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1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drinks, CDC Says
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
1 in 4 in U.S. Starts Drinking Before Turning 21: Report
1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
11 Countries Now Restrict Indoor Tanning Before Age 18
15 Million in U.S. Have COPD, a Lung Disease
2 Common Blood Pressure Meds Fare Equally in Preventing Heart Woes
2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
33 Sickened by Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef: CDC
40 Million Americans Addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol or Drugs
40 Proven Strategies to Improve Public Health
42% of Americans Could Be Obese by 2030: CDC
6.6 Million Young Adults Joined Parents' Health Plans in 2011: Report
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients
A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids
A Good Mood May Boost Seniors' Brain Power
A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?
A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance
A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries
Active Video Games Have Exercise-Like Effects in Kids: Study
Active Video Games May Boost Fitness in Younger Students
Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Adults See Some Teen Bullying as Less Serious: Survey
Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study
Aerobic Exercise Seems Best for Weight, Fat Loss
Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Airport Smoking Areas Expose Travelers, Workers to Risk: CDC
'Alarming' Rise Seen in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study
Alcoholic Drinks Add 100 Calories a Day to Average Adult's Diet: Study
Alcoholism Shortens Life More Than Smoking: Study
Alcoholism Treatment Saves Families Money
All That Txtng May B Hrtng Kids' Grammar
Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids
Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Gum Disease
Almost Half of U.S. Kids With Autism Have Been Bullied
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
American Drivers Phone, Text More Often Than European Motorists
American Heads Are Getting Bigger, Study Finds
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Among Black Americans, HIV Takes a Greater Toll
An Elephant That Speaks Korean?
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Annual Report on U.S. Kids' Health a Mixed Bag
Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved
Another Study Says Mediterranean Diet Good for the Heart
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Antibiotic Use in Infants Tied to Overweight Later: Study
Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
Anti-Smoking Ads Have Increased Quit Attempts: CDC
Anti-Smoking Progress Stalls Among U.S. Adults: Report
Anxiety, Depression May Raise Stroke Risk
Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study
Approval Expanded for Sapien Artificial Heart Valve
Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?
Artery Stiffness May Predict High Blood Pressure
As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
As Vision Problems in U.S. Rise, Diabetes May Explain Why
Aspirin as Effective as Warfarin for Heart Failure: Study
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
Atkins-Type Diets Look Kidney-Friendly: Study
'Atkins'-Type Diets May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Attitude May Be Key to Overweight Girls' Risk of Depression
Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Avoiding Alcohol May Cut Risk for Esophageal Cancer
Babies Born to Obese Mothers May Have Low Iron: Study
Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study
Babies of Heavy Moms Grow Slower: Study
Back Pain May Ease for Smokers Who Quit: Study
Bacteria Found in Other Products From Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Beans a Boon for People With Diabetes, Study Finds
'Beige' Fat Joins Brown Fat as Potential Weight-Loss Target
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
Being Obese May Make Job Search Tougher
Belly Fat Adds to Diabetes Risk in Obese Adults, Study Finds
Belly Fat May Be Tied to Kidney Damage
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study
Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says
Better School Lunches May Lead to Slimmer Students
Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study
Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: Study
Black Teens in Public Housing Twice As Likely to Smoke: Study
Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease
Blacks Less Likely to Get Help on Scene After Cardiac Arrest: Study
Blacks Less Likely to Stick to High Blood Pressure Diet: Study
Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
BPA in Food Packaging Tied to Child Obesity: Study
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report
Breast Cancer Survival Varies by Race, Ethnicity, Study Shows
Breast-Feeding Still Less Common for Black Babies: CDC
Breast-Feeding Won't Prevent Pre-Teen Obesity, Study Finds
Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Businesses Should Plan for Flu Disruptions, Doctor Says
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
Campaign Has Smokers Listening to Smoking's Victims
Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
Can Testosterone Therapy Help Obese Men Lose Weight?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Portrayed Too Grimly in Movies, Study Suggests
Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report
Cancer Society Suggests CT Lung Screening for Heavy Smokers
Cancer Survivors Call in Sick to Work More Often, Study Finds
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards Rise in Colder Weather
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cases Linked to Fungal Meningitis Now Number 328
Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
Cash Incentives, Penalties May Spur People to Shed More Pounds
Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids
CDC Panel: All Pregnant Women Should Get Whooping Cough Shot
CDC Ranks Foods Most Likely to Make Americans Sick
CDC Warns of Another Emerging Tick-Borne Threat
CDC: 1 in 50 Poor, Straight Urban Americans Infected With HIV
CDC: Meningitis Infections Now Total 185 in 12 States
CDC: West Nile Toll Now 5,054 Cases, 228 Deaths
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Certain Diets May Help Body Burn More Calories: Study
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients
Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
Childhood Meningitis Tied to Reduced Education, Employment Prospects
Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study
Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Children of U.S. Immigrants May Have Academic Edge
Chips, Sodas Out, Healthier Fare In With New School Snack Rules
Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Cigarette 'Relighting' on Rise in Still-Tight Economy
Cleaner Air in U.S. Boosting Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Climate Change May Bring Another Mosquito-Borne Illness to U.S.
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
Clot-Buster Doesn't Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Safe for Many Who Take Warfarin
Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
Coffee May Lower Risk of Death From Mouth Cancer: Study
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
College Kids Not So Smart About Flu Shots, Study Finds
College Sports Could Raise Players' Risk for Depression, Study Finds
College Students Who Binge Drink Say They're Happier
College-Bound Girls May Feel Pressure to 'Speak Properly'
Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis
Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds
Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
Common Blood Pressure Drugs Might Lower Dementia Risk
Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack
Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit
Company With Links to Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Recalls All Products
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
Compounding Pharmacists Oppose Greater U.S. Oversight
Congress to Open Hearings Into Steroid/Meningitis Outbreak
Consensual Sex Typically Doesn't Begin Before Teen Years, Study Finds
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
COPD Deaths Highest in Rural, Poor Areas: CDC
COPD May Contribute to a Bad Night's Sleep
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Couch-Potato Kids Are Top U.S. Child Health Problem: Poll
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Chocolate's Antioxidants Boost Brain Function?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Eating Fast Increase Diabetes Risk?
Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
Could Facebook Be Making You Fat?
Could Hypertension in Pregnancy Harm Child's Thinking Skills for Decades?
Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
'Cruise Ship Virus' Also Sickens 1 Million U.S. Kids Yearly
Cut Back on Sugar to Lose Some Weight
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, Another Study Finds
Daily Coffee May Help Keep Grim Reaper Away
Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Damage to Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community
Death Toll From Meningitis Outbreak Now Stands at 7, CDC Says
Deep Belly Fat Could Weaken Men's Bones, Study Suggests
Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse
Delaying ADHD Meds Could Hurt Kids' Math Scores
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression Stigma May Be Fading: Survey
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Desire to Succeed Linked to Better Grades in College
Despite Big Progress, Many Kids Have High Lead Levels in Blood
Despite More 'Healthy' Options, Little Change in Fast-Food Calorie Counts
'Dessert' With Breakfast Boosts Weight Loss: Study
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
Diabetes Drug May Offer 'Modest' Weight Loss for Very Obese Teens: Study
Diabetes Rates Higher in Countries Using Lots of High Fructose Corn Syrup: Study
Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids
Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates
Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
Did Schooling Method Spread Mumps in Orthodox Jewish Communities?
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
Diet/Exercise Combo Best, 'Biggest Loser' Study Says
Diets High in Fructose May Harm Liver in Some, Scientists Warn
Discount Supermarkets Tied to Rising Obesity Rates
Dishwashing Won't Kill Tummy-Troubling Norovirus: Study
Disney to Curtail Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
Do More Gun Laws Mean Fewer Gun Deaths?
Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer?
Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Explains Why Flu a Greater Threat to Seniors
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
'Doctor Shopping' Tied to Fatal Prescription Drug Overdoses
Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
Does Studying for Law School Test Boost Your Brain?
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans
Dogs May Mourn as Deeply as Humans Do
Don't Cut School Recess, Pediatricians Say
Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge
Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study
Drivers' Attitudes While Learning May Predict Future Road Performance
Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Drug May Help Women Who Quit Smoking Avoid Weight Gain
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug Used to Prevent Prostate Cancer Won't Lower Quality of Life
Drug, Alcohol Abuse More Likely Among High School Dropouts
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study
Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization
Dyslexia May Be Caused by Signal Processing Problem in Brain
Early Menopause May Double Heart Disease Risk, Study Says
Early Menopause May Raise Risk for Brain Aneurysm
Early Menstruation Tied to Factors That Raise Heart Disease Risk
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Eat Too Much While Watching TV? Try Taking Smaller Bites
Eating Disorders Hitting Women Over 50, Study Finds
Eating More Meals Linked to Less Student Overweight
Eating Out Can Hurt Heart Health, Expert Warns
Economic Conditions at Birth Linked to Behavior in Teen Years
Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook
Education Is Key to Health: Report
Education May Protect Brain From Exposure to Solvents
Effects of High Blood Pressure Drug May Mimic Celiac Disease
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Elevated Antibody Levels May Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study
Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
Energy Drinks Linked to Changes in Heart Rhythm
Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
EPA Lowers Permissible Soot Levels in Air
EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
ER Admissions Over Holidays Linked to Higher Death Rates
ER Study Shows Drop in Deaths After Trauma Injury
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Even a Little Exercise Boosts Self-Esteem in Overweight Teens
Even a Little Pot Use Ups College Dropout Risk
Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
Even Some Scientists Are Math-Challenged
Excess Pounds Raise Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death: Study
Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
Ex-Convicts From Tobacco-Free Prisons Need Help to Stay Off Smokes
Exercise Boosts School Performance for Kids With ADHD: Study
Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study
Exercise Does Boost Teens' Health, Study Finds
Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Exercise Programs for Kids Seem to Have Little Impact: Study
Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
Exercise, Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experimental Vaccine Seems to Stop Nicotine Addiction in Mice
Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men
Expert Tips May Help Kids Avoid Allergens at School
Experts Challenge Americans to Reduce Salt Intake
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
Experts Question Use of Ankle Blood Pressure to Gauge Heart Risks
Extra Pounds Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk in Women
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Extreme Heat Biggest Weather Killer, Expert Warns
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Families Who Adopt Should Use Extra Health Services, School Support: Experts
Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese
Fatal Car Crashes Less Likely in Major Cities, CDC Study Finds
FDA Agents Visit Mass. Company Linked to Meningitis Outbreak
FDA Approves 2nd New Weight-Loss Drug
FDA Approves 3 New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
FDA Approves First New Weight-Loss Drug in More Than a Decade
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
FDA Clears First Weight-Loss Pill in 13 Years
FDA Gives Nod to Longer Use of Nicotine Patch, Gum
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug
FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
FDA Renews Heart-Risk Warning for Antibiotic
FDA Should Work to Cut Sugar Levels in Sodas, Experts Say
FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
FDA: More Tainted Products at Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak
Fees Lead Some Kids to Skip After-School Sports: Survey
Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
Fewer U.S. Teens Dying in Teen-Driver Crashes
Fewer Young Americans Smoking, Survey Finds
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
Fish Like Grouper, Barracuda May Pose Food-Poisoning Risk
Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure, Even With Family History
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Fitter Kids May Make Better Grades: Study
Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection Can Follow Natural Disasters, Study Finds
Flu Cases Rise Across U.S., Severe Season Feared
Flu Season Arrives Early and It Could Be Severe: CDC
Flu Season Was One of Mildest on Record, CDC Confirms
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Tightens Its Grip on U.S.
Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
Follow-Up Lacking for Babies After Hepatitis B Vaccination: CDC
Food-Assistance Program Sees $2 Billion Spent on Sweet Drinks: Study
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For Kids, Eating Out = More Calories
For Most Bullied Gay Kids, Things Do 'Get Better,' Study Finds
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Forget Flu Shot Myths, Protect Yourself This Season
Frequent Eating in Kids Tied to Less Weight Gain
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Fruits, Veggies May Help Smokers Quit
Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 28 Dead, 363 Sickened
Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says
Gene Disorder Screen Benefits Baby Boys, Girls Equally: Study
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Be Tied to Both Smoking and ADHD, Study Suggests
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Genes May Dictate Teens' Susceptibility to Heavy Smoking
Genes May Influence Effectiveness of Anti-Smoking Policies
Genes Might Help Some Smokers Kick the Habit
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
Get Ready for Hurricane Sandy, Experts Warn
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
Girls May Need Fewer Gardasil Shots, Study Suggests
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Global Tobacco Use Remains High, Survey Finds
Going Online for Info May Reflect a Pro-Active Stance Against Cancer
Gonorrhea Resistant to All But One Antibiotic: CDC
Google Search Trends Suggest Mental Woes Vary by Seasons
Gorging at the Buffet Table? Tactics May Help You Eat Less
Got Nobel? Milk-Guzzling Countries Win More of the Esteemed Prizes
Graphic Cig Pack Labels Make Smokers Think, Study Finds
Great American Smokeout Is Thursday
'Greenish-Black' Contaminant in Vials of Steroid Behind Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
'Greenish-Black' Contaminant in Vials of Steroid Behind Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
Group Programs for Weight Loss May Work Best
Gruesome Cigarette Pack Images Sway Smokers, Study Finds
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
Gulp! Study Suggests Super-Size Soda Ban Could Fizzle
Gut Bugs Might Influence Child's Odds for Obesity
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell
Hanging Suicides Up in United States
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Health Benefits of Marriage Mostly Apply to Those Already Healthy
Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?
Health Tip: Do You Have a Heart Murmur?
Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues
Health Tip: Don't Overeat When Dining Out
Health Tip: Eat Healthier During the Holidays
Health Tip: Eating Because You're Bored?
Health Tip: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause
Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy
Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab
Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease
Health Tip: If You Smoke at Home...
Health Tip: Keep Active by Walking
Health Tip: Keep Food Cravings at Bay at the Office
Health Tip: Keep Off the Weight You've Lost
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Health Tip: Secondhand Smoke is Dangerous
Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Health Tip: Smokeless Tobacco Isn't Safe Either
Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Stay Busy When Quitting Smoking
Health Tip: Talk to Kids About Smoking
Health Tip: Why Did I Faint?
Health Tip: Why Quit Smoking?
Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Healthy-Looking Pigs at State Fair Found to Have Swine Flu
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
Heavier Friends Might Widen Your Waistline: Study
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Heavy Drinking, Smoking Won't Harm Men's Sperm: Study
Heavy Smokers Cut Back the Most When Cigarette Taxes Rise: Study
Heavy Smokers, Drinkers May Face Pancreatic Cancer Earlier in Life
Heavy Smoking May Raise Odds for Lethal Bladder Cancer
Helping Sleeping Moms-to-Be Breathe Easier May Benefit Baby
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
Here's What Keeps Rudolph's 'Nose So Bright'
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Later Heart Trouble
High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure May Add to Alzheimer's Risk, Study Finds
High Blood Pressure May Protect Some Frail Elderly: Study
High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Young Adults: Study
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That May Surprise You
High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier
High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
High Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
High-Carb Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Recurrence in Study
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
High-Fat Dairy Foods Linked to Worse Survival After Breast Cancer
High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot in Head, Full Recovery Expected
Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Hillary Clinton Released From NYC Hospital
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Deaths Declining for Most, But Not All, Americans
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
Home Birth Poses Danger for Higher-Risk Pregnancies: Study
Homegrown Strain of Dengue Fever Virus Pinpointed in Florida
Homelessness, Frequent Moves Affect How Kids Do in School
Hookah Effects as Harmful as Cigarettes, Study Finds
Hormone 'Ratio' May Show Which Dieters Will Keep Weight Off
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study
Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
Hot Flashes More Likely for Certain Smokers, Study Says
How Dog-Savvy Is Your Child?
How Healthy Is Your County?
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Hurricane Sandy Has East Coast in Its Crosshairs
Immune System Glitch Linked to Greater Risk of Death
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
Importance of Family Meals Questioned
In Seriously Ill Kids, Obesity May Be Tied to Higher Death Risk: Study
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
In Some Brain Bleeds, Patients Do Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Inactivity May Kill as Many Worldwide as Smoking: Report
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Incontinence Affects Young Childless Women, Too
Increasingly, More Education Linked to Longer Lifespan in U.S.
Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
Intuitive 'Number Sense' Makes Daily Life Easier
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?
Is Fructose Making People Fat?
Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?
Isolation, Loneliness May Raise Death Risk for Elderly
It's Not Just What You Eat, It's When You Eat, Mouse Study Finds
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Japan Nuke Disaster Will Kill Up to 1,300 People Worldwide, Study Estimates
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
Junk Food Laws in Schools May Mean Healthier Kids: Study
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?
Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
Keeping Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer
Keeping Up a Healthy Lifestyle Pays Off in Added Years: Study
Key to More Active, Slimmer Kids: Friends
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kids and Healthy Eating Can Go Together
Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food
Kids in Daycare More Prone to Be Overweight
Kids' Learning Disabilities May Have Multiple Causes
Kids of Better-Educated Parents Have Healthier Diets: Study
Kids' Pet Frogs Caused Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
Kids' Smoking Influences May Change Over Time
Kids' Vaccine Exemptions Too Easy to Obtain: Study
Kids With Autism Find It Hard to Describe Poor Behavior, Study Finds
Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
Kids With Neurological Conditions at Higher Risk of Flu Death: CDC
Kids With Psoriasis More Likely to Be Overweight: Study
Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study
Kindergarten Vaccines Close to Target Levels: CDC
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Late Lunch May Mean Less Weight Loss
Late-Night Cramming May Hurt School Test Results
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
Latest Meningitis Outbreak Toll: 20 Deaths and 257 Infections, CDC Says
Latest West Nile Tally: 5,245 Cases, 236 Deaths
Learning How to Keep Pounds Off Before Dieting May Work Best
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Works for Elderly: Study
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed
Lifespan Gap Shrinks Between Whites, Blacks
Lifestyle Affects Outcome of Peripheral Artery Procedure: Study
Lifestyle Might Curb Loss of Height That Comes With Age
Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds
Little U.S. Flu Activity So Far, CDC Says
Little-Known Respiratory Infection Sends Many Kids to Hospital
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
Living Near Major Roads May Shorten Heart Attack Survival
Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Long-Term Salty Diets Tied Again to High Blood Pressure
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Lots of TV May Harm Kids' Diet
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Weight Gain in Older Women
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
Low Wages Linked to Raised Risk for High Blood Pressure
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Lung Cancer Deaths Rise Among 'Boomer' Women in South
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Majority of Biggest U.S. Cities Now Smoke-Free
Make Sure Toys You Buy Are Safe for Tots
Making Parental Peace With Kids' Homework
Mammograms Every Other Year OK for Women Over 50: Study
Mammograms Have 'Limited or No Effect' on Breast Cancer Deaths: Study
Mammography's Benefits Outweigh Harms for Older Women: Study
Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs
Many Americans Back Nicotine Restrictions in Cigarettes: Survey
Many Americans Drive While Drowsy: Report
Many Americans in Denial Over Weight Gain: Study
Many Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says
Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many More U.S. Households Ready for Disasters: CDC
Many Obese Americans Struggle With Stigma, Discrimination, Poll Finds
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Parents Give Kids Cold Medicines When They Shouldn't, Survey Finds
Many People With Type 1 Diabetes Missing Treatment Goals: Study
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
Many Smokers Light Up With Kids in Car: Study
Many Still Tanning, Despite Dangers, Survey Finds
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School: Survey
Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Many Women Still Smoke During Pregnancy
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Marriage Might Lengthen Life
Mass. Launches Criminal Probe of Firm Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: Report
Mass. Launches Criminal Probe of Firm Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: Report
Math Anxiety Takes Bigger Toll on Girls: Study
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012
Med School Students Still Get Gifts From Drug Companies: Survey
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Melatonin May Improve Sleep for People on Blood-Pressure Meds
Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Meningitis Outbreak Not Over Yet: Experts
Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies
Meningitis Outbreak Tied to 15 Deaths, 205 Cases: CDC
Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 21 Dead, 271 Sickened: CDC
Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 23 Dead, 284 Sickened: CDC
Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 23 Dead, 297 Sickened: CDC
Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 33 Dead, 480 Sickened, CDC Says
Meningitis Toll Now 11 Dead, 119 Sick: CDC
Meningitis Toll Now 12 Dead, 137 Sick: CDC
Meningitis Toll Now 14 Dead, 170 Sick: CDC
Meningitis/Steroid Toll Now 34 Dead
Menopausal Age May Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Men's Breast Cancer Often More Deadly, Study Suggests
Mental Illness Affects 1 in 5 U.S. Adults, Survey Finds
Mental Illness May Not Impede Healthy Weight Loss, Study Says
Mental Illness May Raise Risk of Being Murdered
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too
Middle-Aged Diabetics May Need Earlier Colon Checks
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
Millions Brace as Hurricane Sandy Slams the East Coast
Millions May Be Taking Vitamin D Unnecessarily, Analysis Suggests
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
Millions of Healthy Years of Life Lost to Cancer Worldwide
Millions of Nonsmokers Exposed to Smoke From Neighbors' Apartments: Report
Millions Prepare as Hurricane Sandy Spins Toward the East Coast
'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modern Technology Adds to Worldwide Obesity Woes: Report
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Moms May Use TV to Calm Fussy Infants: Study
Mom's Pot Use Doubles Risk of 'Preemie' Birth: Study
Mom's Smoking Tied to Dangerous Gut Illness in Preemies
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Americans Have High Blood Pressure Under Control: Survey
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Americans Walking, But Still Not Enough, CDC Says
More Antibiotic Use Tied to Rise in Diarrheal Infections in Hospitals: Study
More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry
More Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws
More College Women Smoking Hookahs
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
More Evidence That Exercise Helps Fight Diabetes
More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
More Evidence That Smoking Raises Breast Cancer Risk
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Evidence Whooping Cough Protection Wanes
More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
More Pregnant Women on Blood Pressure Drugs: Study
More Proof That Healthy Habits Fight Disease
More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended': CDC
More Time at Family Dinners Might Curb Obesity in Kids
More U.S. Couples Living Together Instead of Marrying, CDC Finds
More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study
Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey
Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most Teens Support Tough Smoking Bans: Survey
Most U.S. Schools Unprepared for Pandemics: Study
Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight
Mother's Drinking Increases Risk of Infant's Death: Study
Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility
Mothers' Pre-Pregnancy Weight Tied to Kids' IQ, Study Says
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Motivation and Study, Not IQ, Are Keys to Kids' Math Success
Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearly 30 Percent of Americans Have High Blood Pressure: CDC
Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey
Nearly One-Third of Kids With Food Allergies May Be Bullied
Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
New Bird Flu No Immediate Threat: U.S. Experts
New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
New Diabetes Guidelines May Lower Patient Medical Bills
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs May Offer Hope to Parkinson's Patients
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Gene Test Predicts Whose Mouth Lesions Might Be Cancerous
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Soccer Goal: Lowering Blood Pressure
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
New Survey Examines States' Investments in Dealing With Diabetes
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys
New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial
New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates
'Nightmare' Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Hospitals, Nursing Homes: CDC
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
Nonalcoholic Red Wine Might Help Lower Blood Pressure
Normal-Weight People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk: Study
North American Shark Attacks Hit Decade High
Number of Meningitis Cases Now Stands at 91, CDC Says
Number of U.S. Kids With Diabetes Could Skyrocket: Study
Nutrient Therapy Won't Help ICU Patients: Study
NYC Ban on Super-Sized Sodas Would Cut Consumers' Calories: Study
NYC Effort Put Rats on the Run
NYC OKs Ban on Big Sugary Drinks
NYC 'Soda Ban' Decision Expected Thursday
Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds
Obese Black Women at Higher Risk for Having Very Large Babies
Obese Boys, Impotent Men?
Obese Children Struggle With Joint Pain: Study
Obese Drivers Less Likely to Buckle Up: Study
Obese Drivers May Be More Likely to Die in Car Crashes
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Obese Kids May Face Immediate Health Woes, Study Finds
Obese Kids May Have Dulled Taste Buds
'Obese' Label May Not Apply to Heavy Ex-NFL Players
Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obese Pregnant Women With Sleep Apnea May Have More Delivery Complications
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study
Obese Women With Diabetes May Need Different Workouts Than Men
Obesity Alone May Not Hurt Kids' Classroom Performance
Obesity Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes Among Poor: Study
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Does Slow People Down, Study Confirms
Obesity Helps Spur Cancer's Growth, Mouse Study Suggests
Obesity Hits Rural Areas Harder Than Cities
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity May Be Linked to MS Risk in Children
Obesity May Raise Odds for Painful Leg Condition
Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Obesity, Depression Blamed for Daytime Sleepiness 'Epidemic'
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer
Official: Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak May Have Broken State Law
Officials Seeking Patients Who May Have Received Contaminated Steroid
Ohio Mail-Order Hatchery Now Linked to Salmonella in 23 States
Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds
Older Lung Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Treated
Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
Once-Obese Women Still Face Stigma, Study Finds
One in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism: CDC
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
One in Five U.S. Smokers Has Tried an 'E-Cigarette'
One Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C
One Path to Fitter Kids: More P.E. at School
One-Third of U.S. Homeless Population Is Obese: Study
Open Windows, Lower Risk for Preterm Birth: Study
Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life
Outdoor Fast-Food Ads Linked to Obesity, Study Suggests
Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
Overweight Kids May Do Worse in Math: Study
Overweight Kids More Prone to Gallstones: Study
Overweight Moms More Apt to Have Large Babies, Study Says
Overweight Teens Report High Rates of Bullying, Teasing
Overweight Teens Typically Eat Less Than Normal-Weight Peers
Overweight While Younger Ups Kidney Risk Later
Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Owner of Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Declines to Testify Before Congress
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Pandemic H1N1 Flu Killed Far More Than Reported: Study
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
Parents' Divorce May Up Kids' Odds for Smoking as Adults
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Parents: Revealing Your Past Smoking, Pot Use May Not Help Your Kids
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Pay Attention in Preschool, Graduate From College: Study
People Seem More Accepting of Food Addiction Than Other Vices
People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
People With Mental Illness Make Up Large Share of U.S Smokers
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
Phys Ed Requirements Disappearing at 4-Year Colleges
Physical Education Is Good for Kids' Grades, Study Finds
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds
Picky Eating in Youngsters Might Be Largely Caused by Genes
Pictures of Fatty, Sugary Foods May Spur Cravings
Pictures Speak Louder Than Words on Cigarette Labeling
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Pinball Analogy May Help Grief-Stricken Move Forward
Plastics Chemical Linked to Obesity in Kids
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Playing Several Sports Keeps Kids Slimmer: Study
Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
Poll: Many Americans Don't See Their Kids as Overweight
Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds
Poor Neighborhoods Home to More Obese Kids: Study
Poor Reading Skills Linked to Teen Pregnancy Risk
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Poor Sleep May Make High Blood Pressure Worse
Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects
Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
Power Slowly Returns to Much of Northeast After Sandy
Pre-College Parental Chat May Reduce Freshman Drinking
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth
Prenatal Antidepressants Don't Raise Fetal, Infant Death Risk: Study
Prenatal Smoking Linked to High-Functioning Autism in Kids
Preschool TV Habits Linked to 4th-Grade Waist Size, Fitness
Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among U.S. Young Adults
Pre-Test Jitters Might Boost Scores: Study
Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Pricey Cigarettes, Strict Schools Help Curb Teen Smoking
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Processed Meat May Play a Part in Early Death: Study
Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
Prostate Cancer Websites Often Hard to Understand: Study
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
Public Smoking Bans Cut Risk of Preterm Births, Study Finds
Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
Quitting Smoking Does Mean Weight Gain for Many: Study
Quitting Smoking Just as Hard for Teens: Study
Quitting Smoking No Harder for Women Than Men, Study Says
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Ready-to-Eat Foods for Toddlers Often Too Salty: Study
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Records Show Problems at Steroid Pharmacy as Far Back as '06
Reduced Kidney Function Tied to Mental Decline
Reducing Ozone Limits Would Save Lives, Report States
Reductions in U.S. Teen Smoking Stalled: CDC
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'
Research Reveals Why Flu Peaks in Certain Seasons
Residents as Good as Fully Trained Docs if Properly Supervised: Study
Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC
Rich/Poor Divide Linked to Hospital Readmissions in Study
Rising Cigarette Prices May Be Incentive to Quit
Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Runners May Live Longer
Salmonella Cause of Most Foodborne-Illness Outbreaks: CDC
Sandy Leaves Massive Blackouts, Flood Damage in Her Wake
Sandy's Death Toll Rises, Even as East Coast Struggles Back to Life
Sandy's Wrath Brings Massive Blackouts, Flooding Across Northeast
Saving Carbs for Dinnertime Might Help Control Weight
Scans That Gauge Heart Scarring May Spot High-Risk Patients
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
School Debt, Income Gap Push Med Students Away From Primary Care
School Programs Do Keep Some Kids From Smoking
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Scientists Find Gene Differences in Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer
Scientists ID Gene for Insulin Sensitivity
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Scientists May Have Spotted Brain's 'Numbers Center'
Scientists Spot How Cox-2 Painkillers Raise Heart Risks
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
Second Compounding Pharmacy Shut Down in Massachusetts
Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Seems to Harm Baby, Too
Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Woes in Kids
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Memory Problems
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Secondhand Smoke May Impair Children's Cough Reflex
Secondhand Smoke Puts Children at Risk for Meningitis
Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Secondhand Smoke Ups Babies' Risk of Asthma, Study Says
Secondhand Smoke: All It Takes Is 20 Minutes
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
Self-Harm Associated With Premature Death in Study
Selflessness Can Threaten Clergy Members' Health
'Self-Managing' COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Americans on the Rise
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Severely Obese Women Attempting IVF May Have Lower Egg Quality
Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key
Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why
Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds
Shootings at Hospitals a Rarity, Study Finds
Shoppers Who Read Food Labels Are Thinner, Study Says
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Shorter Shifts for Medical Interns May Not Boost Patient Safety
Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Signs of Brain Damage Show Up in Scans of Living, Retired NFL Players
Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk
Sleep Apnea 'Mask' Might Also Help the Heart
Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC
Sleep Trumps All-Night Cramming for College Exams
Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smallest, Largest Fetuses at Higher Risk of Stillbirth
Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
Smokers Are Still High School's 'Cool Kids,' Study Finds
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Smokers Drop Pricey Cigarettes for Cheaper Alternatives: CDC
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDC
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking Deadlier For HIV Patients Than Virus Itself: Study
Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Asthma, Wheezing in Kids
Smoking During Pregnancy Tied to Extra Weight in Kids
Smoking in Pregnancy Tied to Poor Reading Skills in Kids: Study
Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies Doubles: Report
Smoking Might Make Hangovers Worse
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking Raises Asbestos Workers' Cancer Risk, Study Says
Smoking Scenes on Rise in Top-Grossing Youth-Rated Movies: CDC
Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in U.S., CDC Finds
Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Snoring Toddlers May Have More Behavior Problems
Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study
Solo Rock Stars Die Sooner Than Those in Bands
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Blood Pressure Drugs Might Help Slow Alzheimer's: Study
Some Boys With ADHD May Struggle as Adults
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
Some Docs Would Order Cancer Screening for Very Sick Elderly
Some Genes Seem to Raise Risk of Obesity: Study
Some Heavy Kids at Risk of Blindness, Study Says
Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Prisoners Misuse Antibiotic Ointments: Study
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Some Smokers Light Up Even When in the Hospital
Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine
Sooner Is Better for Controlling Obese Kids' Weight: Study
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
Space Heater Safety Tips Can Help Prevent Burns, Fires
Special-Ed Students at Greater Risk of Bullying, Being Bullied: Study
Speed-Learning a New Language May Help Brain Grow: Study
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
States Use Only Fraction of Tobacco Revenues to Fight Smoking, Study Finds
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Steep Cigarette Tax Hike Could Save Lives, Money: Report
Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure
Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 30 Dead, 419 Sickened, CDC Says
Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 31 Dead, 424 Sickened, CDC Says
Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 32 Dead, 438 Sickened, CDC Says
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds
Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressed-Out Men May Prefer Heavier Women
Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report
Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says
Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Study Finds Direct Link Between Obesity, Heart Disease
Study Foresees Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors
Study Hints of Links Between HPV and Lung Cancer
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk
Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Study Locates More Obesity Genes
Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women
Study Shows Bicycle Helmets Save Lives
Study Shows Weight-Loss Myths Abound
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits
Study Ties Obesity-Related Gene to Weaker Memory
Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids
Study Tracks Kids' Brain Activity While Watching 'Sesame Street'
Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Kids Who Sleep in Parents' Bed Less Likely to Be Overweight
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Middle Schools Require Them
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Sugary Sports Drinks Plentiful at U.S. Schools: Study
Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: Study
Summer Babies Less Likely to Be CEOs, Study Contends
Super-Shy Preschoolers Might Struggle Academically
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Survey Finds Big Drop in Sexual Activity Among Black Teens
Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study
Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
Switch to Skim Milk Won't Prevent Toddler's Obesity: Study
Switching Kids Away From Violent TV May Lower Aggression
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain
Tainted Tattoo Ink Led to Skin Infection Outbreak
Tap Water Used in Neti Pots Tied to Rare, Fatal Brain Infection
Targeted Radiation for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks
Task Force Urges Routine Screening of Women for Domestic Violence
Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA
'Teaching Gardens' Nurture Kids' Interest in Healthy Foods
Teen Behavior Problems, Not Depression, Tied to Lower Grades
Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Drinkers May Feel Like Social Outcasts: Study
Teen Fighting Declines in U.S., Europe
Teen Girls Who Smoke May Up Risk for Future Bone Disease
Teen Obesity Linked to Mom's Smoking in Pregnancy: Study
Teen Smoking Has Fallen Across Most of U.S.: Report
Teen's Death From Chickenpox Highlights Need for Vaccination, CDC Reports
Teens' Friends Can Influence Their School Performance
Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure
Teens Want Voice in End-of-Life Decisions
Teens Who Drink, Smoke More Likely to Abuse Painkillers: Study
Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma
Teens With ADHD May Need Help Making Transition to College
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
Texting Could Help Spread the Word on Teen Health
That Long Commute May Be Harming Your Health
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
The Plague: It's Still With Us
They're Cute, But Baby Chicks Can Harbor Salmonella
They're Cute, But Chicks Carry Salmonella Dangers
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Tiny Batteries Pose Growing Threat to Kids
To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
Too Few Americans Pass Last Days in Hospice Care: CDC
Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
Too Much Salt Might Harm Kids' Health: Study
Too Much Sitting Could Court Diabetes, Study Finds
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Too Much Sitting May Lower Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Tornadoes Don't Have to Be Deadly, Experts Say
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
Treating Kidneys With Radio Waves May Ease Tough-to-Control Hypertension
Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Two Languages Better Than One for Kids' Brains: Study
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
Two-Thirds of Osteo Hip Fractures Occur After 80: U.S. Study
Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds
U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks
U.S. Abandons Effort to Place Graphic Labeling on Cigarettes
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Appeals Court Backs Ruling Against Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs
U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC
U.S. Efforts to Boost Number of Primary Care Doctors Have Failed
U.S. Expands SIDS Prevention Effort
U.S. Health Care Spending High, But Quality Lags: Report
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Finally Dropping Again: Report
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Highest for Blacks in Segregated Areas: Study
U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity
U.S. Military Seeks to Reduce Humvee Crash Injuries
U.S. Obesity Rate Set to Soar, Costing Billions: CDC
U.S. Preterm Birth Rate Continues to Drop: Report
U.S. Quit-Smoking Policies Need Improving, Experts Say
U.S. Report Outlines Strategies to Prevent Obesity
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette Labeling
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking
U.S. Task Force: Baby Boomers Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
Under Similar Stress, Rich Live Longer Than Poor: Study
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
Up to 13,000 Got Steroid Shots at Center of Meningitis Outbreak: CDC
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
Use Social Media to Fight Childhood Obesity, Heart Experts Say
Valley Fever Fungal Infection on Rise in Southwest
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vitamin D Loss Attributed to Obesity
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Tied to Lower Blood Pressure in Blacks
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Wednesday Is National HIV Testing Day
Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight Loss May Increase Testosterone Levels
Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
Weight-Loss Keys: Food Journals, Eating In, Not Skipping Meals
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
West Nile Cases Continue to Climb, CDC Says
West Nile Cases Continue to Climb, CDC Says
West Nile Cases Pass 4,500 Mark Nationwide: CDC
West Nile Cases Pass 4,700 Mark Nationwide: CDC
West Nile Cases Rise by 400 Since Last Week: CDC
West Nile Cases Still Rising; Death Toll Now at 134, CDC Says
West Nile Virus on the Rise in US: CDC
'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well
What Looks Like Play May Really Be a Science Experiment
What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Adults Smoke in Cars, Child Passengers Suffer: Study
When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too
When Parents Get Active, So Do Kids: Study
When Teens Focus on TV, Obesity Risk Rises
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women Among New Recommendations
Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Over Time: Study
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Why You Overeat Even When You're Full
Wider Waistlines Put Damper on Men's Sex Lives: Study
Will Climate Change Mean Worse Flu Seasons?
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women Born Preterm May Face Pregnancy Risks
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women Far More Likely to Live to 100 Than Men: U.S. Census
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women Smokers More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Than Men: Study
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Women's Smoking Deaths at All-Time High in U.S.
Working Out Cuts Women's Appetite, Study Finds
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC
Worldwide Cancer Incidence Predicted to Rise 75% by 2030
X-Rays May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women With Certain Genes: Study
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
Yet Another Tick-Borne Illness Emerges in U.S.
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
You Can Help Reduce Your Colon Cancer Risk: Expert
You Can Learn While You Sleep, Study Suggests
Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey
Young Cancer Patients Often Lack Support: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Often Face Long-Term Health Problems
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Younger Women Start to Follow Pap Test Guidelines: CDC
Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
Your New Weight-Loss Resolution: Drive Less
Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds