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1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated
1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Struggles With Memory Lapses
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
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
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 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's
2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Few Extra Pounds Might Bring Extra Years
A Gene Tweak Could Keep Heart Young
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Pet's Bite Can Pass on MRSA
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble
Access to U.S. Burn Centers Varies by Region
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision
Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
After Tonsillectomy, Short-Term Antibiotics Effective: Study
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase
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 Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs
'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming
Alcohol and Trauma: Blood Test Gets to the Truth
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Almost Half of Doctors Have Prescribed Placebos
ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific
Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
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
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Anti-Aging Drug Closer to Reality
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics for Preterm Labor Linked to Cerebral Palsy
Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Anti-Obesity Drugs Could Fight Viral Infections
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
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
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Medical Meetings Environmentally Unfriendly?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
As More Cyclists Hit the Road, Serious Injuries Rise
As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet'
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
Autumn Chores Often Hazardous
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes
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
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta-Blockers Tied to Higher Cataract Risk
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blacks Fare Worse After Cardiac Arrest
Blacks More Likely to Die of Severe Sepsis
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
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 Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
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
Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
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 Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
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
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
Caregiving May Lengthen Life
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen AMD
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
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 Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive
CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk
Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
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
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Changes Reduced Infections From Medical Abortion
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children Need Seasonal Flu Vaccine, Experts Say
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Children's Growth Charts Don't Measure Up With Parents
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circumcision Guards Against STDs
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's
Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
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 Eases Wheezing in Babies
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Community-Based Staph Pneumonia More Common Than Thought
Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age
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
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computerized Medication Box Approved
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Critically Ill Patients Lack Vitamin D
'Cruise Ship Virus' Vaccine Stems From Tobacco
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years
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 Dose of Vitamin D Helps Prevent Falls in Seniors
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delicate Debate Urged Over Withdrawal of Life Support
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Dementia Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old'
Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Dental Plaque Buildup May Raise Heart Risk in Black Men
Depression and Alzheimer's Risk Linked
Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes
Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines
Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Diabetes in Middle Age Raises Alzheimer's Risk
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Diagnostic Approved to Detect C. diff
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 May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
Discoveries Brighten Search for AIDS Vaccine
Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
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 Miss Test Results -- Even With Alerts
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor Visits Are Getting Short Shrift in Tight Economy
Doctor-Patient Talk May Help Blacks With Hypertension
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Doctors Can Help Lower Hospital Costs
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Know Little About Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training
Doctors May Be Able to Predict Domestic Abuse
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Point Out Gaps in U.S. Health Care
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical Records
Doctors Spending More Time Now With Patients
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Prescribe Antibiotics for Adult Sinus Woes
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drink Away Dementia?
Drop in Certain Visual Skills May Precede Alzheimer's
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
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 Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
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 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 May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some
Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drug-Coated Sponges May Limit Catheter Infections
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
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
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
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 Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Doesn't Slow Alzheimer's Decline
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Elder Boom Will Be Felt Worldwide
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients
Electronic Communication May Be Boon to Doctors' Time
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
Electronic Prescribing Saves Patients Money
Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care
Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk
Elevated Urate Levels May Slow Parkinson's in Men
ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome
End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation
Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's
Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER Visit Leaves Many Confused
ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Estrogen Cream No Match for Sun-Damaged Skin
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Even Mild Infections Hasten Decline With Alzheimer's
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Exercise Benefits Even the Oldest Old
Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue
Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Exercise Keeps the Brain Young
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
Exercise Tips to Keep Boomers on Their Feet
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Exercise, Education Keep You Sharp in Old Age
Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes
Experimental AIDS Vaccine Delivers Good News
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Urine Test Spots Appendicitis
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature
Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans
Experts Urge One Test to Diagnose Diabetes
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Study
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
Face Transplants Show Promising Results
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Fall Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less
Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage
Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors
Falls Are Top Cause of Injury, Death Among Elderly
False Positives in Oral HIV Test Halt Use in NYC
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Family Needs to Know When Patient Survival Is Uncertain
Family Physicians Have Little Input at NIH: Report
Faster Detection of TB May Be on the Horizon
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Father's Age a Factor in Infertility
Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers
FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
Fear of Pain Drives Requests for Assisted Death
Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fertility Treatment Twins More at Risk for Hospitalizations
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems
Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug
Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age
Fewer Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects
Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves
Fewer HIV-Infected Americans Passing the Virus On
Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Finding May Lead to Vaccine for Traveler's Diarrhea
Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company
First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S.
First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery
Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk
Fitness Fades Fast After 45
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer
Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's
Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly
Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia
Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students
Flu Strikes a Milder Blow This Season
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
Flying OK for Most Pregnant Women
Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places
Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.
For a Healthier Retirement, Work a Little
For All Their Plusses, Pets Pose a Risk for Falls, Too
For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best
For Diabetics, On-Demand Care May Not Help
For Macho Men, Doctor Visits Are Less Likely
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home
For Some Doctors, Empathy Is in Short Supply
For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy
Formula Puts Doctor, Patient Glucose Readings on Same Page
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Fosamax Linked to Unusual Femur Fractures
Fractures in Older Adults Up Death Risk
Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses
Fresh Blood Boosts Survival in Trauma Patients
Fruits and Veggies May Strengthen Bones
Full Results of AIDS Vaccine Trial Confirm Modest Benefit
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
Gator Blood May Be New Source of Antibiotics
Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow
Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found
Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
Gene Linked to Form of Parkinson's Disease
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease
Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
Gene Variants Behind Vulnerability to Yeast Infections
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Genes Give Clues to Age-Linked Eye Trouble
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races
Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment
Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies
Genetic Discovery May Improve Hepatitis C Treatment
Genetic Markers May Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence
Genetic Trait Boosts AIDS Risks in Blacks
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Germs Mingle Most on Palms, Feet, Forearms
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples
Get in Step With Summer Foot Care
Get Smart About Swine Flu for Back-to-School
Get Your Vaccine for Seasonal Flu, Experts Urge
GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo
Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission
Global Cooperation Urged to Control Species-Crossing Disease
Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus
Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved
Glowing Substance Lights Up Cancer in Mice
Glucose Control Pays Long-Term Benefits for Diabetics
Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing
Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections
Good Planning Paves Way for Kid's Operation
Good Trauma Program Boosts Patient Survival
Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System
Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement
Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus
Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients