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1 in 10 Ex-NFL Players Used Steroids, Poll Reports
10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
1st Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Set for Early October
1st Drug From Genetically Altered Animals Approved
1st U.S. Drug Approved for Fibromyalgia
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
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
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near
Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
Afinitor Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Early Promise
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With Constipation
An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk
Ankle Replacement Device Approved
Ankle Replacement System Lets Feet Move
Another Swine Flu Vaccine Approved for Children
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Anti-Nausea Patch Approved for Chemo Patients
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
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Any Old Cane
Won't
Do
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Arthritis Drug Raises Risk of Tuberculosis
Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns
Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
Autism May Be Linked to Mom's Autoimmune Disease
Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Banzel Approved for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Benzyl Alcohol Lotion Approved for Head Lice
Berinert Approved for Rare Genetic Disease
Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Better Drug Emerges for Steroid-Induced Bone Loss
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Marrow Treatment Approved for Rare Bleeding Disorder
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Breast Cancer Test Rates Drug Therapy Candidates
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Caldolor Is First Approved Injected Ibuprofen
Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Help With Kidney Transplants
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine
Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Cervarix Approved to Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis
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 Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs
Cimzia Sanctioned to Treat Crohn's Disease
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Coartem Approved to Treat Malaria
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
Collagen Wrinkle Filler Approved
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
Compact Heart Assist Device Approved
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computerized Medication Box Approved
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
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
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Creon, a Pancreatic Enzyme Substitute, Approved
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cycloset Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Diagnostic Approved to Detect
C. diff
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Have Little Effect on Sales: Study
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor Visits Are Getting Short Shrift in Tight Economy
Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Drinking Cuts Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Drug Combo May Offer Best Relief for Nerve Pain
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Combo May Relieve MS Symptoms
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug Improves Mobility in Some MS Patients
Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients
Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors
Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice
Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin
Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Drug May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery
Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics
Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
Drug May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries
Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dysport, a Botox Competitor, Approved
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
Entereg Helps Restore Post-Operative Bowel Function
Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End
Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis
Exercise 30 Minutes a Day? Who Knew!
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Extavia Approved for Multiple Sclerosis
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Fanapt Sanctioned for Schizophrenia
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
FDA Acknowledges Mistakes in Knee-Device Approval
FDA Adds Suicide Warning to Epilepsy Drugs
FDA Advisers Don't Back 'Black Box' Warning for Epilepsy Drugs
FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines
FDA Approves Generic Risperdal
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Approves New Drug for Severe Epilepsy
FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Details Access to 'Investigational' Drugs
FDA Expands Pepper Warning in Salmonella Outbreak
FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide
FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Faulted for Lack of Produce Oversight
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Goes After Unapproved Eye Washes, Skin Ointments
FDA Halts New Applications From Indian Drug Maker's Plant
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Investigating Salmonella-Tainted Pistachios
FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mandates New Warnings for Botox
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
FDA Narrowing Tainted Tomato Probe to One Cluster
FDA OKs 1st Embryonic Stem Cell Trial
FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
FDA Panel Backs Giving HPV Vaccine Gardasil to Young Males
FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children
FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment
FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet
FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Questions Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Reverses Stance on Removal of Morphine Painkiller
FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much
FDA Says It's Safe to Eat Tomatoes
FDA Seeks Better Regulation of Painkillers
FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker
FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs
FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA to Require Faster Reporting of Food-Safety Problems
FDA to Study Ways to Be More Open With Public
FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
FDA Warns Drug Makers to Stop Selling Unapproved Prescription Painkillers
FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
Firm Says Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Is Possible
First Ablation Catheters Approved for Atrial Fibrillation
First DNA Tests for HPV Approved
First Generic Versions of Depakote Approved
First Treatment Sanctioned for Chorea in Huntington's Patients
Flavored Cigarette Ban Takes Effect
Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homes
Food-borne Illnesses From Leafy Greens on Rise in U.S.
Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
Foreclosures Plunge People Into Depression
Forteo Approved for Drug-Related Osteoporosis
Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
Free Drug Samples Hike Out-of-Pocket Costs
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gardasil Approved for Additional Uses
Gardasil Approved to Prevent Genital Warts in Males
Gelnique Approved for Overactive Bladder
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Get Ready for Gruesome Cigarette Warnings
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
Global Cooperation Urged to Control Species-Crossing Disease
Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved
Glucosamine Fails Osteoarthritis Test
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Care Varies From State to State
Health Tip: Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis
Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID
Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
Health Tip: Choosing a Knee Brace
Health Tip: Controlling Crohn's Disease
Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis
Health Tip: Diagnosing Joint Pain
Health Tip: Drive Safely With Arthritis
Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea
Health Tip: Exercise to Beat Arthritis Pain
Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication
Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine
Health Tip: Have Unused Medications?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Medical Errors
Health Tip: If Your Child Takes Medicine
Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children
Health Tip: Manage Medications Safely
Health Tip: Managing Joint Pain
Health Tip: Massage Arthritis Pain
Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy
Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
Health Tip: Recognizing Arthritis in the Thumb
Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy
Health Tip: Take Medications Safely
Health Tip: Take Medicines As Prescribed
Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
Health Tip: Tame Arthritis Symptoms
Health Tip: Triggers for Foot Arthritis
Health Tip: When Arthritis Affects the Hands
Health Tip: When Flat Feet Cause Pain
Health-Care Reform Could Be Obama's Toughest Challenge
Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending
Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses
Heart Failure Drugs Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases
Herb Shows Potential for Rheumatoid Arthritis
High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
High Temps Degrade Contact Lens Solution: Study
Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients
Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
Hispanic Workers Dying at Higher Rates Than Others
HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell
HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection
Homecoming Veterans Often Face Inner Challenge
Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found
Hormone Drug May Help Drinkers Stay Sober
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer
Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids
Household Insecticides May Be Linked to Autoimmune Diseases
How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant?
How to Have Your Tomatoes, and Eat Them, Too
IBD, Liver Disease Patients Show Vitamin D Deficits
Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk
If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?
Implanted Device Approved for Severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
Improved Hip Implants Can Last 20 Years
In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Income Inequality Affects Quality of Life for All
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Share Some Genetic Risk Factors
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
International Travel Health Guidebook Gets Updated
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Intuniv Approved for Pediatric ADHD
Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning
Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?
It's Time for More Moms to Breast-Feed, U.S. Officials Say
Joint Replacement Soars as Number of Docs Falls
Kapidex Approved for Acid Reflux
Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake
Keppra XR Approved for Partial-Onset Seizures
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Knee Replacement Considered a Good Value
Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
Kogenate FS Prevents Joint Damage in Young Hemophiliacs
Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don't Work
Leafy Greens Top Risky Food List
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Livalo Approved for High Cholesterol
Living Healthily on Less
Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Local Health Officials Recognize Threat of Global Warming
Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook
Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications
Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions
Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics
Low Doses of Melamine Won't Harm Kids' Kidneys
Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Lysteda Approved for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
Male Partner Violence Hurts Women's Health Worldwide
Mammography: What to Do Now?
Many Americans Share Prescription Meds
Many Clinical Trials Moving Overseas
Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines
Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished
Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer
Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children
Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research
Medical Adhesive Helps Burn Patients
Medical Bills Driving Most Middle-Class Bankruptcies
Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts
Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars
Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
Medicare's Monthly Premium Won't Rise in 2009
Medication May Improve Scar Healing
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival
Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings
Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion
Mexican Peppers ID'd as Salmonella Culprits
Micardis Given Wider Approval
Middle Class Uninsured Kids' Health Risk Almost as High as Poor Children's
Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'
Minnesota Pig Infected With H1N1 Flu
Mixed Marks for Swine Flu Updates
Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
More Kids Being Hurt by Falling Furniture
More Teen Boys Are Using Smokeless Tobacco, Survey Finds
More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Most Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Ones, Just Different
Most Off-Label Cancer Drug Use for Palliative Care
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Multaq Sanctioned for Heart Rhythm Disorders
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly
Nausea Drug Shows Promise Against Opioid Addiction
NeuroStar Depression Therapy Cleared
New 5-in-1 Vaccine May Reduce Number of Pediatric Shots
New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon
New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes
New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Anti-Clotting Pill Works Well in Trials
New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Class of Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's
New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions
New Clues to How Fish Oils Help Arthritis Patients
New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots
New Compound Slows HIV Replication
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial
New Drug Approved for Gaucher Disease
New Drug Fights Cancer in Dogs
New Drug Helps Relieve Gout
New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
New Drug Promising Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality
New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis
New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer
New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia
New FDA Study Seeks Feedback on Lasik Surgery
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Hib Vaccine Granted Accelerated Approval
New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy
New Hope for Parkinson's Patients
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
New Laser Approved to Treat Psoriasis
New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money
New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers
New MS Therapies Show Promise
New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Works for Adults, Children
New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds
New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin
New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection
New Test IDs Cancer Cells in Tumors
New Therapy Could Transform Arthritis Treatment
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Vaccine May Account for Less Severe Rotavirus Season
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer Sedative May Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Nicotine Replacement May Help Smokers Quit Gradually
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
Nucleic Acid Test Screens for HIV
Obama Backs Health Care Reform
Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency
Obama Signs Tough New Anti-Smoking Law
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Occupational Therapy Plus Exercise Benefits Osteoarthritis
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds
Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Won't Prevent Crohn's Relapse
Once-a-Year Drug Helps Counter Steroid-Linked Bone Loss
Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control
One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues
One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones
Onglyza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes
Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy
Onsolis Approved for Severe Cancer Pain
Ontak Approved to Treat T-Cell Lymphoma
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases
Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement
Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells
Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors
Osteoporosis Meds Linked to Heart Problem
OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Ovarian Cancer Test Approved
Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk
Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain
Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out
Ozurdex Implant Approved for Macular Edema
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
Paid Family Leave Program Goes Mostly Unused
Pain More a Cause of Arthritis Than a Symptom
Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults
Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels
Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors
Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
Pennsylvania Injuries Rise After Repeal of Helmet Law
Peppers Picked as Salmonella Culprit
Pfizer to Pay Record Fine in Fraud Probe
'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development
Pill Could Boost Sports Performance
Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack
Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms
Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
Popular Supplements Don't Work Against Arthritis: Study
Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers
Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking
Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells
Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness
Pot-Smoking Drivers Tied to Range of Road Accidents
Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch
Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism
Prescription Chondroitin May Help Knee Osteoarthritis
Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients
Private Health Care Info Needs Better Safeguards
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Program Seeks to Reduce ICU Infections
Promacta Approved for Rare Blood Disorder
Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine
Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death
Qutenza Approved for Post-Shingles Nerve Pain
Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling
Rapaflo Approved for Enlarged Prostate
Rapid Test to Detect Bird Flu in People Approved
Raw Nuts Could Be Salmonella Source in Pistachios: Report
Recession Scrambling Health Spending in U.S.
Reclast Approved as Once-Yearly Osteoporosis Drug
Relistor Helps Ease Painkiller-Related Constipation
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Report Finds Big Disparities in Well-Being of U.S. Kids
Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens
Report Gives U.S. Good Grades for Swine Flu Response
Report Slams U.S. Food Safety System
Report Urges Broader Effort to Stem Emotional Disorders in Youth
Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes
Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work
Researchers Define Mechanism of Methamphetamine Addiction
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin
Researchers Identify New Genetic Links to Psoriasis
Researchers Map America's Deadliest Roads
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia
Resistance Training Boosts Mobility in Knee Arthritis Patients
Respirator Masks Best for Swine Flu Health Workers
Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Raise Shingles Risk
Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Gums
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising Among U.S. Women
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Promote Cancer
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated
Riastap Approved for Rare Blood Disorder
Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients
Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children
Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms
Sabril Approved for Infantile Spasms
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Salmonella Illnesses Now Top 1,000
Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says
Salmonella Sickness Toll Climbs to 1,148
Saphris Approved for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges
Savella Approved for Fibromyalgia
Scams and Shams That Prey on Cancer Patients
School Days Give Some Kids a Headache
School Meals Need to Get Healthier: Report
School Violence Drops With Federal Program
Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage
Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease
Scientists Discover Trigger for Autoimmune Diseases
Scientists Find New Key to Lupus
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
Scientists Provide First Map of Complete Human Epigenome
Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery
Screen All Newborns for Hip Dysplasia, Study Urges
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Approved
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Approved for Children
Sebelius: There Will Be Swine Flu Vaccine for All Who Want It
Second-Generation Female Condom Approved
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study
Sen. Edward Kennedy Hospitalized After Seizure
Sen. Kennedy Up and Walking After Brain Tumor Surgery
Sen. Kennedy's Brain Tumor Surgery Called a 'Success'
Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens
Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing
Shootings Linked to Alcohol-to-Go Outlets, Study Finds
Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians
Skin Patches Can Cause Burns During MRIs
Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Small Businesses Urged to Prepare for Swine Flu
Small Drug Promo Items May Influence Young Doctors
Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold
Smoke-Free Policies Prove Effective
Smoking Bans Bring a Drop in Heart Attacks
Soda Taxes Not Making a Dent in U.S. Waistlines
Solostar Injection Pen Approved for Diabetes
Some Prescription Meds May Raise Seniors' Risks of Falling
Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease
Spending Doesn't Improve Patients' Perception of Care
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
Standard Hepatitis C Treatment Cost-Effective for Prisoners
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Use Doesn't Inhibit Lymphoma Drug Therapy
Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Statins May Not Protect Against Pneumonia
Statins May Stave Off Gallstones
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder
Stelara Approved for Psoriasis
Stem Cell Decision Opens New Doors, May Spur More Research
Steroid Concoction May Ease Sinusitis
Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse
Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression
Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids
Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Strong Thighs May Mean Less Knee Pain for Women
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Studies Struggle to Gauge Glucosamine's Worth
Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium
Study Brings Value of Echocardiography Into Focus
Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny of 'Off-Label' Drug Use
Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug
Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs
Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Study Suggests a Wider Use for Statins
Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen
Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Study Urges Low-Tech Solutions for Medical Errors
Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks
Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age
Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer
Sunlight May Cause Rash in Autoimmune Disease
'Superbug' Test Detects MRSA Faster
Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits
Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis No Better Than Therapy, Meds
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
Swine Flu Summit Focuses on Preparedness
Swine Flu Vaccine Still in Short Supply
Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected
Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain
Tainted Tomato Cases Jump to 383 People in 30 States, D.C.
Tainted Tomato Toll Now 552
Tainted Tomatoes Likely From Florida or Mexico: FDA
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer
Tanning Beds Get Highest Carcinogen Rating
Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients
Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia
TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat
Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer
Ted Kennedy Has a Brain Tumor
Ted Kennedy Released From Hospital
Testosterone Patch Restores Libido in Postmenopausal Women
Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma
The Nuts and Bolts of Reform Proposals
Those Stilettos Can Hurt You Years From Now
Three Genes Raise Gout Risk
Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs
TNF Blockers May Help Some With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tobacco Companies Targeting Teens, Study Says
Tobacco Control Bill Heads to White House as Health Groups Cheer
Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Health Costs
Tobacco Marketing Promotes Youth Cigarette Use
Tomatoes May Not Be Only Source of Salmonella Outbreak
Too Much Texting Can Spell Neck, Arm Pain
Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction
Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke
Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness
Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak
Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky
Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk
Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked to Long-Term Health Issues for Iraq Vets
Travel Tips for Seniors
Treanda Treats Rare Cancer
Treat Mind, Body in RA Patients: Study
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
Treximet Approved for Migraines
Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report
TriLipix Approved to Help Lower Cholesterol
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage
Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk
Type of Tomato Product Determines Power Against Prostate Cancer
Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS
Tysabri May Cause Liver Damage, Health Officials Say
U.N. Seeks to Curb World's Traffic Deaths
U.S. Asked to Do More for Kids' Mental Health
U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul
U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth
U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start
U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card
U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates
U.S. Health Costs Will Continue to Cause Financial Pain
U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula
U.S. Health Officials Closer to Origin of Salmonella Outbreak
U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out
U.S. Officials Stymied in Salmonella Search
U.S. Public Lacks Confidence in FDA: Poll
U.S. Relaxes Opposition to Medical Marijuana
U.S. Response to Swine Flu Called Good
U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring
U.S. Turns Spotlight on Medicine's Most Puzzling Cases
U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards
U.S. Urged to Renew the War on Cancer
U.S. Urged to Start 'Fixing the Problem' of Food Safety
U.S. Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Hospitals
Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks
Uloric Approved for Gout
User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse
Vaccine Approved for Japanese Encephalitis
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Vectical Ointment Approved for Psoriasis
Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise
Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted
Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended
Viread Approved for Hepatitis B
Vitamin K Doesn't Slow Bone Loss
Votrient Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer
Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems
Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off
Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem
Weak Evidence Backs Most Heart Guidelines, Report Finds
Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines
Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics
Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
Wireless Device Approved for Diabetics
With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
Without Reform, U.S. Health Costs Expected to Rise
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Wrinkle Fillers Need Better Label Warnings: FDA Panel
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex
Young Gymnasts Facing Broad Range of New Injuries
Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu
Youth and Driving Don't Always Mix Safely
Zingo Offers Pain Relief During Child Injections
Zolpimist Approved for Insomnia