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1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
1 in 4 in U.S. Starts Drinking Before Turning 21: Report
1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
11 Countries Now Restrict Indoor Tanning Before Age 18
2 Common Blood Pressure Meds Fare Equally in Preventing Heart Woes
2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
6.6 Million Young Adults Joined Parents' Health Plans in 2011: Report
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients
A Good Mood May Boost Seniors' Brain Power
A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?
A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance
A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
Adding Vitamin B12 to Standard Drugs Might Help Fight Hepatitis C
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study
Alcoholism Shortens Life More Than Smoking: Study
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Another Study Says Mediterranean Diet Good for the Heart
Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
Antioxidants Might Help Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Anxiety, Depression May Raise Stroke Risk
Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study
Approval Expanded for Sapien Artificial Heart Valve
Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?
As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
As Vision Problems in U.S. Rise, Diabetes May Explain Why
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease
Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
'Atkins'-Type Diets May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
B Vitamin Supplements Don't Affect Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Babies' Birth Month May Affect MS Risk: Study
Babies Born to Obese Mothers May Have Low Iron: Study
Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study
Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says
Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: Study
Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease
Blacks Less Likely to Get Help on Scene After Cardiac Arrest: Study
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Breast-Fed Kids May Have Low Iron Levels, Study Finds
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Calcium May Cut Risk for Precancerous Colon Lesions in Some People
Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Pose Risks for Men With Prostate Cancer
Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Portrayed Too Grimly in Movies, Study Suggests
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards Rise in Colder Weather
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Cleaner Air in U.S. Boosting Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
Clot-Buster Doesn't Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Safe for Many Who Take Warfarin
Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Lower Risk of Death From Mouth Cancer: Study
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Colorful Fruits, Vegetables May Be Key to Cancer-Fighting Diet
Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis
Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds
Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
Consensual Sex Typically Doesn't Begin Before Teen Years, Study Finds
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Sunlight Lower Your Odds for Pancreatic Cancer?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, Another Study Finds
Daily Coffee May Help Keep Grim Reaper Away
Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community
Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
Do More Gun Laws Mean Fewer Gun Deaths?
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Explains Why Flu a Greater Threat to Seniors
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
'Doctor Shopping' Tied to Fatal Prescription Drug Overdoses
Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans
Dogs May Mourn as Deeply as Humans Do
Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study
Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization
Early Humans Commonly Consumed Meat, Researchers Say
Early Menopause May Double Heart Disease Risk, Study Says
Early Menopause May Raise Risk for Brain Aneurysm
Early Menstruation Tied to Factors That Raise Heart Disease Risk
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Eating Disorders Hitting Women Over 50, Study Finds
Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study
Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
Energy Drinks Linked to Changes in Heart Rhythm
Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
EPA Lowers Permissible Soot Levels in Air
EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
ER Admissions Over Holidays Linked to Higher Death Rates
ER Study Shows Drop in Deaths After Trauma Injury
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men
Experts Challenge Americans to Reduce Salt Intake
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
Experts Question Use of Ankle Blood Pressure to Gauge Heart Risks
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Extreme Heat Biggest Weather Killer, Expert Warns
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
Fatal Car Crashes Less Likely in Major Cities, CDC Study Finds
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
FDA Renews Heart-Risk Warning for Antibiotic
FDA Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
Fewer U.S. Teens Dying in Teen-Driver Crashes
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure, Even With Family History
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection Can Follow Natural Disasters, Study Finds
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Folic Acid in Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says
Gene Disorder Screen Benefits Baby Boys, Girls Equally: Study
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Got Nobel? Milk-Guzzling Countries Win More of the Esteemed Prizes
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell
Hanging Suicides Up in United States
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Health Benefits of Marriage Mostly Apply to Those Already Healthy
Health Issues Add to Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Says
Health Tip: Are You at Risk for Anemia?
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?
Health Tip: Do You Have a Heart Murmur?
Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues
Health Tip: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause
Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy
Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab
Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Health Tip: Slumping Iron?
Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Strengthen Your Bones
Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Healthy Older Women Advised Against Taking Calcium
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Heavy Smoking May Raise Odds for Lethal Bladder Cancer
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Later Heart Trouble
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure May Protect Some Frail Elderly: Study
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That May Surprise You
High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier
High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
High Doses of Vitamin C May Raise Risk of Kidney Stones
High Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
High-Carb Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Recurrence in Study
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Doses of Vitamin D Prevent Fractures in Older Women
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
High-Fat Dairy Foods Linked to Worse Survival After Breast Cancer
High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot in Head, Full Recovery Expected
Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Hillary Clinton Released From NYC Hospital
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Deaths Declining for Most, But Not All, Americans
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study
Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Immune System Glitch Linked to Greater Risk of Death
Immune-Boosting Foods May Add to Flu Defense
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Inactivity May Kill as Many Worldwide as Smoking: Report
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Incontinence Affects Young Childless Women, Too
Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Iron-Rich Diet Might Ease PMS Misery
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Combining Hysterectomy and a Tummy Tuck Safe?
Isolation, Loneliness May Raise Death Risk for Elderly
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Japan Nuke Disaster Will Kill Up to 1,300 People Worldwide, Study Estimates
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
Keep Beauty Regimen Safe During Pregnancy, Doctor Advises
Keep Tots' Milk to 2 Cups a Day: Study
Keeping Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer
Keeping Up a Healthy Lifestyle Pays Off in Added Years: Study
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Kids With Neurological Conditions at Higher Risk of Flu Death: CDC
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed
Lifespan Gap Shrinks Between Whites, Blacks
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
Living Near Equator May Boost Your Risk for Allergy, Asthma
Living Near Major Roads May Shorten Heart Attack Survival
Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Loss of Key Blood Cell Gene Tied to Anemia, Animal Research Suggests
Low Vitamin D in Early Pregnancy Tied to Lower Birth Weight
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Weight Gain in Older Women
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
Low Wages Linked to Raised Risk for High Blood Pressure
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Make Sure Toys You Buy Are Safe for Tots
Mammograms Every Other Year OK for Women Over 50: Study
Mammograms Have 'Limited or No Effect' on Breast Cancer Deaths: Study
Mammography's Benefits Outweigh Harms for Older Women: Study
Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs
Many Americans Drive While Drowsy: Report
Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many 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 Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Still Tanning, Despite Dangers, Survey Finds
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Marriage Might Lengthen Life
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies
Menopausal Age May Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Men's Breast Cancer Often More Deadly, Study Suggests
Mental Illness Affects 1 in 5 U.S. Adults, Survey Finds
Mental Illness May Raise Risk of Being Murdered
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
Millions May Be Taking Vitamin D Unnecessarily, Analysis Suggests
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
Millions of Healthy Years of Life Lost to Cancer Worldwide
'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Month of Birth Might Help Determine MS Risk, Study Suggests
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Antibiotic Use Tied to Rise in Diarrheal Infections in Hospitals: Study
More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry
More Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
More Evidence That Exercise Helps Fight Diabetes
More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
More Vitamin D Might Help Older People Stay Active
More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
Mother's Drinking Increases Risk of Infant's Death: Study
Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Multivitamins May Slightly Lower Men's Cancer Risk: Study
Multivitamins Won't Boost Standard HIV Care, Study Finds
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
New Bird Flu No Immediate Threat: U.S. Experts
New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates
'Nightmare' Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Hospitals, Nursing Homes: CDC
No Health Risk When Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood: Study
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
North American Shark Attacks Hit Decade High
Nutrient Therapy Won't Help ICU Patients: Study
Obese Drivers May Be More Likely to Die in Car Crashes
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests
Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Official: Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak May Have Broken State Law
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds
Older Lung Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Treated
Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes
Older Women Should Not Take Calcium, Vitamin D: Task Force
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
One Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C
Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life
Organic Foods Not Healthier or More Nutritious, Study Says
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Pack School Lunches That Are Healthy and Fun
Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Pandemic H1N1 Flu Killed Far More Than Reported: Study
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Pinball Analogy May Help Grief-Stricken Move Forward
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects
Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth
Prenatal Antidepressants Don't Raise Fetal, Infant Death Risk: Study
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Processed Meat May Play a Part in Early Death: Study
Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Reducing Ozone Limits Would Save Lives, Report States
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Response to First Treatment May Predict Epilepsy's Course
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Rich/Poor Divide Linked to Hospital Readmissions in Study
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Runners May Live Longer
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
Scans That Gauge Heart Scarring May Spot High-Risk Patients
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Scientists Explore How Zinc Fights Off Infection
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
Self-Harm Associated With Premature Death in Study
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key
Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds
Shootings at Hospitals a Rarity, Study Finds
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Signs of Brain Damage Show Up in Scans of Living, Retired NFL Players
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk
Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Solo Rock Stars Die Sooner Than Those in Bands
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
Some Docs Would Order Cancer Screening for Very Sick Elderly
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
Space Heater Safety Tips Can Help Prevent Burns, Fires
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cell Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure
Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says
Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well
Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk
Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
Study Links Low Vitamin D Levels to Worse MS Symptoms
Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Study Looks at Vitamin D Needs in Breast-Fed Babies
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Shows Bicycle Helmets Save Lives
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits
Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: Study
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Survey Finds Big Drop in Sexual Activity Among Black Teens
Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study
Survival 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
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Targeted Radiation for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks
Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Girls Need Bone Health Advice to Stave Off Osteoporosis
Teens Want Voice in End-of-Life Decisions
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
That Long Commute May Be Harming Your Health
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Thyroid Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women Revised
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Too Few Americans Pass Last Days in Hospice Care: CDC
Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
Too Much Bottled Water Might Harm Kids' Teeth
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
Too Much Salt Might Harm Kids' Health: Study
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Too Much Sitting May Lower Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Tornadoes Don't Have to Be Deadly, Experts Say
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
Two-Thirds of Osteo Hip Fractures Occur After 80: U.S. Study
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Expands SIDS Prevention Effort
U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Finally Dropping Again: Report
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Highest for Blacks in Segregated Areas: Study
U.S. Military Seeks to Reduce Humvee Crash Injuries
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
U.S. Task Force: Baby Boomers Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
Under Similar Stress, Rich Live Longer Than Poor: Study
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vitamin D Doesn't Improve Knee Arthritis, Study Finds
Vitamin D Important During Pregnancy, Study Suggests
Vitamin D in Pregnancy Critical for Brain Development, Study Says
Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key to Women's Risk for MS, Study Says
Vitamin D Levels in Pregnancy May Not Affect Kids' Future Bone Health
Vitamin D Levels Linked to Daytime Sleepiness
Vitamin D Loss Attributed to Obesity
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D May Help Prevent Uterine Fibroids
Vitamin D May Thwart Kids' Winter Colds
Vitamin D Plus Calcium May Extend Life
Vitamin D Supplements Tied to Lower Blood Pressure in Blacks
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
Vitamin D Supplements: Is What You See What You Get?
Vitamin D Won't Save You From Common Cold, Latest Study Says
Vitamins, Minerals May Help Older Men's Sperm Stay Healthy
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well
What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?
'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women Far More Likely to Live to 100 Than Men: U.S. Census
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Women's Vitamin D Needs Don't Vary By Race, Study Finds
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
X-Rays May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women With Certain Genes: Study
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey
Young Cancer Patients Often Lack Support: Study
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Men Taking HIV Meds May Be at Risk for Bone Loss
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds
Zinc Harder to Absorb in Old Age, Animal Study Shows
Zinc Shows Promise Against Deadly Jellyfish Venom