Get the right fuel for your workout

Chances are you're not training for the Olympics, but if you exercise regularly, take a cue from elite and professional athletes regarding how to eat to gain the most from every workout. Sports nutritionists encourage the following strategies for eating before and after exercise depending on when -- morning, noon, or after work -- you exercise.

Study: Stress worsens ovarian cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Stress causes ovarian cancer tumors to grow and spread more quickly in mice, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a study that provides one of the first biological links between stress and cancer.

Note to the over-70 set: Cheers!

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- A study of men and women age 70 to 79 found that those who downed one to seven alcoholic drinks a week had a significantly lower risk of heart problems or death than those who didn't imbibe, researchers said on Monday.

Breast cancer pill saves few lives, study finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Tamoxifen, the pill that prevents breast cancer in high-risk women, does not appear in the long run to save many lives, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

Study: Candy lovers partial to fruit

ALBANY, New York (AP) -- Cookie lovers seem more likely to eat apples and other fruits than salty snacks, suggests a new study.

UVA-protectant sunscreen OK'd for U.S. sale

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A sunscreen that blocks the type of ultraviolet radiation linked to some cancers, and which has been available only outside the United States, received federal approval Monday.

Using TV as reward may get kids to exercise

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Overweight children may be more inclined to get outside and get moving when their TV time depends on it, a new study shows.

Spanish interpreters in high demand at hospitals, clinics

DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- Interpreting a doctor's information for her Spanish-speaking husband was the last thing Barbara Rayes wanted to do as she held her dying newborn daughter.

Gupta: Nursery cut-out figures tear at emotions

BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) -- As I stood in a bombed-out nursery at Salel hospital in southern Beirut, I realized that this is the hardest part of my job.

Teen loses fight to use alternative cancer treatment

NORFOLK, Virginia (AP) -- A judge ruled Friday that a 16-year-old boy fighting to use alternative treatment for his cancer must report to a hospital by Tuesday and accept treatment that doctors deem necessary, the family's attorney said.

Catch a wave, improve your health

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The waves were flat at Ocean Beach, but Brian Bennett paddled out anyway.

Living with dirty air may boost heart attack risk

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Fatal heart attacks may be more likely among people who spend decades living in heavily polluted areas, Swedish researchers report.

One more study: Don't treat runny nose with antibiotics

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Children suffering from a common cold and persistent runny noise should not be treated initially with antibiotics, researchers said on Friday.

Unapproved Lyme disease treatment harmful, FDA warns

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- An unapproved compound mixed by pharmacists to treat Lyme disease should not be used, U.S. health officials warned Friday, after one person died and another was hospitalized earlier this year.

Fruit and fiber the key to weight management

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- By studying the diets of 52 normal-weight adults and 52 overweight or obese adults, researchers found that normal-weight adults ate more fiber and fruit each day than their overweight and obese counterparts.

Smoking in pregnancy tied to kids' behavior problems

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- There seems to be a link between maternal smoking during pregnancy and behavioral problems in preschool-age children.

Banking baby teeth for stem cells? Scientists skeptical

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A new high-tech version of the tooth fairy now exists, but some scientists are not ready to bite.

Drug errors injure more than 1.5 million yearly

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medication mistakes injure well over 1.5 million Americans every year, a toll too often unrecognized and unfought, says a sobering call to action.

Impulsive preschoolers may be at risk for teen drinking

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- How preschoolers behave may help predict whether they will drink alcohol or use illegal drugs like marijuana in adolescence, research hints.

Teens, young adults need specialized cancer care

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- When teenager Nicole Agostino learned last year that she had Hodgkin's lymphoma, the hospital where she was treated was full of children and coloring books.