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1 in 10 Fibromyalgia Patients Uses Marijuana to Ease Pain

1 in 3 Teens Admits to Texting While Driving

1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD

1 in 4 in U.S. Starts Drinking Before Turning 21: Report

1 in 5 Americans Has Untreated Cavities: CDC

1 in 5 Hospital Docs Reports 'Unsafe' Workloads: Study

1/3 of Docs Often Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics: Study

10-Minute 'Tension Tamer' at Bedtime May Help You Sleep: Study

11 Countries Now Restrict Indoor Tanning Before Age 18

16 Percent of U.S. High Schoolers Victims of Cyberbullying: Study

2-Year Period After Parent's Suicide Try Most Risky for Children: Study

30 Percent of U.S. Teen Girls Meet Up With Online Strangers

300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report

40 Million Americans Addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol or Drugs

40 Proven Strategies to Improve Public Health

48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard

6.6 Million Young Adults Joined Parents' Health Plans in 2011: Report

7 Daily Servings of Fruits, Veggies Best for Happiness, Study Finds

A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids

A Good Mood May Boost Seniors' Brain Power

A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance

A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front

Abused Black Girls More Likely to Develop Asthma: Study

Accidents Claim 12,000 U.S. Kids' Lives Each Year: Report

Acne Medication May Raise Risk of Eye Infections

Acting Out Dreams During Sleep May Signal Dementia

Active Video Games Have Exercise-Like Effects in Kids: Study

Active, Outdoor Teens Are Happier Teens: Study

Acts of Kindness Can Make You Happier

Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.

Adding More Neurosurgeons Could Cut Traffic Deaths: Study

Adding Patient Photos to X-Rays May Cut Identification Errors

Adding Vitamin B12 to Standard Drugs Might Help Fight Hepatitis C

ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds

ADHD May Raise Girls' Risk for Suicide as Young Adults

ADHD Treatments Not Working for Most Young Children

Adoption Can Boost Quality of Life for Infertile Couples, Study Finds

Adults See Some Teen Bullying as Less Serious: Survey

Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study

Afinitor Disperz Approved for Rare Tumor

African Chimps Carry Drug-Resistant, Human-Linked Staph

After Chest Radiation, Girls at Greater Risk for Early Breast Cancer: Study

After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again

After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding

Age of Autism Diagnosis May Depend on Symptoms: Study

Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report

Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope

AIDS Deaths, New HIV Infections Continue to Drop Worldwide

Airports in N.Y., L.A., Hawaii Deemed Worst for Pandemic Spread

Alcohol Is a Social Lubricant, Study Confirms

Alcoholism Linked to Poor Sense of Empathy, Irony in Men

All HIV Patients Should Take Meds Early On, Experts Now Say

All That Txtng May B Hrtng Kids' Grammar

Allergies May Plague Renters More Than Homeowners

Allergies: As American as Apple Pie?

Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids

Almost Half of U.S. Kids With Autism Have Been Bullied

Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists

America Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform

American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: Study

Animals May Boost Social Interaction in Kids With Autism

Annual Beaches Report Finds Water Quality Lacking Along U.S. Shores

Annual Report on U.S. Kids' Health a Mixed Bag

Annual 'Trouble in Toyland' Report Cites Toy Dangers

Anorexics Can't Judge Own Body Size: Study

Another Danger of Depression?

Another Meningitis Scare Emerges, Targeting NYC's Gay Men

Another Study Links 'Sexting' to Sexual Activity in Teens

Another Study Sees No Vaccine-Autism Link

Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Vary by Region: Report

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading: WHO

Antibiotics Don't Ease Coughs in Kids With Common Cold: Study

Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study

Antidepressants May Lead to Fewer Seizures in People With Epilepsy

Anti-HIV Drugs May Curb Transmission to Uninfected Partner: Study

Antiobiotic Resistance Spikes During Flu Season

Antipsychotic Drug Use Rising for Kids on Medicaid, Study Finds

Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Higher Odds for Diabetes in Pregnancy

Antipsychotic Meds Not That Helpful for Depression: Study

Antiseptic Products Can Be Contaminated: Study

Anxiety May Be More Common Than Depression After Pregnancy

Anxiety, Depression May Raise Stroke Risk

Artificial Pancreas Worked Overnight on Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

As Doctors Go High-Tech, Staff Injuries May Rise

As Parents' Share of College Fees Rises, Students' GPAs Fall: Study

Asperger's, Autism Not Linked to Violence: Experts

Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat

At-Home Drug Errors Common for Kids With Cancer, Research Shows

At-Home Moms Cook, Shop, Play More With Kids: Study

Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report

Autism Tough to Spot Before 6 Months of Age, Study Suggests

Avoid Scary Calorie Counts This Halloween

Avoiding Scary Situations May Leave Kids More Anxious: Study

Babies of Heavy Moms Grow Slower: Study

Babies' Vulnerability to Colds Tied to Immune Response at Birth

Babies With Pets Not Dogged by Colds: Study

Baby Bottles, Pacifiers, Sippy Cups Can Injure

Baby's Healthy Diet Feeds IQ, Study Finds

Bacterial Vaginosis Increases Female-to-Male HIV Transmission Risk

Banning Vaccine Preservative Would Hurt Kids in Poor Nations: Experts

Bathroom Reminders May Prod Guys to Wash Their Hands

Bedbugs: Easy to Attract, Hard to Eliminate

Beer's Taste May Trigger Urge to Get Drunk

Being 'Boss' at Home May Undermine Women's Ambition at Work: Study

'Believing' Propels Cancer Survivors to Exercise, Study Finds

Benefits Unclear of Screening Teens, Adults for Suicide Risk: Report

Better Economic Status Tied to Peanut Allergy in Kids: Study

Better School Lunches May Lead to Slimmer Students

Better Vision Tied to Health Plans That Cover Eye Exams

'Bigorexics' Want to Boost Their Masculinity

'Bilingual Babies' Can Tell Languages Apart

Binge Drinking Common Among U.S. Women, Girls: CDC

Bipolar Disorder Drugs May 'Tweak' Genes Affecting Brain

Birds' Songs Reflect Changing Weather Patterns: Study

Black Belts' Punching Power Linked to Their Brain Structure

Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study

Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study

Black Teens in Public Housing Twice As Likely to Smoke: Study

Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease

Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study

Blame Common Colds on Your Chromosome 'Caps?'

Blind Cords Pose Danger to Toddlers, Doctors Warn

Blood Infections in ICU Cut With Simple Measures: Study

Blood Protein Linked to Depression, Study Finds

Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly

Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts

Body Language of Triumph Will Be on Display at Olympics

Bonobo Genome Sheds Light on Their Links to Chimps, Humans

Boomers Zero In on Health at Age 50 and 65, Study Says

Boosting Patients' Well-Being During Cancer Treatment

Booze, Energy Drinks, Casual Sex Combo Common in College: Study

Boredom at Work Can Spur Creativity, Studies Find

Born To Lead? No Sweat

Bosses Who Bully Poison the Workplace

Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble

Boys Hit Puberty Sooner Now, Study Finds

Boys' Impulsiveness May Add Up to Edge in Math

Boys More Prone to OTC Drug Abuse Than Girls, Study Suggests

Boys With Undescended Testicles at Higher Risk for Testicular Cancer: Study

BPA Exposure Impacts Pregnant Women's Thyroids, Study Suggests

BPA in Food Packaging Tied to Child Obesity: Study

Brain Anatomy May Play Role in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Brain Changes Continue After Child's Concussion: Study

Brain Circuitry Yields Clue to Autism, Researchers Say

Brain Differences Seen in Kids With Conduct Problems

Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs 'Feel' Your Pain

Brain Scans May Spot Teens at Risk for Problem Drinking

Brain Scans Might Help Spot Risk for Bipolar Disorder

Brain Scans of 'Hoarders' Show Unique Abnormalities

Brain Scans Suggest Downside to Skipping Breakfast

Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl

Brain Wiring May Explain Unhealthy Obsession With Looks

Brain-Injury Recovery Varies Widely Among Children

Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study

Breast-Fed Kids May Have Low Iron Levels, Study Finds

Breast-Feeding Still Less Common for Black Babies: CDC

Breast-Feeding Won't Prevent Pre-Teen Obesity, Study Finds

Breathing Problem Sometimes Misdiagnosed in Athletes

Bride's Wedding Jitters May Forecast Stormy Marriage

Bridging the Doctor-Patient Gap

Brown Eyes Beat Blue Ones for 'Trustworthiness': Study

Bullied Teens May Suffer Lingering Trauma

Bullying Harms Kids With Autism, Parents Say

Bullying May Be Linked to Mental Disorders

Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections

'Button' Batteries Sending More Kids to ER: Study

Buying Testosterone Supplements Online Can Be Risky

Caffeine in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring: Study

Campaign Has Smokers Listening to Smoking's Victims

Can Excessive Cellphone Use Become an Addiction?

Can Facebook Prolong Post-Breakup Pain?

Can Nature Nurture the Mind as Well as the Soul?

Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?

Can Penis Size Sway Women's Choice of Mate?

Can Teens' Lack of Sleep Lead to Diabetes?

Can Therapy Dogs Help Kids With Autism?

Can You Feel Empathy for a Robot?

Can You Hear Me Now?

Can Your Body 'Sense' the Future?

Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die

Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts

Cancer Patients Share Web Info With Docs for Insight, Advice

Cancer Portrayed Too Grimly in Movies, Study Suggests

Cancer Survivors Prefer to Stay With Cancer Doctors: Study

Cancer-Related Fatigue Often Overlooked, Study Finds

Car Crashes Common for Sleepy Doctors in Training: Study

Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study

Caring Parents Less Likely to Raise a Bully, Study Finds

Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery

Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds

Cash Incentives, Penalties May Spur People to Shed More Pounds

Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living

CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids

CDC Panel: All Pregnant Women Should Get Whooping Cough Shot

CDC Preparing Vaccine for New Swine Flu

CDC Researchers Spot Increase in New 'Stomach Bug' Strain

CDC Warns of Another Emerging Tick-Borne Threat

CDC: 1 in 50 Poor, Straight Urban Americans Infected With HIV

CDC: West Nile Toll Now 5,054 Cases, 228 Deaths

Centenarians a Happy Lot, Survey Says

Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study

Certain Eye Injuries in Kids May Indicate Child Abuse: Study

Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients

Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll

Certain Tick Bites Might Spur Red Meat Allergy

Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD

Cheerleading Needs Safety Guidelines, Pediatricians Say

Chemicals in PVC Flooring Can Be Absorbed Into Children's Bodies: Study

'Chemo Brain' May Occur Before Treatment Even Starts

Chickenpox Shot Provides Long-Term Protection, Study Finds

Child Abuse in U.S. Declines for 5th Straight Year

Child Abuse Injuries Have Risen, Study Finds

Child Abuse Linked to Higher Odds for Cancer as Adult

Child Abuse Might Alter Onset of Menstruation in Girls

Child Abuse Rises When Economy Sags: Study

Child CT Scans Might Up Risk of Brain Cancer, Leukemia

Child Health Experts Come Out in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women

Childhood Abuse May Be Tied to Uterine Fibroids: Study

Childhood Allergies May Be Affected by Race, Genetics

Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study

Childhood Friendships May Be Key to Adult Happiness

Childhood Meningitis Tied to Reduced Education, Employment Prospects

Childhood Music Lessons May Create Better Listeners

Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study

Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk

Childhood Vaccination Rates Remain High, CDC Says

Childhood Vaccine Schedule Is Safe, Report Says

Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says

Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later

Children Underrepresented in Clinical Drug Trials: Study

Children's Seizures Not Always Damaging, Study Finds

Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study

Child's Scoliosis Stresses Patients, Parents: Study

Chimpanzees, Like Humans, Seem to Have Sense of Fairness

China's Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock May Threaten Human Health

Chips, Sodas Out, Healthier Fare In With New School Snack Rules

Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC

Chronic Pain Is Often a Family Affair, Study Finds

Chronic Pain May Depend on Emotional Reaction to Injury

Chronic Worry Linked to Higher Risk of PTSD

Circumcision Benefits Are Significant, Pediatricians Say

City Kids Exposed to More Lead From Contaminated Dust in Summer

City Kids More Prone to Food Allergies Than Rural Peers: Study

'Clean Your Plate' Orders From Parents May Backfire for Kids

Clenched Hand May Prevent 'Choking' Under Pressure

Climate Change Could Affect Monarch Butterfly's Migration, Study Says

Climate Change May Bring Another Mosquito-Borne Illness to U.S.

Closed Windows in Hospital Rooms May Raise Infection Risk

Closeness Isn't Always Key to Romantic Bliss

Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says

Colds May Be Even More 'Common' Than People Think

Colic May Be Linked to Childhood Migraine, Study Says

College Freshmen Urged to Keep Excess Pounds Away

College Kids Not So Smart About Flu Shots, Study Finds

College Sports Could Raise Players' Risk for Depression, Study Finds

College Students Don't Respect Peers Who 'Hook Up' Too Much: Survey

College Students Who Binge Drink Say They're Happier

College Students: 25 Is Perfect Age for Marriage

College-Bound Girls May Feel Pressure to 'Speak Properly'

Color of Your Cup Might Influence Drink's Taste

Colorful Detergent 'Pods' a Danger for Children: CDC

Combat Stress Linked to Brain Changes in Study

Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis

Combo Therapy May Help Ease 'Ringing in the Ears'

'Coming Out' Can Bring Health Benefits, Study Says

Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds

Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study

Common Antidepressants Too Risky During Pregnancy, Researchers Say

Common Asphalt Sealant May Raise Cancer Risks

Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms

Common Painkillers Tied to Kidney Risks for Children: Study

Common Sense Approaches May Stem ICU Delirium

Complementary Medicine May Help Soldiers With PTSD: Study

Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds

Condoms Don't Diminish Sexual Pleasure, Study Finds

Congress Nears Deal on 'Fiscal Cliff,' Obama Says

Consensual Sex Typically Doesn't Begin Before Teen Years, Study Finds

Consider Eye Safety When Toy Shopping

Consumers View Foods With Green Labeling as Healthier: Study

Continued Use of ADHD Drugs May Reduce Criminal Behavior, Study Says

Controversial Bird Flu Research to Resume

Costs of ER Visits Vary in U.S., Study Finds

Couch-Potato Kids Are Top U.S. Child Health Problem: Poll

Could Herpes Virus Affect Memory in Older Adults?

Could Adaptable Bacteria Cause Repeat Urinary Tract Infections?

Could Baby's Crying Give Clues to Autism?

Could Baby's Tummy Bacteria Help Spur Colic?

Could Bacteria in Skin Mites Help Cause Rosacea?

Could Facebook Be Making You Fat?

Could Food Flavors Act Like Mood-Stabilizing Drugs?

Could Germs on Your Skin Be Good for You?

Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?

Could Self-Testing Help Overcome HIV/AIDS Epidemic?

Could Your Genes Influence How You Vote?

Couples Therapy May Help Combat PTSD

Craze for Hairless Genitals Accompanies Rise in Infections

Crohn's Disease in Children May Start From Bacteria

'Cruise Ship Virus' Also Sickens 1 Million U.S. Kids Yearly

C-Section Babies May Be More Likely to Fail First Hearing Test

C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study

C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals

CT Scans of Kids in ER With Stomach Pain Skyrockets

Curbing Circumcision Boosts STDs, Study Contends

Curbing Suicide Now a National Priority, U.S. Says

Cutting Out Mealtime Distractions May Help Manage Weight

'Cyberbullying' as Harmful as Physical Threats, Study Finds

Cyberbullying Rarely Single Factor in Teen Suicides: Study

Dad's Advice Could Be Key to Teens' Sexual Activity

Dad's Early Engagement With Son May Shape Behavior Later

Dad's Love Can Be Crucial for Happy Childhood, Study Confirms

Dad's Smarts May Mean More to His Son's Success Than His Money

Daily Dialysis Has Risks, Benefits for Kidney Disease Patients

Daily Temper Tantrums Not the Norm for Preschoolers: Study

Dallas Launches Insecticide Spraying Against West Nile Virus

Dallas, Fort Worth Area Braces for West Nile Spraying

Dallas-Fort Worth Brace for West Nile Spraying

Danger at Home Lurks in Pills, Plants, Chemicals and More

Dangerous Rage May Be Common Among U.S. Teens

Dating Violence in Teen Years Can Have Lasting Impact

Day Care May Not Raise Behavior Woes in Kids After All

Death Rate Dropping for Children on Dialysis: Study

Decisions, Decisions: Work Out or Fix a Meal?

Deer Ticks Carry Yet Another Bacterial Threat

Defend Against Double-Dipping at Your Super Bowl Party

Delaying ADHD Meds Could Hurt Kids' Math Scores

Dementia, Late-Life Depression May Be Linked

Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth

Depressed Patients May Gain From Self-Help Books, Websites

Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk

Depressed Teens Who Respond to Treatment Less Likely to Abuse Drugs

Depression a Key Factor in Health of Parkinson's Patients: Study

Depression Brings Worries About Discrimination, Study Finds

Depression Could Shorten Cancer Survival, Study Suggests

Depression Rates Rise for Girls During Teen Years

Depression Stigma May Be Fading: Survey

Desire to Succeed Linked to Better Grades in College

Despite Big Progress, Many Kids Have High Lead Levels in Blood

Developmental Woes Common in Siblings of Children With Autism

Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement

Diabetes Drug May Offer 'Modest' Weight Loss for Very Obese Teens: Study

Diabetes Prevention: Start Small, Experts Say

Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids

Dial Down Your Holiday Stress

Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds

Did Schooling Method Spread Mumps in Orthodox Jewish Communities?

Diet Drinks Tied to Depression Risk in Older Adults: Study

Diners Eat Less When Restaurant Has Soft Lighting, Music

Dirty Pacifiers May Make Infants Sick: Study

Disability From Juvenile Arthritis Hurts Adult Job Prospects

Disabled Kids 4 Times More Likely to Suffer Violence: Study

Disabled Workers Often Face Abuse: Study

Discontinued Meds May Still Get Dispensed

Disney to Curtail Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids

'Diverted' Medical Marijuana Use Common Among Teens: Study

Do Babies Begin Learning Language in the Womb?

Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer?

Do Teens With Happy Home Life Have Happier Marriages?

Do TV Liquor Ads Drive Kids to Drink?

Do Video Games Promote Reckless Driving in Certain Teens?

Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study

Docs' 'Cultural Competence' May Boost HIV Care

Docs Make Push to Lower Kids' Pain, Stress in ER

Docs Often Use Social Media on the Job: Survey

Docs' Sensitivity to Patients' Feelings Tied to Good Outcomes

Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life

Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice

Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study

Doctor-Patient Communication Key to Sticking With Meds

Doctors Biased Against Drug Company Research, Study Finds

Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds

Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests

Doctors' Insight Into Patients' Lives May Boost Care, Study Finds

Doctors Need Better Ways to Spot, Treat Concussion in Kids

Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says

Doctors Often Miss Signs of Problem Drinking in Patients, Study Finds

Doctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the Cost

Doctors' Pay Increases Lag Other Health Professionals

Doctors Should Screen Adults for Alcohol Misuse, U.S. Panel Says

Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids

Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.

Doctors' Spouses, Partners Say They're Satisfied

Doctors Tend to Share Patients With Similar Colleagues

Doctors to Parents: No Trampolines

Doctors Too Pap-Happy, Survey Suggests

Doctors Urged to Refrain from Social Media Contacts With Patients

Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study

Doctors With More Experience May Have Lower Care Costs

Does Chewing Gum Give Your Brain an Edge?

Does Eating Fish During Infancy Cut Asthma Risk?

Does Neighborhood Income Affect Teens' Mental Health?

Does Stress Management Slow MS?

Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says

Doggone It! Your Dog Has You Pegged

Dogs May Mourn as Deeply as Humans Do

'Do-It-Yourself' Projects May Boost White-Collar Males' Self-Image

Don't Blame Parents for Sins of the Child

Don't Cut School Recess, Pediatricians Say

Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge

Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns

Don't Take Shortcuts When Caring for Contact Lenses: Expert

Don't Turn to Holiday Food as a Way to Deal With Stress: Expert

Doubt Cast on Usefulness of 'Sensory' Therapies for Autism

Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study

Drinking Can Derail Women's Efforts to Quit Smoking

Drinking Imbalance Could Put Marriage on the Rocks

Drinking, Driving Drops by Half Among Teens: CDC

Drivers' Attitudes While Learning May Predict Future Road Performance

Drivers Who Multitask Often Overestimate Their Skills

Drowning Is Leading Cause of Kids' Accidental Death: CDC

Drug Company Reps Don't Tell Docs Enough About Side Effects: Survey

Drug Shows Promise Against Fragile X Syndrome, Possibly Autism

Drug Shows Some Benefit for Kids With Autism

Drug Used to Prevent Prostate Cancer Won't Lower Quality of Life

Drug Users Are 'Super-Spreaders' of Hepatitis C, Study Finds

Drug, Alcohol Abuse More Likely Among High School Dropouts

Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' May Spread Among Patients, Study Finds

Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds

Drugs Hold Promise for Severe Juvenile Arthritis Patients

Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study

Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization

Early Dental Care Can Help Keep Kids Smiling for Years to Come

Early Exposure to Stress at Home Affects Girls' Brains, Study Says

Early Language Skills Reduce Preschool Tantrums, Study Finds

Early Parkinson's Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence

Eat Too Much While Watching TV? Try Taking Smaller Bites

Eating Out Can Hurt Heart Health, Expert Warns

Economic Conditions at Birth Linked to Behavior in Teen Years

Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook

Efforts to Prevent Hospital-Based Infection Falling Short, Survey Finds

Egg Freezing as Viable as 'Fresh' Eggs, Fertility Experts Say

Electrical Brain Stimulation Plus Drug Fights Depression: Study

Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study

Electronic Health Records Aid Diabetes Control

Electronic Records Do Aid Patient Care, Study Finds

Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study

'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says

Emerging SARS-Like Virus Well-Suited to Attack Humans: Study

Emotional Woes May Last for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Employment Key to Helping Veterans Adjust to Life Back Home

Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk in Study

ER Workers Often Fail to Ask Suicidal Patients About Access to Guns

E-Records Linked to Fewer Malpractice Claims

ERs Not Doing Enough to Educate Parents on Car-Seat Safety: Study

Even a Little Exercise Boosts Self-Esteem in Overweight Teens

Even a Little Pot Use Ups College Dropout Risk

Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation

Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study

Ex-Convicts From Tobacco-Free Prisons Need Help to Stay Off Smokes

Exercise Boosts School Performance for Kids With ADHD: Study

Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study

Exercise Does Boost Teens' Health, Study Finds

Exercise May Prevent Stress and Anxiety, Study Suggests

Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese

Exercise Programs for Kids Seem to Have Little Impact: Study

Exercise, Meditation Can Beat Back Cold, Flu, Study Finds

Experimental Dengue Vaccine Shows Some Success

Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

Experimental Drug May Work Against Hepatitis C

Experimental Vaccine Might Help Women Already Infected With HPV

Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men

Expert Pitches Safety Tips for Young Baseball Players

Expert Tips for Spring-Cleaning Your Bathroom

Expert Tips for Summer Sports Safety

Expert Tips May Help Kids Avoid Allergens at School

Expert Tips to Get Rid of Head Lice

Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure

Experts Offer Tips to Cut Kids' Screen Time During Summer

'Exposure Therapy' May Be Option for Kids' Egg, Milk Allergies

Extra Steps Urged to Cut Alcohol, Drug Use in Military: Report

Eye Docs Must Do More to Spot Unsafe Older Drivers: Study

Eyes May Be Key to Spotting Who's Straight, Gay

Eyes May Possess Infection-Killing Power: Study

Facebook a Boost for Your Self-Worth?

Facebook 'Likes' Leave a Personal Trail, Study Warns

Fainting Might Run in Families, Twin Study Finds

Faith May Complement Treatment for Mental Illness

Families Who Adopt Should Use Extra Health Services, School Support: Experts

Family Grapples With Kids' Tech Time

Family History of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Up Kids' Risk for Autism

Family Meals Encourage Kids to Eat More Veggies, Fruit: Study

Family Meals Nourish Teens' Mental Health: Study

Family's Questions About Alzheimer's Patients Can Put Nurses in a Bind

Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC

Fast Food Tied to Asthma, Eczema and Hay Fever in Kids

Fatal Car Crashes Less Likely in Major Cities, CDC Study Finds

Fathers Can Teach Their Children Persistence: Study

FDA Approves 1st Pill to Help Prevent HIV Infection

FDA Approves Combo Shot for Meningitis, Hib in Kids

FDA Approves New Type of Flu Vaccine

FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

FDA Cites Possible Source of Cantaloupe-Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Proposes Tougher Warnings for Tanning Beds

FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador

FDA Warns of Fake Version of ADHD Drug Adderall

Fear of Childbirth Linked to Longer Labor, Study Says

Fear of Dark Keeps Some Adults Awake at Night: Study

Fecal Transplant Studied for Kids With Bowel Disease

Fecal 'Transplant' to Cure Gut Infection?

Feces-Linked Bacteria Found at Lake Erie Beaches

Fees Lead Some Kids to Skip After-School Sports: Survey

Female Doctors Earn Less Than Male Counterparts: Study

Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions

Few Doctors Discuss Exercise With Cancer Patients: Study

Few Follow Car Safety Guidelines for Kids, Study Finds

Few Migraine Sufferers Referred for Behavioral Treatments

Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine

Fewer Children for Women After Ectopic Pregnancy: Study

Fewer Children Injured From Swallowing Caustic Chemicals: Study

Fewer Kids Getting Hurt in Most Sports, Study Finds

Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC

Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors

Fewer U.S. Teens Dying in Teen-Driver Crashes

Fewer Young Americans Smoking, Survey Finds

Financial Worries Add to Cancer Patients' Burden

First Aid Tips for Treating Cuts, Scrapes and Puncture Wounds

First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension

First-Ever Guidelines Issued for Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Kids

Fiscal Standoff Could Cause Financial Pain for Health Care

'Fish Pedicure' a Recipe for Bacterial Infection, Researchers Warn

Fit Kids May Dodge Fractures in Old Age

Fitter Kids May Make Better Grades: Study

Five Keys to Keep Your Valentine's Heart

Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development

Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say

Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection Can Follow Natural Disasters, Study Finds

Flip-Flop? People Can Change Moral Positions and Not Know It

Flirting Works as Negotiation Tactic for Women: Study

Flu Cases From County Fair Traced to Pigs

Flu Drug Tamiflu OK for Babies Under 1: FDA

Flu Infections Continue to Decline

Flu Levels Continue to Fall, CDC Says

Flu Levels Starting to Fall, CDC Says

Flu Season Arrives Early and It Could Be Severe: CDC

Flu Season Continues to Wind Down

Flu Season Was One of Mildest on Record, CDC Confirms

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 Safe for Kids With Crohn's, Colitis: Study

Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC

Focus on One Sport Raises Young Athletes' Injury Risk: Study

Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial

Follow-Up Lacking for Babies After Hepatitis B Vaccination: CDC

Food Allergies Can Make Kids Targets for Bullies

Food Allergies Tied to Impaired Growth in Kids

Food, Skin Allergies on the Rise Among Children: CDC

Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes

For Colorado Family, It's Allergies All Around

For First Time, Pain 'Signature' Spotted on Brain MRIs

For Kids, Eating Out = More Calories

For Many, 'Superstorm' Sandy Could Take Toll on Mental Health

For Most Bullied Gay Kids, Things Do 'Get Better,' Study Finds

For People With Lung Disease, Colds Are Worse With School Kids Around

For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late

For Restaurants, Healthier Menus May Mean Healthier Bottom Line

For Some, Views on Global Warming Change With the Weather

Fossilized Teeth Hold Clues to Early Human Species' Diet

Foster Kids Adopted by Same-Sex Parents Make Big Gains, Study Says

Four in 10 Babies Given Solid Foods Too Early, Study Finds

Fractures Take High Toll on High School Athletes

Free Birth Control May Curb Abortions: Study

Frequent Eating in Kids Tied to Less Weight Gain

Frequent Moves Take Toll on Poor Kids, Study Suggests

Frequent MRI Scanner Exposure Might Affect Memory: Study

From One Generation to the Next, Dental Care Changes

Gadget Givers Urged to Consider Ramifications

Gasoline Poisonings in Kids Spike During Summer: Study

Gay or Straight, Parents Too Tired for Sex, Study Suggests

Gene May Be Tied to Both Smoking and ADHD, Study Suggests

Gene Mutations Appear Key to Childhood Leukemia Risk, Study Says

Gene Study Uncovers More Autism Clues

Gene Tests May Not Drive Patients to More Medical Care

Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder

Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD

Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk

Genes Linked to Retardation Not Inherited, Study Suggests

Genes May Dictate Teens' Susceptibility to Heavy Smoking

Genetic Studies Give Clues to Tourette Syndrome, OCD

Genital Injuries Common But Preventable, Researchers Say

Germ in Cat Feces May Affect Human Brain, Behavior: Study

Germs Fly in Roller-Derby Games, Study Finds

Germs Lurk in Office Kitchens, Break Rooms

Gestational Diabetes, Poverty Linked to ADHD

Girls May Need Fewer Gardasil Shots, Study Suggests

Girls' Peers, Not Media, May Exert Most Pressure to Be Thin

Girls With Autism May Need Different Treatments Than Boys

Give Away Your Money, Feel Happier?

Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say

Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday

Gleevec's Latest Approval is for Pediatric Cancer

Going Online for Info May Reflect a Pro-Active Stance Against Cancer

Good Feelings About Ex-Employer May Boost Self-Esteem in Jobless

Good 'First-Time' Sex May Set Stage for Future Enjoyment

Gorging at the Buffet Table? Tactics May Help You Eat Less

Gout Management Is Focus of New Guidelines

Graphic Cig Pack Labels Make Smokers Think, Study Finds

Grateful Teens May Have Less Risk for Depression, Other Problems

Green Spaces Boost City Dwellers' Well-Being

Guidelines Issued for When Docs Should Order Vascular Testing

Gulp! Study Suggests Super-Size Soda Ban Could Fizzle

Gum Disease, HPV May Play Role in Head & Neck Cancers

Halloween Means Gobbling Candy

Halloween Warning: Decorative Contact Lenses May Damage Your Eyes

Handshakes Matter for First Impressions, Brain Study Confirms

Happier Childhoods Tied to More Wealth as Adults: Study

Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies

Harmful Chemicals Found in Day Care Centers, Study Says

Harvest Season Can Be Hazardous for Farmers

Hate Other People's Cellphone Calls? You're Not Alone

Having Older Grandfather May Raise Child's Autism Risk: Study

Head Blows May Hamper Learning in College Athletes

Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report

Health Officials Tracking Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Turtles

Health Risks Will Rise in Sandy's Wake, Experts Warn

Health Tip: Help Protect Kids from Flu

Health Tip: Reading to Baby

Health Tip: Sled Safely

Health Tip: What's Behind Frequent Nosebleeds?

Health Tip: Applying Insect Repellent

Health Tip: Are Your Child's Tantrums Dangerous?

Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?

Health Tip: Avoid Fighting With the Kids Over Food

Health Tip: Avoid Spreading Pinkeye

Health Tip: Be Careful With Kids Around Water at Home

Health Tip: Before You See a Podiatrist

Health Tip: Bonding With Your Infant

Health Tip: Boost Baby's Brain With Toys

Health Tip: Bring Baby Back to a Safe Home

Health Tip: Buying Shoes for Your Child

Health Tip: Calming a Fussy Baby

Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Cradle Cap

Health Tip: Childproof the Laundry Area

Health Tip: Cleaning a Young Child's Teeth

Health Tip: Clip Baby's Nails Carefully

Health Tip: Comforting Baby's Pain

Health Tip: Considering Counseling?

Health Tip: Coping With Separation Anxiety

Health Tip: Curb Late-Night Snacking

Health Tip: Dealing With Grief

Health Tip: Defend Against Insect Bites While Traveling Abroad

Health Tip: Does Your Child Have a Seasonal Allergy?

Health Tip: Don't Leave Kids in the Car Alone

Health Tip: Don't Take the Wrong Medication

Health Tip: Easing Teething Pain

Health Tip: Eat a Healthy Diet When Nursing

Health Tip: Eating Because You're Bored?

Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Help in the Kitchen

Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Snack on Fruits and Veggies

Health Tip: Encourage Your Family to Exercise

Health Tip: Encourage Your Toddler to Read

Health Tip: Encouraging a Picky Eater

Health Tip: Enjoy a Healthier Halloween

Health Tip: Exercise to Combat Stress

Health Tip: Get Some Rest After Giving Birth

Health Tip: Giving Up Baby's Bottle

Health Tip: Help a Child With ADHD Sleep Better

Health Tip: Help Avoid a Lupus Flare

Health Tip: Help Baby Develop Healthy Sleep Habits

Health Tip: Help Cool a Temper Tantrum

Health Tip: Help Ease Night Terrors

Health Tip: Help Keep Head Lice From Coming Back

Health Tip: Help Keep Your Baby's Crib Safe

Health Tip: Help Kids Have an Active Summer

Health Tip: Help Prevent Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

Health Tip: Help Prevent Repetitive Stress Injury

Health Tip: Help Prevent Trampoline Injuries

Health Tip: Help Stay Healthy Mentally

Health Tip: Helping Kids Conquer Bedwetting

Health Tip: Holding Your Infant Skin to Skin

Health Tip: If You or Your Child Have a Food Allergy

Health Tip: If Your Child Develops Food Poisoning

Health Tip: If Your Child Gets Headaches

Health Tip: If Your Child Has a Nightmare

Health Tip: If Your Older Child Wets the Bed

Health Tip: Is Anxiety Affecting Your Child?

Health Tip: Is Your Child a Biter?

Health Tip: Is Your Child Being Bullied?

Health Tip: Is Your Child Ready for a Tricycle?

Health Tip: Keep Baby Safe in a Stroller

Health Tip: Keep Kids From Choking Hazards

Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe in Cold Weather

Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe in the Backyard

Health Tip: Keep Magnets Away From Children

Health Tip: Keep Medications Out of Youngsters' Reach

Health Tip: Keep Off the Weight You've Lost

Health Tip: Keep Your Child Safe in a High Chair

Health Tip: Keep Your Child's Eczema at Bay

Health Tip: Keep Your Emotions in Check

Health Tip: Keeping Baby Chicks

Health Tip: Kids Keeping You From Exercising?

Health Tip: Kids Need to Stop Sucking Their Thumbs

Health Tip: Kids on the Run

Health Tip: Make Exercise a Social Activity

Health Tip: Make Kids Safe in the Sandbox

Health Tip: Make Sure Kids Get Enough Water

Health Tip: Manage Visitors After Bringing Home Baby

Health Tip: Manage Your Child's Allergy

Health Tip: Minimize Pesticide Exposure

Health Tip: Monitor Fat in Preschoolers' Diet

Health Tip: Offering Baby or Toddler Solid Food?

Health Tip: Packing a Backpack

Health Tip: Poor Air Quality Affects Kids With Asthma

Health Tip: Possible Signs of an Ear Infection

Health Tip: Prepare Children for Sleep

Health Tip: Preparing Baby Formula

Health Tip: Promote Fine Motor Skills in Preschoolers

Health Tip: Protect Kids From Lead Exposure

Health Tip: Protect Kids From Mosquito Bites

Health Tip: Protect Kids From Stress

Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Abduction

Health Tip: Protect Your Child in Extreme Heat

Health Tip: Protecting Babies From Whooping Cough

Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Hot Water Burns

Health Tip: Remove a Splinter

Health Tip: Resolve to Meet Your Exercise Goals

Health Tip: Rules for the Pool

Health Tip: Secondhand Smoke is Dangerous

Health Tip: Secure Your Child in a Booster Seat

Health Tip: Serve Up a Healthy After-School Snack

Health Tip: Shopping for Children's Shoes

Health Tip: Signs That Baby is in Pain

Health Tip: Signs That Your Child May Have Juvenile Arthritis

Health Tip: Starting Baby on Solid Foods

Health Tip: Stay Safe at the Playground

Health Tip: Stay Safe This Halloween

Health Tip: Store Breast Milk Safely

Health Tip: Talk to Kids About Smoking

Health Tip: Tame Your Food Cravings

Health Tip: Teach Kids to Prevent Overuse Injuries

Health Tip: Think Before You Eat

Health Tip: Treat a Toddler to a Picnic

Health Tip: Treating a Nosebleed

Health Tip: Treating Swimmer's Ear

Health Tip: Troubled by a Toothache?

Health Tip: Use Antibiotics Wisely

Health Tip: Use Caution Before Giving Cough Medicine to Kids

Health Tip: Warning Signs of Infant Dehydration

Health Tip: What's Keeping Your Child Awake?

Health Tip: When Your Child Has a Headache

Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study

Healthy Neurotic? Being Conscientious May Help

Healthy-Looking Pigs at State Fair Found to Have Swine Flu

Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease

Heavier Friends Might Widen Your Waistline: Study

Heavy Drinking, Pot Use Tied to Teen Brain Changes

Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later

Heavy Smokers Cut Back the Most When Cigarette Taxes Rise: Study

Help Kids Breathe Easier on Halloween

Help Young Pitchers Avoid Overuse Injuries

Helping Children Make Sense of the Senseless

Hepatitis B Infection Rates in U.S. Higher Than Thought

Hepatitis C Treatment May Hamper Kids' Growth

Hepatitis: The Hidden Hazard

'Hidden' HPV May Reactivate in Older Women, Study Suggests

'Hiding' Cigarettes in Stores Might Keep Kids From Smoking: Study

High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health

High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Young Adults: Study

High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier

High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study

High School Football Players Often Not Deterred by Head Injury

Higher Indoor Humidity Levels Might Slow Flu's Spread

High-Risk Heterosexuals Should Take HIV Prevention Pill, Too

HIV Diagnoses Among U.S. Hispanics Vary By Region: CDC

HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection

HIV Drug May Prevent Bone Marrow Transplant Complication

HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study

HIV Exposure Before Birth May Raise Kids' Risk of Hearing Loss

HIV Infections Continue to Hit Young Americans Hard

HIV-Like Virus Arose in Primates Millions of Years Ago, Scientists Say

Hockey Rule Changes Could Cut Player Aggression, Injuries

Homegrown Strain of Dengue Fever Virus Pinpointed in Florida

Homelessness, Frequent Moves Affect How Kids Do in School

Hookah Effects as Harmful as Cigarettes, Study Finds

Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication

Hospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take Hours

Hospitals Should Test More Teen Girls for Pregnancy, Study Suggests

Hot Tap Water May Pose Scalding Hazard

Hotel Room Germs Abound on TV Remotes, Light Switches

House Joins Senate to OK Bill That Avoids Fiscal Cliff

House Joins Senate to OK Bill to Avoid Fiscal Cliff

'Hovering' Moms May Take Fun Out of Play

How Dog-Savvy Is Your Child?

How Healthy Is Your County?

How to Prevent, Treat Diaper Rash

How to Quell 9th-Grade Angst

How to Tell If Your Child Is Too Sick for School: Expert

HPV Shot Doesn't Encourage Sexual Activity in Girls: Study

HPV Vaccination Sends Genital Wart Cases Plummeting: Study

HPV Vaccine Found Safe in Large Study

Human Breast Milk May Block HIV, Mouse Study Finds

Humanitarian Work May Raise Risk of Anxiety, Depression

Humans Might Be Hard-Wired to 'Love Thy Neighbor'

Humira Might Help Kids With Tough-to-Treat Crohn's Disease

Hungry Shoppers Pile High-Calorie Foods in Their Carts

Identifying Teen Drivers Curbs Crashes in N.J., Study Finds

Impact Tests Show Bike Helmets Protect Kids in Crashes

Importance of Family Meals Questioned

Improve Care for Veterans With PTSD: Report

Improved Developmental Screening Urged for Hispanic Kids

Impulsive College Women at Risk of Drinking Problems: Study

In Hospitals, Daily Antiseptic Bath May Prevent Dangerous Infections

In Seriously Ill Kids, Obesity May Be Tied to Higher Death Risk: Study

In Terms of Drinking, the Rich Are Different, Study Says

Incan Girl's Mummy Yields Evidence of Respiratory Woes

Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say

Indoor Tanners Rationalize Risky Behavior, Study Finds

Indoor Tanning Causes Common Skin Cancers, Study Finds

Infant Formula Can Be a Major Source of BPA: Experts

Infant 'Smarts' Similar With Different Types of Formula: Study

Infants' Inattentiveness Might Signal Later Autism, Study Says

Infection With 2 HIV Strains Slows Disease Progression

Injuries No Worse for Tasered Teens Than Adults: Study

Injuries Rising Among Young Dancers

Injuries Skyrocket From Inflatable Bounce Houses: Study

Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States

In-Person Bullying Still Bigger Problem Than Cyberbullying: Expert

Interns' Schedules Shortchange Patients, Study Suggests

Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?

Is Court's Health-Care Ruling a Wise Decision? It Depends...

Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?

Is Perfect Pitch Genetic?

Is 'Sex Addiction' Real? Some Experts Say So

Is the Mental Health System Failing Troubled Kids?

Is Too Much E-Communication Swamping Doctors?

Is Your Little One Scared of Santa?

Isolation, Loneliness May Raise Death Risk for Elderly

It's OK for Kids to Keep Believing in Santa, Expert Says

Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression

Job Worries for Parents May Mean Poorer Nutrition for Kids

Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life

Junk Food Laws in Schools May Mean Healthier Kids: Study

Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies

Keep Beauty Regimen Safe During Pregnancy, Doctor Advises

Keep Infants Out of Sun and Heat, Experts Warn

Keep Kids Safe From Laundry Detergent Packets

Keep Tots' Milk to 2 Cups a Day: Study

Keeping Kids Safe on Roller Coasters and Other Thrill Rides

Keeping Sexuality Secret Takes Mental Toll on Bisexual Men

Keeping Up a Healthy Lifestyle Pays Off in Added Years: Study

Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites

Kelly the Robot Helps Kids Tackle Autism

Key to More Active, Slimmer Kids: Friends

Kick Off the Holiday Season With a Healthier Thanksgiving

Kids' Abdominal Injuries May Not Warrant CT Scan

Kids and Healthy Eating Can Go Together

Kids Born Even a Little Early Have Lower School Scores: Study

Kids' Concussion Recovery Varies by Symptom Severity: Study

Kids Develop Sense of Humor by Age 1, Study Finds

Kids' Generosity May Depend on Who's Watching: Study

Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food

Kids' Headaches Rarely Due to Vision Problems, Study Finds

Kids in Daycare More Prone to Be Overweight

Kids' Learning Disabilities May Have Multiple Causes

Kids May Be at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk If Parents Had Infertility Treatments

Kids More Likely to Pick Up Warts at Home, Not Public Spaces

Kids of Better-Educated Parents Have Healthier Diets: Study

Kids on Medicaid May Face Barriers to Eczema Treatment

Kids' Pet Frogs Caused Salmonella Outbreak: CDC

Kids' Sexual Behavior Influenced by Movie Scenes: Study

Kids' Smoking Influences May Change Over Time

Kids Still Swallowing Magnets Despite Warning Labels

Kids' Track Injuries Surge in US

Kids' Vaccine Exemptions Too Easy to Obtain: Study

Kids Who Sleep a Bit Longer Behave Better in School, Study Finds

Kids With Autism and Child Prodigies May Share Certain Traits

Kids With Autism Common Users of ERs, Study Says

Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds

Kids With Autism Find It Hard to Describe Poor Behavior, Study Finds

Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior

Kids With Hemophilia Should Be Active, But Avoid Risky Sports: Study

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

Kids With Psoriasis More Likely to Be Overweight: Study

Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study

Kids, Seniors Prone to MRSA Infections Depending on Season: Study

Kindergarten Vaccines Close to Target Levels: CDC

Know What's in Your Child's Medications, FDA Warns

Knowing Time Needed to Walk Off Calories May Curb Appetite

Lack of Sleep May Trip Up Student Athletes

Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens

Lasting Wedded Bliss May Lead to Better Health

Late-Night Cramming May Hurt School Test Results

Late-Preterm Babies Needing ICU Catch Up With Other Preemies: Study

Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment

Latest West Nile Tally: 5,245 Cases, 236 Deaths

Laundry Detergent Packs Pose Poisoning Threat to Toddlers

Lax Parents, Dealers May Lead to ATV Crashes, Study Suggests

Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA

Legal Unions, Including Marriage, Boost Mental Health for Gay People: Study

Lengthy Seizures May Delay Mental Development, Study Suggests

Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved

Let Babies 'Cry It Out,' Study Suggests

Leukemia Deadlier for Teens, Young Adults Than Younger Kids: Study

Liberal or Conservative: Study Finds Childhood Influence

Life's Winners May Not Win the Life Span Race

Lifestyle Affects Outcome of Peripheral Artery Procedure: Study

Lifestyle Changes Key to Weight Loss in New Year

Lifestyle Might Curb Loss of Height That Comes With Age

Limited Radiation May Help Some Kids With Lymphoma

Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study

Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: Report

Little Evidence on Value of Treatments for Autism: Report

Little Evidence Organic Food Better in Long Run: Report

Little Known on How to Best Help Kids After Trauma

Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds

Little U.S. Flu Activity So Far, CDC Says

Little-Known Respiratory Infection Sends Many Kids to Hospital

Liver Transplantation No Bar to Successful Pregnancy

Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk

Living Without Lies Might Make You Healthier

Loneliness May Boost Odds of Dementia

Loneliness May Take a Physical Toll

Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life

Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests

Looking Away As You Get Needle Does Lower Pain, Study Shows

Lower Drinking Age May Raise Chances of Bingeing Later

Lower Lung Function in Infancy Linked to Wheeze in Adulthood

Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes

Low-Income Patients Often Have Trouble Reaching Doctor Via Email

Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike

Lust May Dampen Humans' Sense of Disgust, Study Suggests

Lyme Rash Reappearance Probably Signals New Infection, Study Says

'Macho' Men Do Worse in Couples When the Woman Earns More

Magnesium-Rich Food May Help Keep Kids' Bones Strong

Magnets in iPad2 May Alter Settings on Brain Shunt Devices: Study

Mailed Kits May Prompt Parents to Protect Kids From Sun

Make Holiday Meals Safe for Kids With Food Allergies

Make Sure Toys You Buy Are Safe for Tots

Making Parental Peace With Kids' Homework

Making People Sign Forms at the Top May Keep Them Honest

Malaria, Typhoid Pose Biggest Threat to Travelers in Tropics

Male Diners Tip Better When Waitress Wears Red: Study

Mammo Rates Unchanged Despite Controversial Guidelines

Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs

Man Who Got Smallpox Vaccine Passes Milder Infection to Sex Partner: CDC

Many Americans in Denial Over Weight Gain: Study

Many Americans Not Prepared for Disasters: Poll

Many Children With Autism Have Other Health Problems, Study Says

Many Grandparents Lack Latest Child Safety Info: Study

Many High School Football Players Ignore Signs of Concussion: Survey

Many Homeless May Harbor Hepatitis C

Many Hospitalized Children Experience Severe Pain: Report

Many Hospitalized Kids Struggle With Pain

Many Kids on Medicaid Don't See Dentist: Study

Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital

Many Lacked Preventive Care Before Health Reform Law: U.S. Report

Many Lesbians Not Screened for Cervical Cancer, Study Finds

Many More Doctors Using Electronic Health Records

Many Obese Americans Struggle With Stigma, Discrimination, Poll Finds

Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds

Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says

Many Parents Give Kids Cold Medicines When They Shouldn't, Survey Finds

Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians

Many Parents Text, Phone With Kids in Car: Survey

Many Parents Texting, Phoning While Driving Their Kids: Survey

Many Pedestrians Hit By Cars Are Distracted By Mobile Devices

Many People Underestimate How Long a Cough Should Last

Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey

Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity

Many Smokers Light Up With Kids in Car: Study

Many Still Tanning, Despite Dangers, Survey Finds

Many Suicidal Kids Have Access to Guns at Home: Study

Many Teens Afraid to Intervene in Sexual Assault, Survey Finds

Many Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School: Survey

Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests

Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds

Many Test Results Left Unread as Patients Leave Hospital: Study

Many U.S. Doctors Have Symptoms of Burnout: Survey

Many U.S. Teens at Risk for Suicide Despite Treatment: Study

Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits

Many U.S. Teens Struggle With Extreme Fatigue: Survey

Many Women Victims of 'Contraceptive Sabotage,' Experts Say

Many Young Americans Plan to Own a Gun, Survey Finds

Marijuana Use Rising Among High School Seniors: Report

Maternal Depression, Violence at Home May Raise Child's ADHD Risk

Math Anxiety Takes Bigger Toll on Girls: Study

Measles Can Spread Further Than Thought on Airplanes: Study

Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant

Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012

Med School Students Still Get Gifts From Drug Companies: Survey

Medical Group Notes Key Elements of Well-Woman Exams

Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?

Medical School Ethics Policies May Affect How Doctors Prescribe

Medicare/Medicaid Policy Shift Didn't Budge Hospital Infection Rates: Study

Meditation Method a Matter of Taste

Meds May Spur Compulsive Behaviors in Some Parkinson's Patients: Study

Melanoma Rates Rising in U.S. Children

Men Can Still Ask for PSA Test, and Some Should, Doctors Say

Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study

Menstrual Cycles May Affect Women's Shopping Patterns

Mental Abuse of Kids Leaves Lifelong Scars

Mental Disorders Linked With Domestic Violence, Study Says

Mental Health Care Lacking for Kids, Advocates Say

Mental Health of Dads-to-Be May Influence Toddler's Behavior

Mental Health Woes Raise Odds for Prescription Painkiller Abuse

Mental Illness Affects 1 in 5 U.S. Adults, Survey Finds

Mental Illness May Not Impede Healthy Weight Loss, Study Says

Meth Addiction May Be Harder to Treat in Teen Girls

Meth in Pregnancy May Blunt Child's Reaction to Stress: Study

Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC

Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak

Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too

Migraines May Hurt Kids' Grades Too

Military Women Exposed to Combat After Childbirth Face Depression

Mind Wandering Drives Up Crash Rate

Minority Fifth Graders Face Health Obstacles, Study Finds

Misdiagnosis Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study

'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study

Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review

Missing Data May Skew Clinical Trials

Modern Technology Adds to Worldwide Obesity Woes: Report

Modest Weight Loss Can Reap Prolonged Health Benefits

Mold Exposure in Infancy May Raise Asthma Risk

Mom's HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding

Moms May Use TV to Calm Fussy Infants: Study

Money Really Can't Buy Happiness, Study Finds

Monkey Research Gives Insights Into New SARS-Like Virus

More Antibiotic Use Tied to Rise in Diarrheal Infections in Hospitals: Study

More Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws

More College Women Smoking Hookahs

More Drug Trials Needed for Conditions Affecting Kids: Review

More Evidence Linking Creativity, Mental Illness

More Evidence Links Bullying, Abuse to Suicidal Thoughts in Youth

More Evidence That Violent Video Games Help Spur Aggression

More Evidence Whooping Cough Protection Wanes

More Friends, Greater Well-Being at Midlife?

More Health Care Professionals Abusing Anesthesia Drug: Study

More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds

More Kids Diagnosed With Mental Health Disabilities, Study Finds

More Kids Opting Out of School-Required Vaccinations: Study

More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD: Study

More Mental Health Care Urged for Kids Who Self-Harm

More Mental Health Woes in College Kids Who Abuse Prescription Drugs

More People Stay 'Connected' on Vacation Via Web: Study

More Testosterone, Less Deceit?

More Than 1 in 4 Teens Have 'Sexted': Study

More Than 4 in 10 U.S. Teens Text While Driving: Survey

More Than 4,000 U.S. Kids Hurt Each Year on Amusement Rides

More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended': CDC

More Than Half of Resident Docs Have Worked While Sick: Study

More Than Half of Severe Mental Disability Cases Not Inherited: Study

More Time at Family Dinners Might Curb Obesity in Kids

More Time in Gym Class Equals Stronger Kids

More U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD

More U.S. Couples Living Together Instead of Marrying, CDC Finds

More U.S. Kids Get High-Radiation Scans, Study Says

More U.S. Kids Prescribed Off-Label Antipsychotics: Study

More Vigilance Needed to Protect Kids With Food Allergies

Mosquitoes Can Become Desensitized to DEET

Most Docs Don't Follow ADHD Treatment Guidelines for Preschoolers: Study

Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey

Most 'Extreme Preemies' Grow Into Happy, Healthy Teens

Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey

Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds

Most Men Don't Need PSA Tests, Doctors' Group Says

Most Prefer That Men 'Pop the Question,' Survey Finds

Most Teens Support Tough Smoking Bans: Survey

Most U.S. Schools Unprepared for Pandemics: Study

Motherhood May Spur Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior in Some

Mother's Drinking Increases Risk of Infant's Death: Study

'Mother's Kiss' Method May Dislodge Items Kids Put in Nose

Mothers' Pre-Pregnancy Weight Tied to Kids' IQ, Study Says

Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health

Motivation and Study, Not IQ, Are Keys to Kids' Math Success

Mouse Study Sheds New Light on How Memories Are Stored

'Mouth Feel' Makes Wine Go Well With Meat, Study Finds

Move Over, Mean Girls

Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players

Multiple Methods Can Safely Help Babies Get to Sleep, Study Shows

Multiple Tests Needed to Spot Infections in Newborns: Study

Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study

Muscle-Building Teens May Go to Extremes, Study Finds

Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging

Nails Need Love, Too

Nearby Livestock May Raise 'Superbug' Risk

Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey

Nearly One-Third of Kids With Food Allergies May Be Bullied

Needed: Recruits of All Ages for Medical Research

Neglect May Harm Brain Growth in Children

Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded

New Antibiotic May Treat Skin Infections in Shorter Time

New Autism Criteria Will Have Minor Impact: Study

New Bird Flu No Immediate Threat: U.S. Experts

New Clues to How HIV Infects Body's Cells

New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain

New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Screening in Newborns, Children

New Guidelines Raise Safety Bar on Concussions

New Guidelines Suggest HIV Screening for All Adults

New Guidelines Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD

New Medicine Might Fight Drug-Resistant TB, Study Says

New Seal Flu Could Pose Threat to Humans

New Strep Throat Guidelines Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

New Treatment For Head Lice?

New Vaccine May Offer Protection From Deadly Nipah Virus

New Vaccine Strategy May Fight Genital Herpes, Mouse Study Suggests

Newborn Screening May Miss Adrenal-Gland Disorder

Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests

Night Shift Linked to Raised Risk of Ovarian Cancer

Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates

'Nightmare' Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Hospitals, Nursing Homes: CDC

No Evidence That New Bird Flu Passes Between People: Study

No Health Risk When Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood: Study

No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: Study

No Need to Toss Your Child's Toothbrush After Strep Throat, Study Suggests

No Proof Drugs Ease Kids' Migraines: Study

No Tie Between Light Drinking During Pregnancy, Child's Development: Study

Noisy Wards Could Threaten Hospital Patients' Health

Non-Amputees Can Experience the Illusion of a 'Phantom' Limb

Non-Drug ADHD Treatments Don't Pan Out in Study

Not All HIV Patients in U.S. Show Same Characteristics: Study

'Not Fair!' How Sibling Fights May Lead to Later Mood Problems

Number of U.S. Kids With Diabetes Could Skyrocket: Study

Nursing Shortage May Harm Infants in Intensive Care, Study Says

OB/GYNs Endorse Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills

Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds

Obese Boys, Impotent Men?

Obese Children Struggle With Joint Pain: Study

Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease

Obese Kids May Face Immediate Health Woes, Study Finds

Obese Kids May Have Dulled Taste Buds

Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant

Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs

Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study

Obesity Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes Among Poor: Study

Obesity Does Slow People Down, Study Confirms

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

Ob-Gyn Group Lists Procedures That May Not Be Needed

Official: Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak May Have Broken State Law

'Off-Label' Use of Meds Routine in Pediatric ICU

Ohio Mail-Order Hatchery Now Linked to Salmonella in 23 States

Old Money Gets Spent More Quickly, Study Finds

Older Antipsychotics May Work as Well as Newer Ones: Review

Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds

Omega-3s in Formula Can Help Baby's Eyesight: Review

On Game Day, Sometimes Winning Isn't Everything

Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Yields Sobering Findings

Once-Obese Women Still Face Stigma, Study Finds

One in 10 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With ADHD: Report

One in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism: CDC

One in Five U.S. Smokers Has Tried an 'E-Cigarette'

One Path to Fitter Kids: More P.E. at School

One-Third of Men With Anal Cancer Have HIV, Study Finds

Only 1 in 4 Americans With HIV Has Virus Under Control: CDC

Only a Third of U.S. Moms Who Plan to Breast-Feed Meet Goals

Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life

Options Increasing for Coping With Kids' Food Allergies

Outdoor Recess May Help Protect Kids From Nearsightedness

Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years

Overloaded Backpacks Can Injure Kids: Experts

Overweight Kids May Do Worse in Math: Study

Overweight Kids More Prone to Gallstones: Study

Overweight Teens Report High Rates of Bullying, Teasing

Overweight Teens Typically Eat Less Than Normal-Weight Peers

Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Pack School Lunches That Are Healthy and Fun

Painkiller Abuse by Kids Way Up, Study Finds

Paranoia Common After Mugging, Study Says

Parental Abuse, Neglect Linked to Increased Skin Cancer Risk

Parent-Focused Classes May Help Tots at Risk for ADHD

Parenthood Seems to Protect Against Catching Colds: Study

Parents Can Adapt, Thrive After 'Empty Nest'

Parents' Divorce May Up Kids' Odds for Smoking as Adults

Parents' Fear of Dentist May Get Passed On to Kids

Parents' Fighting May Have Long-Lasting Effect on Kids

Parents Key to Easing Psychological Impact of Conn. Shootings

Parents Key to Whether Kids Get Enough Exercise, Studies Find

Parents' Love in Infancy Pays Off Later, Study Finds

Parents May Be Taking Concussion Symptoms Too Lightly: Survey

Parents' Military Deployment Takes Toll on Kids, Study Finds

Parents Not Too Worried About Kids' Use of Pain Meds: Poll

Parents of Severely Disabled Kids Say They Enrich Their Lives

Parents Often Lose Sleep Over Child's Epilepsy, Study Finds

Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care

Parents' Social Anxiety May Raise Kids' Risk for Anxiety Disorder

Parents Who Veto Vaccinations Often Seek Like-Minded Opinions

Parents Will Push for Medication, Even If Doc Says Not Needed

Parents' Worries About HPV Vaccine on the Rise: Study

Parents: Revealing Your Past Smoking, Pot Use May Not Help Your Kids

Partisanship Guides Americans' Attitudes on Health-Care Reform Law: Poll

Patient Education Helps Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics for Cough, Study Finds

Patient Involvement Lowers Health Costs, Study Says

Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study

Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say

Patients Balk at Asking Health Care Workers to Wash Hands

Patients Gain When Hospitals Work Together on Infection Control

Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: 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

Pay Attention in Preschool, Graduate From College: Study

Pediatrician Group Issues Home Birth Policy Statement

Pediatricians Endorse New Acne Treatment Guidelines

Pediatricians' Group Urges Flu Shot for Kids Aged 6 Months and Up

Pediatricians Say No to Expulsions, Suspensions at Schools

Pediatrics Group Issues New Ear Infection Guidelines

Penicillin Prevents Return of Leg Infection Called Cellulitis: Study

People Can Emit Flu Germs in Air Up to 6 Feet Away, Study Finds

People Happier When They Get More Sex Than Their Friends: Study

People May Eat More When Headlines Bear Bad News

People May Skip Generic Pills if Color Differs From Brand-Name Drug

People More Likely to Guzzle Beer Served in Curved Glasses

People Overestimate the Happiness New Purchases Will Bring

People Seem More Accepting of Food Addiction Than Other Vices

People Underestimate How Much They Might Change in the Future

People With Egg Allergy Can Safely Get Flu Shot: Experts

People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support

Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics

Pet Hedgehogs Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 8 States

Petroleum Jelly Tied to Vaginal Infection Risk in Study

Pets May Help Kids With Autism Develop Social Skills

Phobic Anxiety May Link to Premature Aging

Phones, Texting May Be as Dangerous as Alcohol for Drivers

Physical Ailments Take Toll on Mental Health: Study

Physical Education Is Good for Kids' Grades, Study Finds

Physical, Sexual Assault May Raise Soldiers' Suicide Risk

Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds

Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds

Picky Eating in Youngsters Might Be Largely Caused by Genes

Pictures of Fatty, Sugary Foods May Spur Cravings

Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later

Pinball Analogy May Help Grief-Stricken Move Forward

Plague Rare in U.S., Surfacing in More Affluent Areas

Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Higher Asthma Risk in Kids

Plastics Chemical in Dental Fillings Might Affect Children's Behavior: Study

Plastics Chemical Linked to Obesity in Kids

Play-Focused Program Might Help Kids With Autism

Playfulness May Be Nature's Way of Helping Romance Bloom: Study

Playing Several Sports Keeps Kids Slimmer: Study

'Plugged-In' Teens Vulnerable in Traffic: Study

Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study

Poll: Many Americans Don't See Their Kids as Overweight

Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds

Poor Neighborhoods Home to More Obese Kids: Study

Poor Nutrition Can Bite Into Your Sleep, Experts Say

Poor Parenting Styles Linked to Bullying Behavior in Kids

Poor Reading Skills Linked to Teen Pregnancy Risk

Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Personality Disorder

Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood

Poorer Neighborhoods Often Have Less Safe Playgrounds

Popular Characters Can Help Kids Eat Healthy Foods Too

Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects

Popularity of 'Walk-In' Retail Health Clinics Growing: Poll

Positive Outlook Boosts Likelihood of Healthier Lifestyle

Possible Affordable Care Act Glitch: Too Few Doctors

Postpartum Depression May Lead to Shorter Kids: Study

Pot Psychosis May Be Gene-Related

Potions From the Past Held More Than a Snake-Oil Promise: Study

Potty-Training Method Won't Affect Tot's Health: Study

Powerful People Tend Not to Return Smiles, Study Says

Praising Kids for Efforts, Not Qualities, May Help Them Succeed

Pre-College Parental Chat May Reduce Freshman Drinking

'Predrinking' Nearly Doubles Booze Consumption: Study

Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says

Prenatal Antidepressants Don't Raise Fetal, Infant Death Risk: Study

Prenatal Mercury Exposure Tied to ADHD Symptoms in Kids

Prenatal Test Presents Dilemmas to Expectant Mothers

Preordered School Lunches May Be Healthier, Study Finds

Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage

Preschool TV Habits Linked to 4th-Grade Waist Size, Fitness

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Set for Saturday

Preteen Food Choices May Help Predict Eating Disorders Later

Pre-Test Jitters Might Boost Scores: Study

Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study

Pricey Cigarettes, Strict Schools Help Curb Teen Smoking

Primary Care Docs Shouldn't Screen All Patients for Oral Cancer: Experts

Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Call

Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says

Privacy an Issue for Nursing Moms in Neonatal ICUs

Protect Your Kids From Pollen Allergies: Expert

'Protected Power Naps' Could Help Keep Medical Interns Alert: Study

Psych, Sleep Meds May Affect Driving

Psychiatric Drugs More Often Prescribed in the South

Psychiatric Meds in Water Supply May Alter Fish Behavior

Psychiatry Gets Revised Diagnostic Manual

Psychological Woes Could Arise During Interplanetary Spaceflight: Study

PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study

Put Traffic Safety on Back-to-School 'To-Do' List: Experts

Putting Your Mental Health in Order

Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type

Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices

Quick Survey May Pick Up Ovarian Cancer Warnings: Study

Quiet Confidence Seems to Help Salespeople Succeed

Quitting Smoking Just as Hard for Teens: Study

Rabies From Transplanted Organ Killed Recipient, CDC Says

Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments

Racial Gap in Kids' Dental Care Vanishing: Study

Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk

Ranting on Websites May Just Make You Angrier

Rare Drug-Resistant Bacteria Spotted in U.S. Hospital

Rate of New HIV Infections Drops for First Time Among Black Women: CDC

Rats May Also Feel 'Placebo Effect,' Study Suggests

Raucous Music May Tap Into Your Inner Animal

Reading, Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp

Ready-to-Eat Foods for Toddlers Often Too Salty: Study

Recession Drove Down Doctor Visits, Study Says

Red Hair Pigment Might Raise Melanoma Risk: Study

Reductions in U.S. Teen Smoking Stalled: CDC

Reindeer May Deliver More Than Presents

Relationship Worries Can Make You Sick

Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study

Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC

Report Calls for Counseling Guidelines for Treating Transgender People

Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety

Research Lacking on Drugs for Older Children With Autism, Study Finds

Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'

Research Reveals Why Flu Peaks in Certain Seasons

Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in Females

Researchers Find Powerful Swine Flu Strain in Korea

Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks

Residents as Good as Fully Trained Docs if Properly Supervised: Study

Resilient Personality May Bring Better Aerobic Health

Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC

Review Finds No Evidence Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Are Infectious

Rising Cigarette Prices May Be Incentive to Quit

Ritual in Some Jewish Circumcisions Raises Risk of Herpes Infection: Report

Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients

Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study

Rubella in Pregnancy Rare in U.S., But Can Be Devastating for Baby

Safe Ways to Relieve Your Young Child's Flu Symptoms

Safer Roads Near Schools May Mean Fewer Kids Struck by Cars

Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids

Same-Sex Parents May Face Harsher Criticism Than Others

Same-Sex Relationships Pose Abuse Risks, Too

Scans May Reveal Pre-Schizophrenia Brain Changes

Schizophrenia in Movies: Don't Believe Everything You See

School Bullies Often Popular, Survey Finds

School Debt, Income Gap Push Med Students Away From Primary Care

School Programs Do Keep Some Kids From Smoking

School Sports May Cut Rates of Violence, Bullying Among Teens

Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis

Scientists Complete 1st Map of 'Emotional Intelligence' in the Brain

Scientists Explore How Zinc Fights Off Infection

Scientists ID 'Happy' Gene in Women

Scientists Pinpoint How Deep Brain Stimulation Eases OCD

Scientists Track Activity in Rappers' Brains

Score Points for Hosting a Healthy Super Bowl Party

Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel

Screen Time Near Bedtime Means Less Sleep for Kids

Second Hit Leaves Young Football Player in Wheelchair

Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Seems to Harm Baby, Too

Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Woes in Kids

Secondhand Smoke May Impair Children's Cough Reflex

Secondhand Smoke Puts Children at Risk for Meningitis

Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls

Secondhand Smoke Very Unhealthy for Kids in Cars: Study

Secrets of New SARS-Like Virus Uncovered

Sedatives May Raise Pneumonia Risk

Self-Harm Associated With Premature Death in Study

Self-Harm Showing Up in Elementary Schools: Study

Selflessness Can Threaten Clergy Members' Health

'Self-Managing' COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests

Senate Votes to Avoid Fiscal Cliff, House Decision Expected Tuesday

Seniors' Attitude on Age May Affect Dementia Test Results: Study

Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery

Sense of Fair Play a Human Trait?

Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study

Severely Injured Vets May Need Ongoing Emotional Care

Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant

'Sex With an Ex' Common Among Teens, Young Adults

'Sexting' May Go Hand-in-Hand With Unprotected Sex Among Teens

Shared Genes May Link ADHD, Autism and Depression

Sharing Notes With Patients Empowers Them: Study

Sharp Spike Seen in Swine Flu Cases: CDC

'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff

Shortage of Drug for Children's Cancer May Have Upped Relapse Rates

Shorter Shifts for Medical Interns May Not Boost Patient Safety

Short-Term Exercise Might Boost Young People's Self-Control

Shots Should Be on College Kids' Back-to-School List

Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?

Signs of ADHD Evident by Preschool, Expert Says

Simple Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure

Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth

Simple Steps Can Shield Children From Dog Bites

Skin-Care Basics for Your New Baby

Skinny Genes: Could Heredity Raise Your Vulnerability to 'Be-Thin' Pressure?

Sleep Apnea in Teens Linked to Social, Behavioral Woes

Sleep Apnea Treated Successfully in Non-Specialty Centers

Sleep Loss Often Disruptive for City Kids With Asthma

Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC

Sleep Trumps All-Night Cramming for College Exams

Sleepiness Hampers Job Performance, Study Confirms

Slow-Growing Babies Nearly Catch Up With Peers by Teens

Small Batteries, Other Shiny Objects Pose Risks to Children

Smaller Snack Portions Just as Satisfying

'Smarter Lunchroom' May Lead to Healthier Choices

Smartphones Linked to Sexual Activity in Teens: Study

Smile! It Might Lower Your Stress Level, Study Shows

Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Might Raise Child's Cancer Risk: Study

Smokers Are Still High School's 'Cool Kids,' Study Finds

Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer

Smoking in Pregnancy Tied to Poor Reading Skills in Kids: Study

Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies Doubles: Report

Smoking Might Make Hangovers Worse

Smoking Rates Much Higher Among the Mentally Ill: CDC

Smoking Scenes on Rise in Top-Grossing Youth-Rated Movies: CDC

Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant

Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts

Snoring Toddlers May Have More Behavior Problems

Soaring U.S. Spinal Care Spending Due to Specialists: Study

Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study

Social Media Could Boost Condom Use, Study Suggests

Socializing May Ease Pain of Breast Cancer

Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery

Some Antidepressants May Raise Risk for Gastro Infection

Some Blackboard Chalks Might Spur Allergies in Kids: Study

Some Docs Would Order Cancer Screening for Very Sick Elderly

Some Heavy Kids at Risk of Blindness, Study Says

Some HPV-Linked Cancers Rising in U.S.: Report

Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients

Some Kids May Overcome or Outgrow Egg Allergy, Study Suggests

Some Parkinson's Patients Discover an Artistic Side

Some Patients May Be Shortchanged During Hospital Shift Changes

Some People Really Might Have 'Gaydar'

Some Prisoners Misuse Antibiotic Ointments: Study

Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say

Some 'Super Tasters' Might Be Less Prone to Sinus Woes

Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine

Some With Alzheimer's Better Off Staying on Antipsychotics: Study

Sons of Absent or Abusive Fathers May Pick More Bar Fights: Survey

Son's Real-Life Drama Leads Comedy Queen to Medical Role

Spanking Batters Kids' Mental Health: Study

Special-Ed Students at Greater Risk of Bullying, Being Bullied: Study

Speed-Dating Lights Up Key Brain Areas

Spider-Phobes May Get Quick Relief

Spirituality May Boost Mental Health: Study

Sports Gamblers Wrongly Bet on Their Sense of Control: Study

Sports Help Dads, Daughters Bond, Study Says

'Spot' Shortages of Flu Vaccine, Tamiflu Reported, FDA Head Says

Spotting Sleep Problems in Special-Needs Children

Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk

Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study

State Laws Cut Teen Drinking and Driving, Large Study Shows

Staying Home With Sick Kids Causes Job Worries for Parents: Survey

Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.

Steep Rise in Suicides Among Middle-Aged Americans, CDC Says

Stem Cell Technology May Help Rejuvenate Immune Cells

Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself From the Flu

Steroids Won't Ease Most Sinusitis Attacks, Study Finds

Strange Food Pairings May Signal Binge Eating: Study

Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds

Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk

Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors

Stressed-Out Women May Be More Sensitive to Sounds

Strict Moms Influence Kids' Friends: Study

Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report

Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says

Studies Show Value of AIDS Drugs as Prevention

Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link

Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check

Study Explores Distraction's Role in Pain Relief

Study Explores Possible Tie Between Fever, Flu in Pregnancy and Autism

Study Explores the Cost of Creativity

Study Finds Low Flu Vaccine Rates in U.S. Kids

Study Finds Nearly Half of U.S. Kids Are Under-Vaccinated

Study Finds New SARS-Like Virus Spread Through Bats, Pigs

Study Foresees Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors

Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk

Study Links Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy to Lower IQ

Study Looks at Vitamin D Needs in Breast-Fed Babies

Study May Explain How Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk

Study of Brain-Injured Man Sheds Light on Self-Awareness

Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women

Study Questions Importance of 'Triggers' in Setting Off Migraines

Study Reveals Gender Gap in Spotting Depression

Study Reveals the Many Ways Sexual Assault Harms Women

Study Sees Link Between Mom's Flu, Bipolar Risk for Children

Study Sees Link Between Prolonged Formula Feeding, Leukemia Risk

Study Sees Possible Link Between Air Pollution and Autism Risk

Study Shows MS Patients at Most Risk for Drug-Linked Brain Illness

Study Supports Guilt's Role in Depression

Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids

Study Ties Kids' Allergy Risks to Antibacterials, Preservatives

Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids

Study Tracks Kids' Brain Activity While Watching 'Sesame Street'

Study: Chest CT Scans May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Study: Electronic Prescribing Cuts Medication Errors

Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly

Sugary Drinks Not Replacing Milk as Kids Age: Study

Sugary Sports Drinks Plentiful at U.S. Schools: Study

Suicidal Thoughts More Common in Kids With Autism: Study

Summer Babies Less Likely to Be CEOs, Study Contends

Summer Is Peak Time for Teens to Try Drugs, Alcohol: Report

Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time

Sunshine Might Help Love Bloom, Study Suggests

'Super Bug' May Thrive in Homes Where Kids Have Staph Infections

'Superbug' MRSA Making a Retreat in Communities

'Superpowered' Bacteria May Lurk Behind Sinus Infections

Super-Shy Preschoolers Might Struggle Academically

Supreme Court Backs Much of Controversial Health Reform Law

Supreme Court to Rule Thursday on Health Care Reform

Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform Could Come Monday

Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds

Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon

Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study

Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke

Surgical Residents Often Fatigued, Study Confirms

Surly People Tend to Like Fierce Dogs, Study Shows

Survey Finds Big Drop in Sexual Activity Among Black Teens

Survey Refutes 'Loner' Stereotype of Video Gamers

Survival of 'Obamacare' Tops List of Biggest Health News in 2012

Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest

Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn

Swallowing Nasal Sprays, Eye Drops Can Harm Kids, FDA Warns

Sweet Drinks Tied to Higher Calorie Consumption in Kids

Switch to Skim Milk Won't Prevent Toddler's Obesity: Study

Switching Kids Away From Violent TV May Lower Aggression

'Synthetic Pot' Sending Thousands of Young People to ER: Report

Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain

Tainted Tattoo Ink Led to Skin Infection Outbreak

Taking Anti-HIV Meds Prior to Exposure May Help Prevent Infection

Taking Terror Out of Nightmares: Tips for Parents

Talk to Your Kids About the Colorado Killings

Tap Water Used in Neti Pots Tied to Rare, Fatal Brain Infection

Tap-Water Chemical May Be Linked to Food Allergy

Tattoos Can Pose Health Hazards, Doctor Warns

Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA

'Teaching Gardens' Nurture Kids' Interest in Healthy Foods

Teaching Young Hockey Players to Body Check Doesn't Cut Injury Risk

Technique IDs Deadliest Whooping Cough Cases

Teen Behavior Problems, Not Depression, Tied to Lower Grades

Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life

Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects

Teen Drinkers May Feel Like Social Outcasts: Study

Teen Fighting Declines in U.S., Europe

Teen Girls Need Bone Health Advice to Stave Off Osteoporosis

Teen Girls Who Smoke May Up Risk for Future Bone Disease

Teen Moms More Likely to Have Been Neglected, Abused

Teen Obesity Linked to Mom's Smoking in Pregnancy: Study

Teen Pregnancy-Prevention Program Works, Study Says

Teen Smoking Has Fallen Across Most of U.S.: Report

Teens Benefit by Spending More Time With Parents

Teen's Death From Chickenpox Highlights Need for Vaccination, CDC Reports

Teens Don't Really Like Taking Risks, Study Finds

Teens' Friends Can Influence Their School Performance

Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure

Teens' Love of Loud Music Tied to Drinking, Drug Abuse

Teens Want Voice in End-of-Life Decisions

Teens Who Drink, Smoke More Likely to Abuse Painkillers: Study

Teens Who Self-Harm Need Adult Influences, Professional Help: Expert

Teens Whose Moms Smoked While Pregnant May Have Worse Asthma

Teens With ADHD May Need Help Making Transition to College

Teething Baby? Avoid Benzocaine, FDA Says

Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study

Temporary Tattoos May Leave Permanent Damage

Test Approved to Help Treat Common Infection in Transplant Patients

Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC

Texas-Mexico Border Violence May Harm Kids' Mental Health

Texting Could Help Spread the Word on Teen Health

Texting Doesn't Replace the Feel-Good Effects of Talking, Study Says

Texts, Other Distractions Tied to Errors at Work

The 'Five Second Rule' Is a Myth

The 'Nocebo' Effect: If You Think You'll Get Sick, You Will

The Plague: It's Still With Us

They're Cute, But Baby Chicks Can Harbor Salmonella

They're Cute, But Chicks Carry Salmonella Dangers

Thinking You Ate a Lot May Help You Feel Full

Third of Hospital Staff Say Hand-Washing Reminders Unwelcome

Those Childhood Piano Lessons Should Start Early

Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery

Time Change Means Turning Clocks Back on Sunday

Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors

Tiny Batteries Pose Growing Threat to Kids

Tiny Tots in the Dentist's Chair Among Changes in Pediatric Dentistry

Tips for Memorable Family Road Trips

Tips on Coping With Daylight Saving Time

Tips on Coping With Grief During Holidays

Tips to Avoid Return Trip to the Hospital

Tips to Keep Kids Safe, Warm During Winter

Tired Couples May Take Each Other For Granted

Tired? Your Dog Is Yawning Right Along With You

To Help With Dyslexia, S p a c e L e t t e r s A p a r t, Study Says

To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents

To Stop Smoking, Teens Should Start Moving

'Toe-Walking' More Common in Kids With Mental Woes: Study

Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccines: CDC

Too Few Americans Pass Last Days in Hospice Care: CDC

Too Few Girls Get HPV Vaccine Against Cancer: CDC

Too Much Bottled Water Might Harm Kids' Teeth

Too Much Salt Might Harm Kids' Health: Study

Too Much Screen Time May Harm Kids' Fitness

Too Much Sitting Could Court Diabetes, Study Finds

Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems

Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart

Too Much Texting, Facebook Time May Lower College Women's Grades

Too Much Travel May Be Tough on Olympians

Too Much TV May Make Kids Antisocial, Study Suggests

Top Road Rage Triggers: Cutting In, Weaving

Tornado Survivors Surprisingly Optimistic, Study Finds

Tourette Patients Benefit From Behavioral Therapy: Study

Tracking Love, Lust in the Brain

Tragic News Reports Weigh More Heavily on Women: Study

Trained Beagle Sniffs Out Troublesome Hospital Infection

Travel and Other Adventures Can Boost Happiness

True Fame Endures, Study Finds

Turning Off the Tube Linked to Healthier Weight in Teens

TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment

TV for Kids Filled With Social Bullying, Study Finds

Twitter May Help Those Trying to Lose Weight

Two Languages Better Than One for Kids' Brains: Study

Two-Drug Combo Helps Teens With Migraines

Tylenol Overdose Can Be Deadly for a Child

Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds

U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks

U.S. Agency Puts Poison Prevention in Spotlight

U.S. Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Highest in South: 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. Efforts to Boost Number of Primary Care Doctors Have Failed

U.S. Expands SIDS Prevention Effort

U.S. Flu Season in Full Swing, CDC Says

U.S. High Schools Lax in Preventing Dating Abuse: Study

U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds

U.S. Kids Exposed to 4 Hours of Background TV Daily: Study

U.S. Kids Getting Enough Sleep After All: Survey

U.S. Kids Might Not Be Over-Medicated After All

U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity

U.S. Must Step Up Response to Vets, Report Says

U.S. Task Force Backs HIV Screening for All 15 to 65

U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines

U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking

U.S. Task Force: Baby Boomers Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C

U.S. Teen Birth Rates Highest in Rural Areas, Research Shows

U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate Continues to Fall

U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study

U.S. Vets With Gulf War Syndrome Need Individualized Treatment: Report

Uncircumcised Boys at Higher Risk for Infection: Study

Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger

Under Similar Stress, Rich Live Longer Than Poor: Study

Underage Drinkers Can Easily Order Alcohol From the Internet

Undiagnosed Eye Problems Plague Some U.S. Veterans

Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?

Unhappy Kids Are More Materialistic, Study Finds

Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead to Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds

Unsafe Sex Common When Partner Cheats: Study

Untreated Food Allergies More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids

Untreated Heartburn May Raise Risk for Esophageal Cancer, Study Says

Untreated Rabies May Not Be Lethal for All, Study Says

Urban Hospitals May Act as Breeding Ground for MRSA

Use Social Media to Fight Childhood Obesity, Heart Experts Say

Using 'Gender-Specific' Objects to Identify Faces May Backfire

Vaccinating Kids Against Common Gut Bug Helps Shield Adults Too: Study

Vaccinations Belong on Parents' Back-to-School Checklists

Vaginal Ring Delivers HIV Drug in Animal Study

Valley Fever Fungal Infection on Rise in Southwest

Veggies and Cheese as Filling as Chips For Kids, With Fewer Calories

Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study

Vets' Readjustment Issues May Spur PTSD Treatment

Video Game 'Teams' Tied to Cooperative Behavior in Players

Video Games May Sharpen Focusing Skills in Kids With Dyslexia

Violence in a Soldier's Past May Up PTSD Risk

Violence Takes a Toll on Children's Sleep

'Violent Behavior' Occurs in Many Adult Sleepwalkers, Study Finds

Violent TV Shows Keep Young Kids Awake: Study

Virus Patterns Where Kids Live May Affect Asthma Risk

Vision Loss, Depression May Be Linked, Study Finds

Vitamin D in Pregnancy Critical for Brain Development, Study Says

Vitamin D May Thwart Kids' Winter Colds

Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health

'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers

Want to Beat Spider Phobia? Talk About It

Want to Sound Like a Leader? Speak Like a Man, Study Contends

Want Tots Without Allergies? Try Sucking on Their Pacifiers

'Warm Glow' From Spending on Others Is Universal, Study Finds

Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study

Water-Tubing Injuries on the Rise

Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men

Wednesday Is National HIV Testing Day

West Nile Cases Continue to Climb, CDC Says

West Nile Cases Jump 40% in a Week; 66 Deaths Reported, CDC Says

West Nile Cases Keep Climbing; 118 Deaths So Far, CDC Says

West Nile Cases Pass 4,500 Mark Nationwide: CDC

West Nile Cases Pass 4,700 Mark Nationwide: CDC

West Nile Cases Rise by 400 Since Last Week: CDC

West Nile Cases Still Rising; Death Toll Now at 134, CDC Says

West Nile Outbreak Could Be Biggest Ever: CDC

West Nile Virus on the Rise in US: CDC

What Do Eye Movement Differences in Men and Women Mean?

What Doctors Don't Know About Treating Kids With Epilepsy

What Looks Like Play May Really Be a Science Experiment

What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?

What's Best for Kids' Eye Health? Experts Give Insight

What's That Symptom? Experts Warn of Self-Diagnosis Via the Web

When Adults Smoke in Cars, Child Passengers Suffer: Study

When Antidepressants Don't Work, Give Counseling a Try

When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study

When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too

When Parents Get Active, So Do Kids: Study

When Partner Has Breast Cancer, Men Find Their Own Ways to Cope

When Teen Dating Turns Abusive and Violent

When Teens Focus on TV, Obesity Risk Rises

When to Worry About Your Child's Fever

Where You Live May Boost Your Sense of Well-Being

Who Says the Sexes Are Planets Apart?

Whooping Cough Cases Reaching Record Highs: CDC

Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women Among New Recommendations

Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Over Time: Study

Who's Touching You Affects How It Feels: Study

Why Johnny Can't Run

Why Some Mothers (Wrongly) Let Kids Try Alcohol

Winter Depression May Require Treatment Plan

With Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit

With Bullying, What's a Parent to Do?

Without Laws, Many Tanning Salons Would Allow Kids: Study

Woman Finds Balance in Life Via Drastic Change

Woman's Tea Addiction Led to Loss of Teeth, Bone Problems

Women Abused in Childhood at Higher Odds of Having Child With Autism: Study

Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke

Women With HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk: Study

Work By Female Scientists Gets Judged More Harshly: Study

Workers With Paid Sick Days Healthier, More Productive: Study

Working Moms Report Better Health Than Those Who Stay Home

Workplace Bullying Takes Toll on Witnesses Too, Study Finds

Worldwide Cancer Incidence Predicted to Rise 75% by 2030

'Worm Therapy' Might Help Ease Colitis, Monkey Study Shows

'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study

Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots

Yet Another Tick-Borne Illness Emerges in U.S.

Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey

Young Athletes Face Unhealthy Food Choices, Parents Say

Young Binge Eaters Prone to Illicit Drug Use: Study

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 Girl's Plea For Contact Lenses Pays Off

Young Girls, Boys Can Compete on Equal Level

Young Kids With Hip, Thigh Fractures Heal Well With Single-Leg Casts

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

Youngest Kids in Class May Be More Likely to Get ADHD Diagnosis

Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death

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