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2 Common Blood Pressure Meds Fare Equally in Preventing Heart Woes
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
4 Eating Habits May Help Older Women Maintain Weight Loss
48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
'Absentminded' Errors Common in Older Adults: Study
Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries
Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.
ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds
After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again
Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study
Alcohol May Not Be Kind to the Aging Brain
Alcoholism Shortens Life More Than Smoking: Study
Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Gum Disease
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study
Artery Stiffness May Predict High Blood Pressure
As Pedestrian's Age Rises, So Does Odds of Dying in Traffic Accident
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
Autumn Birthday Ups Odds of Living to 100: Study
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study
'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time
Balance, Strength Training Reduce Falls for Elderly, Study Finds
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study
Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: Study
Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease
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
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
Boomers Zero In on Health at Age 50 and 65, Study Says
Brain Changes Seen in Relatives of People With Alzheimer's
Brain Injury Doesn't Raise Dementia Risk for Most: Study
Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
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
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 of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
Cellphone Calls During Blood Pressure Readings May Skew Results
Centenarians a Happy Lot, Survey Says
Certain Sleep Aids May Raise Hip Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes: Study
Cervical Cancer Spotted Later in Women Without Health Insurance
Childbirth After 30 Lowers Risk of Endometrial Cancer: Study
Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says
Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover
Cleaner Air in U.S. Boosting Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
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
Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: Study
Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis
Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
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 Skin Cancer a Chronic Condition, Study Says
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
Condition Commonly Seen in Aging May Alter Brain Function
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
COPD Can Put a Damper on Sex Life
Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study
Could Herpes Virus Affect Memory in Older Adults?
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 Gene Doping Be Part of Future Olympics?
Could Hypertension in Pregnancy Harm Child's Thinking Skills for Decades?
Could iPads, Kindles Be Just What the Eye Doctor Ordered?
Could Slow Walking Foreshadow Early Dementia?
Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?
Could Your Genes Influence How You Vote?
Couples Trying to Conceive Might Need Help Sooner, Study Says
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
Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community
Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse
Dementia, Late-Life Depression May Be Linked
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline
Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
Do More Gun Laws Mean Fewer Gun Deaths?
'Doctor Shopping' Tied to Fatal Prescription Drug Overdoses
Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Dogs May Mourn as Deeply as Humans Do
Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study
Drivers' Glaucoma May Boost Accident Risk
Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study
Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook
Effects of High Blood Pressure Drug May Mimic Celiac Disease
Elder Abuse Tied to Higher Hospitalization Rates
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
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
Erectile Dysfunction Tied to Long-Term Narcotic Use in Men
Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
Even 'High-Normal' Blood Sugar Tied to Brain Shrinkage
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 Slight Mental Decline Can Harm Health, Studies Suggest
Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
Exercise Can Shield the Aging Brain, Studies Show
Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay Fit
Exercise May Beat Socializing at Staving Off Brain Shrinkage
Exercise May Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes
Exercise May Ease Pain of Fibromyalgia, Study Suggests
Exercising at Midlife May Stave Off Dementia Down the Road
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise, Study Finds
Experts Question Use of Ankle Blood Pressure to Gauge Heart Risks
Extreme Heat Biggest Weather Killer, Expert Warns
Eye Docs Must Do More to Spot Unsafe Older Drivers: Study
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Fainting Spells Often Tied to Too Many Meds at Once: Study
Faltering Steps May Indicate Oncoming Dementia
Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC
Fatal Car Crashes Less Likely in Major Cities, CDC Study Finds
Fatal Crashes Involving Cellphone Use May Be Under-Reported
FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador
Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study
Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
Fewer U.S. Teens Dying in Teen-Driver Crashes
First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Protect Against Heart Trouble: Study
Fitness Experts Dispel Common Exercise Myths
Fitness in Middle Age May Help Shield Men From Cancer Later
Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection Can Follow Natural Disasters, Study Finds
Flu Infections Continue to Decline
Flu Levels Continue to Fall, CDC Says
Flu Levels Starting to Fall, CDC Says
Flu Season Continues to Wind Down
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Shot May Not Work as Well for Seniors
Flu Still at Epidemic Levels: CDC
Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC
Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC
Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC
For Older Women, Mammograms Every 2 Years Found as Good as Annual Test
For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
Frailty Linked to Dementia in Oldest Adults
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Funding Meals on Wheels Keeps Seniors Independent: Study
Gasoline Poisonings in Kids Spike During Summer: Study
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 Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Get Fit in Middle Age to Cut Heart Failure Risk, Study Says
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
Gut Microbes Might Reflect Health, Diet of Older Adults
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women
'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell
Hanging Suicides Up in United States
Health Benefits of Marriage Mostly Apply to Those Already Healthy
Health Issues Add to Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Says
Health Tip: After You Run a Marathon
Health Tip: Caring for an Older Person's Teeth
Health Tip: Choosing the Right Running Shoes
Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?
Health Tip: Focus on Healthy Aging
Health Tip: Heed the Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion
Health Tip: Help Prevent Malnutrition in Seniors
Health Tip: Hiking or Running on a Trail
Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems
Health Tip: Keep Your Teeth Healthier
Health Tip: Kids on the Run
Health Tip: Lower Your Blood Pressure
Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Health Tip: Ready to Run?
Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Falling
Health Tip: Seeing Behind the Wheel
Health Tip: Seniors on the Move
Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Health Tip: Spot the Early Stages of Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Stay Healthier as You Age
Health Tip: Teach Kids to Prevent Overuse Injuries
Health Tip: Use Proper Form When Running
Health Tip: Watch for Signs of Elder Abuse
Health Tip: Why Some Seniors Can't Sleep
Health Tip: Work Out at the Right Speed for You
Healthy Brain Connections Help Maintain Intellect in Old Age
Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
Healthy Diet, Exercise Extend Life for Women in Their 70s: Study
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Healthy Lungs May Keep Brain Running Smoothly
Healthy Older Women Advised Against Taking Calcium
Hearing Loss May Hasten Mental Decline
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heart Risks Last Beyond Hospital Discharge, Study Finds
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Heavy Smoking May Raise Odds for Lethal Bladder Cancer
'Hidden' HPV May Reactivate in Older Women, Study Suggests
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 Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier
High Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly
High-Carb Diet in Old Age Linked to Mental Decline
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
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Deaths Declining for Most, But Not All, Americans
Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware
Hormone May Boost Aging, Failing Brains
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
How to Quickly Spot Signs of Stroke: Experts
How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Humans Can Sniff Out Old Age in Others, Study Shows
Immune System Glitch Linked to Greater Risk of Death
Immune System May Not Weaken With Age: Study
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
Inactivity May Kill as Many Worldwide as Smoking: Report
Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States
Insomnia Hints at Future Hospitalization
Intuitive 'Number Sense' Makes Daily Life Easier
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?
Isolation, Loneliness May Raise Death Risk for Elderly
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Japan Nuke Disaster Will Kill Up to 1,300 People Worldwide, Study Estimates
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?
Keeping Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer
Keeping Up a Healthy Lifestyle Pays Off in Added Years: Study
Kids' Track Injuries Surge in US
Kids With Neurological Conditions at Higher Risk of Flu Death: CDC
Ladies, Drink to Your (Bone) Health
Lasting Wedded Bliss May Lead to Better Health
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
Life's Winners May Not Win the Life Span Race
Lifespan Gap Shrinks Between Whites, Blacks
Lifestyle Might Curb Loss of Height That Comes With Age
Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain
Lighter Sleep May Dull Memory Skills in Seniors
Living in Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower
Living Long May Protect Against Early Alzheimer's, Study Finds
Loneliness May Boost Odds of Dementia
Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
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
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
Low Wages Linked to Raised Risk for High Blood Pressure
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Mammograms Have 'Limited or No Effect' on Breast Cancer Deaths: Study
Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs
Many Americans Drive While Drowsy: Report
Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Seniors Suffer Mental Decline in Silence: CDC
Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
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
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Marriage Might Lengthen Life
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia
Melanoma a Big Threat to Older Men
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Men Have a Greater Lifetime Risk for Kidney Failure: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Mental Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Sharp
Mental Illness May Raise Risk of Being Murdered
Mental, Physical Challenges May Help Seniors Stay Sharp, Study Says
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk
Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
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
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Mom's Pot Use Doubles Risk of 'Preemie' Birth: Study
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
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 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 Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Genes Linked to Osteoarthritis Identified
More Proof Cranberry Juice Thwarts Infection
More Regular Meals May Improve Dementia Care
More Research Points to Long-Term Ills With Bone Drugs
More Vitamin D Might Help Older People Stay Active
Most Americans Should Eat Less Salt: Report
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most Seniors Get a Good Night's Sleep, Study Says
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
Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report
Nearly 30 Percent of Americans Have High Blood Pressure: CDC
Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey
Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer
New Bird Flu No Immediate Threat: U.S. Experts
New Diabetes Guidelines May Lower Patient Medical Bills
New Soccer Goal: Lowering Blood Pressure
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
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 Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report
Nonalcoholic Red Wine Might Help Lower Blood Pressure
'Nordic Walking' a Winner for Heart Failure Patients, Study Says
North American Shark Attacks Hit Decade High
Not Enough Data to Advise Routine Hearing Screens for Older People: Experts
Nutrient Therapy Won't Help ICU Patients: Study
Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds
Obese Drivers May Be More Likely to Die in Car Crashes
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Official: Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak May Have Broken State Law
Older Adults' Posture May Predict Future Disability
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds
Older Dads May Raise Risk for Autism, Schizophrenia in Kids
Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes
Omega-3 Supplements May Not Aid Aging Brain
Omega-3s No Help Against Age-Linked Eye Trouble: Study
One in Six Cases of Adult Asthma May Be Linked to Workplace
One Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C
One-Fifth of Nursing Home Residents Fall in First Month
Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life
Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes
Palliative Care Eases Suffering for Seniors at End of Life: Study
Pandemic H1N1 Flu Killed Far More Than Reported: Study
Parents Can Adapt, Thrive After 'Empty Nest'
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study
Patients' Skin Cells Yield Research Model for Alzheimer's
People Underestimate How Much They Might Change in the Future
People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma
People With High Blood Pressure May Crave Salt
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
PET Scans Helpful, But Not Definitive for Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Pets a Boon for the Human Heart, Cardiologists Say
Phobic Anxiety May Link to Premature Aging
Physical Activity in Old Age May Protect Brain
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Pinball Analogy May Help Grief-Stricken Move Forward
Pneumonia May Lead to Serious Aftereffects for Seniors
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Poor Sleep May Age Your Brain
Poor Sleep May Make High Blood Pressure Worse
Poor Sleep Ups Odds for Nursing Home Care, Study Finds
Poorer Patients Find Thyroid Cancer at Later Stage: Study
Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: 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
Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
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
Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
Prostate Cancer May Be Deadlier for the Uninsured
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
Quitting Smoking Even in Old Age Prolongs Life: Study
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Reading, Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp
Ready-to-Eat Foods for Toddlers Often Too Salty: Study
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Reducing Ozone Limits Would Save Lives, Report States
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regular Exercise May Add Years to Life, Study Finds
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety
Researchers Tackle Age-Related Decline in Immune Response
Resilient Personality May Bring Better Aerobic Health
Rich/Poor Divide Linked to Hospital Readmissions in Study
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists Find Clue to Aging Reversal in Mice
Scientists ID Gene Mutation That May Triple Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists Report Clues to Flu Shot's Effectiveness
Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll
Self-Harm Associated With Premature Death in Study
Seniors' Attitude on Age May Affect Dementia Test Results: Study
Seniors' Creativity Can Thrive Despite Dementia
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
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
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
Shorter Arms May Explain Why Women Need Glasses Sooner Than Men
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Short-Term Exercise Might Boost Young People's Self-Control
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
Sitting for Hours Daily Might Boost Your Kidney Disease Risk: Study
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 Deprivation May Disrupt Your Genes
Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC
Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Solo Rock Stars Die Sooner Than Those in Bands
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients
Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Space Heater Safety Tips Can Help Prevent Burns, Fires
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk
Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Tied to Reduced Glaucoma Risk
Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Study Finds Soy Supplements Don't Boost Thinking Skills
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Study Links Timing of ER Visit to Prostate Cancer Survival Odds
Study Offers Ways to Decrease Use of Restraints at Nursing Homes
Study Reveals Why Elderly Often Vulnerable to Scams
Study Shows Bicycle Helmets Save Lives
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: Study
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
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
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Targeted Radiation for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks
Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA
Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure
Teens Want Voice in End-of-Life Decisions
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
Thigh Fat May Slow Down Seniors
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Timed Traffic Crosswalks Too Fast for Many Elderly: Study
Timeline Detected for Rare, Early Alzheimer's
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccines: CDC
Too Few Americans Pass Last Days in Hospice Care: CDC
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
Too Much Screen Time May Harm Kids' Fitness
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
Too Much Travel May Be Tough on Olympians
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
Treating Sleep Apnea Might Ease High Blood Pressure, Too
Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise
Two Antibiotics Linked to Liver Injury in Elderly
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Expands SIDS Prevention Effort
U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: 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. Military Seeks to Reduce Humvee Crash Injuries
U.S. Program Targets Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
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
Upbeat View on Old Age May Help Seniors Bounce Back From Disability
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Video Game May Help Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Vigorous Exercise Might Keep Psoriasis at Bay
Vitamin D Plus Calcium May Extend Life
Vitamin D Supplements Tied to Lower Blood Pressure in Blacks
Vitamins, Minerals May Help Older Men's Sperm Stay Healthy
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
Want to Lose Weight? Then Run, Don't Walk: Study
Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
'Watch and Wait' Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study
'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well
What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine Print
Why Women Outlive Men: Fruit Flies Give Clues
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
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 Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
Yoga May Help Ease High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
Young Cancer Survivors Often Face Long-Term Health Problems
Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC
Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds