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1 in 4 Uninsured Are Eligible for Aid But Aren't Enrolled
1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
1 Million Americans Likely Stricken by Swine Flu: CDC
1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand
1 Swine Flu Shot Enough for Older Kids
10% of U.S. High School Seniors Use Vicodin
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today
1st Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Set for Early October
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak
24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
38% of U.S. Adults Use Alternative Treatments
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive
40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
8.3 Million U.S. Adults Considered Suicide Last Year
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk
9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Accumulated Lead May Affect Older Women's Brains
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise
Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
ADHD Affects Movement More in Boys Than in Girls
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
After Concussion, Follow-Up Visit a Must
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs
Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
Alcohol Ads on Cable TV Reach Young Audiences
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Almost Half of Doctors Have Prescribed Placebos
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
America's Top Allergy Capitals
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children
Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Anesthesia Type Won't Influence Neck Artery Surgery Outcomes
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Are Medical Meetings Environmentally Unfriendly?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As More Cyclists Hit the Road, Serious Injuries Rise
As Sleep Improves, Grades Seem to Go Up
As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet'
As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
At U.S. Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise
Attention Problems in Kindergarten Could Spell Long-Term Academic Trouble
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
Autism May Be More Common Than Thought
Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Autumn Chores Often Hazardous
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Avoid Holiday Injuries
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
'Ayurvedic' Medicines May Contain Lead, Mercury or Arsenic
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk
Background TV Distracts Kids From Play
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
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
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Bathtub Accidents Injure 43,000 U.S. Kids Each Year
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72%
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Better Day Care, Smarter Kids?
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
Big Tobacco Lures Young Smokers With Menthol Cigarettes: Study
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial
Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight
Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Blue and Broke for the Holidays
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet
Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys as Socially Aggressive as Girls: Study
Boys May Feel a Genetic Pull Toward Gangs
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Blood Vessels Grow With Their Own Agenda
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
Breast-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections
Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
'Bug Bombs' Causing Injury
Bullying Seems to Affect Kids Years Later
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults
Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
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 Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
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
Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers
Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids
Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Car Seats Save Young Lives
Car Surfing Kills Teens
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone
Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine
CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine
CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot
CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall
CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive
CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk
Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
Childhood ADHD Linked to Criminal Behavior in Adults
Childhood Asthma, Allergies Traced to Womb
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children Can Develop Tolerance to Egg Allergy
Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children Need Seasonal Flu Vaccine, Experts Say
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
Children With Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders
Children's Growth Charts Don't Measure Up With Parents
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circumcision Rates Too Low
City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaner Air May Threaten Amazon Rainforest
Cleaning Concoctions Best Left to Experts
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation
Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computers Causing Injuries in the Home
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Controversial Anemia Drug Doesn't Cut Need for Transfusions
Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?
Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?
Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
Court Says Vaccine Not the Cause of Autism
Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
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' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Daily Candy in Childhood Linked to Violence in Adulthood
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Daytime Nap Has Benefits Beyond Rest for Kids
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice
DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delicate Debate Urged Over Withdrawal of Life Support
Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries
Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Deployment Takes Toll on Military Moms and Teens
Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations