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1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated
1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand
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 Million Americans Suffer From Social Anxiety Disorder
15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
38% of U.S. Adults Use Alternative Treatments
3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
9/11 Attacks Changed Way Americans Dream
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
9/11's Psychological Scars Slowly Healing
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones
A Curse or Two Might Quell the Pain
A Healthy Mind Can Help Fight HIV
A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store
A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
A Sweet Way to Shield Baby's Teeth
A Young Life Lost to Prescription Drug Abuse
Ability to Consider Other People's Thoughts Grows After Age 6
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Acceptance of Chronic Illness Helps People Move On
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
Across All Cultures, Dreams Affect Behavior
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
ADHD Drugs Linked to Sudden Death in Kids
ADHD Affects Movement More in Boys Than in Girls
ADHD Gene Doesn't Predict Response to Drugs
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
Adults With ADHD Lose 3 Weeks Worth of Work Annually
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
After Concussion, Follow-Up Visit a Must
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
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 Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth
Alcohol Ads on Cable TV Reach Young Audiences
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcohol-Related Ills Increasing Worldwide
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
Allergies Dampen Sex Lives
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Almost Half of Women Have Sexual Problems
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Patients React Poorly to 'Elderspeak'
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress
Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
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-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Apes Love a Good Laugh, Too
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
As Sleep Improves, Grades Seem to Go Up
As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret
As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
At U.S. Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise
Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
Attention Problems in Kindergarten Could Spell Long-Term Academic Trouble
Autism May Be More Common Than Thought
Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth
Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Babies Born Only 2 to 3 Weeks Early May Face Development Delays
Babies Can Comprehend 'Canine' Language
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 Gestures Linked to Vocabulary Development
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
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Bathtub Accidents Injure 43,000 U.S. Kids Each Year
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Beat the Winter Blues
Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72%
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head
Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know
Being Single in Midlife Could Raise Risk for Dementia Later
Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories
Better Day Care, Smarter Kids?
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
Big Tobacco Lures Young Smokers With Menthol Cigarettes: Study
Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Biologists Question Animal Brain Size Theory
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Birds Don't Miss a Beat
Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis
Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
Bladder Problems May Often Be Related to Mental Health
Bling Makes Your Brain Sing
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Blue and Broke for the Holidays
'Bonding Gene' Could Help Men Stay Married
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys as Socially Aggressive as Girls: Study
Boys May Feel a Genetic Pull Toward Gangs
Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Blood Vessels Grow With Their Own Agenda
Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting
Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories
Brain Protein Tied to Retardation
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD
Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Brain Scans Show Heightened Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Brain Scans Show How Humans 'Hear' Emotion
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression
Brain Yields Up Clues to Language
Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes
Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
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 Benefits Moms and Babies: Report
Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance
Breast-Feeding May Boost IQ
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
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
Buyers Spend More With Non-Cash Purchases
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends
Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain
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
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
Caring Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
Cats Purrfect at Getting Needs Met, Study Shows
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine
CDC Panel Says No to Routine Use of Gardasil for Boys
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
Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Chemical in Plastics May Cause Fertility Problems
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
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 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 Growth Charts Don't Measure Up With Parents
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Chimps Show Signs of Culture
Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea
Choices Sap Your Stamina, Self Control: Study
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Circumcision Can Reduce AIDS Risk, Study Shows
City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
Cleaning Concoctions Best Left to Experts
Close Monitoring May Help Troubled Teen Girls Avoid Pregnancy
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Cocaine Use in Pregnancy Linked to Impulsivity in Sons
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
College Students Get More Drunk When Drinks Are Cheap
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Color Can Affect How People Think and Act
Color Red Makes Men Amorous
Combat Exposure Tied to Chronic High Blood Pressure
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Gene Mutation Lowers Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computers Causing Injuries in the Home
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Condoms May Reduce Herpes Risk
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
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
Couples in Good Relationships Sleep Better
Court Says Vaccine Not the Cause of Autism
Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
Cyber Bullying Affects One in 10 Students
Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Daily Candy in Childhood Linked to Violence in Adulthood
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time
Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Daytime Nap Has Benefits Beyond Rest for Kids
Deaf Children Can Create Own Sign Language
Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Debt-Linked Stress May Spur Premature Delivery
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
'Degrading' Lyrics Linked to Teen Sex
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.
Deployment Takes Toll on Military Moms and Teens
Depressed Moms in Violent Homes Twice as Likely to Hit Kids
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 Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Depression, PTSD Common Among Lung Transplant Patient Caregivers
Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
Do Underweight Newborns Make for Shy Adults?
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer
Dogs and 2-Year-Olds on Same Mental Plane
Dogs Get Petty About Treats
Don't Get Lazy About Lawn-Mower Safety
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating
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
Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans
Drivers Distracted When Near Schools
Driving After Binge Drinking More Common Than Believed
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Dyslexia More Complicated for Chinese
Earlier Testing Needed for Fragile X Syndrome
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information
Early Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug
Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia
Early Spankings Make for Aggressive Toddlers, Study Shows
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
Easing Your Teens Into the Back-to-School Schedule
Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Fish, Breast-Feeding Boost Infant Development
Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties
E-Cigarettes Pose a Health Hazard, FDA Warns
E-Communication Might Be Outpacing Emotion
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, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electrical Signal in Brain Seems to Warn of 'Mistakes'
Emotions of Music Touch Universal Chord
Empathy Is 'Hard-Wired' in Children's Brains
Empathy Might Be in the Genes
ER Visit Leaves Many Confused
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Even Small Amounts of Lead Harmful to Kids
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women
Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue
Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too
Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids
Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Experiences Bring More Joy Than Possessions Do
Experts Urge Cognitive Testing of Kids With Epilepsy
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
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
Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA
Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Eye Problems Increasing in Preemies
Face Transplants Show Promising Results
Faces May Provide Clues to Sexual Attitudes
Facial Expressions Not Universally Understood
Facial Structure May Hold Clues to Aggression
Fad Baby Names Tend to Fizzle Fast
Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion
Families That Eat Together Serve Up Good Dietary Habits
Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly
Family Financial Status Affects Child-Care Injury Rates
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 of Alcoholism Puts Student Drinkers at Risk
Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk
Family Income Impacts Children's Health
Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls Avoid Drugs, Alcohol
Family Needs to Know When Patient Survival Is Uncertain
Fathers' Concern Rises When Teens Start Having Sex
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages
FDA Orders Label Warning for Testosterone Gels
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children
FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment
FDA Questions Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
'Fear of Losing' Key Emotion in Economic Decisions
Fear of Pain Drives Requests for Assisted Death
'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals
Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat
Fewer HIV-Infected Americans Passing the Virus On
Fewer Shots Could Still Protect Kids From Pneumonia
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Fewer U.S. High School Students Engage in Risky Behaviors
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe
First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog
Flavored Cigarette Ban Takes Effect
Fleeting Facial Expressions Reveal Deep Secrets
Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims
Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Should Be More Effective: CDC
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring
Food Additives Could Fuel Hyperactivity in Kids
Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children
Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm
Food Allergy Facts Need More Focus
Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homes
Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.
For a Healthier Retirement, Work a Little
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
For Bilingual Folks, Both Languages Always Present
For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip
For Kids, Two Languages Can Be as Easy as One
For Macho Men, Doctor Visits Are Less Likely
For OCD, Not Helping Might Be Best
For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary
For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
For Short Kids, No Lack of Self-Esteem
For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home
For Some Doctors, Empathy Is in Short Supply
For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt
For Women, a Happy Marriage Means Sweet Dreams
For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Freeze-Dried Formula May Block HIV Virus in Breast Milk
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
Frequent Household Moves Raise Kids' Suicide Risk
'Freshman 15' Theory Takes a Pounding
Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
Friendship May Lie in the Genes
Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study
Game, Not Gore, Keeps Video Players Playing
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gays, Bisexuals Seek More Psych Services
Gender Gap Exists for Giving, Too
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
Gene Mutation Could Be Key to Rare Blood Vessel Disease
Gene Mutation Linked to Fever-Induced Seizures
Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction
Gene Mutation Tied to Majority of Cases of Mental Retardation
Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids
Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning'
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variant Tied to Schizophrenia
Gene Variant Tied to Severity of Drinking
Gene Variation Found in Boys With Delinquent Peers
Gene Variation Linked to Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Gene Variations, Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma
General Anesthesia Tied to Developmental Woes in Kids
Genes Get Out the Vote
Genes' Influence on Fears Changes Over Time
Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids
Genetic Medicine Making Inroads Against Disease
Genetics Linked to Early Sexual Activity in Kids
Genetics Linked to How Brain 'Frames' Choices
Genetics, Environment Shape Sexual Behavior
Genetics, Social Factors Tied to Male Delinquency
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Get Smart About Swine Flu for Back-to-School
Getting Tough on Bullying
Girls and Math: Blame the Culture, Not Ability
Girls' Anti-Social Behavior Predictive of Later Depression
Girls From Poorer Areas More Likely to Have Sex Earlier
Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers
Give and Be Happy
Giving Gardasil to Boys Not Worth the Cost
Gloomy Days Dim Cognitive Powers of the Depressed
Go Healthy, Not Hungry for Holiday Eating
Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work
Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for Regulation
Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing
Good Planning Paves Way for Kid's Operation
Good Posture May Inspire Confidence
Grab a Tool and Change Your Brain
Graduated Driver's Licensing Saves Lives: Study
Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kids' Injury Risk in Half
Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind
Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Guard Against Swine Flu at Summer Camp
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Gulf War Syndrome May Stem From Chemical Exposure
Gum Chewing May Cut Craving for Snacks
Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight
Gym Class Injuries Up 150 Percent
Habits May Keep Couples Together or Tear Them Apart
Hair Beads Spurring Head Trauma in Kids
Hairspray Exposure Ups Risk for Birth Defect in Sons
Hairstylists Often Privy to Older Clients' Health Issues
Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient
Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study
Halloween Candy: It's Not How Much Kids Eat, It's When
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives
Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth
Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer
Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag
Head Injury in Young Kids May Predict ADHD Diagnosis
Head Injury While Young Ups Epilepsy Risk
Health Issues in Childhood Often Show Up in Adulthood
Health Needs of Autistic Children Often Unmet
Health Tip: Eating Fish and Shellfish
Health Tip: After Baby is Born
Health Tip: After Your Child is Born
Health Tip: Allow Yourself to Grieve
Health Tip: Angry?
Health Tip: Avoid Germs From a Petting Zoo
Health Tip: Avoid Your Child's Asthma Attacks
Health Tip: Baby Diapering 101
Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet
Health Tip: Back Pain in Children
Health Tip: Back to School, Back to Sleep
Health Tip: Be an Involved Grandparent
Health Tip: Beating Backpack Pain
Health Tip: Bonding With Your New Baby
Health Tip: Bonding With Your Premature Baby
Health Tip: Boost Your Energy
Health Tip: Booster Seat Safety
Health Tip: Bottled or Tap?
Health Tip: Braces Basics
Health Tip: Bringing Baby Home
Health Tip: Burping Baby
Health Tip: Buy a Safe Bathtub for Baby
Health Tip: Buying Baby's First Bathtub
Health Tip: Buying Back-to-School Shoes
Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox
Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Umbilical Cord
Health Tip: Caring for Your Newborn
Health Tip: Check Baby's Toys for Safety
Health Tip: Check Your Baby's Feet
Health Tip: Check Your Child's Car Seat
Health Tip: Children Need Exercise, Too
Health Tip: Choose a Safe Halloween Costume
Health Tip: Choosing a Backpack
Health Tip: Choosing a Child Safety Seat
Health Tip: Choosing a Crib
Health Tip: Choosing a Pediatrician
Health Tip: Choosing a Safe Halloween Costume
Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Changing Table
Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Playpen
Health Tip: Choosing Your Child's Therapist
Health Tip: Colicky Baby?
Health Tip: Common Food Allergies in Children
Health Tip: Conditions That May Affect a Newborn's Skin
Health Tip: Considering Adoption?
Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis
Health Tip: Create Baby's Bedtime Routine
Health Tip: Crib Mattress Safety
Health Tip: Dealing With Depression After Pregnancy
Health Tip: Delayed Speech in Children
Health Tip: Depression Among Teens
Health Tip: Determining Migraines in Children
Health Tip: Diarrhea in Children
Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children
Health Tip: Does Your Child Have an Ear Infection?
Health Tip: Does Your Child Have Symptoms of ADHD?
Health Tip: Does Your Child Need a Nap?
Health Tip: Doing Your Baby's Laundry
Health Tip: Easing a Croupy Cough
Health Tip: Easing Earache Pain
Health Tip: Eating Out With a Diabetic Child
Health Tip: Evaluating Your Child's Vision
Health Tip: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Health Tip: Farm Safety for Children
Health Tip: Feeding Your Baby
Health Tip: Fluoride Use by Children
Health Tip: Get Fit After Baby is Born
Health Tip: Get Your Child Back to Bed
Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine
Health Tip: Harmful Chemicals in Your Home
Health Tip: Have a Safe Fourth of July
Health Tip: Have Your Child's Hearing Checked
Health Tip: Having Sex Despite Illness
Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Heart-Healthy Diet Should Start in Infancy
Health Tip: Help Prevent Childhood Migraines
Health Tip: Help Prevent Nosebleeds
Health Tip: Help Prevent Pinkeye
Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries
Health Tip: Help Prevent Your Child's Constipation
Health Tip: Help Protect Young Athletes
Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking
Health Tip: Help Your Child Cope With Diabetes
Health Tip: Help Your Child Develop Healthy Habits
Health Tip: Help Your Child's Cognitive Development
Health Tip: If Your Child is a Vegetarian
Health Tip: If Your Child is Having Surgery
Health Tip: If Your Child Stutters
Health Tip: If Your Child Takes Medicine
Health Tip: If Your Child Wears Glasses
Health Tip: If Your Diabetic Child Gets Sick
Health Tip: Is Your Baby in Pain?
Health Tip: Is Your Child Getting Too Much Sugar?
Health Tip: Is Your Child More Prone to Ear Infections?
Health Tip: Is Your Child's Backpack Too Heavy?
Health Tip: Keep Baby From Heat Rash
Health Tip: Keep Baby Safe in the Crib
Health Tip: Keep Baby's Nails Trimmed
Health Tip: Keep Bathroom Chemicals Locked Up
Health Tip: Keep Calm During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe Around Pets
Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children
Health Tip: Keep Teen Conflicts Under Control
Health Tip: Keeping Your Children Warm in Winter
Health Tip: Laughter is Good for You
Health Tip: Leaving Your Children Alone
Health Tip: Listen to Your Child's Breathing
Health Tip: Make Exercise a Daily Habit
Health Tip: Make Time for Breakfast
Health Tip: Managing After a Miscarriage
Health Tip: Managing the Teen Years
Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Asthma
Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Migraines
Health Tip: Managing Your Emotions
Health Tip: Minor Reaction to Childhood Immunizations
Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food
Health Tip: Negative Body Image Can Affect Your Health
Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child
Health Tip: Pack Your Child's Lunch
Health Tip: Parenting a Child With ADHD
Health Tip: Parenting Twins
Health Tip: Possible Triggers for Pica
Health Tip: Prepare Your Child for a New Baby
Health Tip: Prepare Yourself for Surgery
Health Tip: Preparing for Parenthood
Health Tip: Preparing Your Child for a Medical Test
Health Tip: Preparing Your Child For Therapy
Health Tip: Prevent Back Problems After Pregnancy
Health Tip: Prevent Bath Time Injuries
Health Tip: Prevent Burnout
Health Tip: Prevent Ear Pain in Flight
Health Tip: Prevent Falls From Windows
Health Tip: Prevent Infection After Circumcision
Health Tip: Prevent Your Children From Choking
Health Tip: Preventing Pinworms
Health Tip: Problems With a Picky Eater?
Health Tip: Protect Baby From Diaper Rash
Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Backpack Injuries
Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Burns
Health Tip: Protecting Your Child at Day Care
Health Tip: Putting Baby to Bed
Health Tip: Read to Your Toddler
Health Tip: Reasons for Adenoid Removal
Health Tip: Recording Your Child's Medical History
Health Tip: Recovering After Childbirth
Health Tip: Reduce the Risk of Preterm Labor
Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
Health Tip: Safe Use of Air Bags
Health Tip: Safety on Wheels
Health Tip: Satisfying Food Cravings
Health Tip: Selecting a Baby Stroller
Health Tip: Selecting a Pediatrician
Health Tip: Sex During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Signs of an Asthma Attack in Your Child
Health Tip: Signs of Celiac Disease in Children
Health Tip: Signs of Problems at Daycare
Health Tip: Signs That Baby Is in Pain
Health Tip: Soothing a Child's Sunburn
Health Tip: Soothing a Colicky Baby
Health Tip: Soothing Separation Anxiety
Health Tip: Sources of Childhood Stress
Health Tip: Sports Safety for Kids
Health Tip: Stay Safe at the Amusement Park
Health Tip: Stay Safe on the School Bus
Health Tip: Staying Emotionally Healthy
Health Tip: Staying Safe on the Playground
Health Tip: Stifle Back-to-School Allergy and Asthma Problems
Health Tip: Stressed Teens
Health Tip: Swaddling Your New Baby
Health Tip: Swing Set Safety
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Social Phobia
Health Tip: Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
Health Tip: Taking a Mental Status Test
Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
Health Tip: Taking Kids on the Road
Health Tip: Talking to Loved Ones With Cancer
Health Tip: Talking With Your Daughter About Menstruation
Health Tip: Taming a Temper Tantrum
Health Tip: Teens and Sleep
Health Tip: Tempering Your Temper
Health Tip: The Signs of Hunger
Health Tip: Thwarting Head Lice
Health Tip: Toddler-Proof Your Home
Health Tip: Traumatic Events May Affect Sleep
Health Tip: Trick-or-Treating Safely
Health Tip: Triggers for PTSD
Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again
Health Tip: Understanding ADHD
Health Tip: Understanding Gestational Diabetes
Health Tip: Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Health Tip: Warning Signs of Mental Illness
Health Tip: Warning Signs of Scoliosis
Health Tip: Watch Your Diet While Breast-Feeding
Health Tip: Wean Your Child From Breast-Feeding
Health Tip: When Baby Is Teething
Health Tip: When Bedwetting Signals Another Problem
Health Tip: When Children Stutter
Health Tip: When Infants Get Diarrhea
Health Tip: When to Call the Pediatrician
Health Tip: When Your Baby Needs Shots
Health Tip: When Your Child is Teething
Health Tip: When Your Child Needs Glasses
Health Tip: When Your Child Worries
Health Tip: When Your Diabetic Child Takes a Trip
Health Tip: Why Breast-Feed?
