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9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
9/11's Psychological Scars Slowly Healing
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
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Ankle Replacement Device Approved
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Antifungal Drug May Help Ease Asthma
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Arthritis Drug Raises Risk of Tuberculosis
Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma Discovery May Lead to Better Treatments
Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Better Drug Emerges for Steroid-Induced Bone Loss
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel
Childhood Asthma, Allergies Traced to Womb
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis
Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
Cimzia Sanctioned to Treat Crohn's Disease
City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Dry Skin? Don't Let Winter Win
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Mulls Changes to Allergy Labeling on Foods
FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients
FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet
FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug
First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog
Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief
Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children
Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs
Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gene Variations, Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma
Get in Step With Summer Foot Care
Global Warming May Bring More Respiratory Woes
Glucosamine Fails Osteoarthritis Test
Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children
Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May
Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed
Health Tip: Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis
Health Tip: Asthmatics Don't Have to Stop Exercising
Health Tip: Avoid Your Child's Asthma Attacks
Health Tip: Breathe Fresh Air at Home
Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air
Health Tip: Can't Keep Asthma Under Control?
Health Tip: Choosing a Knee Brace
Health Tip: Common Triggers for Allergy and Asthma
Health Tip: Controlling Asthma
Health Tip: Controlling Asthma
Health Tip: Controlling Crohn's Disease
Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis
Health Tip: Coping With Pet Allergies
Health Tip: Dealing With Exercise-Induced Asthma
Health Tip: Diagnosing Joint Pain
Health Tip: Drive Safely With Arthritis
Health Tip: Exercise to Beat Arthritis Pain
Health Tip: How Serious is Your Asthma Attack?
Health Tip: Listen to Your Child's Breathing
Health Tip: Managing Joint Pain
Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Asthma
Health Tip: Massage Arthritis Pain
Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
Health Tip: Pregnancy and Asthma
Health Tip: Recognizing Arthritis in the Thumb
Health Tip: Rid Your Home of Dust Mites
Health Tip: Signs of an Asthma Attack in Your Child
Health Tip: Stifle Back-to-School Allergy and Asthma Problems
Health Tip: Tame Arthritis Symptoms
Health Tip: Triggers for Foot Arthritis
Health Tip: What's Behind My Asthma and Allergy Symptoms?
Health Tip: When Arthritis Affects the Hands
Health Tip: When Flat Feet Cause Pain
Herb Shows Potential for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
IBD, Liver Disease Patients Show Vitamin D Deficits
Improved Hip Implants Can Last 20 Years
Indigo Ointment Benefits Psoriasis Patients
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Share Some Genetic Risk Factors
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Itching Not a Less Intense Form of Pain
Joint Replacement Soars as Number of Docs Falls
Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy
Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk
Kids, Adults React Equally to Allergy Patch Tests
Knee Replacement Considered a Good Value
Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
Know Your Asthma Triggers
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk
Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
Lung Association Urges Back-to-School Asthma Checklist
Lung Problems Persist for 9/11 Responders
Many Adults With Asthma Are Skipping Flu Shots
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
Molecule in Skin May Link Eczema and Asthma
Mom's Depression May Worsen Child's Asthma
Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk
Mom's Stress in Pregnancy May Up Baby's Asthma and Allergy Risk
More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life
More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma
Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot
My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed
New Clues to How Fish Oils Help Arthritis Patients
New Drug Helps Relieve Gout
New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis
New Laser Approved to Treat Psoriasis
New Psoriasis Pill Appears Effective
New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Works for Adults, Children
New Therapy Could Transform Arthritis Treatment
New Treatments Improve Control for Severe Asthma
Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin
No Place Safe From Allergies
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obesity May Dampen Response to Asthma Meds
Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Obesity Worsens Asthma
Obesity-Related Hormone Tied to Psoriasis
Occupational Therapy Plus Exercise Benefits Osteoarthritis
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Won't Prevent Crohn's Relapse
Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss
One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues
Overall Health of U.S. Children a Mixed Bag
Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
Pain More a Cause of Arthritis Than a Symptom
Parental Stress Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Point-of-Sale Printers May Trigger Asthma
Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk
Popular Supplements Don't Work Against Arthritis: Study
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
Poverty May Aggravate Asthma
Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma
Prescription Chondroitin May Help Knee Osteoarthritis
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market
Psoriasis Poses Danger for More Serious Complications
Psoriasis Raises Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Death
Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk
Researchers Identify New Genetic Links to Psoriasis
Resistance Training Boosts Mobility in Knee Arthritis Patients
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Raise Shingles Risk
Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising Among U.S. Women
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Promote Cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated
Rising Heat, Humidity Raise Risk of Asthma Flares
School Program Helps Cut Asthma Risks
Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage
Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease
Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease
Scientists Zero In on Elusive 'Allergy Gene'
Screen All Newborns for Hip Dysplasia, Study Urges
Secondhand Smoke Boosts Asthmatic Boys' Behavior Woes
St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
Stelara Approved for Psoriasis
Stomach Germ May Protect Against Asthma
Strong Thighs May Mean Less Knee Pain for Women
Studies Struggle to Gauge Glucosamine's Worth
Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone
Study Finds Multitude of Bacteria on Human Skin
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks
Sunlight May Cause Rash in Autoimmune Disease
Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis No Better Than Therapy, Meds
Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder
Teens' Lung Health Is Linked to Their Diet
'The Pill' May Reduce Asthma Symptoms
Those Stilettos Can Hurt You Years From Now
Three Genes Raise Gout Risk
Too Much Texting Can Spell Neck, Arm Pain
Traditional Chinese Therapy May Help Ease Eczema
Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates
Two Asthma Meds May Be Too Risky, FDA Panel Says
U.S. Air Pollution Standards Don't Protect Asthmatic Kids
U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase
Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma
Vectical Ointment Approved for Psoriasis
Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended
Vitamin K Doesn't Slow Bone Loss
Web Is Becoming One-Stop Shopping for Health Help
Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
Wider Waist Boosts Asthma Risk
With Psoriasis, the Internet May Offer Hope
World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
Yoga Helps Those With Asthma
Young Gymnasts Facing Broad Range of New Injuries