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1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
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
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
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
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
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 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
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
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
38% of U.S. Adults Use Alternative Treatments
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
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 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 Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones
A Curse or Two Might Quell the Pain
A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store
A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
A Young Life Lost to Prescription Drug Abuse
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Acceptance of Chronic Illness Helps People Move On
Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke
Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup
Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise
Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention
Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine
Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain
ADHD Affects Movement More in Boys Than in Girls
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse 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
After Concussion, Follow-Up Visit a Must
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
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 Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming
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, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Alcohol-Related Ills Increasing Worldwide
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All Newborns Should Have Ears Screened, Task Force Says
All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Allergies Dampen Sex Lives
Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble
Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
America's Top Allergy Capitals
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary
Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
Antibiotic-Resistant Meningitis Reported in U.S.
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Antifungal Drug May Help Ease Asthma
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
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 Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
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
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Apes Love a Good Laugh, Too
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Internet-Addicted Kids More Violent?
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
As More Cyclists Hit the Road, Serious Injuries Rise
As Sleep Improves, Grades Seem to Go Up
As Swine Flu Cases Mount, CDC Says U.S. Hasn't 'Dodged a Bullet'
As Teens Plug In, Parents Fret
As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression
Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma Discovery May Lead to Better Treatments
Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
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
Attention Problems in Kindergarten Could Spell Long-Term Academic Trouble
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
Autism May Be More Common Than Thought
Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System
Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis
Autumn Babies More Prone to Asthma
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
Avoid Holiday Injuries
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars
Babies Who Eat Fish Lower Eczema Risk
Baby Names Prone to Boom-and-Bust Cycles
Background TV Distracts Kids From Play
Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers
Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases
Bad Reaction No Good Reason to Avoid Future Shots
Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
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
Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA
Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
Bedroom Fan Cuts SIDS Risk by 72%
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Being Happy Affects Even Those You Don't Know
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Better Day Care, Smarter Kids?
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 Tobacco Lures Young Smokers With Menthol Cigarettes: Study
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Binge Drinking May Encourage Infection
Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries
Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures
Biologists Question Animal Brain Size Theory
Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression
Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill
Birds Don't Miss a Beat
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction
Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
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
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
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 Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
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 Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths
Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys as Socially Aggressive as Girls: Study
Boys May Feel a Genetic Pull Toward Gangs
Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Blood Vessels Grow With Their Own Agenda
Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Brain Scans Show Heightened Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby
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 Boosts Child's School Performance
Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers
Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients
'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
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain
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 Seats Save Young Lives
Car Surfing Kills Teens
Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone
Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants
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 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
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust
Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
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 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 Stress Compromises Immune System
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 Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans
Chimps Show Signs of Culture
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk
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 Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring
Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
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 Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation
Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
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
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Cocaine Use in Pregnancy Linked to Impulsivity in Sons
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
College Students Get More Drunk When Drinks Are Cheap
Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
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 Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computers Causing Injuries in the Home
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
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
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
Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children
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
Court Says Vaccine Not the Cause of Autism
Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cyber Bullying Affects One in 10 Students
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
Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
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
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks
DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice
DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell
'Degrading' Lyrics Linked to Teen Sex
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delivery-Related Infant Deaths Decline in Scotland
Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries
Dental Erosion on Rise in U.S.
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Deployment Takes Toll on Military Moms and Teens
Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
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
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator
Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget
Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe
Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment
Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women
Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle?
Do Underweight Newborns Make for Shy Adults?
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer
Dog Flu May Have Been Active as Early as 1999
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
Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression
Drivers Distracted When Near Schools
Driving After Binge Drinking More Common Than Believed
Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
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 Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged
Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
Drunk Drivers May Respond to Brief Motivational Interview
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression
Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy
Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug
Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys
Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia
Early Spankings Make for Aggressive Toddlers, Study Shows
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Less May Hinder Immune System
Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties
E-Cigarettes Pose a Health Hazard, FDA Warns
E-Communication Might Be Outpacing Emotion
Economic Bad Times Put Minorities at Higher Crime Risk
Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll
Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome
Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs
Environmental Chemicals May Affect Male Reproduction
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk
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
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
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 During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too
Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome
Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries
Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature
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
Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Fall Cleanup Is a Prime Time for Accidents
Fall Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less
Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage
Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors
Falls Are Top Cause of Injury, Death Among Elderly
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 Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk
Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle
Family History of Alcoholism Puts Student Drinkers at Risk
Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Family Income Impacts Children's Health
Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls Avoid Drugs, Alcohol
Family Study Associates Pesticide Use With Parkinson's Risk
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body
Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men
FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers
FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines
FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Expands Pepper Warning in Salmonella Outbreak
FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide
FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Faulted for Lack of Produce Oversight
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Halts New Applications From Indian Drug Maker's Plant
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages
FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mulls Changes to Allergy Labeling on Foods
FDA Narrowing Tainted Tomato Probe to One Cluster
FDA Orders Label Warning for Testosterone Gels
FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children
FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs
FDA Questions Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much
FDA Says It's Safe to Eat Tomatoes
FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker
FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA to Require Faster Reporting of Food-Safety Problems
FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug
FDA: Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Products
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
'Fear of Losing' Key Emotion in Economic Decisions
'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals
Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet
Fertilizer Ban Makes a Difference
Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD