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May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention
1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Struggles With Memory Lapses
11 New Cholesterol Genes Identified
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's
2 Genes Implicated in Autism
2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 NFL Stars to Donate Brain Tissue for Trauma Research
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
40 Years of Heart Transplants
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
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 Robot That Reads Your Mind?
A Substitute for Those Who Can't Take Statins?
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
Accumulated Lead May Affect Older Women's Brains
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp
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
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
ADHD Affects Movement More in Boys Than in Girls
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
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
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
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
Aging Brain
Can
Learn New Tricks
Aging Brain May Contribute to Some Hearing Loss
Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air 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
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol Might Lower Death Rates in Brain Injury Patients
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
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
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Gene Affects Brains of Young Adults
Alzheimer's Plaques More Complex Than Thought
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle
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 Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana
An Oral Approach to Heart Disease
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
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 Speed Tumor Growth in Some 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
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
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 Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns
Antidepressants May Prevent Depression After Stroke
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits
Anxiety-Prone People Find Distractions Hard to Ignore
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 We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
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 CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As Sleep Improves, Grades Seem to Go Up
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink
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
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
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
Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
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
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
B Vitamins Might Lower Stroke Risk
Babies Can Comprehend 'Canine' Language
Babies Come Packed With Natural Knowledge
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
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
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Bat Saliva-Based Stroke Drug Disappoints in Trial
Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina
Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One
Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
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 Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
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 Puts the Brain, and Life Itself, at Risk
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biologists Question Animal Brain Size Theory
Biomarkers May Help Measure Rate of Decline in Dementia
'Biomarkers' May Help Spot, Track Alzheimer's
Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths
Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Birds Don't Miss a Beat
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blacks Fare Worse After Cardiac Arrest
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
'Blind' Man Navigates Obstacle Course Without Error
Bling Makes Your Brain Sing
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
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 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 Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
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
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Anatomy Could Point to Autism
Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size
Brain Blood Vessels Grow With Their Own Agenda
Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's
Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness
Brain Disease Causes More Vision Loss in Blacks
Brain Hemorrhage Might Explain Natasha Richardson's Death
Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light on Fibromyalgia
Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
Brain May Use Its 'Mind's Eye' to Control Chaos
Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories
Brain Pathway Yields Clues to Cigarette Addiction
Brain Patterns Predict Mistakes
Brain Pressure More Likely to Cause Vision Loss in Men
Brain Protein May Have Potential Against Alzheimer's
Brain Protein Tied to Retardation
Brain Quickly Detects Happiness in Others
Brain Rewires Itself After Hand Transplant
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD
Brain Scans Shed Light on Dyslexia
Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Brain Scans Show Heightened Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Brain Scans Show How Humans 'Hear' Emotion
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Stem Cells Reverse Myelin Deficiency in Mice
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain Stimulation Therapy Eases Tough-to-Treat Depression
Brain 'Switchboard' Separates Learning, Remembering
Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression
Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes
Brain Yields Up Clues to Language
Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter
Brain's Memory Capacity Much Larger Than Believed
Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance
Breast-Feeding May Boost IQ
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Caffeine Without Healthy Diet Linked to Heart Risk
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 Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke
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 Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain
Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
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 Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Carotid Artery Sections React Differently to Plaque
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains
Cat Food-Linked Illness Yields Clues to MS
Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline
Cell Fusions During Inflammation May Protect Neurons
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk
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 Well Tolerated
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats
Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Chili Pepper Compound Can Bring Pain Relief
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Choices Sap Your Stamina, Self Control: Study
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
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
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
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
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer
Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk
Coffee or Tea Consumption May Lower Stroke Risk
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College Kids and Monkeys About Equal on Math
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes
Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?
Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's
Common Antioxidant Might Slow Parkinson's
Common Chemotherapy Drug Linked to Memory Problems
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
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compact Heart Assist Device Approved
Compound Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
Compulsive Gamblers Don't Learn From Their Mistakes
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consciousness Helps the Mind and Body Work Together
Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
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
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children
Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns
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
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
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
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
Crucial Finding Advances Spinal Cord Injury Research
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Dementia More Likely With One Subtype of HIV
Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death
Dementia Risk Higher for NFL Players
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Dental Plaque Buildup May Raise Heart Risk in Black Men
Depression After Stroke Can Be Debilitating
Depression Heightens Sensitivity to Pain
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Depression's Effect on Pleasure Is Real
Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results
'De-Tangling' Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diabetics Face Doubled Risk of Heart Attack
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
Discovery Could Eliminate Harmful Gene Mutation in Dogs
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?
Dogs and 2-Year-Olds on Same Mental Plane
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Let Injury Spoil Outdoor Summer Fun
Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain
Dopamine Lets Bad Experiences Linger
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drinkers May Exercise More Than Teetotalers
Drinking Dampens Ability to Feel Fear
Drinking in Adolescence May Lead to Risky Choices Later
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
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 Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
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 Fights Diabetic Eye 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 May Cut Aneurysm Risk for Heart Defect Patients
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
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 Might Restore Sense of Smell
Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
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 Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures
Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate
Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack
Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics
Drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome Have Downsides
Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
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
Earlier HIV Treatment Could Save Lives Worldwide
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information
Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients