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You May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention

1 in 4 Uninsured Are Eligible for Aid But Aren't Enrolled

10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week

2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions

2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients

2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening

2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective

2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes

3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'

3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes

4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients

5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs

6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D

79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills

9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years

A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones

A Honey of a Sinusitis Treatment

A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin

A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store

A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure

A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances

A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat

A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries

Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk

Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble

Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity

'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near

Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring

Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks

Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk

Active Video Games Count as Exercise

Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise

Active Young Women Need Calcium, Vitamin D

Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention

Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge

Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats

Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure

Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse

ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk

ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk

Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise

Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen

Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young

Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults

After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients

Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs

Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too

Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure

Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery

Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too

Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners

All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled

Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun

Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity

Almost Half of Doctors Have Prescribed Placebos

Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines

Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury

Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims

Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems

Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges

America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes

Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake

Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages

Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle

Americans Spend Billions on Alternative Medicine

America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors

Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination

Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure

An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment

Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'

Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk

Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients

Anesthesia, Exertional Heat Deaths May Be Linked

Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery

Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price

Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease

Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk

Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks

Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion

Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB

Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections

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

Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period

Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study

Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD

Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease

Antioxidant-Rich Foods Lose Nutritional Luster Over Time

Antioxidants Abound in Cereals, Popcorn, Whole-Grain Snacks

Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes

Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings

Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk

Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly

Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients

Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients

Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients

Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says

Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery

Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack

Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor

Are Medical Meetings Environmentally Unfriendly?

Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.

Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion

As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns

Asparagus May Ease Hangover

Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients

Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed

Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes

Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing

Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online

Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors

Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients

Autumn Chores Often Hazardous

Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery

Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer

Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent

Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking

Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk

Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients

Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes

Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use

Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact

Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk

Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers

Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed

Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina

Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs

Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation

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

Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians

Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later

Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss

Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity

Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy

Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3

Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed

Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse

Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation

Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression

Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies

Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses

Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus

Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes

Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's

Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics

Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke

Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection

Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding

Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions

Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack

Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant

Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment

Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players

Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes

Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability

Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

Bones May Suffer From Green Tea Consumption

Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late

Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines

Bottle-Feeding Moms Ignored

Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior

Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior

Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility

Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response

Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts

Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On

Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet

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 Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby

Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies

Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind

Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients

Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments

Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk

Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's

Caffeine Without Healthy Diet Linked to Heart Risk

Calcium Helps Ward Off Colon Cancer

Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer

Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?

Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes

Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger

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 Help With Kidney Transplants

Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients

Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early

Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins

Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets

Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts

Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care

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 Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain

CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60

CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects

Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker

Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism

Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.

Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine

Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets

Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence

Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs

Chamomile Tea May Ward Off Diabetes Damage

Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries

Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA

Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer

Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits

Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats

Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed

Chicken Soup May Lower Blood Pressure

Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants

Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S.

Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise

Children Move Less as They Get Older

Children's Growth Charts Don't Measure Up With Parents

Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans

Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack

Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea

Chocolate Soothes the Stressed-Out Soul

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

Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise

Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs

Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor

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

Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry

Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart

Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia

Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer

Cola May Be Bad to the Bones

Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain

College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes

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

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low

Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements

Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely

Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders

Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma

Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks

Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work

Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible

Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke

Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes

Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's

Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's

Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking

Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner

Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly

Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength

Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age

Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice

Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing

Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean

Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain

Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades

Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform

Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge

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 Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image

Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings

Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness

Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk

Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects

Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled

Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise

Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease

Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs

Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence

Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab

CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries

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 Exercise at School Yields Rewards

Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices

Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure

Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care

Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%

Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says

Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look

Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland

Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life

Delicate Debate Urged Over Withdrawal of Life Support

Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.

Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals

Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults

Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains

Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks

Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results

Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia

Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients

Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients

Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls

Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease

Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow

Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget

Diabetics May Soon Have Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice

Diabetics Spend Thousands More on Care

Diet Plans Produce Similar Results

Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies

Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease

Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks

Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study

Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe

Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication

Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat

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

Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment

Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women

Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality

Docs Miss Test Results -- Even With Alerts

Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings

Doctor Visits Are Getting Short Shrift in Tight Economy

Doctor-Patient Talk May Help Blacks With Hypertension

Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Doctors Can Help Lower Hospital Costs

Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides

Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients

Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising

Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines

Doctors Know Little About Consumer-Directed Health Plans

Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training

Doctors May Be Able to Predict Domestic Abuse

Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy

Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments

Doctors Point Out Gaps in U.S. Health Care

Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes

Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical Records

Doctors Spending More Time Now With Patients

Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace

Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea

Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers

Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea

Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?

Don't Leave Diet Out to Lunch on Vacation

Don't Let Injury Spoil Outdoor Summer Fun

Don't Prescribe Antibiotics for Adult Sinus Woes

Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain

Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating

Drinkers May Exercise More Than Teetotalers

Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors

Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients

Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss

Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth

Drug Combo 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 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 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 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

Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk

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

Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End

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

Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk

Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients

Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies

Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy

Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients

Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps

'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice

Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk

Eating Fish, Breast-Feeding Boost Infant Development

Eating Habits in the Obese May Echo Drug Addicts' Patterns

Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity

Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC

Eating Less May Hinder Immune System

Eating Less May Slow Aging Process

Eating o' the Green on St. Patrick's Day -- and Every Day

Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties

Eating Well On the Road

ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk

'Eco-Atkins' Diet Sheds More Than Pounds

Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll

ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds

Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis

Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study

Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes

Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely

Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment

Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders

Electronic Communication May Be Boon to Doctors' Time

Electronic Prescribing Saves Patients Money

Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care

E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits

Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health

End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome

End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair

Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again

Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk

Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk

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

Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes

Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients

Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers

Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA

Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever

European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards

Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart

Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated

Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries

Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child

Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis

Exercise 30 Minutes a Day? Who Knew!

Exercise Benefits Even the Oldest Old

Exercise Boosts Bone Density in Breast-Feeding Moms

Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women

Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue

Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too

Exercise During Pregnancy Keeps Newborn Size Normal

Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids

Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients

Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome

Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor

Exercise Keeps the Brain Young

Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery

Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer

Exercise May Help in Leukemia Recovery

Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss

Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study

Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure

Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients

Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries

Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes

Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...

Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines

Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009

Exercise Tips to Keep Boomers on Their Feet

Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients

Exercise, Education Keep You Sharp in Old Age

Exercising Throat Muscles May Relieve Sleep Apnea

Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes

Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's

Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity

Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis

Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test

Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective

Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans

Experts Urge One Test to Diagnose Diabetes

Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link

Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts

Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy

Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients

Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment

Extra Helpings of Vegetables, Olive Oil May Extend Life

Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility

Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults

Eye Care Checkups Tied to Insurance Status

Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs

Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy

Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant

Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk

Fall Cleanup Is a Prime Time for Accidents

Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage

Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters

Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims

Families That Eat Together Serve Up Good Dietary Habits

Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely

Family Halloween Safety Can Be Fiendishly Simple

Family Needs to Know When Patient Survival Is Uncertain

Family Physicians Have Little Input at NIH: Report

Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness

Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs

Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells

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

Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body

Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity

Fattening Foods May Have More Than Good Flavor in Their Corner

Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger

Fatty Acids in Diet Linked to Bowel Disease Risk

Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men

Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator

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 Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide

FDA Faulted for Lack of Produce Oversight

FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers

FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug

FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses

FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals

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 Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women

FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals

FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage

FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch

FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much

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 to Require Faster Reporting of Food-Safety Problems

FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety

FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids

FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products

FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla

FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers

FDA: Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Products

FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries

Fear of Pain Drives Requests for Assisted Death

Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet

Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds

Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk

Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure

Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger

Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates

Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems

Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders

Fewer Steps Per Day Send Disease Markers Up

Fewer Sugary Drinks Key to Weight Loss

Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products

Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes

Finding Fitness on the Dance Floor

Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners

Finding Out How Flavonoids Protect the Heart

Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug

Firm Says Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Is Possible

First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery

Fish Oils May Prevent and Treat Heart Disease

Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney Risks

Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk

Fitness a Key Element in Determining Male Diabetic's Longevity

Fitness Fades Fast After 45

Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact

Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer

Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's

Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss

Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer

Flying OK for Most Pregnant Women

Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby

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

Folic Acid Fortification Shouldn't Be Forced

Folic Acid Reduces Infant Heart Defects

Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy

Food Additives Could Fuel Hyperactivity in Kids

Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children

Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm

Food Allergy Facts Need More Focus

Food as Medicine?

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

Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homes

Food-borne Illnesses From Leafy Greens on Rise in U.S.

Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.

Football Can Shrink Players

For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice

For Diabetics, On-Demand Care May Not Help

For Macho Men, Doctor Visits Are Less Likely

For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better

For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary

For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists

For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside

For Some Doctors, Empathy Is in Short Supply

For Some, More Costly Care Is Not by Choice

For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt

For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key

Foreclosures Plunge People Into Depression

Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy

Free Drug Samples Hike Out-of-Pocket Costs

Free Drug Samples May End Up Costing More

Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids

Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat

Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits

Fresh-Meat Additives May Be Dangerous for Kidney Patients

Fructose Boosts Blood Pressure, Studies Find

Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

Fruit Even Healthier Than Thought: Study

Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study

Fruits and Veggies May Strengthen Bones

Fruits, Vegetables, Teas May Cut Smokers' Cancer Risk

Gains Against Heart Failure Reported

Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not

Garlic Yields Up Its Health Secret

Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens

Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment

Gender Plays Role in Post-Concussion Healing

Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance

Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return

Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use

Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix

Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia

Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response

Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome

Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure

Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller

Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

Get in Step With Summer Foot Care

Get the Most Out of Your Run

Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo

Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers

Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives

Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks

Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working

Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved

Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure

Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for Regulation

Golf Course Insecticides Pose Little Danger to Players

Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Good Sleepers More Likely to Eat Right

Good Warm-Ups Could Halve Sports Injuries

Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System

Government Picks Up Health Tab of Uninsured Workers

Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement

Grape Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab

Grapefruit-Heavy Diet Helped Spur Dangerous Clot

Green Tea Antioxidant May Help Prevent Alzheimer's

Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs

Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer

Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children

Grilled Meats Not Tied to Breast Cancer in Older Women

Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients

Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men

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 Cut Craving for Snacks

Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat

Had Your Eyes Checked Lately?

Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study

Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications

Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost

Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives

Have Fun -- But Be Safe -- This Summer

Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag

Head Injuries All Too Common in Summer Play

Head-First Slide a Heads-Up Play

Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans

Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade

Health Care Varies From State to State

Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket

Health Needs of Autistic Children Often Unmet

Health Tip: Eating Fish and Shellfish

Health Tip: Aerobic Exercise

Health Tip: Always Hungry?

Health Tip: Anemia Caused by Iron Deficiency

Health Tip: Asthmatics Don't Have to Stop Exercising

Health Tip: Avoiding Cellulite

Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet

Health Tip: Be Proactive at Your Next Doctor Visit

Health Tip: Be Wary of Fad Diets

Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID

Health Tip: Before You Take Medication

Health Tip: Budget Your Calories

Health Tip: Can You Quit Smoking Without Weight Gain?

Health Tip: Children Need Exercise, Too

Health Tip: Choose Meats Wisely

Health Tip: Choosing a Pediatrician

Health Tip: Choosing Exercise Equipment

Health Tip: Communicating With a Loved One's Doctor

Health Tip: Control Overeating

Health Tip: Dealing With Exercise-Induced Asthma

Health Tip: Diabetes and Dessert

Health Tip: Diet for People With Alzheimer's

Health Tip: Dietary Needs of Aging Women

Health Tip: Don't Overdo Fast Food

Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea

Health Tip: Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

Health Tip: Eat Enough Fiber

Health Tip: Eat More Vegetables

Health Tip: Eat Your Fruits and Veggies

Health Tip: Eating a Brain-Healthy Diet

Health Tip: Eating Right While You're Pregnant

Health Tip: Evaluate Your Diet

Health Tip: Exercise During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Exercise for Bone Health

Health Tip: Exercise for People With Diabetes

Health Tip: Exercise to Beat Arthritis Pain

Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Exercising If You Have Rosacea

Health Tip: Exercising in Hot Weather

Health Tip: Exercising With Back Pain

Health Tip: Finding a Family Physician

Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication

Health Tip: Gauging Mercury Levels in Fish

Health Tip: Get Enough Dietary Protein

Health Tip: Get Fit After Baby is Born

Health Tip: Get Needed Vitamins and Minerals

Health Tip: Getting Calcium If You're Lactose Intolerant

Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's

Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine

Health Tip: Have Unused Medications?

Health Tip: Heart-Healthy Diet Should Start in Infancy

Health Tip: Help Prevent Medical Errors

Health Tip: Help Protect Young Athletes

Health Tip: Help Your Child Develop Healthy Habits

Health Tip: If Your Child is a Vegetarian

Health Tip: If Your Child Takes Medicine

Health Tip: If You're Tired of Walking

Health Tip: Jump Rope for Fitness

Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control

Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children

Health Tip: Keeping Off the Weight

Health Tip: Keeping the Caregiver Healthy

Health Tip: Keeping Workouts Fun

Health Tip: Log Your Exercise

Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Weight

Health Tip: Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar During Exercise

Health Tip: Make Exercise a Daily Habit

Health Tip: Make Time for Breakfast

Health Tip: Making Better Choices for Fast Food

Health Tip: Manage Medications Safely

Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy

Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food

Health Tip: More Than You Can Chew

Health Tip: Nutrition for Athletic Performance

Health Tip: Oh, Those Aching Muscles

Health Tip: Pack Your Child's Lunch

Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects

Health Tip: Plan Ahead for Healthy Meals

Health Tip: Potassium-Rich Foods

Health Tip: Preparing for Pregnancy

Health Tip: Prevent Dehydration

Health Tip: Preventing the Return of Pancreatitis

Health Tip: Problems With a Picky Eater?

Health Tip: Protect Your Muscles

Health Tip: Reading Food Labels

Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine

Health Tip: Satisfying Food Cravings

Health Tip: Selecting a Pediatrician

Health Tip: Signs of Celiac Disease in Children

Health Tip: Signs That You Might Be Malnourished

Health Tip: Sports Safety for Kids

Health Tip: Sticking With Exercise

Health Tip: Straining the Hamstring

Health Tip: Strengthen Your Shoulders

Health Tip: Stretch Your Hamstrings

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: Taming a Sweet Tooth

Health Tip: The Signs of Hunger

Health Tip: Too Much Exercise Isn't Good Either

Health Tip: Travel Well, Eat Well

Health Tip: Try Cross Training

Health Tip: Try Kickboxing

Health Tip: Understanding Serving Sizes

Health Tip: Walking for Exercise

Health Tip: Warm Up Before Exercise

Health Tip: Water Safety

Health Tip: Wear a Helmet

Health Tip: Weight-Bearing Exercises Strengthen Bones

Health Tip: What Seniors Eat

Health Tip: What's on Your Plate?

Health Tip: Who's Prone to Iron Deficiency?

Health Tip: Why Don't You Exercise?

Health Tip: Your Children Need Iron

Health Tip: Your Diet After Cancer Treatment

Health Tip: Your Diet and Sleep

Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women

Health-Care Reform Could Be Obama's Toughest Challenge

Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms

Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives

Healthier Neighborhoods Help Keep Diabetes at Bay

Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer

Healthy Diet Lowers Death Risk for Women

Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age

Healthy Foods Harder to Find in Poor Neighborhoods

Healthy Heart Tips for a Bad Economy

Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Women's Longevity

Healthy Lunches Help Kids' Concentration in School

Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today

Heart Disease Starts Early in Life

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 Failure Treatment Underused

Heart Patients Benefit From At-Home Care, Study Finds

Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted

Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner

Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Heavy Metals Can Taint Wine

Heavy Patients Get Little Respect From Doctors

Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder

Herbicides, Fibrate Drugs May Block Taste Receptors

Hidden Salt in Diet Haunts Many With Heart Failure

High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans

High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans

High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors

High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds

High Costs Force Third of Americans to Skip Needed Health Care

High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone

High Rate of Rehospitalizations Costing Billions

High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women

High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods

High School Sports Put Players at Risk for Severe Injuries

Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients

Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks

High-Fat Diet Can Disrupt Body's Clock

High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids

High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones

High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs

Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age

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

Holiday Meals With a Calorie-Conscious Twist

Holidays Don't Have to Make You Heavier

Home Defibrillators Fail to Boost Survival Rates

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 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 Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes

Hospital Workers May Trigger Dangerous Outbreaks

Hospitals' Primary Care Docs Boost Outcomes

'Hot' Toys May Not Be the Best Present

How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant?

How to Stay Out of the ER This Summer

HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys

Human Urine Safe, Productive Fertilizer

Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk

Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk

Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones

ICU Docs Less Likely to Discuss End-of-Life Issues With Blacks

ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes

If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?

Imaging of Low Back Pain Fails to Change Outcomes

Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise

Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study

Improper Microwaving Led to Pot Pie-Salmonella Outbreak

Improved Fungicides May Be Easier on Environment

In Health Care Today, It's Electronic All the Way

In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working

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

Inactive Teens at Risk for More Behavioral Problems

Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem

Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors

Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged

Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea

Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk

Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients

Injury Patterns Similar for 'Circus' Artists, Elite Athletes

Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity

Intense Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay

Intense Heat May Boost Tomato Antioxidant

Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits

International Blood Doping Tests May Miss Cheaters

Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease

Iodine in Prenatal Vitamins Varies Widely

Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning

Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?

Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?

It Pays to Eat Less as You Age

It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say

IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries

JFK's Health Problems More Complex Than Thought

Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy

Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers

Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake

Kidney Damage Another Consequence of Anabolic Steroids

Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages

Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective

Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds

Kids' Eye Injuries From Golf Clubs Rare But Severe

Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First

Kids Gulping Down More Sugary Beverages

Kids Kept Indoors Due to Poor Clothing Choices

Kids May 'Learn' to Tolerate Food Allergens

Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections

Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes

Kids of Parents Who Value Exercise Are More Active

Kids of Stressed, Low-Income Moms Prone to Weight Problems

Kids' Risks Increase When Parents Are Bipolar

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

Kids Who Live Near Green Spaces Seem to Walk More

Kids Who Spend More Time Outdoors Have Better Vision

Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree

Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice

Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk

Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure

Lack of Vitamin D Boosts Death Risk

Larger Skin Lesions More Likely to Be Melanoma

Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems

Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug

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

Leafy Greens Top Risky Food List

Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases

Let Orthopedic Surgery Wait Until Morning When Possible

Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up

Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug

Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart

Lifestyle Changes Boost Enzyme Regulating Cell Aging

Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years

Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk

Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk

Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly

Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion

Limiting School Snacks Boosts Fruit, Veggie Consumption

Limiting Work Hours for Medical Residents Could Be Costly

Live Chickens on Trucks Could Transmit Dangerous Germs

Living to 100 Doesn't Mean Living Poorly

Living With Less TV, More Sweat Boosts Weight Loss

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 Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence

Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics

Low Doses of Melamine Won't Harm Kids' Kidneys

Low Folate Levels May Harm Sperm

Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk

Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard Times

Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis

Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems

Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks

Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer

Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart

Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study

Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006

Lure of Bottled Water May Not Be Health Driven

Lymphedema Raises Cost of Breast Cancer Care

Magnesium May Lower Risk for Some Strokes in Male Smokers

Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy

Majority of U.S. Doctors Back National Insurance Plan

Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise

Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases

Male Partner Violence Hurts Women's Health Worldwide

Many Americans Fear Being Diagnosed With Diabetes

Many Americans Share Prescription Meds

Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study

Many Cancer Survivors Don't Adopt Healthy Lifestyle

Many Diabetics Don't Get Necessary Blood Pressure Treatment

Many Doctors Don't Know Blood Pressure Guidelines

Many Doctors Still Don't Disclose Consulting Fees

Many Hispanics Shut Out of U.S. Health Care System

Many Hospital Patients Can't ID Their Doctors

Many in U.S. Prisons Lack Good Health Care

Many Kids Don't Need the Vitamins They're Taking

Many Kids Lack Insurance, Despite Having Insured Parents

Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study

Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding

Many Patients Don't Pursue Referrals

Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines

Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans

Many Smokers Don't Tell Docs About Their Habit

Many Texas Docs Not Pushing HPV Vaccine for Girls

Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished

Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure

Many Women Unclear About Breast Cancer Treatments

Marathoners Go the Distance on Heart Health

Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer

Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe

Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients

Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children

Meat, Dairy Won't Up Odds for Breast Cancer

Meatless Burgers, Hot Dogs Not Always Full of Veggies

Med School Diversity May Help Whites Care Better for Minorities

Med Students Posting Unprofessional Messages: Survey

Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research

Medical Bills Driving Most Middle-Class Bankruptcies

Medical Blogs May Threaten Patient Privacy

Medical Debt Sending Many Over Financial Brink

Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions

Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts

Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet

Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment

Medical Scans a Significant Source of Radiation

Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars

Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar

Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health

Medicare Drug Plan Still Needs Work

Medicare Faces Challenges Caring for Chronically Ill

Medicare Part D: What to Expect This Open Enrollment Period

Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Shows Mixed Results

Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09

Medicare to Pay Bonuses for 'E-Prescribing'

Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors

Medicare's Monthly Premium Won't Rise in 2009

Medication May Improve Scar Healing

Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics

Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure

Mediterranean Diet Enriched With Nuts Cuts Heart Risks

Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Depression

Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes

'Mediterranean'-Style Diet Best for Blood Sugar Control

Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival

Men Often Not Told of Severity of Wife's Cancer

Men Who Get Active in Midlife Live Longer

Menstruation Cessation in Female Teen Athletes May Be Caused by Hormone

Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise

Mental Exhaustion Impedes Physical Performance

Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure

Mercury Levels Not Abnormal in Autistic Children

Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity

Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells

Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion

Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin

Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment

Midwest and Northeast May Face Surgeon Shortage

Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'

Milk Allergy Symptoms May Ease With Exposure

Millions in U.S. Can't Afford Health Insurance

Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care

Minimal Exercise Benefits Overweight Postmenopausal Women

Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak

Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Friendly Cities for Women

Minority Clinics Tougher on Doctors

Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound

Mistrust May Cause People to Put Off Treatment

Moderate Aerobic Exercise Lowers Diabetics' Liver Fat

Moderate Aerobics May Ease Insomnia Symptoms

Modern Athletes Keep Getting Taller, Bigger

Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise

Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli

Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby

Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control

Money Woes Keeping Many Couples From Fertility Treatments

More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts

More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life

More Doctors Need to Learn to Spot Skin Cancers

More Educated Choose Healthier Foods, But Pay More

More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life

More Fast-Food Joints in Neighborhoods Mean More Strokes

More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study

More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List

More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak

More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls

More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma

More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout

More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk

More Whole Grains May Mean Less Fat

Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study

Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients

Most Americans Want Health Care Reform

Most Fit Have Less Brain Atrophy From Alzheimer's

Most Insured Adults Worry About Health Care Costs: Poll

Most Medicare Drug Premiums Same or Lower in 2009

Most Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Ones, Just Different

Most Off-Label Cancer Drug Use for Palliative Care

Most Older Americans Living Longer and Better

Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose

Most Sports-Related Eye Injuries Are Preventable

Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Health Care

Most Women Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs

Most Young, Black Females Are Not Getting HPV Vaccine

MRI May Help Find Deep Endometriosis

MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs

MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing

Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies

Muscle Mass Won't Grow in Women Over 80

Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly

Nausea Drug Shows Promise Against Opioid Addiction

Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed

Need a Walking Partner? Try a Dog

Neighborhood Influences Exercise Levels

Nestlé Recalls Cookie Dough Products

'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management

New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon

New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes

New Anesthesia May Be Safer for Critically Ill

New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment

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 Cancer Patients Retain Little Medical Information

New Class of Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's

New Classification Proposed for Stomach Cancers

New Clues to How Fish Oils Help Arthritis Patients

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 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 Food Pyramid Is Aimed at Kids

New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices

New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS

New Guidelines Make It Easy to Get Fit

New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain

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 Insights Show Ginseng Fights Inflammation

New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money

New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise

New Migraine Drug Shows Promise

New Migraine Drug Shows Promise

New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers

New MS Therapies Show Promise

New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver

New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots

New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin

New Statistical Model Could Cut Needless Breast Biopsies

New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions

New Technology No Better at Spotting 'Anesthesia Awareness'

New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis

New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers

New Test Scans Beef for Mad Cow Disease

New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective

New Weapons in Fight Against TB?

New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax

New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers

Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance

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 Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection

Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study

No Firm Evidence Green Tea Helps Prevent Cancer

No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug

No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage

Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk

Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients

Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight

Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline

Nurses Often Left Out of Medical Error Talks

Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease

Nutrition Still Not 'A' Grade in U.S. Schools: Studies

Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk

Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women

Obama Backs Health Care Reform

Obama Orders Review of FDA in Salmonella Outbreak

Obama Taps Alabama Doctor to Be Surgeon General

Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries

Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis

Obesity is a Family Affair

Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.

Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report

Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans

Occupational Therapy Plus Exercise Benefits Osteoarthritis

Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak

Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection

Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment

Older Adults Who Exercise Boost Blood Flow in Brain

Older Americans May Lack Adequate Nutrition

Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds

Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer

Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients

Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers

Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than Men

Omega-3 Fatty Acid Falls Short in Alzheimer's Trials

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Guard Against Advanced Prostate Cancer

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients

Omega-3 Fatty Acids Won't Prevent Crohn's Relapse

Omega-3 Foods May Lower Eye Disease Risk

Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health

Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients

Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You

Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients

Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control

One in Five Working Adults Said to Lack Health Insurance

One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke

One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues

One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill

Online System Could Cut Referrals to Dermatologists

Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy

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

Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law May Overlook Depressed Patients

Orthopedic Surgeons Weigh in on Pool Safety

Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells

Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors

Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues

Overeating? Blame Your Genes

Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk

Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome

Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain

Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart

Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer

Pages to Doctors Don't Always Hit the Mark

Pain Robs Years From Folks at Mid-Life

Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults

Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage

Palliative Care Programs Could Boost Hospitals' Bottom Line

Panel Finds Evidence Murky on Full-Body Skin Exams

Panel Seeks Fuller Disclosure of Drug Company Payments

Parental Eating Habits Don't Rub Off on Kids

Parents Often Choose ER for Routine Kids' Care

Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels

Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors

Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term

Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances

Patient Harm From Problem 'Handoffs' Is Common: Report

Patient-Centered 'Medical Home' Models Lag in Key Areas

Patient-Controlled Health Records Could Change Future of Research

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

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

Patients' Bill of Rights Too Tough to Read

Patients Often Not Told About Abnormal Test Results

Patients' Photos Help Boost Radiologists' Accuracy

Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery

Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs

Pay Less for Prescription Drugs

Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount

Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues

Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults

Pediatricians Could Help Screen for Alcohol Abuse in Home

Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids

Pediatricians Would Admit Error Only Half the Time

Pfizer to Pay Record Fine in Fraud Probe

Phenols in Quality Olive Oil Suppress Breast Cancer Gene

Physical Exam as Good as High Tech in Assessing Heart Failure

Physicians Say They Need More Sleep

Pill Could Boost Sports Performance

Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments

Plastic Surgeons Stay Busy in Recession

Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy

Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms

Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes

Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs

Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding

Popular Tilapia Might Not Help Heart

Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate

Portion Distortion

Post-Exercise 'Glow' May Last 12 Hours

Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers

Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss

Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking

Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells

Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness

Pot-Smoking Drivers Tied to Range of Road Accidents

Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds

Premixed Insulin May Offer Better Blood Sugar Control

Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection

Preschool Intervention Curbed Trend Toward Obesity

Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch

Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism

'Prescription Switching' Would Make Most Patients Unhappy

Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients

Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery

Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep

Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu Vaccine

Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds

Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines

Program Helps Kids Switch Over to Healthy Behaviors

Prolonged Fasting Boosts Risk of Rare Stroke

Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought

Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk

Protective Eyewear Key to Sports Safety

Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma

Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine

Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young

PSA Testing: What Should Men Do?

Psych Patients With Cost-Sharing Plans Use More Services

Psychotherapy Works Best Over the Long Term

Pumpkin May Fight Yeast Infections

Purple Tomato Extended Lives of Cancer-Prone Mice

Put Your Best Foot Forward Next Year

Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals

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 Orthopedic Repair Can Save Young Shoulders

Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care

Radiation From Medical Scans Soaring

Radio-Frequency Tags Cut Specimen Bottle Errors

Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer

Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function

Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling

Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity

Rapid Swine Flu Test Misses Many Infections

Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC

Recess Makes for Better Students

Recession Adds to Ranks of Americans With Depression

Recession Scrambling Health Spending in U.S.

Red Meat Helps Spur a Food Poison Germ

Red Wine Compound Helps Heart, May Slow Aging

Red Wine Molecule Might Battle MS

Red-Grape Compound May Improve Diabetes

Regular Yoga May Improve Eating Habits

Remembrance of Fat May Be at Root of Cravings

Reminders Boost Mammography Appointments

Reminders Help Patients Get Better Care

Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates

Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin

Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens

Report Slams U.S. Food Safety System

Report Urges Broader Effort to Stem Emotional Disorders in Youth

Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes

Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work

Researchers Define Mechanism of Methamphetamine Addiction

Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer

Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process

Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin

Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids

Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat

Researchers Uncover Why Turmeric Helps Heal

Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia

Resistance Training Boosts Mobility in Knee Arthritis Patients

Restrictive Diet for Kids May Backfire

Retail Clinics Attracting Those Without Regular Doctors

Retail Medical Clinics Offer Quality Care: Study

Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health

Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers

Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated

Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain

Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender

Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger

Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease

Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients

Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms

Run for Your Life

Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings

'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some

Safety Gear a Must to Prevent Kids' Sports Injuries

Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned

Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also

Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food

Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine

Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges

School Days Give Some Kids a Headache

School Environment Can Curb Kids' Weight Gain

School Lunches Too Fatty and Sugary, Critics Say

School Meals Need to Get Healthier: Report

School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity

School Sports May Spell Trouble for Ankles

School-Based Efforts Boost Kids' Fruit, Vegetable Intake

Schools Provide Less Junk Food Today: CDC

Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity

Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids

Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work

Scientists Spot How Sugar 'Feeds' Tumors

Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery

Screening Athletes Could Cut Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

Screening May Not Lessen Domestic Violence

Sea Worm Inspires Novel Bone Glue

Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting

Secondary Schools Serve Unhealthy Foods

Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly

Sedentary Kids May Take Longer to Fall Asleep

Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy

Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study

Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History

Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health

Seventh Salmonella Death Linked to Peanut Products

Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression

Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens

Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing

Shockwave Treatment May Not Be Best for Shoulder Pain

Shoulder Surgery Helps Athletes Get Back in the Game

Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians

'Sideline' Rage Triggers Mirror Those of Angry Drivers

Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions

Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game

Simple Steps Get Walkers Moving

Simple Steps Lead to Better Blood Pressure Control

Simpler Sleep Apnea Treatment Seems Effective, Affordable

Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals

Sinus Infections Push Millions to U.S. Doctors Each Year

Skin Patches Can Cause Burns During MRIs

Skip the Burgers and Throw Some Veggies on the Grill

Skyrocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans

Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction

Sleep Apnea Screening Cuts Surgical Complications

Small Drug Promo Items May Influence Young Doctors

Small Firms Shoulder Burden of Increasing Health Costs

Small Intestine Senses Bitter Toxins in Food

Small Steps May Speed Recovery in ICU Patients

Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold

Smokers' Homes More Likely to House Hungry Kids

Smoking, Hypertension Each Account for 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths

Soccer's a Winner for Building Bone Health in Girls

'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support

Soda Taxes Not Making a Dent in U.S. Waistlines

Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel

Some Diet Sodas May Ward Off Kidney Stones

Some Fats Deserve Change of Heart

Some Sweeteners Inhibit Enzyme Tied to Type 2 Diabetes

Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease

Soy in the Diet May Protect Lung Function

Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count

Soy May Help Shield Asian-American Girls From Breast Cancer

Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol

Spanish Speakers Have Difficulty Accessing Health Care in U.S.

Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids

Special Dyes and Lighting Kill MRSA, Research Shows

Special Treadmill Helps Stroke Patients Regain Normal Gait

Speedy Care After Heart Attack Key to Survival

Spending Doesn't Improve Patients' Perception of Care

Spices, Herbs Boost Health for Diabetics

Spiritual Beliefs Part of Health Care for Some

Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients

Sponsor Dollars Key to Flu Vaccine Study Publication

Spoonful of Sugar Really Might Help Medicine Go Down

Sports Doping's Effect May Be in the Mind

Sports Drinks May Be Tough on Teeth

Sprinters Closest to Starter's Pistol Have Edge

SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk

Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies

Standard Hepatitis C Treatment Cost-Effective for Prisoners

Start Packing for Great American Backyard Campout

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

Stay Upbeat, Active to Keep the Mind Young

Stay Upbeat, Exercise to Help Prevent Cancer in Old Age

Stay Upbeat, Healthy to Thrive in Senior Years

Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse

Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression

Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior

Stress, Bad Bedtime Habits Cause Insomnia

Stressed Health Care Workers Battle 'Compassion Fatigue'

Stretch That Grocery List in Lean Times

Stretching Exercises May Protect Against Preeclampsia

Stretching Test May Reveal Arterial Stiffness

Strict Blood Sugar Lowering Won't Ease Diabetes Heart Risk

Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids

Stroke in Children Rare But Costly

Stroke Patients at High Risk for Falls

Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle

Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help

Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time

Strong Thighs May Mean Less Knee Pain for Women

Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle

Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control

Studies Show Genetic Activity of Antioxidants

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 Challenges Link Between Panic Attacks, PTSD

Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug

Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs

Study Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections

Study Finds Fish Won't Prevent Heart Failure

Study Finds Gender Disparity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury

Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins

Study Forecasts More Young Doctors in Future

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 Questions Screening Heart Attack Patients for Depression

Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia

Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax

Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk

Study Shows Exercise Shields Against Osteoporosis

Study Suggests a Wider Use for Statins

Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive

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 Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes

Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx

Sudden Cardiac Death Rare in Young Athletes

Sudden Hearing Loss May Portend Stroke

Sugar Shortens Life Span in Worms

Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age

Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer

Sunken, Unexploded Bombs Pose Cancer Risk

Supervised Exercise May Relieve Fatigue During Chemotherapy

Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits

Surgeon's Preferences Dictate Choice of Kidney Cancer Surgery

Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy

Surgery May Not Help Most People With Narrowed Brain Artery

Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries

Surgical Deaths Linked to Handling of Complications

Surgical Errors Cost Almost $1.5B a Year

Surgical Outcomes Depend on a Host of Variables

Surviving Daylight Saving Switch

Swimming Lessons Don't Increase Drowning Risk, Study Says

Swine Flu Tests Could Swamp Diagnostic Labs

Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors

Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain

Tainted China Formula Caused High Rate of Kidney Stones in Kids

Take the Sting Out of Your Child's Flu Shots

Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father

Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study

Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer

Tapping Into Curry's Health Benefits

Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients

Tasty Foods Send Signal to Brain to Keep Eating

TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia

TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat

Teaching Hospitals' Post-Op Gains Not Extended to Blacks

Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs

Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer

Teen Athletes Sleep Better Than Couch Potatoes

Teens Likely to Trade Team Sports for Individual Exercise

Teens' Lung Health Is Linked to Their Diet

Teens With Eating Disorders Benefit From Parents' Help

Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits

Telemedicine Helps Experts Treat Stroke From Afar

Tennis Players Ace Perception of Speed, Motion

Testing Young Athletes for Heart Defects May Save Lives

Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs

Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma

The Dark Side of Vegetarianism

The Gender Divide Starts Over Dinner

The 'Net: A Tangled Web of Health Information

The Nuts and Bolts of Reform Proposals

The Pill May Limit Muscle Gains in Women

The Revolving Door of Heart Failure Hospitalization

The Ups and Downs of 'Yo-Yo' Dieting

There's More Than Turkey Behind Holiday Yawns

Thin Thighs Might Be Harbinger of Heart Disease

Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor

Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus

Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs

Tight Backpack Straps Cut Blood to Shoulders, Arms

Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risks in the ICU

Timing May Matter in Organ Donation Decisions

Tiniest Babies Carry Biggest Costs

Tips to Ease an Aching Back

Tired Doctors More Prone to Errors

Tired, Stressed Docs Make More Mistakes, Study Finds

To Feel Better, Low-Fat Diet May Be Best

Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Health Costs

Today's Smokers More Addicted to Nicotine

Too Few Cancer Survivors Pursue Healthy Lifestyles

Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings

Too Little Vitamin D May Mean More Colds and Flu

Too Much Cola Can Cause Muscle Problems

Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span

Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure

Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction

Toxic Poinsettias? Hangover Cures? It May Be All Fiction

Traces of Corn Found in Almost All Fast Food

Tracking Top Number in Blood Pressure May Be Enough

Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky

Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk

Trauma Center Counseling Reduces Kids' Repeat Injuries

Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health

Travel Tips for Seniors

Traveling for Treatment

Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors

Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated

Treatment Option Shortens Path to Pregnancy

Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates

Trouble Sleeping? Try These Tips

TV Ads Trigger Mindless Eating

TV in the Bedroom Is Not a Teen's Best Friend

Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage

Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk

Type of Tomato Product Determines Power Against Prostate Cancer

Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS

Tysabri May Cause Liver Damage, Health Officials Say

U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul

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

U.S. Faces Shortage of Heart Surgeons

U.S. Health Care Still Ill, Survey Finds

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

U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula

U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy

U.S. Launches Criminal Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak

U.S. May Soon Face Shortage of General Surgeons

U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out

U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow

U.S. Public Lacks Confidence in FDA: Poll

U.S. Relaxes Opposition to Medical Marijuana

U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring

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

U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards

U.S. Urged to Start 'Fixing the Problem' of Food Safety

U.S. Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Hospitals

Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks

Undocumented Hispanics Face Health Care Roadblocks in U.S.

Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured

Uninsured Hospital Stays On the Rise

Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients

Urine Test May ID Unhealthy Diets

Use of Imaging Technology Skyrockets

User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse

Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma

Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says

Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies

Varicose, Spider Veins May Be Inevitable for Some

Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk

Vending Machines Found in Most Middle Schools

Very Premature Babies Show Raised Risk for Autism

Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise

Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases

Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage

Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted

Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene

Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk

Vigorous Treadmill Workout Curbs Appetite Hormones

Vinegar Might Help Keep Off Pounds

Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended

Viscosity Enhancers Curb Bleeding Complications

Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart

Vitamin C Might Help Lower Hypertension

Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer

Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients

Vitamin D May Improve Melanoma Survival

Vitamin D May Promote Colon Cancer Survival

Vitamin D Supplementation Guidelines for Youngsters Doubled

Vitamin D Vital for the Heart

Voice Problems in Seniors Undertreated

Vulnerability to Shingles May Hinge on Family

Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems

Waiting Is the Hardest Part in Biopsies

Waiting, Wondering About Radiology Results Irks Patients

Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise

Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off

Walking Golf Course Affects Swing, Performance

Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries

Walking Program May Relieve Peripheral Artery Pain

Walking Styles a Quick Cue to Gender

Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line

Want to Lose Weight? Just Eat Less, Diet Study Suggests

Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say

Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Warm-Up Reduces ACL Injury in Female Soccer Players

Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds

Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines

Web Is Becoming One-Stop Shopping for Health Help

Web Site Demystifies Lab Tests

Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics

Weight Gain May Not Be Based Just on What You Eat

Weight-Loss Enzyme Identified

Western Diet Boosts Global Heart Attack Risk 30%

What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?

What to Do If You Have Unsightly Veins

What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty

Wheat Consumption May Contribute to Diabetes

When Babies Die, Obstetricians Suffer, Too

When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, Get Smart

Where You Live May Affect Your Cancer Diagnosis

Whisk Those Blues Away

Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure

Whole Grains, Bran May Fight Hypertension in Men

Whole Milk Cheaper, Effective Contrast Agent for GI Scans

Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women

Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?

Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider

Wine May Shield Breast Cancer Patients From Radiation Side Effects

Winter Workouts Are Cool

Winter's Cold, Summer's Heat Take a Toll

'Wired' Hospitals Post Lower Death, Complication Rates

With Alzheimer's, Health-Care Costs Could Triple

With Autism, Diet Restrictions May Do More Harm Than Good

With Fancy Coffees, Calories Can Add Up

With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up

Without Reform, U.S. Health Costs Expected to Rise

Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels

Women Risk Bone Loss After Knee Surgery

Women Veterinarians Face Higher Miscarriage Risk

Women Who Run May Benefit From Extra Folic Acid

Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack

Women's Exercise Priorities Vary With Life Stages

Workplace Health Programs Effective Interventions

Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work

Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use

Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer

Yoga Program May Help Prevent Falls in Elderly

Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex

Young Athletes at Risk of Heat Injury

Young Gymnasts Facing Broad Range of New Injuries

Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu

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