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1/3 of Docs Often Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics: Study
10-Minute 'Tension Tamer' at Bedtime May Help You Sleep: Study
20% of U.S. Women Uninsured in 2010, Up From 15% in 2000: Report
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
5 Rheumatology Procedures You Might Not Need
6.6 Million Young Adults Joined Parents' Health Plans in 2011: Report
7-Day Stuttering Therapy May Get Results, Study Says
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
A Virus That Zaps Zits?
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Adding Vitamin B12 to Standard Drugs Might Help Fight Hepatitis C
ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds
ADHD Treatments Not Working for Most Young Children
Adoption Can Boost Quality of Life for Infertile Couples, Study Finds
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy
AIDS Deaths, New HIV Infections Continue to Drop Worldwide
Alcoholism Treatment Saves Families Money
All HIV Patients Should Take Meds Early On, Experts Now Say
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Alzheimer's Treatment Shows Promise in Small, 3-Year Trial
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antidepressants May Lead to Fewer Seizures in People With Epilepsy
Antipsychotic Meds Not That Helpful for Depression: Study
Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C May Thwart Liver Cancer
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Are Pricey Computer-Aided Mammograms Worth It?
Artery Stiffness May Predict High Blood Pressure
Artificial Ovaries Could Potentially Deliver Hormone Therapy
As Doctors Go High-Tech, Staff Injuries May Rise
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
Avastin May Help Boost Survival With Aggressive Cervical Cancer: Study
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Belly 'Membrane' May Regulate Immune System, Mouse Study Finds
Better Work Environment May Cut Hospital Readmission Rates
'Bioengineered' Kidneys Show Promise in Rat Study
Bipolar Disorder Drugs May 'Tweak' Genes Affecting Brain
Birth Rates Good After Implanting 1 Embryo, Study Finds
Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study
Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Blood Tests Might Help Guide Breast Cancer Care
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Scans of 'Hoarders' Show Unique Abnormalities
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Breast MRI Best at Tracking Response to Chemo: Study
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Buying Testosterone Supplements Online Can Be Risky
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
Can Therapy Dogs Help Kids With Autism?
Can You Feel Empathy for a Robot?
Cancer Costs Billions Yearly in U.S. Worker Productivity: Study
Cancer Drug Doesn't Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say
Cancer Drug Reduced Relapses in MS Patients: Studies
Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts
Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
CDC Guidelines Could Cut Bloodstream Infections From Dialysis
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Cervical Disease Treatment Not Linked to Premature Birth Risk
Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD
'Chemo Brain' After Breast Cancer Backed by Study
'Chemo Brain' May Occur Before Treatment Even Starts
Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study
Chronic Pain May Cost U.S. $635 Billion a Year
Citicoline Supplement Doesn't Help Treat Brain Injury, Study Finds
Clenched Hand May Prevent 'Choking' Under Pressure
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis
Combo Therapy May Help Ease 'Ringing in the Ears'
Common Antidepressants Too Risky During Pregnancy, Researchers Say
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Companies to Donate Prosthetic Legs to Boston Bombing Victims in Need
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Cost Keeps Many Americans From Good Dental Care: Report
Cost of Diabetes Care in U.S. Keeps Climbing
Costlier Heart Device May Not Be Worth It, Study Suggests
Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Costs of ER Visits Vary in U.S., Study Finds
Could Duration of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Be Halved?
Could Gene Doping Be Part of Future Olympics?
Could iPads, Kindles Be Just What the Eye Doctor Ordered?
Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams?
Couples' Sexual Relationships Can Suffer During IVF, Study Finds
Couples Therapy May Help Combat PTSD
Couples Trying to Conceive Might Need Help Sooner, Study Says
Court's Verdict on Health-Care Reform Holds Surprises, Legal Experts Say
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
CT Scans of Kids in ER With Stomach Pain Skyrockets
Daily Aspirin Linked to Lower Risk for Deadly Skin Cancer in Women
Deep Brain Stimulation May Help in Early Stages of Parkinson's
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depressed Patients May Gain From Self-Help Books, Websites
Depression Brings Worries About Discrimination, Study Finds
Depression Stigma May Be Fading: Survey
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 Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
'Diverted' Medical Marijuana Use Common Among Teens: Study
Divorce Puts Women at Risk of Losing Health Insurance, Study Finds
DNA Test Shows Promise in Guiding Advanced Breast Cancer Care
Docs' 'Cultural Competence' May Boost HIV Care
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctors' Insight Into Patients' Lives May Boost Care, Study Finds
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the Cost
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study
Doctors With More Experience May Have Lower Care Costs
Does Stress Management Slow MS?
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Dog Helps Super-Sleepy Woman in Her Travels
Drugs Can Sometimes Prevent Migraines, but at a Cost
Drugs May Help Relieve Restless Legs Syndrome
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
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Effects of High Blood Pressure Drug May Mimic Celiac Disease
Efficient Disease Risk Prediction a Long Way Off, Experts Say
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says
EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car Standards
ER Visits Tied to Ambien on the Rise
E-Records Linked to Fewer Malpractice Claims
Evidence Grows That Cancer Has Its Own Stem Cells
Exercise May Help People With Alzheimer's Avoid Nursing Homes
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Might Keep Menopausal Hot Flashes at Bay
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Expanding Access to Medicaid Would Save Lives: Study
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise, Study Finds
Experimental Chemical Helps Blind Mice See
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experimental Drug Seems to Aid Memory in Mice With Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast Cancers
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Experimental Vaccine Seems to Stop Nicotine Addiction in Mice
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer
Experimental Vitiligo Treatment Shows Promise in Mice
Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men
Expert Tips May Help Kids Avoid Allergens at School
Expert Tips to Get Rid of Head Lice
Extra Steps Urged to Cut Alcohol, Drug Use in Military: Report
Family Health Insurance Premiums Jump 4 Percent in 2012
Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese
FDA Approves 1st Skin Patch to Combat Migraines
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Approves New Multiple Sclerosis Drug
FDA Gives Nod to Longer Use of Nicotine Patch, Gum
FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
FDA to Collaborate on Development of Medical Devices
FDA Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
Few Migraine Sufferers Referred for Behavioral Treatments
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Fewer Medicare Patients Being 'Admitted' to Hospitals: Study
Financial Worries Add to Cancer Patients' Burden
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Some Children, Autism Symptoms May Fade With Age
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Future 'Smart' Objects Could Chat While They Help
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Discovery May Offer Breakthrough for Rare Leukemia
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Genes May Influence Impotence After Prostate Radiation
Genes May Influence Reactions to Painkillers
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
Ginkgo Won't Prevent Alzheimer's, Study Finds
Ginseng Capsules Seem to Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Global Tobacco Use Remains High, Survey Finds
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
Guidelines Issued to Resolve Temporary Facial Paralysis
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
Health Care Is No. 2 Concern on Voters' Minds
Health Insurance Shortfalls Hit Nearly Half of U.S. Adults: Report
Health Reform 2.0: Governors Pushing Back on Medicaid Expansion
Health Reform May Still Face Partisan Resistance: Report
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Hear This: 3-D Printing Creates Lifelike Artificial Ears
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate in Kids, Research Shows
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
Hepatitis C Treatment May Hamper Kids' Growth
High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures
High Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Diagnoses Among U.S. Hispanics Vary By Region: CDC
HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
Home Dialysis an Option for Some With Chronic Kidney Disease
Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware
Home-Based Care Teams Offer Help for Those With Dementia
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hormone Shows Potential as Diabetes Treatment in Mice
Hospital Observation Units Could Save Billions in Health Costs, Study Says
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
Huge Rise in CT, MRI, Ultrasound Scan Use: Study
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Improved Developmental Screening Urged for Hispanic Kids
Improved HIV Care Boosts Life Expectancy at Clinic, Study Found
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Incontinence Affects Young Childless Women, Too
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Insomnia Hints at Future Hospitalization
Interns' Schedules Shortchange Patients, Study Suggests
Is Court's Health-Care Ruling a Wise Decision? It Depends...
Is the Mental Health System Failing Troubled Kids?
Is Too Much E-Communication Swamping Doctors?
IUDs, Implants Best for Long-Term Birth Control: Study
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Keep Moving to Ease Pain of Knee Arthritis: Review
Kelly the Robot Helps Kids Tackle Autism
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids' Concussion Recovery Varies by Symptom Severity: Study
Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Knee Injections for Arthritis? Save Your Money, Study Says
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Laser Liposuction May Zap Fat Without Skin Sag: Study
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Lifestyle Affects Outcome of Peripheral Artery Procedure: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Longer Wait for Mammogram After Benign Breast Biopsy May Be Warranted
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Low-Income Patients Often Have Trouble Reaching Doctor Via Email
Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike
'Magic' Carpet Could Help Shield Elderly From Falls
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Mammograms Do Not Prevent Advanced Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs
Many Allergic to Fire Ant's Sting Don't Get Preventive Shots
Many Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Hospitalized Kids Struggle With Pain
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many More Doctors Using Electronic Health Records
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
Many Seniors Overpaying for Medicare Drug Plans: Study
Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many Test Results Left Unread as Patients Leave Hospital: Study
Marijuana Extract May Help Ease Muscle Stiffness in MS: Study
Massage Right After Muscle Injury May Boost Healing
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medicare Beats Private Plans for Patient Satisfaction: Survey
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Monday
Medicare Spending Not Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies
Mental Health Care Lacking for Kids, Advocates Say
Mental Illness Affects 1 in 5 U.S. Adults, Survey Finds
Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Millions Got Free Preventive Care Due to Health Law, HHS Says
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missing Data May Skew Clinical Trials
'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Modest Health Care Spending Rise Expected for 2013: Report
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
More Americans Get Effective HIV Treatment, Study Says
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Evidence Linking Creativity, Mental Illness
More Oversight Urged for Money Spent on Research
More U.S. Kidney Exchanges Would Allow 1,000 Additional Transplants Yearly
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
'Mother's Kiss' Method May Dislodge Items Kids Put in Nose
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
Mouse Study Sheds Light on How Diet May Affect Epilepsy
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Linked to Abnormal Stem Cells
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Diabetes Drugs Have Different Advantages, Study Says
New Drug Might Help Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma 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 Pills Show Promise for Hepatitis C
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Strategy Helps Young Lymphoma Patients Avoid Radiation Treatment
New Survey Examines States' Investments in Dealing With Diabetes
New Therapies Show Some Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer
Newer Bone Drug Better for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: 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
Noisy Operating Rooms May Jeopardize Patient Safety
NYC OKs Ban on Big Sugary Drinks
NYC 'Soda Ban' Decision Expected Thursday
OB/GYNs Endorse Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
'Off-the-Shelf' Artificial Blood Vessels Show Promise
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Older Antipsychotics May Work as Well as Newer Ones: Review
Oral Allergy Treatment May Ease Asthma, Hay Fever, Study Finds
OSHA's Safety Tests Protect Workers at Little Cost: Study
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Partisanship Guides Americans' Attitudes on Health-Care Reform Law: Poll
Patient Involvement Lowers Health Costs, Study Says
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
Patients Often Kept in Dark About 'Off-Label' Drug Use: Study
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
Pets May Help Kids With Autism Develop Social Skills
Plans to Penalize Non-Emergency Use of ERs Flawed: Study
Play-Focused Program Might Help Kids With Autism
Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Potions From the Past Held More Than a Snake-Oil Promise: Study
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says
Procedure for Incontinence in Women May Lose Effectiveness With Time
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study
Prostate Cancer Websites Often Hard to Understand: Study
Psoriasis Drug May Help People With Crohn's Disease: Study
Public Funding Spurs Couples to Seek Fertility Treatment
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Quitting Smoking No Harder for Women Than Men, Study Says
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 Seen in Survival Among Kidney Dialysis Patients
Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Recession Drove Down Doctor Visits, Study Says
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Researchers Test Implanted Brain Stimulator for Alzheimer's
Retina's Thickness May Be Tied to Severity of MS, Study Suggests
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Costly
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
Scientists Pinpoint How Deep Brain Stimulation Eases OCD
Scientists Uncover Genetic Link for Uterine Fibroids
Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
Screening Tool Reveals Two Multiple Sclerosis Types
Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll
Self-Harm Showing Up in Elementary Schools: Study
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shopping Around Brings Steep Prescription Drug Savings, Report Finds
Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea 'Mask' Might Also Help the Heart
Sleep Apnea Therapy Might Ease Depression, Too
Sleep Apnea Treated Successfully in Non-Specialty Centers
Sleep Apnea Treatment Might Boost Men's Sex Lives
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDC
Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in U.S., CDC Finds
Soaring U.S. Spinal Care Spending Due to Specialists: Study
Socializing May Ease Pain of Breast Cancer
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Crash-Avoidance Systems May Work Better Than Others
Some Docs Would Order Cancer Screening for Very Sick Elderly
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some People OK With Monetary Payments to Boost Kidney Donation: Survey
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Some With Alzheimer's Better Off Staying on Antipsychotics: Study
'Spray-on Skin' May Someday Heal Stubborn Leg Ulcers
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Links Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy to Lower IQ
Study Links Insomnia to $31 Billion in U.S. Workplace Errors
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
Study: Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy May Not Affect Baby's Growth
Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Electronic Prescribing Cuts Medication Errors
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
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 of 'Obamacare' Tops List of Biggest Health News in 2012
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
Synthetic Skin Heals Itself With a Touch, Study Shows
Taking Anti-HIV Meds Prior to Exposure May Help Prevent Infection
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
Texting Could Help Spread the Word on Teen Health
The 'Nocebo' Effect: If You Think You'll Get Sick, You Will
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Treating Prediabetes Might Prevent Full-Blown Disease
Treating Sleep Apnea Might Ease High Blood Pressure, Too
Treating Sleep Apnea Pays Off at Work, Study Finds
Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise
Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury
Two-Thirds of Osteo Hip Fractures Occur After 80: U.S. Study
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Children's Hospitals Treating More Complex, Expensive Conditions
U.S. Doctors Embracing Electronic Health Records: Survey
U.S. Doctors Slow To Adopt Electronic Health Records
U.S. Health Care Spending Now at $2.7 Trillion: Report
U.S. Health Care System Wastes $750B Annually, Report Finds
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening: Study
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Task Force Backs HIV Screening for All 15 to 65
Ultrasound Waves, Bone Marrow Cells Show Promise in Heart Failure Patients
Untreated Depression May Cut Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness
Untreated Heartburn May Raise Risk for Esophageal Cancer, Study Says
Using Canada's Health System as Model Might Cut U.S. Costs: Study
Vaginal Ring Delivers HIV Drug in Animal Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
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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
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When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
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Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
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Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women With Dense Breasts Open to Additional Cancer Screening: Study
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'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Young Cancer Patients Often Lack Support: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Often Face Long-Term Health Problems
Young Cancer Survivors Say Costs Hinder Follow-Up Care
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Men Taking HIV Meds May Be at Risk for Bone Loss
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
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