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10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients
'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near
Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy
Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
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
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
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
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
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 Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Creon, a Pancreatic Enzyme Substitute, Approved
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Have Little Effect on Sales: Study
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Drug Combo May Offer Best Relief for Nerve Pain
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Combo May Relieve MS Symptoms
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
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 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 Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin
Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
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 Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries
Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
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
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Easy Way to Prevent Post-Op Nausea?
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers
FDA Approves New Drug for Severe Epilepsy
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Details Access to 'Investigational' Drugs
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine
FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
FDA Seeks Better Regulation of Painkillers
FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs
FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
Foreclosures Plunge People Into Depression
Free Drug Samples Hike Out-of-Pocket Costs
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller
Genetic Link Between Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Disease Seen
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Gut Hormone Could be Key to Blood Sugar
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID
Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea
Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication
Health Tip: Getting Full Too Quickly
Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine
Health Tip: Have Unused Medications?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Medical Errors
Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc
Health Tip: If Your Child Takes Medicine
Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children
Health Tip: Manage Medications Safely
Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy
Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
Health Tip: Prevent Stomach Pain
Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy
Health Tip: Symptoms of Celiac Disease in Adults
Health Tip: Take Medications Safely
Health Tip: Take Medicines As Prescribed
Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending
Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses
Heart Failure Drugs Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem
Heat Therapy May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer
Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients
High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell
HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection
Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found
Hormone Drug May Help Drinkers Stay Sober
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Replacement May Raise Women's Gallbladder Risk
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer
Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids
HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk
If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?
Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease
Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?
Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Living Healthily on Less
Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook
Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications
Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions
Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics
Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
Many Americans Share Prescription Meds
Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines
Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished
Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer
Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children
Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research
Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts
Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars
Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
Medication May Improve Scar Healing
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival
Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion
Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'
Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Most Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Ones, Just Different
Most Off-Label Cancer Drug Use for Palliative Care
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly
Nausea Drug Shows Promise Against Opioid Addiction
New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon
New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes
New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Anti-Clotting Pill Works Well in Trials
New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Class of Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's
New Classification Proposed for Stomach Cancers
New Clues to Stopping Colitis-Linked Cancer
New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots
New Compound Slows HIV Replication
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial
New Drug Helps Relieve Gout
New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis
New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer
New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy
New Hope for Parkinson's Patients
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money
New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers
New MS Therapies Show Promise
New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin
New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures
New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer Sedative May Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
Noninvasive Surgery Effective for Acid Reflux Disease
Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds
Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Won't Prevent Crohn's Relapse
Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control
One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues
Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases
Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement
Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells
Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk
Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults
Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels
Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors
Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel
Pfizer to Pay Record Fine in Fraud Probe
Pill Could Boost Sports Performance
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms
Poor Restroom Cleaning Causes Cruise-Ship Sickness
Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
Post-Op Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in Stomach Cancers
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers
Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking
Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells
Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness
Pot-Smoking Drivers Tied to Range of Road Accidents
Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
Powerful Antacids Raise Chances of Fracture
Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism
Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine
Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death
Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling
Recession Takes Toll on Children's Health
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes
Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work
Researchers Define Mechanism of Methamphetamine Addiction
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone'
Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated
Right Match of Drug, Doctor Can Boost Reflux Outcomes
Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients
Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children
Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges
School Days Give Some Kids a Headache
Scientists Discover How Stomach Tumors Form
Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study
Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens
Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing
Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians
Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers
Skin Patches Can Cause Burns During MRIs
Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Small Drug Promo Items May Influence Young Doctors
Small Intestine Senses Bitter Toxins in Food
Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold
Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel
Some Prescription Meds May Raise Seniors' Risks of Falling
Soothing Imagery May Help Rid Some Kids of Stomach Pain
Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Use Doesn't Inhibit Lymphoma Drug Therapy
Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Statins May Not Protect Against Pneumonia
Statins May Stave Off Gallstones
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder
Stomach Bacteria Might Guard Against Certain Throat Cancer
Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy
Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse
Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression
Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids
Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium
Study Brings Value of Echocardiography Into Focus
Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny of 'Off-Label' Drug Use
Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug
Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Study Suggests a Wider Use for Statins
Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen
Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Study Urges Low-Tech Solutions for Medical Errors
Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age
Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer
Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits
Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer
Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients
TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia
TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat
Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer
Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma
Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs
Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction
Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk
Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health
Travel Tips for Seniors
Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
Two Drugs Better Than One for Crohn's Patients
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage
Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk
Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS
Tysabri May Cause Liver Damage, Health Officials Say
U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth
U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula
U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out
U.S. Relaxes Opposition to Medical Marijuana
U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring
Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks
Uninsured Face Worse Outcomes After Diverticulitis
User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted
Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended
Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems
Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines
Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding
Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
What You Need to Know When Your Stomach Aches
What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
Whole Milk Cheaper, Effective Contrast Agent for GI Scans
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
With Autism, Diet Restrictions May Do More Harm Than Good
With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex
Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu