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1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand
10% of U.S. High School Seniors Use Vicodin
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
11 More Children Die From Swine Flu: CDC
15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
38% of U.S. Adults Use Alternative Treatments
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
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 Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store
A Sweet Way to Shield Baby's Teeth
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise
Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
ADHD Affects Movement More in Boys Than in Girls
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
After Concussion, Follow-Up Visit a Must
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
Alcohol Ads on Cable TV Reach Young Audiences
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
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
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
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
Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
America's Top Allergy Capitals
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children
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 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
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As Sleep Improves, Grades Seem to Go Up
As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
Attention Problems in Kindergarten Could Spell Long-Term Academic Trouble
Autism May Be More Common Than Thought
Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
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
Babies Come Packed With Natural Knowledge
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Babies Spot Human Speech at 5 Months
Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk
Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Background TV Distracts Kids From Play
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacteria May Be Connected to Colic
Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
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
Bathtub Accidents Injure 43,000 U.S. Kids Each Year
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72%
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Better Day Care, Smarter Kids?
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
Big Tobacco Lures Young Smokers With Menthol Cigarettes: Study
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
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
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
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
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bottle-Feeding Moms Ignored
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys as Socially Aggressive as Girls: Study
Boys May Feel a Genetic Pull Toward Gangs
Brain Blood Vessels Grow With Their Own Agenda
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
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-Fed Babies Have Fewer GI Infections
Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies: Report
Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Breast-feeding OK for Most Moms with MS
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients
Bullying Seems to Affect Kids Years Later
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults
Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
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 Scleroderma
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
Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids
Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Car Seats Save Young Lives
Car Surfing Kills Teens
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone
Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk
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
Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
Childhood ADHD Linked to Criminal Behavior in Adults
Childhood Asthma, Allergies Traced to Womb
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children Can Develop Tolerance to Egg Allergy
Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children Need Seasonal Flu Vaccine, Experts Say
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
Children With Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders
Children's Bath Products Contain Contaminants
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circumcision Rates Too Low
City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaning Concoctions Best Left to Experts
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
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
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
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 Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computers Causing Injuries in the Home
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consider Kids' Health on Tropical Trips
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
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
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Course of West Nile Infection Charted
Court Says Vaccine Not the Cause of Autism
Cow's Milk Protein Could Help Save Preemies' Lives
Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
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
Creon, a Pancreatic Enzyme Substitute, Approved
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Cystic Fibrosis Treatment May Cause Hearing Loss
Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Daily Candy in Childhood Linked to Violence in Adulthood
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Day Care Boosts Kids' TV Time
Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma
Daytime Nap Has Benefits Beyond Rest for Kids
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
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
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delivery-Related Infant Deaths Decline in Scotland
Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Deployment Takes Toll on Military Moms and Teens
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
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 Approved for Child Heart Operations
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
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 Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes
Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures?
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 Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
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
Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Get Lazy About Lawn-Mower Safety
Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety
Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating
Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse
Drinking in Adolescence May Lead to Risky Choices Later
Drivers Distracted When Near Schools
Driving After Binge Drinking More Common Than Believed
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 Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
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 for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug Improves Mobility in Some MS Patients
Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients
Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors
Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice
Drug 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 Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Regimen Prevents AIDS Transmission Via Breast Milk
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
Drug Shields Mice From Emphysema
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
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 Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
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
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Dyslexia May Make It Tough to Tune Out School Noise
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 Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression
Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug
Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
E-Cigarettes Pose a Health Hazard, FDA Warns
Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients
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
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's
Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER Visit Leaves Many Confused
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
Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Even Small Amounts of Lead Harmful to Kids
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue
Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too
Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress
Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ
Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA
Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Eye Problems Increasing in Preemies
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
Face Transplants Show Promising Results
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage
Families That Eat Together Serve Up Good Dietary Habits
Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family Financial Status Affects Child-Care Injury Rates
Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital
Family Halloween Safety Can Be Fiendishly Simple
Family History of Alcoholism Puts Student Drinkers at Risk
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Family Issues Translate Into Sick Days at Work
Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls Avoid Drugs, Alcohol
Faster Detection of TB May Be on the Horizon
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages
FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Questions Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals
Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fertility Treatment Twins More at Risk for Hospitalizations
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat
Fewer Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects
Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Fewer Shots Could Still Protect Kids From Pneumonia
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Fewer U.S. High School Students Engage in Risky Behaviors
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe
First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog
First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Flavored Cigarette Ban Takes Effect
Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims
Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby
Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots
Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Flu Vaccine Should Be More Effective: CDC
Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Focusing on CPR Improves Survival
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring
Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
Food Additives Could Fuel Hyperactivity in Kids
Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children
Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm
Food Allergy Facts Need More Focus
Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homes
Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip
For Kids, Two Languages Can Be as Easy as One
For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary
For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
For Short Kids, No Lack of Self-Esteem
For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good
For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy
Formula Puts Doctor, Patient Glucose Readings on Same Page
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Freeze-Dried Formula May Block HIV Virus in Breast Milk
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses
Frequent Snoring in Pregnancy Could Signal Blood Sugar Trouble
'Freshman 15' Theory Takes a Pounding
Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study
Game, Not Gore, Keeps Video Players Playing
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids
Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
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 'Fix' in Egg Prevents Inherited Diseases in Monkeys
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
Gene Linked to Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
Gene Mutation Could Be Key to Rare Blood Vessel Disease
Gene Mutation Linked to Fever-Induced Seizures
Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene Mutation Tied to Majority of Cases of Mental Retardation
Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids
Gene Plays Key Role in Clubfoot
Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found
Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning'
Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Gene Variation Found in Boys With Delinquent Peers
Gene Variation Linked to Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Gene Variations, Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma
Genes' Influence on Fears Changes Over Time
Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids
Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races
Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment
Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients
Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies
Genetic Markers May Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence
Genetics Linked to Early Sexual Activity in Kids
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples
Get in Step With Summer Foot Care
Getting Tough on Bullying
Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo
Girls and Math: Blame the Culture, Not Ability
Girls' Anti-Social Behavior Predictive of Later Depression
Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission
Global Warming May Bring More Respiratory Woes
Glowing Substance Lights Up Cancer in Mice
Glucose Control Pays Long-Term Benefits for Diabetics
Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work
Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer
Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for Regulation
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Good Planning Paves Way for Kid's Operation
Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement
Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kids' Injury Risk in Half
Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May
Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals
Guard Against Swine Flu at Summer Camp
Guideline Urges HIV Tests for All Patients 13 and Older
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight
Gym Class Injuries Up 150 Percent
Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient
Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study
Halloween Candy: It's Not How Much Kids Eat, It's When
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Halting Avandia Use Hikes Blood Sugar Levels
Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives
Hard, Cold Facts About Frostbite
Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought
Head Injury in Young Kids May Predict ADHD Diagnosis
Head, Neck Cancer Treatment Often Not Completed
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed
Health Issues in Childhood Often Show Up in Adulthood
Health Needs of Autistic Children Often Unmet
Health Tip: Coping With COPD
Health Tip: Eating Fish and Shellfish
Health Tip: Avoid Germs From a Petting Zoo
Health Tip: Avoid Your Child's Asthma Attacks
Health Tip: Baby Diapering 101
Health Tip: Back Pain in Children
Health Tip: Back to School, Back to Sleep
Health Tip: Be an Involved Grandparent
Health Tip: Beating Backpack Pain
Health Tip: Bonding With Your New Baby
Health Tip: Booster Seat Safety
Health Tip: Bottled or Tap?
Health Tip: Braces Basics
Health Tip: Breathe Fresh Air at Home
Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air
Health Tip: Bringing Baby Home
Health Tip: Burping Baby
Health Tip: Buy a Safe Bathtub for Baby
Health Tip: Buying Baby's First Bathtub
Health Tip: Buying Back-to-School Shoes
Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox
Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Umbilical Cord
Health Tip: Caring for Your Newborn
Health Tip: Check Baby's Toys for Safety
Health Tip: Check Your Baby's Feet
Health Tip: Check Your Child's Car Seat
Health Tip: Children Need Exercise, Too
Health Tip: Choose a Safe Halloween Costume
Health Tip: Choosing a Babysitter
Health Tip: Choosing a Backpack
Health Tip: Choosing a Child Safety Seat
Health Tip: Choosing a Crib
Health Tip: Choosing a Pediatrician
Health Tip: Choosing a Safe Halloween Costume
Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Changing Table
Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Playpen
Health Tip: Choosing Your Child's Therapist
Health Tip: Colicky Baby?
Health Tip: Common Food Allergies in Children
Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis
Health Tip: Create Baby's Bedtime Routine
Health Tip: Crib Mattress Safety
Health Tip: Dealing With Depression After Pregnancy
Health Tip: Delayed Speech in Children
Health Tip: Depression Among Teens
Health Tip: Determining Migraines in Children
Health Tip: Diarrhea in Children