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You May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
2nd Knee Surgery Common Among Young Patients
2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes
A Checklist for Joint Replacement Surgery
A Fat That May Keep You Thin
A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
ACL Reconstruction With Cadaver Tissue Risky in Younger Patients
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
After Tonsillectomy, Short-Term Antibiotics Effective: Study
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
Air Pollution May Cause Appendicitis: Study
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
Anesthesia Type Won't Influence Neck Artery Surgery Outcomes
Anesthesia, Exertional Heat Deaths May Be Linked
Angioplasty Outcomes May Vary Little Between Hospitals
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
Ankle Replacement System Lets Feet Move
Another Study Warns of Risk From Cardiac Surgery Drug
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Autumn Sees More Women With Bunion Problems
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians
Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Biomarker Could Predict Severe Osteoarthritis
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery
Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brain Rewires Itself After Hand Transplant
Brain Stimulation Therapy Eases Tough-to-Treat Depression
Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast-Conserving Surgery Leaves Many Cancer Patients Disappointed
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bunion Surgery Patients Need 6 Weeks Before Driving
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Cancer Drug May Help With Kidney Transplants
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen AMD
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen Macular Degeneration: Study
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size
Chemo Alone Is Best for Advanced Colon Cancer
Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Controversial Anemia Drug Doesn't Cut Need for Transfusions
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
C-Sections Explain Jump in U.S. Preemie Births
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant
Donor Dogs Give the Gift of Life
Drinking, Weight, Depression Linked in Young Women: Study
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combo Helps Larynx Cancer Patients Preserve Voice Box
Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery
Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off
Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
Easy Way to Prevent Post-Op Nausea?
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Habits in the Obese May Echo Drug Addicts' Patterns
Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients
Embolization a Nonsurgical Way to Treat Fibroids
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation
Entereg Helps Restore Post-Operative Bowel Function
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis
Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects
Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercising Throat Muscles May Relieve Sleep Apnea
Experimental Urine Test Spots Appendicitis
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death
Extra Pounds During and Between Pregnancies Can Pose Problems
Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility
Face Transplant Patient Can Smell, Taste, Breathe Normally
Face Transplants Show Promising Results
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fat-Cell Protein May Reduce Diabetes Risk
Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body
Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity
Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger
FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers
FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine
FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds
Fertility Can Be Preserved in Ovarian Cancer Patients
Fewer Dying Now From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Fine-Tuning Prosthetic Hands to Restore a Sense of Touch
First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery
Fitness a Key Element in Determining Male Diabetic's Longevity
Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places
For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy
Freezing Kidney Cancers Shows Promise
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
'Fresh' Transfusions Improve Odds for Cancer Patients After Surgery
Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
Frying Tumors Can Boost Lung Cancer Survival
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants
Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene Mutation Is Linked to Heart Muscle Disease
Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found
Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
General Anesthesia Boosts Post-Op Pain
General Anesthesia Tied to Developmental Woes in Kids
Genes May Affect Complications After Heart Surgery
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples
GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness
Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
Go Healthy, Not Hungry for Holiday Eating
Good Planning Paves Way for Kid's Operation
Good Trauma Program Boosts Patient Survival
Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement
Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Gum Chewing May Cut Craving for Snacks
Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat
Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag
Head, Neck Cancer Treatment Often Not Completed
Health Tip: After a Hip Replacement
Health Tip: Before Getting Plastic Surgery
Health Tip: Calculating Your BMI
Health Tip: Control Overeating
Health Tip: Healing After a C-Section
Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc
Health Tip: Is LASIK Right for You?
Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child
Health Tip: Prepare Yourself for Surgery
Health Tip: Protecting a New Hip
Health Tip: Reasons for Adenoid Removal
Health Tip: Recovering From a Tonsillectomy
Health Tip: Recovering From C-Section
Health Tip: Recovery After a C-Section
Health Tip: The Word on Wisdom Teeth
Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer
'Healthy Fat' Chemical Aids Body's Metabolism
Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese
Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab
Heart Damage After Vascular Surgery Raises Death Risks
Heart Defect Spotted During Surgery May Not Need Repair
Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Heart Failure Raises Risks After Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted
Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids
Heart Valves Fashioned From Stem Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood
Heart-Pacing Devices Hold Promise for Heart Failure
Heat Therapy May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer
High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone
High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
Hip, Knee Replacements Do Ease Symptoms
Holiday Meals With a Calorie-Conscious Twist
Holidays Don't Have to Make You Heavier
Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors
Hospital Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery
Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection
Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
Impotence, Incontinence Risk Casts Doubt on High-Tech Prostate Surgery
Improved Hip Implants Can Last 20 Years
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Induced Labor May Prevent Need for Cesarean Section
Innovative Care Is Helping Iraq War's Injured Survive
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease
Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass
Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
It Pays to Eat Less as You Age
IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries
Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
JFK's Health Problems More Complex Than Thought
Joint Replacement Soars as Number of Docs Falls
Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake
Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival
Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients
Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain
Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
Lack of Sleep Tied to Weight Gain in New Moms
Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications
Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Laser Eye Surgery Safe Long-Term: Study
Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers
Let Orthopedic Surgery Wait Until Morning When Possible
Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk
Limb-Sparing Surgery May Offer Little Benefit to Cancer Patients
Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps
Liposuctioned Fat Can Be Used for Breast Augmentation
Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk
Living With Less TV, More Sweat Boosts Weight Loss
Low Birth Weight Might Raise Adult Kidney Disease Risk
Low Blood Pressure During Surgery Boosts Stroke Risk
Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease
Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Lymphedema Raises Cost of Breast Cancer Care
Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise
'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some With Prostate Cancer
Malpractice Premiums, Rate of C-Sections Rise Together
Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab
Many Opt for Surgery to Lower Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk
Many Overweight Kids Not Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Mastectomies on the Increase
Mastectomy Not First Choice for Most Breast Cancer Patients
Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions
Melt-Away Stent Works Well in Trial
Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well
Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand
Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment
Midwest and Northeast May Face Surgeon Shortage
Might Weight-Loss Surgery Lead to Fractures?
Migraines More Frequent, Intense in Overweight Kids
Minimal Exercise Benefits Overweight Postmenopausal Women
Minimally Invasive Surgery Not Better for Sciatica
Missing Gene Tied to Bone Marrow Transplant Problems
Modern Athletes Keep Getting Taller, Bigger
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Money May Lure People to Lose Weight
More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers
More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer
More Kids Becoming Severely Obese
More MRI Machines May Mean More Back Surgeries
More Women Having Other Breast Removed
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies
MRI May Help Find Deep Endometriosis
Multiple ICD Replacements Can Predict Complications
Mussel-Based Glue May Make Surgery Safer
Nasal Surgery Helps Ease Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Neck Size May Affect Severity of Sleep Apnea
Need a Walking Partner? Try a Dog
Neighborhood Influences Exercise Levels
New Advances May Treat Stroke Faster, Better
New Anti-Clotting Pill Works Well in Trials
New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results
New Criteria Could Expand Number of Liver Transplant Candidates
New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster
New FDA Study Seeks Feedback on Lasik Surgery
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Heart Valve Repair System Tested for Safety
New Noninvasive Device Could Control Diabetes
New Options Offered for Sleep Apnea
New Robotic Arm Has Softer Surgical Touch
New Scan 'Sees' Tumors Deep Inside Body
New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective
New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures
New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions
New Technology May Boost Artificial Arms
New Technology No Better at Spotting 'Anesthesia Awareness'
New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Therapy Spares Organ in Early Esophageal Cancer
New Treatment Lessens Heart Attack Damage
New Type of Stent Shows Promise
New Wiring Adds Risk When Replacing Pacemaker
Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery
Newer Sedative May Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients
No Evidence Breast Self-Exams Cut Cancer Deaths
No Increase in Clots With Drug-Eluting Stents
No Link Found Between Birth Anesthesia and Learning Issues
Noninvasive Surgery Effective for Acid Reflux Disease
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight
Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline
Number of Underweight Kids in U.S. Continues to Fall
Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk
Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays
Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Just as Risky for Teens as Heavy Smoking
Obesity Linked to Poor Prognosis for Some Breast Cancer Patients
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than Men
Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement
Organ Donation Policies Vary Among Children's Hospitals
Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries
Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
Ovary Removal Lowers Odds of Cancer in High-Risk Women
Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer
Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery
Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel
Personal Contact Helps Maintain Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Technique Might Ease Migraines
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes
Poor Restroom Cleaning Causes Cruise-Ship Sickness
Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
Portion Distortion
Post-Op Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in Stomach Cancers
Post-Op Painkillers Tied to Deaths After Spinal Fusion
Post-Surgical Epidural May Boost Survival
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers
Post-Traumatic Stress May Raise Death Risks
Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
Powerful Antacids Raise Chances of Fracture
Preemie Birth Could Mean Weaker Bones as Adults
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preschool Intervention Curbed Trend Toward Obesity
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Productivity Takes a Hit From Obesity, Diabetes
Protein Helps ID Thyroid Cancer Nodules
PSA 'Nanotest' May Spot Prostate Cancer's Return After Surgery
Psychotherapy Can Ease Post-Surgical Depression
Quality Care, Not Number of Procedures, Determines Bypass Results
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Quick Decompression Aids Spinal Injury Recovery
Quick Orthopedic Repair Can Save Young Shoulders
Quitting Smoking Simplifies Surgical Recovery
Quitting Smoking Tougher on Women
Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
Racial Disparity Seen in Angioplasty Outcomes
Radiation Plus Chemo a Good Option in Lung Cancer
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer
Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
Rapid Weight Loss in Seniors Signals Higher Dementia Risk
Rate of Unnecessary C-Sections Far Lower Than Thought
Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation
Regular Yoga May Improve Eating Habits
Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer
Researchers ID Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells
Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone'
Researchers Test New Source for Blood Platelets
Restrictive Diet for Kids May Backfire
Rethinking Prostate Cancer in Older Men
Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk
Returning to the Road Tricky After Injury
Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart
Right Match of Drug, Doctor Can Boost Reflux Outcomes
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender
Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children
'Scaffold' Could One Day Repair Damaged Hearts
Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists Turn Off 'Obesity Switch' in Mice
Sea Worm Inspires Novel Bone Glue
Sen. Kennedy Up and Walking After Brain Tumor Surgery
Sen. Kennedy's Brain Tumor Surgery Called a 'Success'
Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery
Shoulder Surgery Helps Athletes Get Back in the Game
Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility
Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers
Sleep Apnea Screening Cuts Surgical Complications
Sleep Benefits From Tonsillectomy Peak at 6 Months
Sleeplessness a Weighty Matter
Smokers More Likely to Bleed After Throat Surgery
Snoozing May Help Women Shed Baby Weight
'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support
Soda Taxes Not Making a Dent in U.S. Waistlines
Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel
Some Arteries Opened Safely Without Heparin
Some Parents Aren't Giving Kids Pain Meds Post-Surgery
Some People Vulnerable to Persistent Post-Op Pain
Special Dyes and Lighting Kill MRSA, Research Shows
Specialized Care for Ovarian Cancer Improves Outcomes
Spinal Anesthesia Doesn't Cause Restless Leg Syndrome
Spinal Cord Stimulation Need Not Keep Soldiers From Action
Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
Statins May Stave Off Gallstones
Stenting as Good as Surgery for Stroke Prevention
Stenting May Equal Bypass for Diabetic Heart Patients
Steroid After Tonsillectomy Raises Bleeding Risk
Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy
Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety
Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
Study Cites Gains in Gall Bladder Cancer Treatment
Study Compares Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Methods
Study Finds Older Corneas Suitable for Transplantation
Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Safer Than Thought
Study Questions Lymph Node Harvesting in Colorectal Cancer
Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Study Urges Low-Tech Solutions for Medical Errors
Sucking Out Clot Debris Helps Heart Attack Patients
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Supportive Weigh-In Program Keeps Pounds Off
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Faces Tough Battle Against Pancreatic Cancer
Surgeon's Checklist Saves Lives
Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
Surgeon's Preferences Dictate Choice of Kidney Cancer Surgery
Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery
Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis No Better Than Therapy, Meds
Surgery for Neck Pain May Also Relieve Headaches
Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes
Surgery May Not Help Most People With Narrowed Brain Artery
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
Surgery Unneeded in Most Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis Cases
Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors
Surgery, 'Sham' Equal in Treating Compression Fracture Pain
Surgical Deaths Linked to Handling of Complications
Surgical Errors Cost Almost $1.5B a Year
Surgical Outcomes Depend on a Host of Variables
Tailored Treatment Boosts Kidney Cancer Survival
Taking Codeine While Breast-Feeding May Harm Infant
Teaching Hospitals' Post-Op Gains Not Extended to Blacks
Test Before Corneal Transplant May Improve Outcome
Tests May ID Older Patients at Risk for Post-Op Delirium
The Dark Side of Vegetarianism
The Elderly Can Be Candidates for Angioplasty, Stenting
The Ups and Downs of 'Yo-Yo' Dieting
Therapy Could Save Limbs After Frostbite
Therapy, Meds Best for Lumbar Low Back Pain
Tired Doctors More Prone to Errors
Tissue-Freezing Technique Effective Against Prostate Cancer
To Feel Better, Low-Fat Diet May Be Best
Torn Surgical Gloves Put Patients at Risk for Infection
Toxic Sewer Gas Induces Suspended Metabolism in Mice
Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
Transfusions of 'Older' Blood Don't Work as Well
Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Transplant Patients Should Be Monitored for Ear Infection
Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health
Traveling for Treatment
Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer
Treatment May Limit Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Treatment Options Are Many for Prostate Cancer
Troubled Minds Can Mean Wider Waistlines
Two Drugs Better Than One for Crohn's Patients
Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work
Two Treatments Equally Effective for Chronic Pelvic Pain
Type of Knee Surgery Makes Difference in Football Career
U.S. Doctors Treat Heart Attack With Man's Own Stem Cells
U.S. Face Transplant Patient Is Reportedly Doing Fine
U.S. May Soon Face Shortage of General Surgeons
U.S. Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Hospitals
Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Uninsured Face Worse Outcomes After Diverticulitis
Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Said to Cure Sickle Cell
Using a Balloon to Repair a Broken Back
Using Cell Phones, Internet to Battle Eating Disorders
Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Vein Removal Method Linked to Bypass Results
Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect
Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene
Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Vinegar Might Help Keep Off Pounds
Viscosity Enhancers Curb Bleeding Complications
Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men
Walking, Biking to Work Pays Off
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
Want to Know the Calorie Content of Your Favorite Drink?
Want to Lose Weight? Just Eat Less, Diet Study Suggests
Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say
Warm-Up Reduces ACL Injury in Female Soccer Players
Wealthy More Likely to Have Breast Reconstruction
Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding
Weight Gain May Not Be Based Just on What You Eat
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success
Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer
Weight-Loss Gene May Keep Smokers Thinner
Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families' 'Obesity Cycle'
Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Weight-Loss Surgery Simplified
Weight-Loss Surgery Weighed as Diabetes Rx
What You Need to Know When Your Stomach Aches
When Pounds Go, Sleep Apnea May Improve
Whole Milk Cheaper, Effective Contrast Agent for GI Scans
With Angioplasty, More Is Better
With Autism, Diet Restrictions May Do More Harm Than Good
With Fancy Coffees, Calories Can Add Up
Woman's Abdominal Organs Removed in Unique Cancer Surgery
Women at Higher Risk of Abnormal Burn Scars
Women Smokers Prone to Dangerous Blood Vessel Condition
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Workplace Health Programs Effective Interventions
Worldwide Surgery Rates Tied to Economic Status
Worries About Weight Are Tied to Teen Suicide Tries
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Young Black, Hispanic Women Tend to Develop 'Love Handles'
Younger Men Fare Best After Hip Joint Resurfacing
Younger Women With Breast Cancer Face Added Peril