Health Tip: Your Child Must Wear a Bike Helmet
Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women
Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms
Healthy Heart Tips for a Bad Economy
Healthy Lunches Help Kids' Concentration in School
Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
Heard the One About How to Beat Tension?
Hearing Loss Tops Parents' Concern for Kids
Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens
Heart Disease Starts Early in Life
Heart Hormone Elevated in Children Who Wet Bed
Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids
Heart Valves Fashioned From Stem Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood
Heavy Smoking as Teenager Might Add Pounds Later
Hepatitis B Vaccination Protects Against Liver Cancer
High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood
High School Sports Put Players at Risk for Severe Injuries
High Self-Esteem May Mask Defensiveness
High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids
High-Risk Kids, Diabetics Need Regular Blood Pressure Checks
Hispanic Children More Likely to Have Hearing Loss
HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin
HIV Infection Rate for Young Black Men 'Alarming:' CDC
HIV Outbreak Began Decades Earlier Than Thought
HIV Testing Day Set for Saturday in U.S.
Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems
Holiday Eating Without the Guilt -- or the Pounds
Home Renovations by Affluent Families Can Unleash Lead Threat
Home Smoking Ban Keeps Teens From Lighting Up
Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors
Homecoming Veterans Often Face Inner Challenge
Homelessness Tied to Kids' Mental Health
Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found
Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids
Hospitalization Rates Higher in Kids Who Get Flu Shots
'Hot' Toys May Not Be the Best Present
Hot-Tub Injuries on the Rise
How Bad Feelings Can Harm Your Health
How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant?
How Much Should Women Drink? It Depends on Who You Ask
How to Avoid a Holiday Trip to the ER
How to De-Stress a Recession-Riddled Life
How to Stay Out of the ER This Summer
HPV Vaccine for Boys? It Just Might Happen
HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys
Human Brain Works Between Order and Chaos
Hundreds of Genes Could Be Linked to ADHD
Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors
Ibuprofen Rated Best for Pain of Broken Arms
ICU Docs Less Likely to Discuss End-of-Life Issues With Blacks
If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help
If Mom or Dad Is Depressed, Kids Need Help Too
If You Want Help From a Chimp, You'll Have to Ask
Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood
Imaging of Low Back Pain Fails to Change Outcomes
Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise
Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
Immune Therapy May Aid Kids With Neuroblastoma
Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
Improved Screening for Jaundice Can Protect Newborns
Impulsive Kindergartners May Turn to Gambling
Impulsivity Raises Alcoholism Risk
In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
In Tough Times, Kids May Find Solace With Grandparents
In Toys and More, Are Chemicals Safe or Harmful?
Inactive Teens at Risk for More Behavioral Problems
Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
Infanticide of 19th Century: Was It SIDS?
Infants Can Tell Happy Music From Sad
Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers
Insurance Matters When It Comes to Kids' Health Care
Insured Kids With Uninsured Parents Miss Needed Health Care
Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids
Internet May Be Newest Venue for Teen Tobacco Exposure
Internet Program Helps Problem Drinkers
Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed
Intuniv Approved for Pediatric ADHD
Is Eye Exam on Your Back-to-School List?
It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say
Job Loss Has Long-Term Impact on Social Lives
Job Losses Carry High 'Stress Tag'
Job, Education May Buffer Against Dementia
Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health
Just Like Skin, Eyes Can 'Burn' in Strong Sun
Keep Safety in Mind While Cooling Off in the Water
Keep Your Flu Shots Straight This Fall
Keeping a Healthy Holiday Balance
Keeping Appointments Key to Keeping Vaccines on Track
Key Factors Define 'Prolonged Grief'
Kickoff, Punting Take a Toll
Kids' Eye Injuries From Golf Clubs Rare But Severe
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Kids' Flu Shot Largely Ineffective Over Past Few Years
Kids Given Photos of Sunburn Damage Covered Up Better