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Dr. Rita Redberg, editor of Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal that has been publishing a series of papers on overtreatment, along with many doctors surveyed for this story, say the trend in medicine has been toward running more diagnostic tests and using more invasive procedures and more medications, even when tests may not be
READ MORETwo years ago, "Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn was facing a life-threatening diagnosis – a rare form of cancer. He survived and turned the experience into a multipart project for helping others. Now, Zohn and his girlfriend, fellow "Survivor" winner Jenna Morasca, are on CBS' "The Amazing Race"; they host "Everyday Health," a weekly series airing locally on WABC/Ch. 7 Saturdays at noon;
READ MOREBusinesses adapt no-smoker-employment policies as they try to curb health care costs and minimize workers’ time away from their desks. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports. NBC News, 10/3/2011
READ MOREHas big tobacco been holding out on its customers? New research suggests that tobacco companies have known for 40 years that cigarette smoke contains cancer-causing particles, but deliberately hid the information from the public. CBS News, 10/3/2011
READ MOREVisit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Mark Sanchez gives to the families of firefighters, donating time and money to Tuesday's Children, helping kids who lost a parent when New York City's twin towers fell. NBC News, 10/2/2011
READ MOREA combination of new media and economic despair has helped turbocharge do-it-yourself relief efforts in regions hit hard by tropical storm Irene. The people in these areas have been using the internet to communicate their needs and to post information on the many grassroots, community-led fundraising events springing up in the region. This is a
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