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13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15 Million Americans Suffer From Social Anxiety Disorder
1st U.S. Drug Approved for Fibromyalgia
2 Years of Hormone Use May Be 'Safe'
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
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 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
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
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
9/11 Attacks Changed Way Americans Dream
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
9/11's Psychological Scars Slowly Healing
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Curse or Two Might Quell the Pain
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Healthy Mind Can Help Fight HIV
A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors
A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat
A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries
A Young Life Lost to Prescription Drug Abuse
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Protein May Signal Pancreatic Cancer
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near
Acceptance of Chronic Illness Helps People Move On
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Across All Cultures, Dreams Affect Behavior
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's 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
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Adults With ADHD Lose 3 Weeks Worth of Work Annually
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After Tonsillectomy, Short-Term Antibiotics Effective: Study
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 Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
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
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
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 Patients React Poorly to 'Elderspeak'
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines
Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
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
An Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana
An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Anesthesia Type Won't Influence Neck Artery Surgery Outcomes
Anesthesia, Exertional Heat Deaths May Be Linked
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Ease Back Pain
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
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
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
Artificial Light Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression
Asians Seem to Suffer Less During Childbirth
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness
Autumn Sees More Women With Bunion Problems
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
Bad Economy Really Hurts Some Folks
Bad Mood May Make Pain Worse
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Battered Women's Ills Go Beyond Bruises
Beat the Winter Blues
Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina
Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head
Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One
Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
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'
Beware the 'Blackberry Thumb'
Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
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
Bladder Problems May Often Be Related to Mental Health
Bling Makes Your Brain Sing
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial
Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Blue and Broke for the Holidays
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
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
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking
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' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness
Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light on Fibromyalgia
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD
Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression
Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes
Brain Yields Up Clues to Language
Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes
Brazilian Mint Tea Naturally Good for Pain Relief
Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
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 May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers
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-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
Bullying Seems to Affect Kids Years Later
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Buyers Spend More With Non-Cash Purchases
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection
Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer
Caldolor Is First Approved Injected Ibuprofen
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Help With Kidney Transplants
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species
Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts
Cancer Patients Often Stranded in Health Insurance Nightmares
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends
Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring
Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
Caring Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Cats Purrfect at Getting Needs Met, Study Shows
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread
'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
Cell Protein Could Help Spur Malignancy
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine
Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Chemo Plus Palliative Care Reaps Benefits
Chemotherapy Linked to Sleep-Wake Cycle Disruptions
Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
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 Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children With Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Chili Pepper Compound Can Bring Pain Relief
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea
Choices Sap Your Stamina, Self Control: Study
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
Circumcision Rates Too Low
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
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
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 Stopped in Its Tracks in Swiss Study
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot
Color Can Affect How People Think and Act
Color Red Makes Men Amorous
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 Exposure Tied to Chronic High Blood Pressure
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment 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
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes
Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?
Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Gene Mutation Lowers Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Targets, Destroys Cancer Stem Cells 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
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence
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
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
Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Debt-Linked Stress May Spur Premature Delivery
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
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
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise
Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression Heightens Sensitivity to Pain
Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
Depression May Hasten Cancer Death
Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Depression, PTSD Common Among Lung Transplant Patient Caregivers
Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
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 Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study
Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
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
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
DNA Variations May Alter Risk of Hodgkin's Disease
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?
Dogs Get Petty About Treats
Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Let Injury Spoil Outdoor Summer Fun
Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain
Drinkers May Exercise More Than Teetotalers
Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans
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
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
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 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 Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug Fights Diabetic Eye 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 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 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 to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
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
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Dying Wishes Followed More Often for Whites
Earlier HIV Treatment Could Save Lives Worldwide
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
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 Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC
Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
E-Communication Might Be Outpacing Emotion
Economic Bad Times Put Minorities at Higher Crime Risk
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Doesn't Slow Alzheimer's Decline
Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices
Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients
Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk
Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Breast Cancer
Elevated Urate Levels May Slow Parkinson's in Men
ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits
Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits
Emotions of Music Touch Universal Chord
Empathy Is 'Hard-Wired' in Children's Brains
Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation
Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's
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
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards
Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Evolution May Have Made Humans More Cancer Prone
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
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 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
Experiences Bring More Joy Than Possessions Do
Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer
Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experts Optimistic About Melanoma Vaccine
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress