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1 Million More Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine on Hand
1 Million 'Preemie' Babies Die Each Year: Report
28 Pregnant Women Have Died From Swine Flu: CDC
3 Questions Can Spot Possible Postpartum Depression
38% of U.S. Adults Use Alternative Treatments
A Honey of a Sinusitis Treatment
Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Back Pain
Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies
Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Almost Half of Doctors Have Prescribed Placebos
Alternative Treatments May Boost IVF Success
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Americans Spend Billions on Alternative Medicine
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
An Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana
Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Antibiotics for Preterm Labor Linked to Cerebral Palsy
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns
Antidepressants May Be Linked to Birth Problems
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Asians Seem to Suffer Less During Childbirth
Assessing Embryo Metabolism May Aid IVF Success
Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility
Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects
Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy
Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth
Awareness of Alternative Therapies May Be Lacking
'Ayurvedic' Medicines May Contain Lead, Mercury or Arsenic
B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects
Babies Born Only 2 to 3 Weeks Early May Face Development Delays
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year
Being Born Small, Early Raises Autism Risk
Birth Control Pills Might Alter Mate Selection: Study
Blood Test May Predict Postpartum Depression
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brazilian Mint Tea Naturally Good for Pain Relief
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring
Caring Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S.
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Chamomile Tea May Ward Off Diabetes Damage
Chemical in Plastics May Cause Fertility Problems
Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors
Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
Childhood Constipation Carries a Big Price Tag
Children's Belly Aches Don't Disappear With Antidepressant
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chinese 'Devil Dung' Plant Could Be a Swine Flu Fighter
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Close Monitoring May Help Troubled Teen Girls Avoid Pregnancy
Cocaine Use in Pregnancy Linked to Impulsivity in Sons
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
Cow's Milk Protein Could Help Save Preemies' Lives
Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
C-Sections Explain Jump in U.S. Preemie Births
CT Scans of Pregnant Women Increasing
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Debt-Linked Stress May Spur Premature Delivery
'Degrading' Lyrics Linked to Teen Sex
Depressed and Pregnant? Flu Shot May Be Needed
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy
Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
Do Preemies Benefit From High-Tech Measures?
Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin
Drug May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
Easy Way to Prevent Post-Op Nausea?
Eating Fish, Breast-Feeding Boost Infant Development
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Enzyme Deficiency Linked to Neural Tube Defect in Mice
Epilepsy Drug May Raise Autism Risk in Offspring
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too
Exercise During Pregnancy Keeps Newborn Size Normal
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Before Birth Affects DNA
Extra Pounds During
and Between
Pregnancies Can Pose Problems
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness
Father's Age a Factor in Infertility
FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers
FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine
FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning
Female Mammals May Select Out Competing Sperm
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Cells Detected in Mothers' Blood Years After Donor Egg Pregnancies
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect
Fetus Learns Intonations of Mother's Tongue
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive
Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby
Flying OK for Most Pregnant Women
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring
Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places
Food as Medicine?
For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave
For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis
Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report
Frequent Snoring in Pregnancy Could Signal Blood Sugar Trouble
Garlic Yields Up Its Health Secret
Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
Gene May Be Key to Pregnancy Complication
Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples
GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo
Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's
Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice
Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly
Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
Glucose Challenge in Pregnancy Could Predict Heart Disease
Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns
Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
Gut Hormone Could be Key to Blood Sugar
Hairspray Exposure Ups Risk for Birth Defect in Sons
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Health Tip: Eating Fish and Shellfish
Health Tip: Anticipating Acupuncture
Health Tip: Are You Pregnant and Depressed?
Health Tip: Be More Comfortable During Childbirth
Health Tip: Before You Become Pregnant
Health Tip: Blood Tests During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Caffeine and Pregnancy
Health Tip: Considering Alternative Medicine?
Health Tip: Considering an Alternative Therapy?
Health Tip: Considering Home Birth?
Health Tip: Counting Baby's Kicks
Health Tip: Creating Your Birth Plan
Health Tip: Detecting False Labor
Health Tip: Develop a Birth Plan
Health Tip: Dizziness During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Eating Right While You're Pregnant
Health Tip: Exercise During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy
Health Tip: False Labor or Real Labor?
Health Tip: Get a Good Night's Sleep While Pregnant
Health Tip: Get Fit After Baby is Born
Health Tip: Getting Full Too Quickly
Health Tip: Getting Ready for Birth
Health Tip: Good Scents During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Hair Treatments During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Having a Baby After Age 35
Health Tip: Help Prevent Birth Defects
Health Tip: Help Prevent Listeriosis During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Hiccups Can Wreak Havoc
Health Tip: High Blood Pressure While You're Pregnant
Health Tip: If You Smoke While Pregnant
Health Tip: If You Were Diabetic While Pregnant
Health Tip: Keep Calm During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
Health Tip: Learning About Ectopic Pregnancy
Health Tip: Managing Headaches During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Massage During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy
Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food
Health Tip: Painting During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Pregnancy Affects the Skin
Health Tip: Pregnancy and Asthma
Health Tip: Pregnancy and Back Pain
Health Tip: Pregnancy and Foot Health
Health Tip: Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy
Health Tip: Preparing for Pregnancy
Health Tip: Preparing Your Pet for Baby
Health Tip: Prevent Headaches During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Prevent Stomach Pain
Health Tip: Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You're Pregnant
Health Tip: Quit Smoking During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Reduce the Risk of Preterm Labor
Health Tip: Resting in Bed During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Premature Birth
Health Tip: Sciatica Pain During Pregnancy
Health Tip: See Your Doctor Before Pregnancy
Health Tip: Sex During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Sleep Positions While You're Pregnant
Health Tip: Stretch Marks
Health Tip: Swelling During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Take a Childbirth Class
Health Tip: Taking a Childbirth Class
Health Tip: Taking Folic Acid
Health Tip: The Importance of Folic Acid
Health Tip: Traveling During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again
Health Tip: Understanding Gestational Diabetes
Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt During Pregnancy
Health Tip: Weight Gain During Pregnancy
Health Tip: What Are Risk Factors for Preterm Labor?
Health Tip: What to Eat During Morning Sickness
Health Tip: When Labor May Be Induced
Health Tip: When to Induce Labor
Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the First Trimester
Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the Second Trimester
Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the Third Trimester
Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Heat Therapy May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer
Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases
High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
High Blood Sugar Tied to Pregnancy Complications
High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids
High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs
Home Birth With Midwife As Safe As Hospital Birth: Study
Hormones May Be to Blame for Women's Cavity Rates
Hormones May Help Shield Women from Parkinson's
How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant?
HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors
If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help
Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
Immune-Based Lymphoma Treatment Shows Promise
In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Indigo Ointment Benefits Psoriasis Patients
Induced Labor May Improve Outcome in Risky Pregnancies
Induced Labor May Prevent Need for Cesarean Section
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Intestinal Bacteria Trigger Immune Response
Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease
Iodine in Prenatal Vitamins Varies Widely
IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35
Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy
Keep Your Flu Shots Straight This Fall
Kids More Apt to Smoke If Mom Did While Pregnant
Lack of Sleep Tied to Weight Gain in New Moms
Late Preterm Birth Poses Developmental Risks
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions
Low Birth Weight Tied to Rise in Infant Hemangiomas
Low Choline Level in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defects
Low Folate Levels May Harm Sperm
Maggots as Good as Gel in Leg Ulcer Treatments
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Male Infertility Treatment Boosts Sperm Count
Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
Many Hospitalized With Swine Flu Had Been Healthy
Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding
Many Teens Don't Keep Virginity Pledges
Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
Massage Therapy Helps Those With Advanced Cancer
Maternal Depression Has Negative Effect on Infants' Sleep
Meditation May Boost College Students' Learning
Meditation May Boost Short-Term Visual Memory
Meditation May Reduce Stress in Breast Cancer Patients
Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off Stress Genes
Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb
Men Must Contend With a Biological Clock, Too
Methamphetamine Use Triples Among Pregnant Rehab Patients
Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks
Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
Miscarriage Treatment Won't Harm Future Fertility: Study
Mom and Baby Alike May Benefit From Exercise
Mom's Cells Prime Fetal Immune System
Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk
Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births
Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk
Mom's Stress in Pregnancy May Up Baby's Asthma and Allergy Risk
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health
Moms-to-Be Who Drink May Damage Fetus' White Matter
Moms-to-Be Who Quit Smoking Boost Chances for 'Easygoing' Child
Money Woes Keeping Many Couples From Fertility Treatments
More Assisted Reproduction, But Fewer Multiple Births
More 'Extreme' Preemies Surviving
More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Most Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies
Mothers of Multiples May Face Higher Depression Risk
Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World
Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia
MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Music as Medicine
Music Hath Charms to Calm Hypertension
Naprapathy: A Hands-On Approach to Pain Management
Natural Childbirth Moms More Attuned to Babies' Cry
New Classification Proposed for Stomach Cancers
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Insights Show Ginseng Fights Inflammation
New IVF Guidelines Aim to Reduce Multiple Births
New Method Better Predictor of In Vitro Fertilization Success
New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures
New Technique Harvests Stem Cells at Earlier Stage
New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newly Pregnant Smokers Have a 15-Week Window to Quit
Noninvasive Surgery Effective for Acid Reflux Disease
Not Everyone Wants to Be Vaccinated Against Pandemic Flu
Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk
Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Older People at Greater Risk of Swine Flu Death
Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains
One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women
One Embryo as Good as Two in Second IVF Attempt
Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Pain-Relieving Powers of Acupuncture Unclear
Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Fight Irritable Bowel
Pharoah's Wine Jar Yields Medicinal Secrets
Placebo Acupuncture Tied to Higher IVF Pregnancies
Plastics Chemical Tied to Aggression in Young Girls
Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination
Poor Restroom Cleaning Causes Cruise-Ship Sickness
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
Popular Supplements Don't Work Against Arthritis: Study
Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed
Post-Op Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in Stomach Cancers
Postpartum Anxiety May Delay Puberty in Kids
Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells
Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
Powerful Antacids Raise Chances of Fracture
Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds
Predicting Postpartum Depression May Be Possible
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
Preeclampsia Linked to Cardiovascular Problems After Pregnancy
Preeclampsia May Stem From Malformed Proteins
Preeclampsia Might Protect Against Testicular Cancer
Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
Pregnancy Alone Not A Risk for Mental Health Problems
Pregnancy and Work Can Work
Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk
Pregnancy Complication May Be Linked to Thyroid Problems
Pregnancy May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival
Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens
Pregnant Mom's Flu Shot Protects Baby
Pregnant Rural Women More at Risk
Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Should Avoid Valproate
Premature Birth Has Long-Lasting Effects
Premature Delivery Linked to High Cholesterol in Moms Later
Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma
Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
Rate of Unnecessary C-Sections Far Lower Than Thought
Recession Has Women Rethinking Childbearing
Recession Takes Toll on Children's Health
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Report Finds Big Disparities in Well-Being of U.S. Kids
Research May Help Predict Preeclampsia
Research Seeks Cause of Preeclampsia
Researcher Finds Link Between Pregnancy and Tooth Loss
Researchers Find Lubricant Doesn't Hinder Fertility
Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone'
Researchers Uncover Why Turmeric Helps Heal
Retail Clinics Attracting Those Without Regular Doctors
Right Match of Drug, Doctor Can Boost Reflux Outcomes
Risk to Baby Rises With Repeat C-Sections
Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Scams and Shams That Prey on Cancer Patients
Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors
Scientists Discover How Stomach Tumors Form
Scientists Discover New Drug Targets for Crohn's Disease
Scientists Explore New Test for Down Syndrome
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide
Scientists ID Uterine Muscle Switch for Contractions
Sea Buckthorn Leaves May Hold Benefit for the Liver
Seat Belt Use by Pregnant Women Could Save 200 Fetuses a Year
Seizures, Not Epilepsy Itself, May Raise Birth Risks
Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Sex Ed Can Help Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Sex of Twins May Affect Outcomes
Sexually Charged TV Might Raise Risk of Teen Pregnancy
Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility
Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers
Singing in Pregnancy May Be Harder Work
Small Intestine Senses Bitter Toxins in Food
Smoking in Pregnancy Linked to Psychotic Symptoms in Kids
Smoking-Low Birth Weight Link Explained in Part
Snoozing May Help Women Shed Baby Weight
Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel
Some Birth Control Pills Safer Than Others
Soothing Imagery May Help Rid Some Kids of Stomach Pain
St. John's Wort Doesn't Work for ADHD
Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Steps Prior to Pregnancy Can Protect Baby
Stillbirth Not an Issue for Next-Born
Stomach Bacteria Might Guard Against Certain Throat Cancer
Stool-Based Colon Cancer Tests Vary Widely in Accuracy
Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
Stretching Exercises May Protect Against Preeclampsia
Studies Evaluate Thyroid Treatment During Pregnancy
Studies Show Genetic Activity of Antioxidants
Studies Struggle to Gauge Glucosamine's Worth
Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects
Study Urges Treatment for Even Mild Gestational Diabetes
Successive Births, HRT Use Boost Joint Replacement Risks
Supplement Hampers Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Swine Flu on Campuses Boosts Call for Vaccinations
Swine Flu Trials Continue to Point to 1-Dose Vaccine
Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006
Teen Birth Rates Higher in States Where Religion Is Widespread
Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Drop From 1990 to 2004: CDC
Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive
The Zen Way to Pain Relief
Tiniest Babies Carry Biggest Costs
Too Little Vitamin D May Soften Baby's Skull
Traditional Chinese Therapy May Help Ease Eczema
Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
Transplant May Treat Metabolic Disorders in Womb
Travel Safety Can Be a Passport to Good Health
Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer
Treatment Option Shortens Path to Pregnancy
Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection
Two Drugs Better Than One for Crohn's Patients
U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates
U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women
U.S. Scores a 'D' on Preterm Birth Report Card
Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Uninsured Face Worse Outcomes After Diverticulitis
Unmarried Childbirths in U.S. Reach Record Levels
Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After IVF
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk
Vitamin D Deficit in Pregnancy Tied to Caesarean Risk
Vitamin D Deficit May Trigger MS Risk Gene
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding
Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families' 'Obesity Cycle'
What Moms Learned May Be Passed to Offspring
What You Need to Know When Your Stomach Aches
When It Comes to Pregnancy, Timing Is Everything
Whole Milk Cheaper, Effective Contrast Agent for GI Scans
With Autism, Diet Restrictions May Do More Harm Than Good
Women
and Men
Urged to Seek 'Preconception Care'
Women Unhappy With Disposal Options After Infertility Treatment
Women Veterinarians Face Higher Miscarriage Risk
Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing
Work Stress for Mom Might Harm Baby
Wristbands May Lessen Nausea After Radiation
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Yoga Helps Those With Asthma
Yoga May Bring Calm to Breast Cancer Treatment
Zinc May Counter Effects of Alcohol in Early Pregnancy