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10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
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13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
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2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
2 Genes Implicated in Autism
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
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 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak
24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 NFL Stars to Donate Brain Tissue for Trauma Research
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
8.3 Million U.S. Adults Considered Suicide Last Year
9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk
9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
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 Little Drink May Be Good for Your Bones
A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
A Robot That Reads Your Mind?
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abnormal Protein May Signal Pancreatic Cancer
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Active Young Women Need Calcium, Vitamin D
Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
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Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
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Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
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
Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs
Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming
Alcohol Abuse Can Damage Bones
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
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
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Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble
American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
America's Top Allergy Capitals
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
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
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Anesthesia Type Won't Influence Neck Artery Surgery Outcomes
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer
Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Ankle Replacement Device Approved
Ankle Replacement System Lets Feet Move
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Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
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Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
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Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
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Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
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Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
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Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
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Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
At U.S. Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Autumn Chores Often Hazardous
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Avoid Holiday Injuries
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One
Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Better Pap Smear Follow-Up Needed Among Lower-Income Women
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biological Product Shows Promise Against Gum Disease
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biomarker Could Predict Severe Osteoarthritis
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birds Don't Miss a Beat
Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers
Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against MS
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
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 Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight
Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise
Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
Blue and Broke for the Holidays
Blue Dye Halts Worsening Paralysis in Animal Study
Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet
Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
Bone Density Predicts Chances of Breast Cancer
Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Bone Therapy May Not Always Need Monitoring
Bones May Suffer From Green Tea Consumption
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
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 Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Brain Scans Show Heightened Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Stem Cells Reverse Myelin Deficiency in Mice
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes
Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter
Brain's Memory Capacity Much Larger Than Believed
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
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 May Beat Fungal Infection
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
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
'Bug Bombs' Causing Injury
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults
Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
Buyers Spend More With Non-Cash Purchases
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine Could Stave Off Multiple Sclerosis
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
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 Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
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 Help With Kidney Transplants
Cancer Drug Shrinks Benign Tumors That Steal Hearing
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
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
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring
Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers
Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids
Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Car Surfing Kills Teens
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine
CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine
CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot
CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive
CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Conversion Shows Promise for Diabetes Treatment
Cell Discovery May Bring Science Closer to Diabetes Cure
Cell Fusions During Inflammation May Protect Neurons
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread
'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
Cell Phone May Reduce Bone Density in Hips
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
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 Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
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
Chamomile Tea May Ward Off Diabetes Damage
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
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
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking
Chicken Soup May Lower Blood Pressure
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
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 Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
Children's Bath Products Contain Contaminants
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Chimps Show Signs of Culture
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
Chinese Work Sees Through Invisibility Quest
Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
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 Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Kidney Disease Raises Risk for Some Cancers
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaner Air May Threaten Amazon Rainforest
Cleaning Concoctions Best Left to Experts
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation
Clear Skies Have Become Less So Over Time, Data Show
Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Clue to Cause of Epileptic Seizures Discovered
Clues Found to Brain Mechanism Behind Migraines
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Cocaine Use in Pregnancy Linked to Impulsivity in Sons
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
Collagen Samples of
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Link Dinosaur to Birds
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
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
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 of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
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
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
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
Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consciousness Helps the Mind and Body Work Together
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
Court Says Vaccine Not the Cause of Autism
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
'Crime Boss' Gene May Spur Breast Cancer
Crucial Finding Advances Spinal Cord Injury Research
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
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
Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits
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
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says
Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
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 Sea Microbes Shed Light on Human Biology
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice
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
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression May Hasten Cancer Death
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
Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes and Depression Go Hand-in-Hand
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
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
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Diabetics May Soon Have Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe
Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Have Little Effect on Sales: Study
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
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
Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment
Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
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
Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle?
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' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
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 Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Dog Ailment, ALS Link Seen
Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer
Dog Flu May Have Been Active as Early as 1999
Dogs Get Petty About Treats
Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating
Dopamine May Boost Odds of Transplant Success
Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse
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
Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
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 Holds Promise Against AIDS
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 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
Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk