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May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention
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 Million Americans Suffer From Social Anxiety Disorder
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
1918 Flu Closings May Provide Lessons for Today
1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
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 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak
24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Knee Surgery Common Among Young Patients
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections
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
3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive
40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC
79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
8.3 Million U.S. Adults Considered Suicide Last Year
9/11 Attacks Changed Way Americans Dream
9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma
9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk
9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
9/11's Psychological Scars Slowly Healing
A Better Method of Kidney Storage
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
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 Healthy Mind Can Help Fight HIV
A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries
A Young Life Lost to Prescription Drug Abuse
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
Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Acceptance of Chronic Illness Helps People Move On
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Across All Cultures, Dreams Affect Behavior
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Raises Kidney 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
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
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Adults With ADHD Lose 3 Weeks Worth of Work Annually
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 Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
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
Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
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
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
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 Patients React Poorly to 'Elderspeak'
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle
America's Top Allergy Capitals
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 Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
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
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
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
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 Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics Effective for Vaginal Injury After Childbirth
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
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
Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Any Old Cane
Won't
Do
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
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'
As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu
At Least 20 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico
At U.S. Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise
Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness
Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Autumn Chores Often Hazardous
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Avoid Holiday Injuries
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Babies Spot Human Speech at 5 Months
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
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
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Batted Balls Threaten High School Baseball Players
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Beat the Winter Blues
Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head
Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
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 May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta-Blockers Tied to Higher Cataract Risk
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads
Beware of Dog Bites
Beware of Toxic Toys This Holiday Season
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 Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Bladder Problems May Often Be Related to Mental Health
Bling Makes Your Brain Sing
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial
Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight
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 Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Blue and Broke for the Holidays
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet
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
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys as Socially Aggressive as Girls: Study
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 Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories
Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Brain Scans Might Help Spot PTSD
Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression
Brain Yields Up Clues to Language
Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell
Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes
Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age
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-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
'Bug Bombs' Causing Injury
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
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
Buyers Spend More With Non-Cash Purchases
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
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 Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy
Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers
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 Surfing Kills Teens
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
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 Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
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
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen AMD
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen Macular Degeneration: Study
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
Cats Purrfect at Getting Needs Met, Study Shows
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 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
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
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 Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
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
Choices Sap Your Stamina, Self Control: Study
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Chromosome Tests Help Study of Kids' Mental Anomalies
Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaner Air May Threaten Amazon Rainforest
Cleaning Concoctions Best Left to Experts
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation
Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients
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 Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
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 Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Color Can Affect How People Think and Act
Color Red Makes Men Amorous
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Exposure Tied to Chronic High Blood Pressure
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 of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
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 Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Gene Mutation Lowers Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age
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
Computerized Medication Box Approved
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products
Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease
Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?
Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Course of West Nile Infection Charted