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Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
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Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
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Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
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Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
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Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
Delivery-Related Infant Deaths Decline in Scotland
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Have Little Effect on Sales: Study
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant
Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Drug Combo May Offer Best Relief for Nerve Pain
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Combo May Relieve MS Symptoms
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease
Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug Improves Mobility in Some MS Patients
Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients
Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors
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 May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery
Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics
Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
Drug May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
Drug Shields Mice From Emphysema
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries
Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk
Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Earlier HIV Treatment Could Save Lives Worldwide
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information
Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients
Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk
Elevated Urate Levels May Slow Parkinson's in Men
ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk
Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's
Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER Visit Leaves Many Confused
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
Face Transplants Show Promising Results
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Faster Detection of TB May Be on the Horizon
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Approves New Drug for Severe Epilepsy
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Details Access to 'Investigational' Drugs
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients
FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Seeks Better Regulation of Painkillers
FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs
FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fertility Treatment Twins More at Risk for Hospitalizations
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fewer Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects
Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog
First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good
Foreclosures Plunge People Into Depression
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy
Formula Puts Doctor, Patient Glucose Readings on Same Page
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May
Free Drug Samples Hike Out-of-Pocket Costs
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids
Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow
Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found
Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness
Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found
Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races
Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment
Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients
Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies
Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller
Genetic Markers May Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples
Get in Step With Summer Foot Care
Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission
Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Global Warming May Bring More Respiratory Woes
Glowing Substance Lights Up Cancer in Mice
Glucose Control Pays Long-Term Benefits for Diabetics
Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement
Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May
Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals
Guideline Urges HIV Tests for All Patients 13 and Older
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Halting Avandia Use Hikes Blood Sugar Levels
Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
Hard, Cold Facts About Frostbite
Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought
Head, Neck Cancer Treatment Often Not Completed
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed
Health Tip: Coping With COPD
Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID
Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
Health Tip: Breathe Fresh Air at Home
Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air
Health Tip: Caring for Your Skin With Acne
Health Tip: Choosing Your Child's Therapist
Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea
Health Tip: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication
Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine
Health Tip: Have Unused Medications?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Medical Errors
Health Tip: Help Reduce Your Risk of Lung Disease
Health Tip: If Your Child Takes Medicine
Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children
Health Tip: Keep Mold Out of Your Home
Health Tip: Keep Your Lungs Healthy
Health Tip: Manage Medications Safely
Health Tip: Managing a Chronic Illness
Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy
Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
Health Tip: Prevent Mold in the Home
Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy
Health Tip: Take Medications Safely
Health Tip: Take Medicines As Prescribed
Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
Health Tip: Taking Cough Medicine?
Health Tip: What Could Be Causing Your Acne?
Health Tip: What's Triggering My Acne?
Health Woes Not Always to Blame for Chronic Cough
Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms
Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests Before Angioplasty
Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending
Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses
Heart Failure Drugs Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men
Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some
High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
High Blood Fats Tied to Diabetic Nerve Loss
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
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-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy
HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin
HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell
HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection
Hodgkin's Survivors Prone to Breast Cancer Later
Home Dialysis a Good Option for Kidney Disease Patients
Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors
Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found
Hormone Drug May Help Drinkers Stay Sober
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients
Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer
Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids
Hospital Practices Influence Which Moms Will Breast-Feed
Hospital Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes
HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes
Human Nose Too Cold for Bird Flu Virus
Human Stem Cell Transplant Helps Brain-Impaired Mice
Hydrating Kidney Patients With Sodium Bicarb Has Little Effect
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest
Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors
Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk
ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes
If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?
Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes
Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood
Imaging of Low Back Pain Fails to Change Outcomes
Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
Imaging Shows Why Injured Brains 'Work Harder'
Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery
Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection
Immune Response May Speed AIDS Progression in Women
Immune System Biomarkers May Predict Early Lung Cancer
Immune Therapy May Aid Kids With Neuroblastoma
Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors
Indigo Ointment Benefits Psoriasis Patients
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Inflammation, Coagulation Tied to Non-AIDS Deaths in HIV Cases
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD
Injected Medication Errors a Major Problem
Insights Give New Hope Against Cystic Fibrosis
Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids
Internet Program Helps Problem Drinkers
Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass
Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer
Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?
Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?
IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries
IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35
Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake
Key Factors Define 'Prolonged Grief'
Kick the Habit
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival
Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
Kidney Injury While Hospitalized May Lead to Future Dialysis
Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk
Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice
Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications
Larger Skin Lesions More Likely to Be Melanoma
Laser Resurfacing Produces Long-Term Results
Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
Late Preterm Birth Poses Developmental Risks
Latest Breast Imaging Techniques Offer New Views
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack
Leave That Ear Wax Alone
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Less Sensitivity to Hormone May Play Role in Autism
Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up
Levels of Circulating Tumor Cells Could Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Light-Activated Therapy Seems to Rejuvenate Aging Skin
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Living Healthily on Less
Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook
Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications
Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions
Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk
Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence
Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics
Low Blood Pressure During Surgery Boosts Stroke Risk
Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients
Low Iron Levels Cut Cancer Risk in Men With PAD
Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival
Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk
Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems
Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Brain Hemorrhage Outcomes
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Lung Association Urges Back-to-School Asthma Checklist
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease
Lung Capacity Declines Faster With Diabetes
Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events
Lung Enzyme Both Friend and Foe
Lung Problems Persist for 9/11 Responders
Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy
Maggots as Good as Gel in Leg Ulcer Treatments
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
Male Infertility Treatment Boosts Sperm Count
'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some With Prostate Cancer
Mammograms Remain Best Way to Spot Breast Cancer
Many Americans Share Prescription Meds
Many Black Women Refuse Breast Cancer Treatments
Many Doctors Don't Know Blood Pressure Guidelines
Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines
Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished
Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer
Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children
Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research
Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions
Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts
Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars
Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
Medication May Improve Scar Healing
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV
Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival
Men With Low Testosterone Not Receiving Treatment
Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion
Micro Molecules May Be Cancer Biomarker
'Micromagnets' May One Day Enhance MRI Technology
Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Mineral May Reduce High-Risk Bladder Disease
Mini-Stroke Found to Precede 1 in 8 Strokes
Moderate Aerobics May Ease Insomnia Symptoms
Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
Molecule Uses Cellular Recycling to Treat Kidney Cancer
Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk
Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control
Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD
More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers
More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma
More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears Unfounded
Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies
Most Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Ones, Just Different
Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy
Most Off-Label Cancer Drug Use for Palliative Care
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
MRI Can Be Predictor of Post-Treatment Prostate Cancer Spread
MRI Can Spot Presymptomatic MS
MRI Captures Alzheimer's Lesions
MRI Detects Soft Tissue Damage Affecting Kids' Hearing
MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome
MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Multiple ICD Replacements Can Predict Complications
Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
Musicians' Brains Tuned to Emotions in Sound
Mussel-Based Glue May Make Surgery Safer
My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading
Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly
Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders
Naprapathy: A Hands-On Approach to Pain Management
Nasal Insulin Won't Shield At-Risk Kids From Diabetes
Nasal Surgery Helps Ease Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Nausea Drug Shows Promise Against Opioid Addiction
Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed
'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks
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 Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Antibiotics May Target Cancer-Causing Proteins
New Anti-Clotting Pill Works Well in Trials
New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
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 Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots
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 Helps Relieve Gout
New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
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 Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition
New FDA Study Seeks Feedback on Lasik Surgery
New Foam Treatment for Varicose Veins
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Guidelines Urged for Young Athletes' Neck Injuries
New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy
New Hope for Parkinson's Patients
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
New Imaging Identifies Types of Liver Disease
New Imaging Technique Could Spot Early Cancers
New Laser Combo Therapy Zaps Acne
New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money
New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
New Method Better Predictor of In Vitro Fertilization Success
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers
New MRI Technique Detects Subtle Brain Injuries
New MS Therapies Show Promise
New Noninvasive Device Could Control Diabetes
New Options Offered for Sleep Apnea
New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found
New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin
New Statistical Model Could Cut Needless Breast Biopsies
New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures
New Technique Activates Brain Neurons to Move Paralyzed Limb
New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions
New Technology May Boost Artificial Arms
New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis
New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers
New Test May Mean Faster Breast Cancer Treatment
New Test Predicts Risk of Post-Surgery Kidney Injury
New Test Scans Beef for Mad Cow Disease
New Tests Assess Kids' Sense of Smell, Taste
New Therapy Could Transform Arthritis Treatment
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Therapy Kills Human Leukemia Cells in Mice
New Therapy Spares Organ in Early Esophageal Cancer
New Treatment Lessens Heart Attack Damage
New Treatment Shows Promise for Excessive Drinking
New Treatments Improve Control for Severe Asthma
New Type of Ebola Virus Discovered
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Type of Stent Shows Promise
New Vaccine May Work Better Against Lung Disease
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer Sedative May Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients
Newly Discovered Air Pollutants May Cause Lung Problems
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
No Evidence Breast Self-Exams Cut Cancer Deaths
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
No Link Between Coarse Air Pollution, Hospitalizations
Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
Noninvasive Procedures Show Promise for Esophageal Bleeding
Noninvasive Surgery Effective for Acid Reflux Disease
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers
Nonsurgical Treatment May Ease Rotator Cuff Injury
Nurses Often Left Out of Medical Error Talks
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage
Occupational Therapy Plus Exercise Benefits Osteoarthritis
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
Older Adults Who Exercise Boost Blood Flow in Brain
Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds
Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate
Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Omega-3 Benefits for Bipolar Disorder Remain Unclear
Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control
One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues
One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones
Online System Could Cut Referrals to Dermatologists
Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy
Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases
Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement
Oral Yogurt 'Vaccine' Could Blunt Ouch Factor
Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells
Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Outcomes Improve for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients
Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries
Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk
Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain
Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives
Ozone/Oxygen Shot Helps Heal Herniated Disk
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
Pain Relief for Osteoporosis Patients With Fractures
Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults
Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
Palliative Care Programs Could Boost Hospitals' Bottom Line
Panel Calls for Better Diabetes Screening
Panel Finds Evidence Murky on Full-Body Skin Exams
Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels
Parkinson's Disrupts Stem Cell Therapy Transplants
Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors
Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
Partner's Support Helps Men Adhere to Apnea Treatment
Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances
Patch Form of HRT Poses Less Clotting Risks Than Pill Does
Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts
Patient Harm From Problem 'Handoffs' Is Common: Report
Patient Navigators Boost Colon Screens in Urban Minorities
Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes
Patients in Minimally Conscious State May Still Feel Pain
Patients' Photos Help Boost Radiologists' Accuracy
Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's
Pfizer to Pay Record Fine in Fraud Probe
Phone Counseling for Depression Rings With Promise
Physical Exam as Good as High Tech in Assessing Heart Failure
Pill Could Boost Sports Performance
Placebo Acupuncture Tied to Higher IVF Pregnancies
Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments
Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms
Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function
Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk
Poor Night Vision May Predict Age-Related Eye Disease
Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
Post-Op Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in Stomach Cancers
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers
Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking
Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells
Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness
Pot, Cigarette Smoke Wreaks Havoc on Lungs
Pot-Smoking Drivers Tied to Range of Road Accidents
Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
Pregnancy May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival
Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism
Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients
Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Program Seeks to Reduce ICU Infections
Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial
Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Impair Men's Thinking
Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk
Prosthetic Ears Boost Hearing After Injury
Protein Gives Doctors New Tool to Detect Melanoma
Protein Helps ID Thyroid Cancer Nodules
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine
Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young
Prozac Reduces Disease Activity in MS Patients
PSA Testing: What Should Men Do?
Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes
Public Lacks Confidence to Help in Cardiac Emergencies
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death
Quick Decompression Aids Spinal Injury Recovery
Quick Orthopedic Repair Can Save Young Shoulders
Quick Stroke Treatment Improves Outcomes
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 From CT Scans Not Always the Same
Radiation Plus Chemo a Good Option in Lung Cancer
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer
Radio-Frequency Tags Cut Specimen Bottle Errors
Radioimmunotherapy After Chemo Safe for Common Lymphoma
Radiosurgery Proves Viable for Some Pancreatic Cancers
Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling
Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation
Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough
Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations
Replacement Bladder Grown From Body's Own Cells
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes
Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work
Researchers Define Mechanism of Methamphetamine Addiction
Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
Researchers ID Biomarker for Fatal Prostate Cancer
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin
Researchers Propose Improved Cervical Cancer Screening
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Researchers Successfully Test Ebola Vaccines
Researchers Suspect Genetic Link to COPD
Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia
Resistance to Tamiflu Growing
Resistance Training Boosts Mobility in Knee Arthritis Patients
Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies
Retail Clinics Attracting Those Without Regular Doctors
Rethinking Prostate Cancer in Older Men
Returning to the Road Tricky After Injury
Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated
Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
Robot Playmates Help Autistic Kids With Social Skills
Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients
Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms
Routine Testing Would Improve Herceptin Use in Breast Cancer
RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits
Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Saliva Proteins May Help Spot Oral Cancer
Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges
'Scaffold' Could One Day Repair Damaged Hearts
School Days Give Some Kids a Headache
School Program Helps Cut Asthma Risks
Scientists Break Into HIV 'Hideout'
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID Brain Pathway That Stops Seizures
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
Scientists ID Protein Aiding Breast Cancer Spread
Scientists ID Virus That Infects Cancer Cells
Scientists Spot Key to Cystic Fibrosis Infections
Scientists Uncover How HIV Hides Inside Cells
Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery
Screening Athletes Could Cut Sudden Cardiac Death Risk
Sea Buckthorn Leaves May Hold Benefit for the Liver
Secondhand Smoke Worse for Children
Secondhand Smoke Boosts Asthmatic Boys' Behavior Woes
Secondhand Smoke Leaves Kids Prone to Severe Infections
Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens
Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing
Shockwave Treatment May Not Be Best for Shoulder Pain
Shorter-Course Radiation for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective
Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs
Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians
Signaling Protein Could Be Target for Leukemia Chemo
Silicone Breast Implants Might Raise Risk of Rare Lymphoma
Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
Simple Blood Test Could Spot Alzheimer's Risk
Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions
Simple Steps to Maintaining Memory
Simpler Sleep Apnea Treatment Seems Effective, Affordable
Simpler Test May Be Best for Diagnosing Blood Clots in Leg
Single Men Less Likely to Get Prostate Screens
Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
Skin Cells Turned Into Working Heart Muscle
Skin Patches Can Cause Burns During MRIs
Skin Woes Take Toll on U.S. Combat Troops
Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Sleep Apnea Screening Cuts Surgical Complications
Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
Sleep Disorders Put Stroke, Blood Pressure Patients at Risk
Sleep Therapy Restores Brain Function in Insomniacs
Sleep Training Helps Ease Insomnia Tied to Arthritis
Sleeping Through Dialysis May Be the Way to Go
Small Doses of Carbon Monoxide Might Help Stroke Victims
Small Drug Promo Items May Influence Young Doctors
Small Steps May Speed Recovery in ICU Patients
Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold
Smog's Origins Get Clearer
Smokers' Cars Loaded With Nicotine
Smokers More Likely to Bleed After Throat Surgery
Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates
Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Smoking, Gender Affect Pain Treatment Effectiveness
Social, Health Care Factors Drive Colon Screen Disparities
Some Breast Cancers May Regress on Their Own
Some Iraq War Vets Suffer Breathing Problems
Soothing Imagery May Help Rid Some Kids of Stomach Pain
Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease
Soy in the Diet May Protect Lung Function
Special Dyes and Lighting Kill MRSA, Research Shows
Special Mouth Rinse Spots, Tracks Human Papillomavirus Infection
Specialized Care for Ovarian Cancer Improves Outcomes
Specialized Stroke Care Improves Outcomes
Speedy Care After Heart Attack Key to Survival
Spending Doesn't Improve Patients' Perception of Care
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
Splints as Good as Plaster Casts for Minor Fractures
Spring and Pollen Are in the Air
SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies
Standard Hepatitis C Treatment Cost-Effective for Prisoners
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 Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Statins May Not Protect Against Pneumonia
Statins May Stave Off Gallstones
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder
Steady Improvements Seen for Young Blood Cancer Patients
Stem Cell Research Offers Hope for Colon Cancer Vaccine
Stem Cells Being Tested to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants
Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance
Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use
Steroid Inhalers Raise Pneumonia Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy
Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse
Stopping Cancer From Rebounding After Treatment
Stored Ovarian Tissue Needs Testing Before Re-Implantation
Stray Breast Cancer Cells Yield to Post-Op Chemo
Stress Disorder Affects 20% of Intensive Care Patients
Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety
Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression
Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids
Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help
Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium
Study Brings Value of Echocardiography Into Focus
Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny of 'Off-Label' Drug Use
Study Cites Gains in Gall Bladder Cancer Treatment
Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug
Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs
Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
Study Finds Gender Disparity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Study Finds Less Toxic Treatment for Myeloma
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study Finds Older Corneas Suitable for Transplantation
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
Study Pinpoints New Gene for Cystic Fibrosis
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Study Suggests a Wider Use for Statins
Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen
Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Study Urges Low-Tech Solutions for Medical Errors
Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
Substance Abuse Hinders TB Treatment
Sudden Hearing Loss May Portend Stroke
Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age
Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Supportive Weigh-In Program Keeps Pounds Off
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Faces Tough Battle Against Pancreatic Cancer
Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits
Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis No Better Than Therapy, Meds
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
Surgery Unneeded in Most Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Cases
Surgical Outcomes Depend on a Host of Variables
Survival Rates Improve for Kids With Blood Cancers
Swallowing-Breathing Dysfunction Worsens Lung Disorder
Swine Flu Burrows Into Lungs: Study
Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder
Symptoms Plus Blood Test Boost Ovarian Cancer Detection
Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
Synthetic Vitamin A-Like Molecule Blocks Early MS
Tailored Treatment Boosts Kidney Cancer Survival
Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain
Talk Therapy Proves Effective for Terminal Cancer Patients
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer
Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients
TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia
TB Outbreaks May Be Predicted by First 2 Cases
TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat
T-Cell Infusion Therapy Boosts Melanoma Survival
Teaching Hospitals' Post-Op Gains Not Extended to Blacks
Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer
Technique Might Prevent Some Bladder Removals
Teens' Lung Health Is Linked to Their Diet
Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits
Testosterone Patch Restores Libido in Postmenopausal Women
Testosterone Spray Improves Sexual Satisfaction in Women
Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma
Therapy, Meds Best for Lumbar Low Back Pain
Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus
Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs
Timing May Matter in Organ Donation Decisions
Timing of Oxygen After a Stroke May Matter
Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes
Tired Doctors More Prone to Errors
Too Little Vitamin D May Mean More Colds and Flu
Too Many High-Risk Teens Not Getting Flu Shots
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction
Toxic Sewer Gas Induces Suspended Metabolism in Mice
Tracking Cancer Drug's Effectiveness
Traditional Chinese Therapy May Help Ease Eczema
Traffic Jams Harm the Heart
Traffic Pollution Puts Kids at Higher Allergy Risk
Training Student Leaders Cuts Peers' Smoking Rates
Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk
Trauma Center Counseling Reduces Kids' Repeat Injuries
Travel Tips for Seniors
Traveling for Treatment
Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors
Treating COPD Early Improves Outcomes
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates
Tuba Spells Trouble for Young Musician
Two Asthma Meds May Be Too Risky, FDA Panel Says
Two Liver Cancer Treatments Better Than One
Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage
Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk
Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS
Tysabri May Cause Liver Damage, Health Officials Say
U.S. Air Pollution Standards Don't Protect Asthmatic Kids
U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth
U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start
U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula
U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
U.S. Immigrants Bearing More of the TB Burden
U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out
U.S. Relaxes Opposition to Medical Marijuana
U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring
U.S. Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Hospitals
Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks
Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Said to Cure Sickle Cell
Universal Testing, Prompt Treatment Could Slash HIV
Urine Test for Chlamydia Shown Effective in Men
Urine Test May One Day Predict Prostate Cancer
User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse
Using a Balloon to Repair a Broken Back
Using Cell Phones, Internet to Battle Eating Disorders
Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After IVF
UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Ventilation After Breathing Tube Removal May Alter Outcomes
Ventilation Positions Comparable in Lung Syndrome Patients
Vest Monitors 'Individual' Air Pollution
Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted
Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment
Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma
Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended
Virtual Colonoscopy Effective for Average Risk People
Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients
Viscosity Enhancers Curb Bleeding Complications
Vitamin B No Help for Alzheimer's
Vitamin D Deficit in Pregnancy Tied to Caesarean Risk
Vitamin D Guidelines Too Low for Cystic Fibrosis Kids
Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients
Vitamin K Doesn't Slow Bone Loss
Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men
Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems
Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Wealthy More Likely to Have Breast Reconstruction
Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines
Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding
Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
What to Do If You Have Unsightly Veins
What to Expect From a Colonoscopy
What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better
When It's Cold Outside, Be Careful Inside With Heaters
Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread
Whole Milk Cheaper, Effective Contrast Agent for GI Scans
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Why Music Triggers a Walk Down Memory Lane
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider
With Depression, Vets Face Higher Suicide Risk
With Heart Attacks, Fast Treatment Matters
With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
With Microdermabrasion, Rough Seems to Work Better
Women More Likely to Have Second Thoughts on Tattoos
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span
Women Unhappy With Disposal Options After Infertility Treatment
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work
Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs
World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
Wrinkle Fillers Need Better Label Warnings: FDA Panel
Wristbands May Lessen Nausea After Radiation
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer
Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Treatment
Yoga Program May Help Prevent Falls in Elderly
Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex
Young People at High Risk of Death Worldwide
Young Pop Star's Emphysema Startles Experts
Young Women's Breast Tissue Offers Clues to Cancer Risk
Younger Men Fare Best After Hip Joint Resurfacing
Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu