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1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
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
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
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 Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients
A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?
A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
'Absentminded' Errors Common in Older Adults: Study
Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Acting Out Dreams During Sleep May Signal Dementia
Adding More Neurosurgeons Could Cut Traffic Deaths: Study
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Alcohol May Not Be Kind to the Aging Brain
Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Gum Disease
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Potential in Trials
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Some Promise in Trials
Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists
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
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Another Study Says Mediterranean Diet Good for the Heart
Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antidepressants May Lead to Fewer Seizures in People With Epilepsy
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
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 Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
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
Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
'Atkins'-Type Diets May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Autumn Birthday Ups Odds of Living to 100: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
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
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
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-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks May Face Higher Risk of MS Than Whites
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
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
Botox May Ease Tremors in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Changes Seen in Relatives of People With Alzheimer's
Brain Connections Differ in Children With Autism
Brain Develops Longer in Womb for Humans Than Chimps
Brain Differences Seen in People With Migraines
Brain EEG Test Might Help Spot Autism: Study
Brain Injury Doesn't Raise Dementia Risk for Most: Study
Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs 'Feel' Your Pain
Brain Scans May Explain Thinking, Memory Problems in Some MS Patients
Brain Scans Show Differences in Adults With Autism
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Caffeine May Help Treat Parkinson's Disease
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
Can Brightly Colored Fruits, Veggies Protect Against ALS?
Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
Cell Transplant Tested as Treatment for Nerve Pain in Mice
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Centenarians a Happy Lot, Survey Says
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Certain Sleep Aids May Raise Hip Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes: Study
Cervical Cancer Spotted Later in Women Without Health Insurance
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
'Chemo Brain' After Breast Cancer Backed by Study
Childbirth After 30 Lowers Risk of Endometrial Cancer: Study
Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
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 'Butter Flavoring' Exposure Linked to Harmful Brain Process
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Citicoline Supplement Doesn't Help Treat Brain Injury, Study Finds
Climbers With Altitude Sickness Show Signs of Brain Bleeds Years Later
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' 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
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds
Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
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
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
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
Condition Commonly Seen in Aging May Alter Brain Function
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Consistent Criteria for Sports Concussion Might Aid Diagnosis
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
COPD Can Put a Damper on Sex Life
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Could Herpes Virus Affect Memory in Older Adults?
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Baby's Crying Give Clues to Autism?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Hypertension in Pregnancy Harm Child's Thinking Skills for Decades?
Could iPads, Kindles Be Just What the Eye Doctor Ordered?
Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams?
Could Slow Walking Foreshadow Early Dementia?
Could Stem Cells Treat Autism? Newly Approved Study May Tell
Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
Could Your Genes Influence How You Vote?
Couples Trying to Conceive Might Need Help Sooner, Study Says
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
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
Deep Brain Stimulation May Help in Early Stages of Parkinson's
Dementia, Late-Life Depression May Be Linked
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Does Chewing Gum Give Your Brain an Edge?
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
Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge
Dotarem Approved for Nervous System MRIs
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
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug Widely Used to Treat MS May Not Slow Progression
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
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 Parkinson's Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Early Thinking Problems May Signal Future Dementia in Parkinson's Patients
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Eating Peppers Tied to Lower Parkinson's Risk, Study Finds
Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Education May Protect Brain From Exposure to Solvents
Elder Abuse Tied to Higher Hospitalization Rates
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
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
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Estrogen Levels Tied to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Study
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
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
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 Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
Exercise May Beat Socializing at Staving Off Brain Shrinkage
Exercise May Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes
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 Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
Exercising at Midlife May Stave Off Dementia Down the Road
Ex-NFL Players at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's, ALS: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise, Study Finds
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
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 May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye Docs Must Do More to Spot Unsafe Older Drivers: Study
Eye Scan Could Help Track Progress of Multiple Sclerosis
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Faces 'Morphed' for Man When Scientists Tweaked His Brain
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
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
FDA Approves 'Bionic Eye' to Help Against Rare Vision Disorder
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Approves New Multiple Sclerosis Drug
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
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 Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Like Grouper, Barracuda May Pose Food-Poisoning Risk
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Protect Against Heart Trouble: Study
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 May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development
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 Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Dementia Patients, Feeding Tubes May Increase Bed Sores
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
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 Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
'Fragile X Syndrome' Researchers Boost Social Skills in Mice
Frailty Linked to Dementia in Oldest Adults
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Funding Meals on Wheels Keeps Seniors Independent: Study
Future Astronauts May Be Exposed to Alzheimer's Risk Factor
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Studies Could Point to New Alzheimer's Treatments
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Genes Might Be Key to Parkinson's Spread
Genetic Studies Give Clues to Tourette Syndrome, OCD
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
Girls With Autism May Need Different Treatments Than Boys
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Got Nobel? Milk-Guzzling Countries Win More of the Esteemed Prizes
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
Gut Microbes Might Reflect Health, Diet of Older Adults
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe for Expectant Moms, Offspring: Study
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
Hanging Suicides Up in United States
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Hate Other People's Cellphone Calls? You're Not Alone
Having Older Grandfather May Raise Child's Autism Risk: Study
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Caring for an Older Person's Teeth
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: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause
Health Tip: Focus on Healthy Aging
Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy
Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab
Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?
Health Tip: Heed the Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion
Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease
Health Tip: Help Prevent Malnutrition in Seniors
Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems
Health Tip: Keep Your Teeth Healthier
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
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: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Health Tip: Spot the Early Stages of Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Stay Healthier as You Age
Health Tip: Watch for Signs of Elder Abuse
Health Tip: Why Some Seniors Can't Sleep
Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
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 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 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
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
'Hidden' HPV May Reactivate in Older Women, Study Suggests
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
High-Carb Diet in Old Age Linked to Mental Decline
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
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 Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware
Hormone May Boost Aging, Failing Brains
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
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
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
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
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Human Stem Cells Restore Hearing to Deaf Gerbils in Study
Humans and Birds May Have Music in Common
Humans Can Sniff Out Old Age in Others, Study Shows
Immune System May Not Weaken With Age: Study
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
In Mice, Alzheimer's-Linked Protein Shows Promise Against MS
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia Hints at Future Hospitalization
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Intuitive 'Number Sense' Makes Daily Life Easier
iPads Could Affect Implanted Heart Devices, Early Study Finds
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
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, 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 Up a Healthy Lifestyle Pays Off in Added Years: Study
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Kids With Neurological Conditions at Higher Risk of Flu Death: CDC
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Ladies, Drink to Your (Bone) Health
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Laser Therapy Switches Cocaine Addiction On, Off in Rats: Study
Lasting Wedded Bliss May Lead to Better Health
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Life's Winners May Not Win the Life Span Race
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
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Living in Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
Living Long May Protect Against Early Alzheimer's, Study Finds
Loneliness May Boost Odds of Dementia
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
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Seniors Suffer Mental Decline in Silence: CDC
Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marijuana Extract May Not Relieve MS Spasms: Review
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia
Meds May Spur Compulsive Behaviors in Some Parkinson's Patients: Study
Melanoma a Big Threat to Older Men
Men Have a Greater Lifetime Risk for Kidney Failure: Study
Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Mental Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Sharp
Mental Skills Decline More Sharply for Women With Alzheimer's: Study
Mental, Physical Challenges May Help Seniors Stay Sharp, Study Says
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
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 of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Could Be Breakthrough
'Mindful' Meditation Tied to Healthy Brain Changes: Study
'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 Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
'Moderate' Drinking During Pregnancy Has No Effect on Young Children: Study
Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
Month of Birth Might Help Determine MS Risk, Study Suggests
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
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 Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Genes Linked to Osteoarthritis Identified
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 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 Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most Seniors Get a Good Night's Sleep, Study Says
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight
Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
'Mouth Feel' Makes Wine Go Well With Meat, Study Finds
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report
Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer
Nerve Stimulation May Restore Hand Function After Spinal Injury
Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
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 Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
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 Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
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
Newly Created Rats Designed to Speed Alzheimer's Research
Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
No Tie Between Light Drinking During Pregnancy, Child's Development: Study
Non-Amputees Can Experience the Illusion of a 'Phantom' Limb
'Nordic Walking' a Winner for Heart Failure Patients, Study Says
Not Enough Data to Advise Routine Hearing Screens for Older People: Experts
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
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 Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
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 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, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
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 May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
Omega-3s No Help Against Age-Linked Eye Trouble: Study
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
One in Six Cases of Adult Asthma May Be Linked to Workplace
One-Fifth of Nursing Home Residents Fall in First Month
Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes
Palliative Care Eases Suffering for Seniors at End of Life: Study
Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
Parents Can Adapt, Thrive After 'Empty Nest'
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Patients' Skin Cells Yield Research Model for Alzheimer's
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
People Underestimate How Much They Might Change in the Future
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
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
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Play-Focused Program Might Help Kids With Autism
Pneumonia May Lead to Serious Aftereffects for Seniors
Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Poor Sleep May Age Your Brain
Poor Sleep Ups Odds for Nursing Home Care, Study Finds
Poorer Patients Find Thyroid Cancer at Later Stage: Study
Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
Psychopaths May Lack Capacity for Empathy
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
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 Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Quitting Smoking Even in Old Age Prolongs Life: Study
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
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
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Reduced 'Fine-Tuning' of Brain May Hamper Face Recognition in Autism
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Add Years to Life, Study Finds
Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'
Researchers Map Vision in Brain
Researchers Tackle Age-Related Decline in Immune Response
Resilient Personality May Bring Better Aerobic Health
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Runners May Live Longer
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
Same Part of Brain Recognizes Faces and Objects, Study Finds
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
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Scientists Explore Secrets of the Well-Hit Fastball
Scientists Find Clue to Aging Reversal in Mice
Scientists ID Gene Mutation That May Triple Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists ID Gene That Shows Progression in ALS Patients
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Scientists May Have Spotted Brain's 'Numbers Center'
Scientists Pinpoint Antibody That May Be Specific to MS Patients
Scientists Report Clues to Flu Shot's Effectiveness
Scientists Track Activity in Rappers' Brains
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
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
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shorter Arms May Explain Why Women Need Glasses Sooner Than Men
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Shrinkage of Brain Region May Signal Onset of Multiple Sclerosis
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Deprivation May Disrupt Your Genes
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
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 Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Parkinson's Patients Discover an Artistic Side
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
Speed-Learning a New Language May Help Brain Grow: Study
Spinal Fluid Substance May Help Drive Sleep Disorder: 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
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk
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 Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Tied to Reduced Glaucoma Risk
Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
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
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
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, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
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
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Finds Soy Supplements Don't Boost Thinking Skills
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
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 Low Vitamin D Levels to Worse MS Symptoms
Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Study of Retired NFL Players Finds Evidence of Brain Damage
Study Offers Ways to Decrease Use of Restraints at Nursing Homes
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Puts New Spin on 'Sound Sleep'
Study Questions Importance of 'Triggers' in Setting Off Migraines
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Reveals Why Elderly Often Vulnerable to Scams
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures
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: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
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
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
Thigh Fat May Slow Down Seniors
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
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
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccines: CDC
Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Tourette Patients Benefit From Behavioral Therapy: Study
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer's
Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Two Antibiotics Linked to Liver Injury in Elderly
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: Report
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
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. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
U.S. Vets With Gulf War Syndrome Need Individualized Treatment: Report
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
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
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Video Game May Help Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key to Women's Risk for MS, Study Says
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D Plus Calcium May Extend Life
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
Vitamins, Minerals May Help Older Men's Sperm Stay Healthy
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
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?
'Watch and Wait' Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
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 Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well
What Causes Hot Flashes? Rat Study Gives New Clues
'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine Print
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Why Women Outlive Men: Fruit Flies Give Clues
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, 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
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Writing Using the Eyes Might Help Paralyzed Communicate
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
You Can Learn While You Sleep, Study Suggests
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC
Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
YouTube Videos Might Help Ease Form of Vertigo
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds