By GINA KOLATA By Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack The New York Times It took only an instant for Gailanne Reeh, 58, to go from the picture of health to death's door. By chance, her doctor noticed a lump under her arm during a routine exam. It turned out to be advanced breast cancer.

By GINA KOLATA By Gina Kolata The New York Times For the first time, leading specialists in prostate cancer say, they have a drug that can significantly cut men's risk of developing the disease, dropping the incidence by 30 percent.

If you're worried about your weight _ and who isn't? _ you may have the feeling lately that science is really jerking you around. Consider recent findings: Rats fed saccharin gain weight faster than rats fed sugar. Some overweight humans live longer than skinny ones.

If you're worried about your weight -- and who isn't? -- you may have the feeling lately that science is really jerking you around. Consider recent findings: Rats fed saccharin gain weight faster than rats fed sugar.

By ROBYN BLUMNER It's time to DIET. Everywhere you look you are being bombarded with that message. Madison Avenue's annual January assignment is to tell you: You're a fat slob.