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10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D
9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years
A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near
Access to U.S. Burn Centers Varies by Region
Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
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
Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs
Alcohol and Trauma: Blood Test Gets to the Truth
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Almost Half of Doctors Have Prescribed Placebos
Almost Half of Women Have Sexual Problems
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
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
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals
Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat
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
Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Ease Back Pain
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Antidepressant Use in U.S. Has Almost Doubled
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
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia
Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
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
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
Are Medical Meetings Environmentally Unfriendly?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
As More Cyclists Hit the Road, Serious Injuries Rise
As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Autumn Chores Often Hazardous
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
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
Blacks Fare Worse After Cardiac Arrest
Blacks More Likely to Die of Severe Sepsis
Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against MS
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 Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
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 Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers
Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
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 Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
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
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections
CDC Links Infections With Swine Flu Deaths
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 Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
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
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Children's Growth Charts Don't Measure Up With Parents
Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans
China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread
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
Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs
Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns
Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Treatments Need Improvements
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
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 Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
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
Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People
Community-Based Staph Pneumonia More Common Than Thought
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs
Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Critically Ill Patients Lack Vitamin D
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
Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delicate Debate Urged Over Withdrawal of Life Support
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results
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
Diagnostic Approved to Detect C. diff
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Have Little Effect on Sales: Study
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Miss Test Results -- Even With Alerts
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor Visits Are Getting Short Shrift in Tight Economy
Doctor-Patient Talk May Help Blacks With Hypertension
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Doctors Can Help Lower Hospital Costs
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines
Doctors Know Little About Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training
Doctors May Be Able to Predict Domestic Abuse
Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Point Out Gaps in U.S. Health Care
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical Records
Doctors Spending More Time Now With Patients
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Don't Prescribe Antibiotics for Adult Sinus Woes
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Drug Combo May Offer Best Relief for Nerve Pain
Drug 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 Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug 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 Holds Promise Against AIDS
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
Drug-Coated Sponges May Limit Catheter Infections
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk
Drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome Have Downsides
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
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
Early Use of NSAIDs Might Prevent Alzheimer's
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Electronic Communication May Be Boon to Doctors' Time
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
Electronic Prescribing Saves Patients Money
Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care
End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome
End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk
Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER Visit Leaves Many Confused
ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...
Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment
Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experimental Urine Test Spots Appendicitis
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans
Experts Urge One Test to Diagnose Diabetes
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family Needs to Know When Patient Survival Is Uncertain
Family Physicians Have Little Input at NIH: Report
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
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 Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Goes After Unapproved Eye Washes, Skin Ointments
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages
FDA Issues Warning for Over-the-Counter Cold Remedy
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mandates New Warnings for Botox
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
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 Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
FDA Reverses Stance on Removal of Morphine Painkiller
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 Drug Makers to Stop Selling Unapproved Prescription Painkillers
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Fear of Pain Drives Requests for Assisted Death
Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger
Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems
Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug
Fewer Shots Could Still Protect Kids From Pneumonia
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted With Common Medications
Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer
Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia
Flu Strikes a Milder Blow This Season
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
Flying OK for Most Pregnant Women
Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
For All Their Plusses, Pets Pose a Risk for Falls, Too
For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best
For Diabetics, On-Demand Care May Not Help
For Macho Men, Doctor Visits Are Less Likely
For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
For Some Doctors, Empathy Is in Short Supply
Foreclosures Plunge People Into Depression
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Free Drug Samples Hike Out-of-Pocket Costs
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Fresh Blood Boosts Survival in Trauma Patients
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
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 Protects Black Heart Failure Patients
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure
Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller
Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
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
Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Good Planning Paves Way for Kid's Operation
Good Trauma Program Boosts Patient Survival
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns
Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients
Guideline Urges HIV Tests for All Patients 13 and Older
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Had Your Eyes Checked Lately?
Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Hard Decisions for the Littlest Lives
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Care Varies From State to State
Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes
Health Tip: Be Proactive at Your Next Doctor Visit
Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID
Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
Health Tip: Choosing a Pediatrician
Health Tip: Communicating With a Loved One's Doctor
Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea
Health Tip: Finding a Family Physician
Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication
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: Preventing a Peptic Ulcer
Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
Health Tip: Selecting a Pediatrician
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy
Health Tip: Take Medications Safely
Health Tip: Take Medicines As Prescribed
Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
Health Tip: Taking an Antacid
Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
Health Tip: Treating Pneumonia
Health Tip: Using Hair Dyes
Health Tip: Warning Signs of Peptic Ulcer
Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women
Health-Care Reform Could Be Obama's Toughest Challenge
Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today
Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests Before Angioplasty
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
Heart Failure Treatment Underused
Heart Patients Benefit From At-Home Care, Study Finds
Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted
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
Heavy Patients Get Little Respect From Doctors
Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder
High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors
High Rate of Rehospitalizations Costing Billions
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
Home Defibrillators Fail to Boost Survival Rates
Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients
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 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
Hospital Practices Influence Which Moms Will Breast-Feed
Hospital Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Hospital Workers May Trigger Dangerous Outbreaks
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing
Hospitals' Primary Care Docs Boost Outcomes
How Safe Are Popular Reflux Drugs?
How to Avoid a Holiday Trip to the ER
HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen Rated Best for Pain of Broken Arms
ICU Docs Less Likely to Discuss End-of-Life Issues With Blacks
ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes
ICU Patients Not Getting Enough Sleep
If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?
Imaging of Low Back Pain Fails to Change Outcomes
Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
In Health Care Today, It's Electronic All the Way
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors
Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital
Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD
Injected Medication Errors a Major Problem
Intensive Dialysis Doesn't Save Lives of the Sickest
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease
Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer
Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?
Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?
IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries
Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
JFK's Health Problems More Complex Than Thought
Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake
Key Vioxx Research Was Written by Merck, Documents Allege
Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
Kidney Injury While Hospitalized May Lead to Future Dialysis
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Kids' Risks Increase When Parents Are Bipolar
Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice
Lab Test Predicts Acute Kidney Injury in ICU Patients
Labels on OTC Painkillers Need Improvement
Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk
Larger Skin Lesions More Likely to Be Melanoma
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease
Let Orthopedic Surgery Wait Until Morning When Possible
Letter Warns About Tricky Dosing With Liquid Tamiflu for Kids
Leukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer Patients
Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Limiting Work Hours for Medical Residents Could Be Costly
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 Blood Sugar in Hospital Tied to Higher Death Risk for Diabetics
Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems
Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Brain Hemorrhage Outcomes
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006
Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Maggots as Good as Gel in Leg Ulcer Treatments
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Majority of U.S. Doctors Back National Insurance Plan
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
Malpractice Premiums, Rate of C-Sections Rise Together
Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk
Many Americans Share Prescription Meds
Many Diabetics Don't Get Necessary Blood Pressure Treatment
Many Doctors Don't Know Blood Pressure Guidelines
Many Doctors Still Don't Disclose Consulting Fees
Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab
Many Hispanics Shut Out of U.S. Health Care System
Many Hospital Patients Can't ID Their Doctors
Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment
Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding
Many Patients Don't Pursue Referrals
Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines
Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
Many Smokers Don't Tell Docs About Their Habit
Many Texas Docs Not Pushing HPV Vaccine for Girls
Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished
Many Women Unclear About Breast Cancer Treatments
Many Young Adults Uninformed About Vaccines
Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer
Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients
Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children
Med School Diversity May Help Whites Care Better for Minorities
Med Students Posting Unprofessional Messages: Survey
Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research
Medical Blogs May Threaten Patient Privacy
Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions
Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts
Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
Medical Scans a Significant Source of Radiation
Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients With High Doses of Radiation
Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars
Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health
Medicare Drug Plan Still Needs Work
Medicare Faces Challenges Caring for Chronically Ill
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Shows Mixed Results
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
Medicare to Pay Bonuses for 'E-Prescribing'
Medication Errors Could Be Cut: Experts
Medication May Improve Scar Healing
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Medications That Lower Breast Cancer Risk Carry Other Dangers
Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom
Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival
Men Often Not Told of Severity of Wife's Cancer
Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm
Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion
Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment
Midwest and Northeast May Face Surgeon Shortage
Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Minorities More Likely to Die in ER
Minority Clinics Tougher on Doctors
Mistrust May Cause People to Put Off Treatment
Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control
More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers
More Dialysis Not Better in Acute Kidney Injury
More Doctors Need to Learn to Spot Skin Cancers
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
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 Americans Want Health Care Reform
Most Insured Adults Worry About Health Care Costs: Poll
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
Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Health Care
Most Young, Black Females Are Not Getting HPV Vaccine
MRI May Help Find Deep Endometriosis
MRSA Cases Dropping in Hospital ICUs
MRSA Creeping Into Hospitals From the Outside
MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
MRSA May Succumb to Honey
MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Music May Temper Pain in Preemies
Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly
Narcolepsy Drug Might Be Addictive
National Scorecard Ranks Palliative Care Across Country
Nausea Drug Shows Promise Against Opioid Addiction
Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed
New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon
New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes
New Anesthesia May Be Safer for Critically Ill
New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Anti-Clotting Pill Works Well in Trials
New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
New Cancer Patients Retain Little Medical Information
New Class of Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's
New Class of Drugs Might Cause Congenital Heart Defects
New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions
New Classification Proposed for Stomach Cancers
New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots
New Compound Slows HIV Replication
New Criteria Could Expand Number of Liver Transplant Candidates
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial
New Drug for Brain Cancer Too Dangerous for Pediatric Patients
New Drug Helps Relieve Gout
New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality
New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis
New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer
New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia
New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines on Infant Stroke Released
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Stress Coordination
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 Paint Shows Germ-Fighting Potential
New Psoriasis Pill Appears Effective
New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots
New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin
New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions
New Technology No Better at Spotting 'Anesthesia Awareness'
New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis
New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers
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
New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers
Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance
Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Childhood Schizophrenia
Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery
Newer Sedative May Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients
Newer, Better Tests for Heart Attacks
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and Cancer
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
Noninvasive Surgery Effective for Acid Reflux Disease
Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes Fare Better in Studies
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline
Nurses Often Left Out of Medical Error Talks
Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk
Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women
Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
Older Blood Boosts Chances of Infection in Transfusion Patients
Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds
Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients
Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
Omega-3 Benefits for Bipolar Disorder Remain Unclear
Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control
One in 10 High School Seniors Have Used Narcotic Painkillers
One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke
One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues
Online System Could Cut Referrals to Dermatologists
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
Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law May Overlook Depressed Patients
Organ Donation Policies Vary Among Children's Hospitals
Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells
Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
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
Pages to Doctors Don't Always Hit the Mark
Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults
Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
Painkillers Boost Muscle Mass Among Weight-Training Elderly
Painkillers Linked to Increase in Overdose Deaths
Painkillers Lower PSA Test Readings
Painkillers May Be Good for the Prostate
Palliative Care Programs Could Boost Hospitals' Bottom Line
Panel Finds Evidence Murky on Full-Body Skin Exams
Panel Seeks Fuller Disclosure of Drug Company Payments
Parents Often Choose ER for Routine Kids' Care
Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels
Parkinson's Drugs Again Linked to Compulsive Disorders
Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors
Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances
Patient Harm From Problem 'Handoffs' Is Common: Report
Patient-Centered 'Medical Home' Models Lag in Key Areas
Patient-Controlled Health Records Could Change Future of Research
Patient-Reported Health Scores May Predict Head, Neck Cancer Outcomes
Patients Benefit From End-of-Life Discussions With a Doctor
Patients' Bill of Rights Too Tough to Read
Patients Do Better at Hospitals With Clinical Trials
Patients More Likely to Die While in ICU in U.S. Than in England
Patients Often Not Told About Abnormal Test Results
Patients' Photos Help Boost Radiologists' Accuracy
Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery
Patient's Race Doesn't Affect Emergency Room Care
Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
Pay-for-Performance Doesn't Shortchange Patients
Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults
Pediatricians Could Help Screen for Alcohol Abuse in Home
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
Pediatricians Would Admit Error Only Half the Time
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel
Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's
Pfizer to Pay Record Fine in Fraud Probe
'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development
Physical Exam as Good as High Tech in Assessing Heart Failure
Physicians Say They Need More Sleep
Pill Could Boost Sports Performance
Pill Reduces Relapses in MS Patients
Plain-Language Guides Detail Insulin Treatments
Plastic Surgeons Stay Busy in Recession
Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack
Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms
Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
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 Chondroitin May Help Knee Osteoarthritis
'Prescription Switching' Would Make Most Patients Unhappy
Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
Production Problems Plague Delivery of Swine Flu Vaccine
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Program Helps Homeless Cut Use of Emergency Services
Program Seeks to Reduce ICU Infections
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
PSA Testing: What Should Men Do?
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market
Psych Patients With Cost-Sharing Plans Use More Services
Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death
Quitting Smoking Simplifies Surgical Recovery
Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care
Radiation From Medical Scans Soaring
Radio-Frequency Tags Cut Specimen Bottle Errors
Radio-Wave Devices May Play Havoc With Medical Equipment
Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling
Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates
Rapid Swine Flu Test Misses Many Infections
Recession Scrambling Health Spending in U.S.
Reminders Boost Mammography Appointments
Reminders Help Patients Get Better Care
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Report Finds Fault With U.S. Health Services for Teens
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
Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks
Restrictive Prescription Drug Policies Hurt Schizophrenics
Retail Medical Clinics Offer Quality Care: Study
Reuse of Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria
Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers
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
Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Safety Triggers, Training Cut Nail Gun Injuries
Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges
School Days Give Some Kids a Headache
Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
Scientists Isolate Organism That Causes Disfiguring Tropical Disease
Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery
Screening May Not Lessen Domestic Violence
Sea Worm Inspires Novel Bone Glue
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study
Seniors Avoid ER at Start of Month
Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens
Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing
Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians
Side Effects in Statin Users Linked to Gene Mutation
Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cut Down on Infections
Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions
Simple Steps Lead to Better Blood Pressure Control
Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers
Simpler Sleep Apnea Treatment Seems Effective, Affordable
Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
Sinus Infections Push Millions to U.S. Doctors Each Year