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1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Struggles With Memory Lapses
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
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
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 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's
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
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 MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
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 Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones
A Few Extra Pounds Might Bring Extra Years
A Gene Tweak Could Keep Heart Young
A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store
A Sweet Way to Shield Baby's Teeth
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble
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
Access to U.S. Burn Centers Varies by Region
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
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
Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision
Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp
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
Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
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
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
Adults With Diabetes Doing Better Prevention Job
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
After Concussion, Follow-Up Visit a Must
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
Aging Brain Can Learn New Tricks
Aging Brain May Contribute to Some Hearing Loss
Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep
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 Ads on Cable TV Reach Young Audiences
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Alcohol-Related Ills Increasing Worldwide
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 Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
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
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
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Anniversary of Parent's Passing Can Trigger Death
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Anti-Aging Drug Closer to Reality
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
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
Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
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
Asians Seem to Suffer Less During Childbirth
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
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, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
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
Avoid Holiday Injuries
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Babies Come Packed With Natural Knowledge
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Babies Spot Human Speech at 5 Months
Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Background TV Distracts Kids From Play
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacteria May Be Connected to Colic
Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
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
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta-Blockers Tied to Higher Cataract Risk
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
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
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
Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
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 More Likely to Die of Severe Sepsis
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
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 for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
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 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
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Bottle-Feeding Moms Ignored
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 Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Blood Vessels Grow With Their Own Agenda
Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby
Breast-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections
Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies: Report
Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Breast-feeding OK for Most Moms with MS
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
'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
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 Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
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
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
Caregiving May Lengthen Life
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen AMD
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality
CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine
CDC Links Infections With Swine Flu Deaths
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
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
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
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
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 Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
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 Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
Children With Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders
Children's Bath Products Contain Contaminants
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
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
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
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's
Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
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
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computerized Medication Box Approved
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
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
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
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children
Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?
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
Cow's Milk Protein Could Help Save Preemies' Lives
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
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
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 Dose of Vitamin D Helps Prevent Falls in Seniors
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
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 Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices
Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time
Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies
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
Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
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
Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says
Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
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
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Dementia Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old'
Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death
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 and Alzheimer's Risk Linked
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Diabetes Cases Expected to Double in 25 Years
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes in Middle Age Raises Alzheimer's Risk
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
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
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
DNA Helps Trace History of Human Migration
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle?
Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures?
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
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
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Get Lazy About Lawn-Mower Safety
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drink Away Dementia?
Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse
Drinking in Adolescence May Lead to Risky Choices Later
Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression
Drivers Distracted When Near Schools
Driving After Binge Drinking More Common Than Believed
Drop in Certain Visual Skills May Precede Alzheimer's
Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
Drug May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Regimen Prevents AIDS Transmission Via Breast Milk
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
Drunk Drivers May Respond to Brief Motivational Interview
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Dyslexia May Make It Tough to Tune Out School Noise
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug
Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Less May Hinder Immune System
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
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 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
Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Elder Boom Will Be Felt Worldwide
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens