), R-Ala., takes issue with remarks on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher,” first aired …

FORT HOOD, Texas – An Army squad leader became enraged and repeatedly shot an unarmed suspected Iraqi insurgent when he thought the man had lied about his identity, a soldier testified Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Shane Werst (search) then pulled out a non-U.S. military gun, shot at a wall and told …

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Wednesday kept up an investigation of John R. Bolton (search) on the eve of a showdown vote on the troubled nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Democrats who claim he is too hotheaded or unbending say they could try to hold up …

Tired of watching that sluggish stripe crawl across their screens whenever they download data, college kids nationwide are swapping information over a private computer network — at speeds most of us can only begin to imagine. Schools, scientists and dozens of companies are paying a fee to a nonprofit organization …

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Mark Felt‘s (search) relatives let out a whoop of joy Tuesday afternoon when they heard the bombshell announcement: The Washington Post had confirmed that Felt, the family’s 91-year-old patriarch, was indeed the paper’s Watergate-era informant known as Deep Throat. For Felt’s daughter, Joan, and her two …

NEW YORK – Anti-American feelings are widespread in the Muslim world and extend to U.S. consumer brands, according to a report released Wednesday. It suggested the United States (search) burnish its image with a change in tone and by publicizing aid programs. The United States should emphasize its development aid …