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1 Million Americans Likely Stricken by Swine Flu: CDC
1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand
1 Swine Flu Shot Enough for Older Kids
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
11 New Cholesterol Genes Identified
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today
1st Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Set for Early October
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak
24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive
40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.
40 Years of Heart Transplants
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
8.3 Million U.S. Adults Considered Suicide Last Year
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk
9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat
A Smudge-Free Smart Phone Screen?
A Substitute for Those Who Can't Take Statins?
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries
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
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Access to U.S. Burn Centers Varies by Region
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision
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
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
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 Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Agent Orange Linked to Parkinson's, Heart Disease
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
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
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
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 Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle
America's Top Allergy Capitals
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress
An Oral Approach to Heart Disease
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in 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
Aneurysms in 2nd Generation May Not Come Early
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Angina Often Affects Quality of Life
Angina Strikes 1 in 5 Heart Attack Survivors
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Ankle Circulation Could Warn of Future Strokes
Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Test Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Anniversary of Parent's Passing Can Trigger Death
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Blood Fat Fuels Heart Attack Risk
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Ease Back Pain
Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
Anticoagulant Drugs Had Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns
Antidepressants May Prevent Depression After Stroke
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
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 Boost Stroke Risk
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk
Artery Plaque Boosts Hispanics' Odds for Stroke
Artery Plaque Rupture Can Occur Without Symptoms
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
As More Cyclists Hit the Road, Serious Injuries Rise
As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet'
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asians Seem to Suffer Less During Childbirth
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke
Aspirin Linked to Brain Microbleeds
Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
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
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss
Attention Training Might Help Stroke Victims
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
Autism May Be More Common Than Thought
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Autumn Chores Often Hazardous
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia Raises Risk of Heart Failure, Fractures
Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class
Avoid Holiday Injuries
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
B Vitamins Might Lower Stroke Risk
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
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
Bat Saliva-Based Stroke Drug Disappoints in Trial
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers Help Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Better Day Care, Smarter Kids?
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
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
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths
Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery
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 Fare Worse After Cardiac Arrest
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blacks More Likely to Die of Severe Sepsis
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise for Marfan Syndrome
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke
Blood Rush to the Brain When Angry Is a Good Sign
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 Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
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
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size
Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind
Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients
'Bug Bombs' Causing Injury
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults
Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
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 Without Healthy Diet Linked to Heart Risk
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble
Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk
Calling All Heart Patients
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma
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
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers
Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids
Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Car Surfing Kills Teens
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Carotid Artery Sections React Differently to Plaque
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
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 Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine
CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot
CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall
CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive
CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
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
Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats
Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers
Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks
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 Media Multi-Tasking Makes It Harder to Focus
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
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 Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation
Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot Dissolver Doesn't Boost Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Clot-Busting Therapy Under Review
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes
Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer
Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk
Coffee or Tea Consumption May Lower Stroke Risk
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
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 Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compact Heart Assist Device Approved
Compound Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
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 TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Control Your Anger, Help Your Heart
Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?
Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
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 Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
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 From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says