 | Why dieters tend to regain weight As if Americans needed any reminder that weight loss is hard and maintaining weight loss even harder, a study has found that for at least a year, subjects who shed weight on a low-calorie diet were hungrier than when they started and had higher levels of hormones that tell the body to eat more, conserve energy and store away fuel as fat. |  | Cancer patients require extra workplace support Lisa Tighe was sitting in her law firm office when her doctor called with test results. Before absorbing the news that she had breast cancer, she marched over to her supervisor's office and told him the news. |   | 'You're never too young' for breast cancer Because medical protocol doesn't require regular screenings of young women for breast cancer, delays in diagnosing can be a problem. Some medical providers may brush away patients' concerns about breast cancer because of their youth. |  | GPS shoes for Alzheimer's patients will be on sale soon The shoes are expected to help families and care providers locate seniors with dementia who wander off. Currently, many seniors who suffer from dementia wear bracelets and other such devices outfitted with GPS but they often reject them. |  | Mom insists son should get STD vaccine More than 30 strains of HPV affect more than 75 percent of the population over a lifetime, though most will show no ill effects from it. Transmitted by genital contact, the vast majority of the 6 million new cases diagnosed each year occur in 15- to 24-year-olds. |  | 'Cyberchondria' gives doctors a pain A woman called her doctor to say she had been online and determined she had appendicitis. Knowing the woman wouldn't be talking calmly if she were truly in the throes of the condition, Brown set up an appointment for the next day. It turns out the woman had a groin injury. | |  | |
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