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1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated
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
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today
1st Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Set for Early October
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
A Pet's Bite Can Pass on MRSA
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
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
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
Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
America's Top Allergy Capitals
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Anti-Obesity Drugs Could Fight Viral Infections
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet'
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis
Blacks More Likely to Die of Severe Sepsis
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
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
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Children Need Seasonal Flu Vaccine, Experts Say
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Circumcision Guards Against STDs
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Community-Based Staph Pneumonia More Common Than Thought
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
Delivery-Related Infant Deaths Decline in Scotland
Dental Plaque Buildup May Raise Heart Risk in Black Men
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator
Diagnostic Approved to Detect
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Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Discoveries Brighten Search for AIDS Vaccine
Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Prescribe Antibiotics for Adult Sinus Woes
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug Shields Mice From Emphysema
Drug-Coated Sponges May Limit Catheter Infections
Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
Early TB Found in 9,000-Year-Old Bones
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Even Mild Infections Hasten Decline With Alzheimer's
Evidence of TB Found in 500,000-Year-Old Fossil
Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments
Experimental AIDS Vaccine Delivers Good News
Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu
Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
False Positives in Oral HIV Test Halt Use in NYC
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
Faster Detection of TB May Be on the Horizon
FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines
FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
Fewer HIV-Infected Americans Passing the Virus On
Finding May Lead to Vaccine for Traveler's Diarrhea
First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company
First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog
First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S.
Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby
Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children
Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.
For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home
Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May
Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids
Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest
Gator Blood May Be New Source of Antibiotics
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Gene Variants Behind Vulnerability to Yeast Infections
Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment
Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients
Genetic Discovery May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment
Genetic Trait Boosts AIDS Risks in Blacks
Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Germs Mingle Most on Palms, Feet, Forearms
Get Smart About Swine Flu for Back-to-School
Get Your Vaccine for Seasonal Flu, Experts Urge
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Global Cooperation Urged to Control Species-Crossing Disease
Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus
Global Warming May Bring More Respiratory Woes
Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns
Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May
Guard Against Swine Flu at Summer Camp
Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Half-Dose Flu Shot Works Well in Young Adults
Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
Handwashing, Masks Beat Drugs at Fighting Flu
Health Experts Plot Strategy for Swine Flu Vaccine
Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed
Health Tip: Coping With COPD
Health Tip: After Your Child is Born
Health Tip: Breathe Fresh Air at Home
Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air
Health Tip: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Health Tip: Facts About Fleas
Health Tip: Having a Throat Culture?
Health Tip: Help Reduce Your Risk of Lung Disease
Health Tip: Keep Kidney Infections at Bay
Health Tip: Keep Mold Out of Your Home
Health Tip: Keep Stitches Clean and Dry
Health Tip: Keep Your Lungs Healthy
Health Tip: Poison Ivy Rash
Health Tip: Prevent Mold in the Home
Health Tip: Removing a Splinter
Health Tip: Take Care of a Blister
Health Tip: Taking Cough Medicine?
Health Tip: Treating a Superficial Cut
Health Tip: Why You May Have Swollen Lymph Nodes
Health Woes Not Always to Blame for Chronic Cough
Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms
Hepatitis B Vaccination Protects Against Liver Cancer
Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some
Herpes Suppression May Not Prevent HIV Infection
High-Dose Flu Shot Benefits Elderly
Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks
Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy
HIV 'Atlas' Shows Virus Targeting Minorities
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
HIV Infection Rate for Young Black Men 'Alarming:' CDC
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Workers May Trigger Dangerous Outbreaks
Human Nose Too Cold for Bird Flu Virus
Illness Presents Diabetics With Special Challenges
Immune System Gene Discovery Sheds Light on Staph Infections
Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
Immune System Works Better at Night
Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers
Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought
Improper Microwaving Led to Pot Pie-Salmonella Outbreak
In Some Cities, Spring Swine Flu May Be Easing Fall Outbreak
In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged
Infant Head-Flattening Linked to Ear Infections
Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD
Injectable Antibiotic Protects Against Lyme Disease in Mice
Insights Give New Hope Against Cystic Fibrosis
Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning
Keep Your Flu Shots Straight This Fall
Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers
Key to Wound-Healing May Be Explained in Fish Tail
Kick the Habit
Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk
Lack of Sleep Linked to Common Cold
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack
Leave That Ear Wax Alone
Leprosy Lingers in the U.S.
Live Chickens on Trucks Could Transmit Dangerous Germs
Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications
Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk
Low Humidity Levels Help Flu Germs Spread
Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk
Lung Association Urges Back-to-School Asthma Checklist
Lung Capacity Declines Faster With Diabetes
Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events
Lung Enzyme Both Friend and Foe
Lung Problems Persist for 9/11 Responders
Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
Man Dies of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus
Many Hospitalized With Swine Flu Had Been Healthy
Many Young Adults Uninformed About Vaccines
Measle's Spread Doesn't Depend on Airways
Media Affects Public Perception of Infectious Diseases
Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm
Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak
Minnesota Pig Infected With H1N1 Flu
Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk
More Low-Income Kids Are Getting Vaccinated
More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List
More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak
More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma
More Swine Flu Vaccine Coming Soon
More Than 100,000 Americans May Have Swine Flu: CDC
More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
Most HIV-Infected Prisoners Go Untreated After Release
Most Who Want Swine Flu Shot Can't Get It
MRSA Cases Dropping in Hospital ICUs
MRSA Creeping Into Hospitals From the Outside
MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs
MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
MRSA May Succumb to Honey
MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing
Mud Harnessed to Fight Infections
Mumps Outbreak in Midwest Could Have Been Worse
My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders
Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed
Nestlé Recalls Cookie Dough Products
'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Proposed
New Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise
New Drug Fights Anthrax Toxin
New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster
New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition
New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug
New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money
New Model Allows Testing of Hepatitis C Treatments
New Paint Shows Germ-Fighting Potential
New Swine Flu Strain Found in Brazil: Report
New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Trial
New Treatments Improve Control for Severe Asthma
New Vaccine May Work Better Against Lung Disease
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
Newly Discovered Air Pollutants May Cause Lung Problems
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
No Link Between Coarse Air Pollution, Hospitalizations
Non-AIDS-Related Cancers Growing Among HIV Patients
Not Everyone Wants to Be Vaccinated Against Pandemic Flu
Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards
Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall
Obama Declares Swine Flu a National Emergency
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage
Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak
Officials Stress Safety as Swine Flu Vaccine Arrives
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu
Older Blood Boosts Chances of Infection in Transfusion Patients
One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Offers Protection: Studies
One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women
One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives
Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount
Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function
Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk
Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall Has U.S. Health Officials on Alert
Pot, Cigarette Smoke Wreaks Havoc on Lungs
Pregnant Mom's Flu Shot Protects Baby
Pregnant Women Should Take Flu Drugs Promptly
Pregnant Women, Health-Care Workers Top Swine Flu Vaccine Candidates
Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say
Probable Case of Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Reported
Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu Vaccine
Program Seeks to Reduce ICU Infections
Progress Made Toward Vaccine for Urinary Infections
Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
Protein Branded As Culprit in Mad Cow Disease
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough
Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations
Research May Yield New Weapons Against Sepsis
Research Yields Clues to Severe Form of Sinusitis
Researchers Develop Quick Way to Create Human Antibodies
Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk
Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
Researchers Suspect Genetic Link to COPD
Researchers Test New Source for Blood Platelets
Researchers Uncover Why Turmeric Helps Heal
Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia
Resistance to Tamiflu Growing
Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies
Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe
Retrovirus May Be at Root of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Reuse of Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria
Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers
Rotavirus Vaccine Cutting Infection Rates Among Kids
RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits
'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some
Salmonella Common in U.S. Poultry
Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also
Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food
Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dry Dog Food Continues
School Closures May Not Be Necessary When Swine Flu Strikes
School Program Helps Cut Asthma Risks
Scientists Come Closer to Unlocking Secrets of Common Cold
Scientists Decode HIV Genome
Scientists Find Clue to Dangerous Side Effect of MS Drug
Scientists Hot on Trail of New Antibiotics
Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide
Scientists ID First Human With Gorilla Strain of HIV
Scientists ID Virus That Infects Cancer Cells
Scientists Isolate Organism That Causes Disfiguring Tropical Disease
Scientists Spot Key to Cystic Fibrosis Infections
Scientists Still Baffled About Origins of Swine Flu
Sebelius Urges Americans to Get Swine Flu Vaccine
Sebelius: There Will Be Swine Flu Vaccine for All Who Want It
Secondhand Smoke Worse for Children
Secondhand Smoke Boosts Asthmatic Boys' Behavior Woes
Secondhand Smoke Leaves Kids Prone to Severe Infections
Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
Seventh Salmonella Death Linked to Peanut Products
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Severe Swine Flu Can Kill Young, Old Alike
Severe Swine Flu Could Lead to Blood Clots in Lungs: Study
Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs
Sicker People More Vulnerable to Swine Flu: CDC
Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cut Down on Infections
Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions
Simpler Sleep Apnea Treatment Seems Effective, Affordable
Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
Sinus Infections Can Cause Toxic Shock in Kids
Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
Small Businesses Urged to Prepare for Swine Flu
Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold
Smog's Origins Get Clearer
Smokers' Cars Loaded With Nicotine
Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates
Smokers Twice As Likely to Get TB
Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Some Facelift Patients Infected With MRSA 'Superbug'
Some Iraq War Vets Suffer Breathing Problems
Soy in the Diet May Protect Lung Function
Special Dyes and Lighting Kill MRSA, Research Shows
Sperm May Play Role in Transmission of HIV
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
Spleen Key Player in Brain's Infection-Fighting Messages
Spring and Pollen Are in the Air
St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
Staph Infection May Follow People Home From Hospital
Starting HIV Therapy Earlier Saves Lives
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants
Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Steroid Can Ease Severe Sore Throat
Steroid Inhalers Raise Pneumonia Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Stomach Bacteria Might Guard Against Certain Throat Cancer
Strep B Seems to Trick Immune System
Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
Study Debunks Link Between Strep and Brain Disorders
Study Details Swine Flu Transmission Rates
Study Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections
Study Links Smoking to Increased Risk of Pancreatitis
Study Pinpoints New Gene for Cystic Fibrosis
Study Shows 1% of Americans Have Been Infected With West Nile
Study Spotlights a Natural Infection Fighter
Study Supports Swine Flu's Pandemic Potential
Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes
Substance Abuse Hinders TB Treatment
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
'Superbug' Test Detects MRSA Faster
Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal
Surge in U.S. Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Surgical Masks Help Ward Off Flu, Maybe
Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
Swallowing-Breathing Dysfunction Worsens Lung Disorder
Swine Flu Burrows Into Lungs: Study
Swine Flu Can Move Quickly to Severe Illness
Swine Flu Cases Now Total 7: CDC
Swine Flu Cases Still Up, But U.S. Officials Are Guardedly Optimistic
Swine Flu Continues to Flare Up, CDC Says
Swine Flu Continues to Spread Across U.S.
Swine Flu Could Create Hospital Bed Shortage
Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S.
Swine Flu Fatality Rate a 'Little Bit' Higher Than That of Seasonal Flu
Swine Flu Infections Now Top 140 in U.S.
Swine Flu Infections Surpass 100 in U.S.
Swine Flu Likely to Return to U.S. Next Winter
Swine Flu Loves a Crowd
Swine Flu May Be Less Dangerous Than Predicted: Study
Swine Flu May Bring Surge in Hospitalizations
Swine Flu May Have Infected More Than 100,000 Americans
Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder
Swine Flu May Not Be Any Deadlier This Fall: Experts
Swine Flu May Not Close College Classrooms: CDC
Swine Flu May Pose Problems for Pregnant Women
Swine Flu Now a Pandemic
Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States
Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States
Swine Flu Outbreak May Be Subsiding, CDC Says
Swine Flu Outbreak Not a Pandemic at This Point
Swine Flu Parties? Send Your Regrets, Experts Say
Swine Flu Poses Risk to Kids With Neurological Conditions
Swine Flu Shots May Come Too Late to Stem Fall Outbreak: Study
Swine Flu Shots Safe for People With Weak Immune Systems: Experts
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People Hardest
Swine Flu Tied to Rise in Pneumonias Among Young
Swine Flu Trials Continue to Point to 1-Dose Vaccine
Swine Flu Vaccine on Track for Fall: CDC
Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe in Early Trials
Swine Flu Vaccine Seems Safe: Experts
Swine Flu Vaccine Still in Short Supply
Swine Flu Vaccine Still Months Away
Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC
Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC
Swine Flu Virus Dominant Strain Worldwide: WHO
Swine Flu Virus Not Mutating, Making Vaccine a Good Match
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Swine Flu: A Primer
Take the Sting Out of Your Child's Flu Shots
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Passed Person-to-Person in U.S.
TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia
TB Gene Tweak Could Bring Better Vaccines
TB Outbreaks May Be Predicted by First 2 Cases
TB Patient Has Less Dangerous Strain: CDC
TB Still Declining in U.S., But at Slower Rate
TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat
T-Cell Duplication Delayed Up to 3 Days After Infection
Teens' Lung Health Is Linked to Their Diet
Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission
Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus
Third U.S. Swine Flu Death Reported
Threat From Infectious Diseases Growing
Timing of Oxygen After a Stroke May Matter
To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away
Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early Enough
Too Little Vitamin D May Mean More Colds and Flu
Too Many High-Risk Teens Not Getting Flu Shots
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
Torn Surgical Gloves Put Patients at Risk for Infection
Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak
Traffic Jams Harm the Heart
Traffic Pollution Puts Kids at Higher Allergy Risk
Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection
Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health
Traveling While on Dialysis Could Be Risky
Treating COPD Early Improves Outcomes
Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer
Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed
Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates
Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection
'Troubling' Rise in HIV Among Young Gay Men: CDC
Tuba Spells Trouble for Young Musician
Two Asthma Meds May Be Too Risky, FDA Panel Says
Two Ways to Tackle Tuberculosis
U.S. Air Pollution Standards Don't Protect Asthmatic Kids
U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
U.S. Closer to Viable Swine Flu Shot
U.S. Considers Massive Swine Flu Vaccination Program
U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency in Response to Swine Flu
U.S. Expects 160 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine by October
U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start
U.S. Immigrants Bearing More of the TB Burden
U.S. Issues Swine Flu Guidelines for Day-Care Programs
U.S. Prepares for Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall
U.S. Progressing on Swine Flu Vaccine
U.S. Swine Flu Cases Surpass 60
U.S. Swine Flu Count Nears 1,900; Person-to-Person Transmission Now Common
U.S. Unlikely to Meet Target for TB Elimination
U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards
Universal Flu Vaccine Shows Promise
Universal Screening for MRSA in Hospitals Made Little Difference
UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals
Vaccine Skin Patch Prevents Travelers' Diarrhea
Ventilation After Breathing Tube Removal May Alter Outcomes
Ventilation Positions Comparable in Lung Syndrome Patients
Vest Monitors 'Individual' Air Pollution
Viable Swine Flu Shot Closer to Reality
Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted
Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
Virulent Strain of MRSA Resists Treatment
Virus May Drive Some Prostate Cancers
Vitamin D Guidelines Too Low for Cystic Fibrosis Kids
When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better
When It's Cold Outside, Be Careful Inside With Heaters
WHO Close to Declaring Swine Flu Pandemic
WHO Declaration of Swine Flu Pandemic Looks Imminent
WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu
WHO Warns of Possible Pandemic as Mexico Seeks to Contain Swine Flu
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Why Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal Flu
Woman and Cat Shared 'Super Bug'
Women More Likely to Have Second Thoughts on Tattoos
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span
Women's Hands Home to More Types of Germs
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs
World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
World's 1st Swine Flu Vaccine Trials Start in Australia
Worldwide Vaccine Availability Reaches All-Time High: Report
Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated
Young People at High Risk of Death Worldwide
Young Pop Star's Emphysema Startles Experts
Younger Age of More Severe Swine Flu Cases Worries Experts