(HealthDay News) -- Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when inflammation affects tissue and a nerve that runs from the forearm to the fingers through a tunnel-like formation of bones in the wrist.

(HealthDay News) -- Constipation can mean passing fewer-than-normal stools during a week, or passing stools that are dry and hard, or difficult to pass.

TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- When taken as a supplement, unroasted -- or green -- coffee-bean extract can help people shed pounds, according to a small preliminary study.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Early, 24-week treatment for people newly infected with HIV can delay the need at a later date to start long-term treatment, according to a new study.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Antipsychotic drugs can raise the risk of heart attack in older patients with dementia, a new study suggests.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Extended treatment with the cancer drug Gleevec leads to improved survival rates in patients who have had surgery to remove a gastrointestinal stromal tumor and have a high risk of cancer recurrence, a new study says.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- A drink or two per day may help lower a man's odds of death in the two decades following a heart attack, a new study suggests.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Tourists over age 65 who visit malaria-infested regions are nearly 10 times more likely to die from the disease than those ages 18 to 35, a new study says.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma may be triggered by the immune system turning on itself, according to a new study that also identified the mechanism that causes this to happen.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity rate among Mexican-American adults aged 20 to 74 increased from about 21 percent to nearly 35 percent between 1982 and 2006, a new federal report reveals.

TUESDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that women diagnosed with pre-cancerous cervical conditions after they get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can still benefit from the shot because it cuts their risk of future HPV-related cervical disease.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- There is no evidence that pay-for-performance programs in U.S. hospitals improve patient survival, a new study says.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis who stop taking their cholesterol-lowering drugs may raise their risk of dying, a new study finds.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss and regular exercise help prevent disability in obese people with type 2 diabetes, according to new research.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Just one alcoholic drink a day can boost a woman's risk of breast cancer by about 5 percent, according to a new review of existing research.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- On the last of three days of legal arguments over the nation's controversial 2010 law that reformed health care, Supreme Court justices debated Wednesday whether a key provision of the legislation could be ruled unconstitutional without invalidating the entire law.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Striking down the so-called "individual mandate," the most controversial provision of the Affordable Care Act, should the Supreme Court do so, wouldn't deliver a death blow to the health-reform package. But, it would alter projected costs and consumer participation, health policy experts said.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of treatment may be on the horizon for people with moderate to severe cases of the chronic skin condition known as psoriasis.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Deaths from cancer in the United States continue to decline, health officials report.

WEDNESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- In a follow-up to a warning that high doses of the popular antidepressant Celexa can cause potentially fatal abnormal heart rhythms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new dosing and use recommendations.