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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
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
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 Years of Hormone Use May Be 'Safe'
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 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
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'
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
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 Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abnormal Protein May Signal Pancreatic Cancer
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
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
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All 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 Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
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
American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
America's Top Allergy Capitals
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
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
Antioxidants Pose No Melanoma Threat
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Artificial Light Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As More Cyclists Hit the Road, Serious Injuries Rise
As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet'
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer
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
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
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
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Better Pap Smear Follow-Up Needed Among Lower-Income Women
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
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
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers
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 Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise
Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
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 Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes
Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women
Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
Breast Cancer Unchanged in Black Women, Despite Drop in HRT Use
Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease
Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
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
Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
'Bug Bombs' Causing Injury
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults
Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
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
Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species
Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts
Cancer Patients Often Stranded in Health Insurance Nightmares
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends
Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring
Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers
Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids
Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Car Surfing Kills Teens
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine
CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine
CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot
CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall
CDC 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
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Cell Protein Could Help Spur Malignancy
Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Chemo Plus Palliative Care Reaps Benefits
Chemotherapy Linked to Sleep-Wake Cycle Disruptions
Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers
Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
Children's Bath Products Contain Contaminants
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
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
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Stopped in Its Tracks in Swiss Study
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot
Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
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 Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer
Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Targets, Destroys Cancer Stem Cells in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
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
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
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
Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice
DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise
Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries
Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression May Hasten Cancer Death
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe
Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment
Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
DNA Variations May Alter Risk of Hodgkin's Disease
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle?
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer
Dog Flu May Have Been Active as Early as 1999
Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating
Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse
Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Due to Drop in HRT Use
Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice
Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
Dry Skin? Don't Let Winter Win
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Dying Wishes Followed More Often for Whites
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC
Eating Less May Hinder Immune System
Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties
E-Cigarettes Pose a Health Hazard, FDA Warns
Economic Bad Times Put Minorities at Higher Crime Risk
Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll
Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Breast Cancer
Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits
Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs
Environmental Chemicals May Affect Male Reproduction
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
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
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Extends Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Estrogen Cream No Match for Sun-Damaged Skin
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium
Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Even Small Amounts of Lead Harmful to Kids
Evolution May Have Made Humans More Cancer Prone
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue
Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too
Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study
Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise
Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer
Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu
Experts Optimistic About Melanoma Vaccine
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress
Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ
Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks
Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
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 Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less
Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage
Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems
Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors
Falls Are Top Cause of Injury, Death Among Elderly
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters
Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
Family Halloween Safety Can Be Fiendishly Simple
Family History Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk
Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle
Family History of Melanoma Doubles Parkinson's Risk
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Family Income Impacts Children's Health
Family Study Associates Pesticide Use With Parkinson's Risk
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells
Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body
Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men
FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers
FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Expands Pepper Warning in Salmonella Outbreak
FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide
FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Faulted for Lack of Produce Oversight
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Halts New Applications From Indian Drug Maker's Plant
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages
FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mulls Changes to Allergy Labeling on Foods
FDA Narrowing Tainted Tomato Probe to One Cluster
FDA Orders Label Warning for Testosterone Gels
FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children
FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs
FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much
FDA Says It's Safe to Eat Tomatoes
FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker
FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer
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 New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug
FDA: Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Products
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
FDR Might Have Had Melanoma
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fertilizer Ban Makes a Difference
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat
Fewer Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke
Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms
Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors
Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer
Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe
First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company
First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S.
First-Ever Mapping of Cancer Patient's Genome
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer
Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss
Fliers Can Keep Blood Clots at Bay
Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly
Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims
Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Flu Vaccine Should Be More Effective: CDC
Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer
Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk