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1 Swine Flu Shot Enough for Older Kids

2 Years of Hormone Use May Be 'Safe'

2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective

2 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's

2 Genes Implicated in Autism

2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use

2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers

2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening

2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing

25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV

3 NFL Stars to Donate Brain Tissue for Trauma Research

3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers

3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes

3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo

9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's

9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk

A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk

A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy

A Drug to Cure Spinal Cord Injuries?

A Fat That May Keep You Thin

A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day

A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin

A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors

A Robot That Reads Your Mind?

Abnormal Protein May Signal Pancreatic Cancer

Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk

Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk

Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells

Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects

Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments

Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls

Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats

Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse

ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk

Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await

After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems

Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer

Aging Brain May Contribute to Some Hearing Loss

AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer

AIDS-like Illness Found in African Chimps

Ailment Linked to Pigs May Reveal Keys to Other Disorders

Alcohol Abuse Can Damage Bones

Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk

Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85

ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment

Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury

Alzheimer's Drug Shows Early Promise

Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems

Alzheimer's Plaques More Complex Than Thought

Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression

Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks

Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges

American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines

America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors

An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment

Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors

Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients

Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk

Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA

Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots

Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients

Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients

Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer

Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found

Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD

Antioxidants Pose No Melanoma Threat

Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits

Apes Love a Good Laugh, Too

Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting

Are Candles Making You Sick?

Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?

Artery Plaque Rupture Can Occur Without Symptoms

Artificial Light Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise

Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke

Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer

Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women

Asthma's Course Differs by Gender

Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact

Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System

Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis

Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking

B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases

Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases

Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk

Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women

Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know

Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories

Better Pap Smear Follow-Up Needed Among Lower-Income Women

Biological Product Shows Promise Against Gum Disease

Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures

Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy

Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression

Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer

Biomarkers May Help Measure Rate of Decline in Dementia

Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer

Birds Don't Miss a Beat

Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?

Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care

Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors

Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps

Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke

Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment

Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk

Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses

Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus

Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers

Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against MS

Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics

Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke

Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke

Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial

Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some

Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise

Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment

Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots

Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems

Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Blue Dye Halts Worsening Paralysis in Animal Study

Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes

Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet

Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers

Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat

Bones May Suffer From Green Tea Consumption

Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking

Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine

Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk

Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets

Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes

Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness

Brain May Use Its 'Mind's Eye' to Control Chaos

Brain Protein May Have Potential Against Alzheimer's

Brain Protein Tied to Retardation

Brain Rewires Itself After Hand Transplant

Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response

Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier

Brain Scans Show Heightened Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Brain Stem Cells Reverse Myelin Deficiency in Mice

Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes

Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter

Brain's Memory Capacity Much Larger Than Believed

Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes

Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women

Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually

Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study

Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too

Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age

Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look

Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment

Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women

Breast Cancer Unchanged in Black Women, Despite Drop in HRT Use

Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors

Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease

Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort

Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms

Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling

Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier

Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise

Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments

Buyers Spend More With Non-Cash Purchases

Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk

Caffeine Could Stave Off Multiple Sclerosis

Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection

Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect

Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer

Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point

Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments

Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger

Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young

Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll

Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health

Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage

Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation

Cancer Drug May Fight Alzheimer's

Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma

Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients

Cancer Drug Shrinks Benign Tumors That Steal Hearing

Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early

Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species

Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts

Cancer Patients Often Stranded in Health Insurance Nightmares

Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants

Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets

Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab

Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live

Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts

Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends

Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care

Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer

Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer

Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring

Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones

Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients

CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases

Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer

Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors

Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker

Cell Conversion Shows Promise for Diabetes Treatment

Cell Discovery May Bring Science Closer to Diabetes Cure

Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread

Cell Protein Could Help Spur Malignancy

Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine

Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior

Cellular Protein Yields Clues to Diabetes, Alzheimer's

Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA

Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some

Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study

'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier

Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA

Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer

Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits

Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors

Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients

Chemo Plus Palliative Care Reaps Benefits

Chemotherapy Linked to Sleep-Wake Cycle Disruptions

Chemotherapy Superior to New Drug for Early Breast Cancer

Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats

Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers

Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking

Chicken Soup May Lower Blood Pressure

Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk

Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems

Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms

Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble

Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment

Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems

Chimps Show Signs of Culture

Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver

Chinese Work Sees Through Invisibility Quest

Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer

Chromosome Abnormality Tied to Autistic Behavior in Mice

Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks

Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies

Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk

Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers

Clear Skies Have Become Less So Over Time, Data Show

Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties

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Clue to Cause of Epileptic Seizures Discovered

Clues Found to Brain Mechanism Behind Migraines

Cocaine Use in Pregnancy Linked to Impulsivity in Sons

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People

Collagen Samples of Tyrannosaurus Rex Link Dinosaur to Birds

College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes

Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low

Colon Cancer Stopped in Its Tracks in Swiss Study

Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests

Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot

Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing

Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set

Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease

Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely

Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma

Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early

Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer

Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients

Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors

Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life

Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining

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Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer

Common Gene Mutation Lowers Risk for Bipolar Disorder

Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk

Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner

Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk

Complete Horse Genome Sequence Revealed

Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment

Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice

Compound Targets, Destroys Cancer Stem Cells in Mice

Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

Compounds Found to Protect Rabbits From Cerebral Palsy

Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective

Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures

Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research

Consciousness Helps the Mind and Body Work Together

Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia

Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks

Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers

Court Says Vaccine Not the Cause of Autism

'Crime Boss' Gene May Spur Breast Cancer

Crucial Finding Advances Spinal Cord Injury Research

CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis

CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All

Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians

Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk

Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research

Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk

Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow

Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say

Deciphering the Language of Intoxication

Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products

Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development

Deep Sea Microbes Shed Light on Human Biology

DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell

Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation

Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals

Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise

Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries

Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment

Depression May Hasten Cancer Death

Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers

Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy

Diabetes and Depression Go Hand-in-Hand

Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases

Diabetics May Soon Have Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice

Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?

Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks

Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer

Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors

Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes

Discoveries Brighten Search for AIDS Vaccine

Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility

Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency

Discovery May Pave Way to Better Diabetes Care

Discovery Points to Regulation of Calcium Metabolism

Discovery Sheds Light on Huntington's Disease

Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment

Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed

DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer

DNA Find in Oregon Is Oldest Yet Discovered in Americas

DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos

DNA Variations May Alter Risk of Hodgkin's Disease

DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears

Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising

Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes

Dog Ailment, ALS Link Seen

Dogs Get Petty About Treats

Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs

Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research

Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges

Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression

Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk

Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women

Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not

Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Due to Drop in HRT Use

Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors

Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients

Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss

Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth

Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer

Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors

Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo

Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions

Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise

Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease

Drug Holds Promise Against AIDS

Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus

Drug Improves Mobility in Some MS Patients

Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice

Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin

Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's

Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis

Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads

Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas

Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions

Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment

Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy

Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes

Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo

Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer

Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later

Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors

Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events

Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories

Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End

Dying Wishes Followed More Often for Whites

Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information

Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk

Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies

Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps

Early TB Found in 9,000-Year-Old Bones

Early Use of NSAIDs Might Prevent Alzheimer's

'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice

Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity

Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC

Eating Less May Slow Aging Process

Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices

Effort Could Lead to Blood Tests for Heart Problems

Elaborate Network Drives When and Where Proteins Are Made

Electrical Signal in Brain Seems to Warn of 'Mistakes'

'Electronic Nose' Could Spot Kidney Disease

Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk

Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Breast Cancer

Embryonic Heart Shows Strong Capacity to Regenerate

Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits

Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells

Emotions of Music Touch Universal Chord

Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs

Enzyme Beneficial to Alzheimer's Plays Darker Role in Other Dementia

Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes

Erbitux Extends Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes

Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients

Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium

Even Mild Sleep Apnea Hikes Heart Risk

Evolution May Have Made Humans More Cancer Prone

Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk

Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue

Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer

Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study

Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines

Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment

Experimental AIDS Vaccine Delivers Good News

Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise

Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise

Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's

Experimental Drug Fights Bone Marrow Cancers

Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity

Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma

Experimental Drug May Prevent Plaque Buildup

Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis

Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer

Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma

Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test

Experts Optimistic About Melanoma Vaccine

Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI

Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks

Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy

Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death

Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment

Eye Cell Implants Improve Parkinson's Symptoms

Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy

Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant

Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion

Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems

Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters

Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely

Family History Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk

Family History Might Improve Odds Against Colon Cancer

Family History of Melanoma Doubles Parkinson's Risk

Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates

Family Physicians Have Little Input at NIH: Report

Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells

'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese

Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk

Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity

Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger

FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer

FDA Details Access to 'Investigational' Drugs

FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics

FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link

FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine

FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs

FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients

FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals

FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch

FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer

FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues

FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures

Fear Response May Stem From Protein in Brain

'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals

Female Mammals May Select Out Competing Sperm

Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk

Fewer Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects

Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms

Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes

Fighting Cancer With a Pen

Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research

Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors

Fine-Tuning Prosthetic Hands to Restore a Sense of Touch

Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug

Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer

First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells

First-Ever Mapping of Cancer Patient's Genome

Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer

Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's

Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer

Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer

Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function

Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer

Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk

Folic Acid Supplements Raise Prostate Cancer Risk

Folk Medicine Therapy May Prevent Alcoholic Relapse

Food as Medicine?

'Food Clock' May Override Master Sleep Clock in Times of Duress

Food Phosphates Might Spur Lung Cancer

For Dialysis Patients, More Pills = Lower Quality of Life

For Hispanics, a Unique Cancer Profile Emerges

For Kids With Down Syndrome, a 'Ray of Hope'

For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip

For Some Doctors, Empathy Is in Short Supply

Formaldehyde May Endanger Funeral Workers

Fossils Push Back Bipedalism to 6 Million Years Ago

Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk

Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer

Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report

Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses

'Fresh' Transfusions Improve Odds for Cancer Patients After Surgery

Fruits, Vegetables, Teas May Cut Smokers' Cancer Risk

Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit

Full-Body Scans May Help the Highly Cancer-Prone

Gains Against Heart Failure Reported

Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure

Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not

Gator Blood May Be New Source of Antibiotics

Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy

Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found

Gene Behind Rare Eye Disease in Dachshunds Discovered

Gene Boosts Drinkers' Colon Cancer Risk

Gene Boosts Resistance to Chemo Drug

Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness

Gene Connections Key to Brain Tumor Growth

Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer

Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy

Gene Discovery May Advance Head and Neck Cancer Therapy

Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance

Gene 'Fix' in Egg Prevents Inherited Diseases in Monkeys

Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers

Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy

Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration

Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure Discovered

Gene Linked to Inherited Kidney Disease Found

Gene Mutation Could Be Key to Rare Blood Vessel Disease

Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks

Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug

Gene Mutation in Dalmatians Sheds Light on Kidney Stones in Humans

Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder

Gene Mutation May Speed Learning

Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation

Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease

Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis

Gene Profiles Might Help Guide Lung Cancer Care

Gene Screen Could Help Spot Melanoma

Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found

Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer

Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets

Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return

Gene Test Could Predict Thyroid Cancer Risk

Gene Test May Help Predict Colon Cancer's Return

Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma

Gene Therapy Brings New Muscle to Monkeys

Gene Therapy Helps Dogs Stricken With Cancer

Gene Therapy Holds Promise for HIV

Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease

Gene Therapy Shows Promise Against Chronic Pain

Gene Tied to Common Childhood Language Disorder

Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation

Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young

Gene Variant May Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease

Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's

Gene Variant Raises Risk for Brain Cancer at Young Age

Gene Variant Tied to Smokers' Risk of Lung Cancer

Gene Variation Linked to Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer

Genes Help Cancer-Linked Viruses Elude Immune System

Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified

Genes Linked to Osteoporosis Identified

Genes Linked to Spread of Breast Cancer

Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease

Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome

Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids

Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races

Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread

Genes Seem to Affect Tissues Differently

Genes That Control Body's Salt Levels Are Identified

Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment

Genetic Changes May Dictate Course of Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies

Genetic Discovery May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment

Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement

Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen

Genetic Markers May Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence

Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Brain Cancer

Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers

Genetic Research Offers Insights Into Form of Malaria

Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

Genetic Trait Could Predict Lung Cancer

Genetic Trait Linked to Alcoholism

Genetically Engineered Mice Regenerate Beta Cells

Genetics, Environment Shape Sexual Behavior

Gene-Transfer Proves Safe for Vision Problem

Genome of Leukemia Patient Reveals Common Mutations

Genome Study Points to New Culprit for Schizophrenia

Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool

Germicide Might Guard Against HIV Infection

Germs Mingle Most on Palms, Feet, Forearms

Get Ready for Gruesome Cigarette Warnings

Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo

Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice

Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms

Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission

Glowing Substance Lights Up Cancer in Mice

Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer

Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Grab a Tool and Change Your Brain

Grape Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab

Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit

Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind

Green Tea Component May Slow Prostate Cancer

Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer

Green-Glowing Gene Heralds a Better Research Monkey

Grilled Meats Not Tied to Breast Cancer in Older Women

Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals

Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer's

Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure

Gum Disease May Increase Head and Neck Cancer Risk

Gum Disease Might Boost Cancer Risk

Gum Disease, HPV a Double Whammy

Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat

Gut Hormone Could be Key to Blood Sugar

H - Clinical Trials Update: April 6, 2009

Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost

Hangovers May Be Tougher for Migraine Sufferers

Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified

Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog

Harmless Virus May Be Deadly to Breast Cancer

Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag

Head, Neck Cancer Treatment Often Not Completed

Head-First Slide a Heads-Up Play

Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans

Health Secrets of Red Wine Uncovered

Health Tip: Caring for Mouth Sores From Cancer Treatment

Health Tip: Feel Better by Looking Good

Health Tip: Get Screened for Cancer

Health Tip: Getting Cancer Support

Health Tip: Getting Ready for Cancer Treatment

Health Tip: Joining a Cancer Support Group

Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

Health Tip: Screening for Cancer

Health Tip: Taking a Mental Status Test

Health Tip: Talking to Loved Ones With Cancer

Health Tip: When a Loved One Has Cancer

Health Tip: Your Diet After Cancer Treatment

Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer

'Healthy Fat' Chemical Aids Body's Metabolism

Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab

Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter

Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant

Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment

Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem

Heart's Stem Cells Not Created Equally

Heat Therapy May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer

Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Height May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Suggests

Hepatitis B Vaccination Protects Against Liver Cancer

Herbal Remedy Could Halt Peanut Allergy

High Insulin May Boost Odds of Breast Cancer

High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods

High Sodium Levels Don't Raise Blood Pressure

High-Dose Chemo Fails Against Small Cell Lung Cancers

Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients

Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks

High-Risk Blacks Less Likely to Get Colonoscopies

High-Tech Imaging No Better for Diagnosing Head/Neck Cancers

Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo

HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin

HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell

HIV Patients More Prone to 7 Kinds of Cancer

'Hobbits' Were a Distinct Species, Study Concludes

Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems

Hodgkin's Survivors Prone to Breast Cancer Later

Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors

Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found

Hopes Dashed for Thalidomide as Lung Cancer Treatment

Hopes for AIDS Vaccine Still Alive Despite Setbacks

Hormone Combo May Provide Reversible Male Birth Control Tool

Hormone Drug May Help Drinkers Stay Sober

Hormone Might Help Restore Female Fertility

Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP

Hormone Rx May Protect Women With Breast Cancer Gene

Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk

Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely

Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients

Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause

Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer

Hospital Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes

Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients

Household Chemicals May Affect Cholesterol Levels

HPV Vaccine No More Painful Than Other Shots

HPV Data May Aid Vaccine's Effectiveness

HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes

HRT Dosing May Determine Risks, Benefits

HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women

HRT Raises Recurrence Risk Among Breast Cancer Survivors

HRT Users Who Get Breast Cancer Less Likely to Die

Human Body May Make Its Own 'Aspirin'

Human Brain Works Between Order and Chaos

Human Heart Can Make New Cells

Human Stem Cell Transplant Helps Brain-Impaired Mice

Hydrogen Sulfide Key Player in Blood Pressure Regulation

Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors

Hysterectomies Could Be Source of Stem Cells

'Iceman' Mummy Has No Modern Kin

Identical Genes From Parents May Raise Cancer Risk

If You Want Help From a Chimp, You'll Have to Ask

Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes

Imaging IDs Brain Neurons With Preference for Real Words

Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery

Immune Cells Shrink Tumors in Mice

Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection

Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments

Immune System Biomarkers May Predict Early Lung Cancer

Immune System Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Staph Infections

Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival

Immune System Works Better at Night

Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers

Immune Therapy May Aid Kids With Neuroblastoma

Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise

Immune-Boosting Lung Cancer Therapy Shows Promise

Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought

Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas

Improved Fungicides May Be Easier on Environment

In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission

In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy

Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise

Increase in Thyroid Cancer Puzzles Experts

Individual Genome Changes Over a Lifetime

Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea

Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk

Inflammation, Coagulation Tied to Non-AIDS Deaths in HIV Cases

Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients

Inhibiting Protein May Keep Cancer Cells From Refueling

Initiative Links Celebrities to Cancer Research

Injectable Antibiotic Protects Against Lyme Disease in Mice

Insights Give New Hope Against Cystic Fibrosis

Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's

Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease

Insulin-Linked Genes Tied to Body's Internal Clock

Intense Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay

Intense Heat May Boost Tomato Antioxidant

Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked

International Consortium Will Hunt Down Genetics of Cancer

Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function

Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response

Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease

Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass

Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots

Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer

Is Smoking Tougher on Women?

Japanese Researchers Develop New Smallpox Vaccine

Job Loss Has Long-Term Impact on Social Lives

Job, Education May Buffer Against Dementia

Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health

Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake

Key Protein Might Shield Brain Cells

Key to Lyme Disease Virulence Discovered

Key Vioxx Research Was Written by Merck, Documents Allege

Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival

Kidney Cancers More Likely to Be Diagnosed Early

Kids Given Photos of Sunburn Damage Covered Up Better

Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain

'Lab on a Chip' Might Speed Breast Cancer Monitoring

Lab Study Finds Protein That May Inhibit Cancer Spread

Lab Study Makes Strides in Mending Hearts

Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice

Lab Test Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in ICU Patients

Lack of Two Related Genes Disrupts Sleep Cycle

Lance Armstrong's New Challenge Could Be His Greatest

Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications

Larger Skin Lesions More Likely to Be Melanoma

Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers

Last of Woolly Mammoths Had North American Roots

Latest Breast Imaging Techniques Offer New Views

Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

Laughter Can Boost Heart Health

Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don't Work

LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics

Less Money Means More Hurting

Less Sensitivity to Hormone May Play Role in Autism

Leukemia Cells May Hide in Fat Tissue

Leukemia Drug in High Dose Helps Survival

Leukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer Patients

Levels of Circulating Tumor Cells Could Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome

Lifestyle Changes Affect Cancer Genes

Lifestyle Changes Boost Enzyme Regulating Cell Aging

Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years

Limb-Sparing Surgery May Offer Little Benefit to Cancer Patients

Link Between Vaccine and MS Unproven

Lip Balms and Glosses May Boost Skin Cancer Risks

Liver Cancer Patients May Get Hope

Liver Cells Made to Order

Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk

Living in U.S. May Raise Hispanics' Cancer Risk

Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook

Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria

Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions

Loud Music in Bars Hastens Drinking

Low Cholesterol May Help Prevent Cancer

Low Iron Levels Cut Cancer Risk in Men With PAD

Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival

Low Vitamin D Levels May Initiate Cancer Development

Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard Times

Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer

Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study

Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease

Lung Cancer: Still the Biggest Cancer Killer, by Far

Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events

Magnetic Pulses to Brain Improve Lazy Eye in Adults

Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise

Malaria Vaccine Effective in Latest Trials

Male Infertility Treatment Boosts Sperm Count

'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some With Prostate Cancer

Mammograms Remain Best Way to Spot Breast Cancer

Mammograms Still a Good Idea for Elderly Women

Mammography: What to Do Now?

Manipulating Key Protein May Prevent Eczema

Many Black Women Refuse Breast Cancer Treatments

Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine

Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study

Many Childhood Cancer Survivors Never Marry

Many Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Checking for Second Malignancies

Many Clinical Trials Moving Overseas

Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble

Many Opt for Surgery to Lower Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk

Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines

Many Teens Circumvent Tanning Bed Laws

Many Texas Docs Not Pushing HPV Vaccine for Girls

Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished

Mapping the Link Between Alcohol, Cancer

Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer

Marital Distress May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery

Marital Separation May Hurt Cancer Survival

Massage Therapy Helps Those With Advanced Cancer

Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients

Mathematical Model Helps Predict Cancer Tumor Size

Mature Mouse Cells Reprogrammed to Stem Cell-Like State

Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children

Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Used Legs and Arms Like Birds

Medicare Costs Soar for Cancer Care

Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar

Medication May Improve Scar Healing

Medications That Lower Breast Cancer Risk Carry Other Dangers

Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV

Meditation May Reduce Stress in Breast Cancer Patients

Mediterranean Diet Aids the Aging Brain: Study

Mediterranean Diet Enriched With Nuts Cuts Heart Risks

'Mediterranean'-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control

Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival

Melanoma Rates Soar Among Younger Women

Melanomas on Scalp and Neck More Deadly

Memory Formation Different in Those With Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders

Memory Lapses Come When 2 Parts of Brain Compete

Men Often Not Told of Severity of Wife's Cancer

Men With BRCA Gene Mutations Unaware of Cancer Risks

Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely

Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75%

Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells

Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks

Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin

Micro Molecules May Be Cancer Biomarker

'Micro' Spreading of Breast Cancer Needs Treating, Study Urges

'Micromagnets' May One Day Enhance MRI Technology

Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease

Minorities Distrust Medical System More

Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases

Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound

Molecule Disrupts DNA Sequence in Ewing's Sarcoma

Molecule Helps Leukemia Cells Hide From Immune System

Molecule Keeps Bacteria Like Salmonella in Check

Molecule Uses Cellular Recycling to Treat Kidney Cancer

Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli

Mom's Cells Prime Fetal Immune System

Money, Praise Similarly Activate Brain's Reward Center

Monthly Pet Pill Could Kill Fleas, Ticks

Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD

More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings

More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers

More Cancer Tests Mean More False-Positive Results

More Doctors Need to Learn to Spot Skin Cancers

More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life

More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer

More Mammograms May Mean More 'Harmless' Cancers

More Women Having Other Breast Removed

Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients

Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears Unfounded

Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies

Most Devout Most Likely to Fight Death to the End

Most Off-Label Cancer Drug Use for Palliative Care

Most Young, Black Females Are Not Getting HPV Vaccine

Motivation May Be at Root of ADHD

Mouse Model to Aid Sinusitis Research

Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells

Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow

Mouse Study Suggests ADHD Drug Might Be Addictive

Mouth Swab May One Day Diagnose Lung Cancer

MRI Can Be Predictor of Post-Treatment Prostate Cancer Spread

MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome

Multiple Myeloma Genome Unlocked

Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection

Music as Medicine

Music Therapy Improves Well-Being of Very Ill Patients

Musicians' Brains Tuned to Emotions in Sound

Mussel-Based Glue May Make Surgery Safer

Mutant Mouse Gene Offers Clues to Hearing Loss

Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading

Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly

'Nanotechnology' May Simplify Antibiotic Treatment

National Children's Study Begins Recruiting

Negative Cancer Messages Backfire With Blacks

New Advances Could Battle Cancer Cell by Cell

New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon

New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes

New Antibiotics May Target Cancer-Causing Proteins

New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients

New Approach Keeps Tumor Cells From Refueling

New Cancer Patients Retain Little Medical Information

New Chemo Regimen May Benefit Ovarian Cancer Patients

New Chemotherapy Combo Holds Promise for Lung Cancer

New Class of Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's

New Class of Drugs Might Cause Congenital Heart Defects

New Classification Proposed for Stomach Cancers

New Clues to How Cancer Spreads

New Compound May Fight HIV

New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots

New Compound Shrinks Skin Cancers

New Compound Slows HIV Replication

New Criteria Could Expand Number of Liver Transplant Candidates

New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial

New DNA Stool Testing Spots More Colon Cancers

New Drug Being Tested for Pancreatic Cancer

New Drug Could Work Against Leukemia

New Drug Duo Helps Cut Colon Cancer Risk

New Drug Fights Cancer in Dogs

New Drug for Brain Cancer Too Dangerous for Pediatric Patients

New Drug Helps Relieve Gout

New Drug May Work Better Against Chemo Side Effects

New Drug Protects Against Radiation Damage

New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis

New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer

New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia

New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster

New Evidence Supports HPV Vaccine

New Gene May Signal Aggressive Breast Cancer

New Genetic Analysis Might Boost Breast Cancer Care

New Genetic Links to Baldness Discovered

New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75

New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy

New Hope Against the Cold Sore Virus

New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers

New Hope for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

New HPV Vaccine Promising in Mice

New Imaging Technique Could Spot Early Cancers

New Migraine Drug Shows Promise

New Migraine Drug Shows Promise

New Model Allows Testing of Hepatitis C Treatments

New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes

New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers

New MRI Technology Expands Its Power

New MS Therapies Show Promise

New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer

New Parkinson's Drug Draws Mixed Reviews

New Parkinson's Treatment Shows Promise in Animals

New Pathways Studied to Repair Nerves

New PET Scanner Could Improve Diagnosis

New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver

New Prostate Cancer Drug May Hold Promise

New Prostates Grown From Single Stem Cell

New Research Sheds Light on Breast Cancer Prognosis

New Robotic Arm Has Softer Surgical Touch

New Scan 'Sees' Tumors Deep Inside Body

New 'Skin' From Stem Cells

New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found

New Statistical Model Could Cut Needless Breast Biopsies

New Strategy Eyed for AIDS Treatment

New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective

New Target Eyed for Colon Cancer Drugs

New Targets Found That Stop Tumor Growth

New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Trial

New Technique Activates Brain Neurons to Move Paralyzed Limb

New Technique Harvests Stem Cells at Earlier Stage

New Technique May Improve Early Cervical Cancer Treatment

New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions

New Technology May Boost Artificial Arms

New Technology Shows Human Genome in 3-D

New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis

New Test Detects Rare Leukemia More Quickly

New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease

New Test IDs Cancer Cells in Tumors

New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients

New Test May Mean Faster Breast Cancer Treatment

New Test Seems to Spot Deadly Heart Condition

New Tests Spot Tough-to-Detect Cancers Sooner

New Therapy Could Transform Arthritis Treatment

New Therapy Kills Human Leukemia Cells in Mice

New Therapy Spares Organ in Early Esophageal Cancer

New Treatment May Beat Melanoma

New Treatment Shows Promise for Excessive Drinking

New Treatments for Alzheimer's on the Horizon

New Treatments Hold Hope for Failing Eyes

New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered

New Vaccine May Help Type 1 Diabetics in Future

New Weapons in Fight Against TB?

Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics

Nicotine May Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

Nicotine Receptors Could Be Lung Cancer Treatment Target

No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and Cancer

No Evidence Breast Self-Exams Cut Cancer Deaths

No Firm Evidence Green Tea Helps Prevent Cancer

No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage

No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin

No Verdict Yet on Grape Seed Extract vs. Breast Cancer

Non-AIDS Cancer Risk Higher for Those With HIV

Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients

Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Ups Risk for Other Cancers

Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers

Normal Cells May Predict Cancer Virulence

Not All Colon Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy: Study

Novel Treatments Ease Migraine Pain

NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Obama Lifts Ban on Stem Cell Research

Obama to End Stem Cell Ban Monday

Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer

Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk

Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer

Obesity Linked to Poor Prognosis for Some Breast Cancer Patients

Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.

Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report

Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes

Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival

Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans

Obesity-Related Hormone Tied to Psoriasis

Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission

Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer

Older Patients With Cancer at Heightened Suicide Risk

Oldest Skeleton in Human Family Tree Surprises Scientists

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Guard Against Advanced Prostate Cancer

Omega-3 Foods May Lower Eye Disease Risk

One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Offers Protection: Studies

One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women

One Gene May Be Key to Myeloma

One in Three Cancer Survivors on Unemployment Line

One Shot May Someday Replace Six for Rabies

One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke

Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy

Onsolis Approved for Severe Cancer Pain

Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival

Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases

Oral Yogurt 'Vaccine' Could Blunt Ouch Factor

Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells

Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors

Outcomes Improve for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients

Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries

Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams

Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer

Ovary Removal May Play a Role in Lung Cancer

Overall Health of U.S. Children a Mixed Bag

Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer

Pain Level May Predict Survival in Certain Cancer Patients

Pain More a Cause of Arthritis Than a Symptom

Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage

Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Found

Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells

Pancreatic Drug Trial Halted on Promising Results

Panel Finds Evidence Murky on Full-Body Skin Exams

Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Parental Distrust May Explain Lack of Black Children in Clinical Trials

Parkinson's Drug May Fight Cancer

Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances

Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts

Patient Navigators Boost Colon Screens in Urban Minorities

Patient-Controlled Health Records Could Change Future of Research

Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes

Patients Benefit From End-of-Life Discussions With a Doctor

Patients' Bill of Rights Too Tough to Read

Patients Do Better at Hospitals With Clinical Trials

Pausing Hormone Therapy Doesn't Cut Mammogram Recalls

People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma

People With MS May Have Lower Cancer Risk

Pesticides Linked to Blood Disorder

PET Scans May Help Detect Alzheimer's Brain Plaques

Pharoah's Wine Jar Yields Medicinal Secrets

'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development

Phenols in Quality Olive Oil Suppress Breast Cancer Gene

Pill Reduces Relapses in MS Patients

Pilots May Face Greater Cancer Risk

Placebo Acupuncture Tied to Higher IVF Pregnancies

Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function

Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity

Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk

Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs

Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis

Possession Is Nine-Tenths the Perceived Value

Possible Viral Links to Lung Cancer Risk Uncovered

Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues

Post-Op Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in Stomach Cancers

Potential Pieces of Autism Puzzle Revealed

Poverty May Aggravate Asthma

Poverty Raises Mortality Risk With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Preeclampsia May Stem From Malformed Proteins

Preeclampsia Might Protect Against Testicular Cancer

Preemies' Low Blood Pressure Linked to SIDS

Pregnancy May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival

Primary Insomnia Tied to Brain Neurochemical Imbalance

Primary Tumors Fuel Growth of Cancer Cells

Prior Cervical Dysplasia May Boost Cancer's Return

Pro Baseball Helps Keep Skin Cancer From Scoring

Progress Made Toward Vaccine for Urinary Infections

Progress Reported Against Gene Involved in Hepatitis C

Promise of Cash Prompts Smokers to Quit

Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial

Promising Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought

Prostate Cancer Over-Diagnosed: Study

Prostate Cancer Stimulates Nerve Growth

Prostate Cancer Vaccine Looks Promising in Early Trial

Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk

Prosthetic Ears Boost Hearing After Injury

Protein Branded As Culprit in Mad Cow Disease

Protein From Yellow Peas May Lower Blood Pressure

Protein Gives Doctors New Tool to Detect Melanoma

Protein Helps ID Thyroid Cancer Nodules

Protein in Spinal Fluid May Contribute to MS: Study

Protein Key to Brain Rewiring

Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma

Protein May Trigger Colon Cancer

Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine

Protein Might One Day Prevent Blindness

Protein Thought to Promote Cancer Does Opposite

Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's

Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young

PSA 'Nanotest' May Spot Prostate Cancer's Return After Surgery

PSA Test Losing Diagnostic Value, Study Says

PSA Testing: What Should Men Do?

Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes

Pumpkin May Fight Yeast Infections

Purple Tomato Extended Lives of Cancer-Prone Mice

Race May Not Be Key in Cancer Disparities

Race Not a Factor if Breast Cancer Chemo Succeeds

Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care

Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes

Radiation for Prostate Cancer Raises Risk of Other Cancers

Radiation From Medical Scans Soaring

Radiation May Raise Stroke Risk After Hodgkin's

Radiation Plus Chemo a Good Option in Lung Cancer

Radiation Treatments Made Safer for Cancer Patients

Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer

Radioimmunotherapy After Chemo Safe for Common Lymphoma

Radiosurgery Proves Viable for Some Pancreatic Cancers

Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling

Rare Cells Linked to Pediatric Cancers

Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected

Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation

Red Wine Compound May Slow Drinking-Linked Liver Condition

Reminders Boost Mammography Appointments

Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations

Repeat Colonoscopies Underused in High-Risk Patients

Replacement Bladder Grown From Body's Own Cells

Report Claims Clinical Trials Miss Many Populations

Reprogrammed Cells Reduce Parkinson's Symptoms

Research Explains Benefit of 'Mini Heart Attack'

Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes

Research Reveals How Down Syndrome Shields Against Cancer

Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work

Research Seeks Cause of Preeclampsia

Research Takes Aim at Pancreatic Cancer

Research Uncovers Clues to Lymphoma

Research Unveils Earliest Cell Changes in Down Syndrome

Researcher Finds Most Will Inflict Pain on Others If Prodded

Researchers Create Embryonic-Like Stem Cells From Human Testes

Researchers Create Molecular Manual

Researchers Create Protective Sac for Growing Stem Cells

Researchers Develop Pig Model for Cystic Fibrosis

Researchers Develop Quick Way to Create Human Antibodies

Researchers Develop Stem Line With Sickle Cell Mutation

Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk

Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer

Researchers Find More Genes Linked to Lung Cancer

Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice

Researchers Gain Insights Into 'On-Off' Switch for Cells

Researchers Hunt Normal Cells That Give Rise to Cancer

Researchers ID Biomarker for Fatal Prostate Cancer

Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer

Researchers ID Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells

Researchers ID Ovarian Cancer Biomarker

Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process

Researchers ID Traits of Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Researchers Perfect the View of Heart Disease

Researchers Propose Improved Cervical Cancer Screening

Researchers Publish Genome Sequence for Duck-Billed Platypus

Researchers Report Stem Cell Advance

Researchers Spot Genes Linked to Testicular Cancer

Researchers Successfully Test Ebola Vaccines

Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone'

Researchers Test Lithium as Radiation Protector

Researchers Test New Source for Blood Platelets

Researchers Update Risk-of-Death Charts

Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers

Rethinking Prostate Cancer in Older Men

Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness

Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Promote Cancer

Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger

Risks Remain for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Robot Playmates Help Autistic Kids With Social Skills

Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients

Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue

Rooks Show Intelligence in Catching the Worm

Routine Testing Would Improve Herceptin Use in Breast Cancer

Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings

Saliva May Help Spot Oral Cancer Early

Saliva Proteins May Help Spot Oral Cancer

Saliva Test Could Indicate Autism

Saliva Test Could Monitor Type 2 Diabetes

Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine

'Scaffold' Could One Day Repair Damaged Hearts

Scams and Shams That Prey on Cancer Patients

Scan Detects Oxygen Levels in Tumors

Scans Show Sound-Processing Deficits in Autistic Kids

Schizophrenia Linked to Higher Risk of Dying From Cancer

Schizophrenia Tied to Multiple Genetic Errors

Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors

Science Makes Inroads Against Prostate, Other Cancers

Science May Banish Bad Hair Days

Science Zeroes In on New Alzheimer's Drug Target

Scientists Block Prostate Cancer Cells' Spread

Scientists Break Into HIV 'Hideout'

Scientists Capture HIV Transfer Among T-Cells on Video

Scientists Come Closer to Unlocking Secrets of Common Cold

Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity

Scientists Create New Means to Study Disease Origins

Scientists Decode HIV Genome

Scientists Discover Gene Key to Human Speech

Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage

Scientists Discover How Stomach Tumors Form

Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease

Scientists Find New Key to Lupus

Scientists Find Way to Dim Cancer Switch

Scientists Find Way to Make 'Good' Brown Fat

Scientists Find Way to Stop Epilepsy in Mice

Scientists Grow New Penile Tissue in the Lab

Scientists Heartened at Prospect of End to Stem Cell Ban

Scientists Hot on Trail of New Antibiotics

Scientists ID 3 New Candidate Genes for Schizophrenia

Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Scientists ID Compounds That Prevent Brain Nerve Damage

Scientists ID Enzyme Causing Brain Cell Death

Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide

Scientists ID Gene Pathway Triggering Melanoma Spread

Scientists ID Gene Regulating Blood Glucose Levels

Scientists ID 'Jekyll-Hyde' Protein in Lou Gehrig's Disease

Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer

Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease

Scientists ID New Genetic Markers for Bowel Disease

Scientists ID New Proteins in Programmed Cell Death

Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work

Scientists ID Protein Aiding Breast Cancer Spread

Scientists ID Uterine Muscle Switch for Contractions

Scientists ID Virus That Infects Cancer Cells

Scientists Identify More Breast Cancer Genes

Scientists Learn How Cancer Drugs Cause Hypertension

Scientists Make Clones of Mice Dead 16 Years

Scientists Make Sweet Monkey Music

Scientists May Have New Way to Fight the Flu

Scientists May Isolate Stem Cells From Rats, Other Mammals

Scientists May Know How Lung Cancer Spreads

Scientists Provide First Map of Complete Human Epigenome

Scientists Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice

Scientists Spot Biochemical Sign of Depression

Scientists Spot Clue to Cancer's Aggressiveness

Scientists Spot How Sugar 'Feeds' Tumors

Scientists Spot Key to Breast Cancer Spread

Scientists Spot New Twist in HIV Infection

Scientists Spot Possible Treatment for Rett Syndrome

Scientists Test New Way to Get Drugs to Cancer Cells

Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein

Scientists Turn Off 'Obesity Switch' in Mice

Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Motor Neurons in ALS Patients

Scientists Uncover New Weapon Against Huntington's

Scientists Use Non-Embryonic Stem Cells to Create Healthy Mice

Scratched Surfaces May Trap Bacteria During Food Processing

Screening for Colorectal Cancer Saves Lives

Sea Buckthorn Leaves May Hold Benefit for the Liver

Sea Worm Inspires Novel Bone Glue

Seasonal Flu Outbreaks Start in Asia: Study

Seasons Arriving 2 Days Earlier, Study Says

Secret to Treating Tinnitus in Vets May Be Unlocked in Zebrafish

Secrets of Telomerase Revealed

Seizures Likely Sign of Brain Injury After Stroke

Selenium, Vitamins E and C Won't Prevent Prostate Cancer

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Dies at 77

Sen. Kennedy Up and Walking After Brain Tumor Surgery

Sen. Kennedy's Brain Tumor Surgery Called a 'Success'

Sense of Adventure Rests in Primitive Brain Region

Sensor Detects Levels of Brain Chemicals

Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety

Serotonin Transporter Levels May Explain Winter Blues

Sex With a Partner Makes Evolutionary Sense: Study

Sharing Cancer Info May Be Empowering

Shorter, More Intense Radiation OK for Some Breast Cancers

Shorter-Course Radiation for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective

Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure May Damage DNA

Signaling Protein Could Be Target for Leukemia Chemo

Signs of Leukemia Show Up Years Before Diagnosis

Silicone Breast Implants Might Raise Risk of Rare Lymphoma

Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers

Single Cell May Produce Multiple Lung Cancer Tumors

Single Men Less Likely to Get Prostate Screens

Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle

Skip the Burgers and Throw Some Veggies on the Grill

Sleep Deprivation Might Lead to Alzheimer's

Sleep May Be Cause, Not Consequence, of Cancer Issues

Sleep Therapy Restores Brain Function in Insomniacs

Slow-Healing Bones May Get Boost From Drug

Small Molecule Might Play Big Part in Lung Cancer

Small Victories in the War Against Ovarian Cancer

Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold

Smokeout '08: The Perfect Time to Quit

Smokers' Cars Loaded With Nicotine

Smokers With Colon Cancer Face High Recurrence Risk

Smoking Packs a Tougher Wallop for Women

Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk

Smoking, Drinking Raise Risks of Esophagus, Stomach Cancer

Social Isolation Adversely Affects Breast Cancer

Social Status Plays Role in Brain's Control of Health

Social, Health Care Factors Drive Colon Screen Disparities

Some Breast Cancers May Regress on Their Own

Some Cancer Trials Overstate Findings, Analysis Claims

Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk

Some Parts of Human Genome Get Lost

Soothing Songs Please the Heart

Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease

Sounds May Help Solidify Memories While Asleep

Soy May Help Shield Asian-American Girls From Breast Cancer

Space Radiation a Risk for Astronauts

Special Immune Cells May Be Key to HIV Resistance

Special Mouth Rinse Spots, Tracks Human Papillomavirus Infection

Special MRI Spots When Brain Tumors Turn Deadly

Specialized Care for Ovarian Cancer Improves Outcomes

Sperm May Play Role in Transmission of HIV

Spinal Cord Stem Cells May Act as Nerve Repair System

Spiritual Outlook Can Affect Mental Health in Breast Cancer

Spleen May Help Heart Recover From Disease

Sponsor Dollars Key to Flu Vaccine Study Publication

St. John's Wort Doesn't Work for ADHD

Star-Shaped Brain Cells Make Scans Possible

Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins

Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins

Statin Use Doesn't Inhibit Lymphoma Drug Therapy

Statins Don't Cut Cancer Risk

Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer

Statins Lower Risk of Clots in Cancer Patients

Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia

Stay Upbeat, Exercise to Help Prevent Cancer in Old Age

Steady Improvements Seen for Young Blood Cancer Patients

Stem Cell Advance May Further Disease Research

Stem Cell Decision Opens New Doors, May Spur More Research

Stem Cell Marker Controls Pair of Key Cancer Pathways

Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for Colon Cancer Vaccine

Stem Cell Study Offers Hope for Targeting Tumors

Stem Cell Transplants Help MS Victims

Stem Cells Being Tested to Fight Pancreatic Cancer

Stem Cells Ease Stroke-Like Brain Damage in Mice

Stem Cells Grow Heart Tissue in Lab

Stem Cells Hold Promise for Muscular Dystrophy

Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants

Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Stem Cells Repair Damaged Corneas in Mice

Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance

Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use

Steps Start to Add Up to a Math Path in the Brain

Still Too Few Women in Cancer Trials

Stomach Bacteria Might Guard Against Certain Throat Cancer

Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy

Stopping Cancer From Rebounding After Treatment

Stop-Smoking Vaccine in the Works

Stored Ovarian Tissue Needs Testing Before Re-Implantation

Stray Breast Cancer Cells Yield to Post-Op Chemo

Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety

Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression

Strides Made in Hemophilia Research

Strides Made in Tonsil Cancer Repair

Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids

Stroke Prevalence Higher, Deadlier Among American Indians

Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score

Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control

Studies Ignite Hope for Long-Acting Allergy Vaccines

Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein

Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles

Studies Show Genetic Activity of Antioxidants

Studies Struggle to Gauge Glucosamine's Worth

Study Details Look at Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes

Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium

Study Cites Gains in Gall Bladder Cancer Treatment

Study Details New Molecular Approach to Preventing Alzheimer's

Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone

Study Finds Less Toxic Treatment for Myeloma

Study Finds Possible Genetic Indicator of Colorectal Cancer

Study IDs Gene for Late-Onset Alzheimer's

Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes

Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets

Study Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer

Study Links Cancerous Tumors With Depression

Study Links Epilepsy to Brain Protein

Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble

Study Links Serum Calcium, Prostate Cancer Death

Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity

Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death

Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims

Study Points to New Treatments for Polycystic Kidney Disease

Study Probes Internet Health-Related Search Patterns

Study Probes Why Smokers Find It Hard to Quit

Study Questions Lymph Node Harvesting in Colorectal Cancer

Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia

Study Recruiting From Alzheimer's-Prone Families

Study Refutes Depression Gene Finding

Study Singles Out Beachgoers' Skin Cancer Risk

Study Spotlights a Natural Infection Fighter

Study Suggests How Cancers Spread to Lungs

Study Suggests Link Between Cell Phones and Brain Tumors

Study Suggests Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer

Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive

Study Upends Comfort-Food Theory

'Suicide' Genes Help Slow Ovarian Tumor Growth in Mice

Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer

Sunken, Unexploded Bombs Pose Cancer Risk

Supervised Exercise May Relieve Fatigue During Chemotherapy

Supplement Hampers Thyroid Cancer Treatment

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Faces Tough Battle Against Pancreatic Cancer

Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes

Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed About Cancer

Survival Rates Improve for Kids With Blood Cancers

Swine Flu May Be Less Dangerous Than Predicted: Study

Swine Flu Tests Could Swamp Diagnostic Labs

Swine Flu Trials Continue to Point to 1-Dose Vaccine

Symptoms Plus Blood Test Boost Ovarian Cancer Detection

Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease

Synthetic Protein Thwarts HIV Infection in Lab

Synthetic Vitamin A-Like Molecule Blocks Early MS

Tailored Treatment Boosts Kidney Cancer Survival

Taking Aim at Relapse of Leukemia in Kids

Talk Therapy Proves Effective for Terminal Cancer Patients

Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study

Tamoxifen May Up Risk of Second, More Aggressive Breast Cancer

Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer

Tapping Into Curry's Health Benefits

Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients

Targeted Treatments Show Mettle Against Advanced Cancers

Targeting Cancer's Own Stem Cells to Fight Recurrence

Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

Tasty Foods Send Signal to Brain to Keep Eating

TB Gene Tweak Could Bring Better Vaccines

T-Cell Duplication Delayed Up to 3 Days After Infection

T-Cell Infusion Therapy Boosts Melanoma Survival

Team Regrows Neurons Controlling Movement in Rats

Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs

Team Sniffs Out Process That Could Make 'Artificial Nose'

Team Tracks Cell That May Repair Skeletal Muscle Damage

Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer

Technique Might Prevent Some Bladder Removals

Technique Preserves Future Fertility in Girls With Cancer

Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells

Technology Takes a Step Toward Treating Paralysis

Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests

Testicular Cancer Survivors Face Other Ills

Testosterone Spray Improves Sexual Satisfaction in Women

Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs

Tests May ID Older Patients at Risk for Post-Op Delirium

Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer

Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma

The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease

Thickness, Location Predict Skin Cancer's Spread

Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas

Thyroid Hormone Could One Day Treat Osteoporosis

Thyroid Problems Boost Glaucoma Risk

'Time Stamp' in Brain Cells Encodes Memories

Time Teaches Brain to Recognize Objects

Timing of Oxygen After a Stroke May Matter

Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes

To Sleep, Perchance to Smell?

Tobacco Use Kills 6 Million People Annually: Report

Tongue-Driven Device Aids Handicapped

Too Few Cancer Survivors Pursue Healthy Lifestyles

Too Few Latinos Get Colorectal Cancer Tests

Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings

Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span

Tools Test Debunks 'Dumb Neanderthals' Theory

Topical Cream for Erectile Dysfunction Shows Promise

Topical Cream Treats Precancerous Lesions of Vulva

Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness

Toxic Sewer Gas Induces Suspended Metabolism in Mice

Tracking Cancer Drug's Effectiveness

Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk

Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer

Treatment May Limit Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Treatment Options Are Many for Prostate Cancer

Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed

Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report

Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection

Trigger for Stem Cell Differentiation Detailed

Tumors Linked to Fetal Stem Cell Transplant

TV Watching Doesn't Fast-Track Baby's Skills

Tweaking Insulin Might Help Fight Aging

Two Drugs Safe for Rare Forms of Kidney Cancer

Two Drugs Show Promise Against Severe Constipation

Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work

Two Genes May Determine How Well MS Patients Do

Two Liver Cancer Treatments Better Than One

Two-Thirds of Hispanic Women Discover Breast Cancer Themselves

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time

U.S. Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex, Region

U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth

U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card

U.S. Health Costs Will Continue to Cause Financial Pain

U.S. Relaxes Opposition to Medical Marijuana

U.S. Reported 25,000 Cases of HPV-Related Cancers Annually

U.S. Stem Cell Research Seems to Focus on Two Lines

U.S. Turns Spotlight on Medicine's Most Puzzling Cases

U.S. Urged to Renew the War on Cancer

Umbilical Cord Blood Injections Aid Aging Brains

Unconscious Learning: In the Eye of the Beholder?

Understanding the Benefits and Risks of Chemotherapy

Under-the-Skin Blood Sugar Monitor Boosts Diabetes Control

Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Said to Cure Sickle Cell

Unraveling the 'Mad Cow' Mystery

Urine Samples Could Reveal Breast Cancer Risk

Urine Test May One Day Predict Prostate Cancer

Vaccine May Boost Survival of Brain Cancer Patients

Vaccine Shields Monkeys From Simian Form of HIV

Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk

Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage

Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted

Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma

Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Vinegar Might Help Keep Off Pounds

Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended

Virtual Colonoscopy Effective for Average Risk People

Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer

Vitamin B No Help for Alzheimer's

Vitamin B12 Key to Aging Brain

Vitamin C Megadoses Hamper Cancer Treatments in Mice

Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment

Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer

Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients

Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival

Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variant Tied to Melanoma

Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients

Vitamin Holds Promise for Alzheimer's Disease

Vitamins Do Older Women Little Good

Vitamins Fail to Prevent Cancer: Study

Waiting Is the Hardest Part in Biopsies

Walking Styles a Quick Cue to Gender

Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say

War Vets With Headaches Could Have Brain Problems

'Watchful Waiting' Safe With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers

Way to Rescue Tired Immune Cells Fighting HIV Found

Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds

Wealthy More Likely to Have Breast Reconstruction

Wearable Kidney May One Day Replace Dialysis

Web Site Helps Cancer Patients With Fertility Preservation

Web Site on Medical Research in Kids Launched

Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics

Weight Boosts Older Women's Breast Cancer Risk

Weight Gain May Not Be Based Just on What You Eat

Well Water Might Raise Bladder Cancer Risk

Western Diet Boosts Global Heart Attack Risk 30%

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When Breast Cancer Recurs, Finding Pre-Symptoms Is Key

Where You Live May Affect Your Cancer Diagnosis

Whites More Likely to Get Rare Bone Cancer

Why Cancer in One Breast May Affect the Other

Why Chimps, Monkeys Don't Develop Alzheimer's

Why Huntington's Shows Up in Midlife

Why Music Triggers a Walk Down Memory Lane

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Wine Color Won't Change Breast Cancer Risk

Wine Compound May Protect Against Radiation Exposure

Wine May Be Protective Against Esophageal Cancer

With Hormone Therapy, Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk

Woman's Abdominal Organs Removed in Unique Cancer Surgery

Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes

Women Get Lung Cancer From Smoking at Same Rates as Men

Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span

Women's Awareness of Cancer Risk Linked to Race, Ethnicity

Working With Robots May Help After a Stroke

Worldwide Vaccine Availability Reaches All-Time High: Report

'Worry' Spot in Brain Found

Wristbands May Lessen Nausea After Radiation

Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer

Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Treatment

Young Hodgkin Survivors Face Later Risk of Second Cancers

Young Women's Breast Tissue Offers Clues to Cancer Risk

Younger Breast Cancer Survivors Risk Disease in Other Breast

Younger Women With Breast Cancer Face Added Peril

Younger Women With Colon Cancer Outlive Men

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