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300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Acting Out Dreams During Sleep May Signal Dementia
Adding More Neurosurgeons Could Cut Traffic Deaths: Study
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Almost Half of Americans Would Consider Donating Kidney to Stranger: Poll
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Potential in Trials
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Some Promise in Trials
Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists
Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antidepressants May Lead to Fewer Seizures in People With Epilepsy
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Beer's Taste May Trigger Urge to Get Drunk
'Bioengineered' Kidneys Show Promise in Rat Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplant Early On, Study Finds
Blacks May Face Higher Risk of MS Than Whites
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blood or Bone Marrow Better for Stem Cell Transplants?
'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
Botox May Ease Tremors in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Connections Differ in Children With Autism
Brain Develops Longer in Womb for Humans Than Chimps
Brain Differences Seen in People With Migraines
Brain EEG Test Might Help Spot Autism: Study
Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs 'Feel' Your Pain
Brain Scans May Explain Thinking, Memory Problems in Some MS Patients
Brain Scans Show Differences in Adults With Autism
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Caffeine May Help Treat Parkinson's Disease
Can Brightly Colored Fruits, Veggies Protect Against ALS?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Sleep Aids May Raise Hip Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes: Study
'Chemo Brain' After Breast Cancer Backed by Study
Chronic 'Butter Flavoring' Exposure Linked to Harmful Brain Process
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Citicoline Supplement Doesn't Help Treat Brain Injury, Study Finds
Climbers With Altitude Sickness Show Signs of Brain Bleeds Years Later
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Color of Your Cup Might Influence Drink's Taste
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Consistent Criteria for Sports Concussion Might Aid Diagnosis
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Could Baby's Crying Give Clues to Autism?
Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams?
Could Stem Cells Treat Autism? Newly Approved Study May Tell
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Deep Brain Stimulation May Help in Early Stages of Parkinson's
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
Diners Eat Less When Restaurant Has Soft Lighting, Music
Docs Use 3-D Printer to Create Lifesaving Airway Device for Infant
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Does Chewing Gum Give Your Brain an Edge?
Does Studying for Law School Test Boost Your Brain?
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge
Dotarem Approved for Nervous System MRIs
Doubt Cast on Usefulness of 'Sensory' Therapies for Autism
Drug Widely Used to Treat MS May Not Slow Progression
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Parkinson's Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Early Thinking Problems May Signal Future Dementia in Parkinson's Patients
Eating Peppers Tied to Lower Parkinson's Risk, Study Finds
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Education May Protect Brain From Exposure to Solvents
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Even Slight Mental Decline Can Harm Health, Studies Suggest
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
'Excellent' Survival Seen for Liver Transplant From Live Donor
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Ex-NFL Players at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's, ALS: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Eye Scan Could Help Track Progress of Multiple Sclerosis
Faces 'Morphed' for Man When Scientists Tweaked His Brain
Faltering Steps May Indicate Oncoming Dementia
FDA Approves 'Bionic Eye' to Help Against Rare Vision Disorder
FDA Approves New Multiple Sclerosis Drug
FDA Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Like Grouper, Barracuda May Pose Food-Poisoning Risk
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
'Fragile X Syndrome' Researchers Boost Social Skills in Mice
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Future Astronauts May Be Exposed to Alzheimer's Risk Factor
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Boosts Tomato's Color, But May Make It Less Tasty
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Studies Could Point to New Alzheimer's Treatments
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Genetic Studies Give Clues to Tourette Syndrome, OCD
Girls With Autism May Need Different Treatments Than Boys
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Got an Itch? Mouse Study May Help Explain Why
Got Nobel? Milk-Guzzling Countries Win More of the Esteemed Prizes
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe for Expectant Moms, Offspring: Study
'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell
Hate Other People's Cellphone Calls? You're Not Alone
Having Older Grandfather May Raise Child's Autism Risk: Study
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Drug May Prevent Bone Marrow Transplant Complication
HIV No Barrier to Getting Liver Transplant, Study Finds
HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
Human Stem Cells Restore Hearing to Deaf Gerbils in Study
Humans and Birds May Have Music in Common
Humans Can Sniff Out Old Age in Others, Study Shows
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
In Mice, Alzheimer's-Linked Protein Shows Promise Against MS
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior
Kids With Autism May Perceive Movement More Quickly
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
Laser Therapy Switches Cocaine Addiction On, Off in Rats: Study
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Leukemia Patients Get Treatment Boost From Donors' Immune Cells
Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Liver Transplantation No Bar to Successful Pregnancy
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Many Children With Autism Have Other Health Problems, Study Says
Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Marijuana Extract May Not Relieve MS Spasms: Review
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia
Meds May Spur Compulsive Behaviors in Some Parkinson's Patients: Study
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Mental Skills Decline More Sharply for Women With Alzheimer's: Study
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Migraines Not Linked to Decline in Thinking Skills
Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Could Be Breakthrough
'Mindful' Meditation Tied to Healthy Brain Changes: Study
Misdiagnosis Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study
'Moderate' Drinking During Pregnancy Has No Effect on Young Children: Study
Month of Birth Might Help Determine MS Risk, Study Suggests
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Families Seek Kidney Donations on Facebook
More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds
More Regular Meals May Improve Dementia Care
More U.S. Kidney Exchanges Would Allow 1,000 Additional Transplants Yearly
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
'Mouth Feel' Makes Wine Go Well With Meat, Study Finds
Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Nerve Stimulation May Restore Hand Function After Spinal Injury
Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
Newly Created Rats Designed to Speed Alzheimer's Research
No Tie Between Light Drinking During Pregnancy, Child's Development: Study
Noisy Operating Rooms May Jeopardize Patient Safety
Non-Amputees Can Experience the Illusion of a 'Phantom' Limb
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity May Be Linked to MS Risk in Children
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients' Skin Cells Yield Research Model for Alzheimer's
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
Play-Focused Program Might Help Kids With Autism
Poor Sense of Smell Linked to Personality Disorder
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Procedure for Incontinence in Women May Lose Effectiveness With Time
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Psychopaths May Lack Capacity for Empathy
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Rabies From Transplanted Organ Killed Recipient, CDC Says
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Seen in U.S. Lung Cancer Treatment
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Reduced 'Fine-Tuning' of Brain May Hamper Face Recognition in Autism
Research Reveals Which Learning Methods Get an 'A'
Researchers Discover Gene Defect Linked to Deafness
Researchers Map Vision in Brain
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
Same Part of Brain Recognizes Faces and Objects, Study Finds
Scientists Explore Secrets of the Well-Hit Fastball
Scientists ID Gene That Shows Progression in ALS Patients
Scientists May Have Spotted Brain's 'Numbers Center'
Scientists Pinpoint Antibody That May Be Specific to MS Patients
Scientists Track Activity in Rappers' Brains
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shrinkage of Brain Region May Signal Onset of Multiple Sclerosis
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea in Seniors Tied to Alzheimer's in Study
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Parkinson's Patients Discover an Artistic Side
Some People OK With Monetary Payments to Boost Kidney Donation: Survey
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Speed-Learning a New Language May Help Brain Grow: Study
Spinal Fluid Substance May Help Drive Sleep Disorder: Study
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Links Low Vitamin D Levels to Worse MS Symptoms
Study of Retired NFL Players Finds Evidence of Brain Damage
Study Puts New Spin on 'Sound Sleep'
Study Questions Importance of 'Triggers' in Setting Off Migraines
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study: Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Surgeons Seek Repeal of Transplant Ban Between HIV-Positive People
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Doing Well 2 Years After Stem Cell Windpipe Transplant
Test Approved to Help Treat Common Infection in Transplant Patients
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Tourette Patients Benefit From Behavioral Therapy: Study
Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury
TV Anchor Robin Roberts Has Rare Bone Marrow Disorder
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Program Targets Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Vets With Gulf War Syndrome Need Individualized Treatment: Report
Use of Smokers' Lungs for Transplant Has Pros, Cons
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key to Women's Risk for MS, Study Says
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
What Causes Hot Flashes? Rat Study Gives New Clues
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too
Why Dogs, Unlike Wolves, Can Be Tamed
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Writing Using the Eyes Might Help Paralyzed Communicate
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
You Can Learn While You Sleep, Study Suggests
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
YouTube Videos Might Help Ease Form of Vertigo