Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes:...

1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drinks, CDC Says

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 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll

11 Countries Now Restrict Indoor Tanning Before Age 18

12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study

15 Million in U.S. Have COPD, a Lung Disease

2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis

2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest

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

33 Sickened by Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef: CDC

40 Million Americans Addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol or Drugs

40 Proven Strategies to Improve Public Health

42% of Americans Could Be Obese by 2030: CDC

48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard

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

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

A Good Mood May Boost Seniors' Brain Power

A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?

A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance

A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds

Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study

Abused Black Girls More Likely to Develop Asthma: Study

Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries

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

Acne Medication May Raise Risk of Eye Infections

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

Active, Outdoor Teens Are Happier Teens: Study

Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.

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

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

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

Aim Skin Cancer Warnings at the Young, Too, Experts Say

Airport Security X-Rays May Damage Diabetes Devices

'Alarming' Rise Seen in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study

Alcohol Poses Serious Risks for Those With Diabetes

Alcoholism Shortens Life More Than Smoking: Study

All That Txtng May B Hrtng Kids' Grammar

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 Progression Slower After 80: Study

Alzheimer's Signs Found in Brains of Young Adults With Gene Mutation

American Drivers Phone, Text More Often Than European Motorists

American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: Study

Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries

Among Black Americans, HIV Takes a Greater Toll

Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study

Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation

Animal Study Ties Common Chemical to Reproductive Problems

Animals May Boost Social Interaction in Kids With Autism

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

Annual 'Trouble in Toyland' Report Cites Toy Dangers

Another Study Links 'Sexting' to Sexual Activity in Teens

Another Study Sees No Vaccine-Autism Link

Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study

Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients

Antibiotic Use in Infants Tied to Overweight Later: Study

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading: WHO

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

Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Affect Babies' Language Development

Antipsychotic Drug Use Rising for Kids on Medicaid, Study Finds

Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Higher Odds for Diabetes in Pregnancy

Anti-Smoking Progress Stalls Among U.S. Adults: Report

Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study

Artificial Pancreas Worked Overnight on Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study

As Vision Problems in U.S. Rise, Diabetes May Explain Why

Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver Disease

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

Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study

Avoid Scary Calorie Counts This Halloween

Avoiding Scary Situations May Leave Kids More Anxious: Study

Babies' Birth Month May Affect MS Risk: Study

Babies Born Even Slightly Early May Lag Behind: Study

Babies Born to Obese Mothers May Have Low Iron: Study

Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: 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

Bacteria Found in Other Products From Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

Banning Vaccine Preservative Would Hurt Kids in Poor Nations: Experts

Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest

Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients

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

Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study

Bigger Babies Have Bigger Brains as Teens: Study

Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes

'Bilingual Babies' Can Tell Languages Apart

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

Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years

Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study

Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: 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

Blind Cords Pose Danger to Toddlers, Doctors Warn

Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly

Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women

Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'

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

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 Changes Continue After Child's Concussion: Study

Brain Circuitry Yields Clue to Autism, Researchers Say

Brain Connections Differ in Children With Autism

Brain Differences Seen in Kids With Conduct Problems

Brain Scans May Spot Teens at Risk for Problem Drinking

Brain-Injury Recovery Varies Widely Among Children

Brains of Fetuses 'Build a Bridge' Between Regions, Images Show

Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study

Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study

Breast Milk Contains More Than 700 Bacteria Types: Study

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

Breast-Feeding Still Less Common for Black Babies: CDC

Breast-Milk Compound May Shield Babies From HIV

Bullied Teens May Suffer Lingering Trauma

Bullying Harms Kids With Autism, Parents Say

Bullying May Be Linked to Mental Disorders

Businesses Should Plan for Flu Disruptions, Doctor Says

'Button' Batteries Sending More Kids to ER: Study

Caffeine in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring: Study

Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease

Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women

Campaign Has Smokers Listening to Smoking's Victims

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

Can Teens' Lack of Sleep Lead to Diabetes?

Can You Hear Me Now?

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

Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report

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

Caring Parents Less Likely to Raise a Bully, Study Finds

Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery

Cases Linked to Fungal Meningitis Now Number 328

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

CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads

CDC Lowers Lead-Poisoning Threshold for Kids

CDC Panel: All Pregnant Women Should Get Whooping Cough Shot

CDC Ranks Foods Most Likely to Make Americans Sick

CDC Warns of Another Emerging Tick-Borne Threat

CDC: Meningitis Infections Now Total 185 in 12 States

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

Centenarians a Happy Lot, Survey Says

Certain Diabetes Medications May Lower Heart Failure Risk

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

Changes in Intestinal Bacteria Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Cheerleading Needs Safety Guidelines, Pediatricians Say

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

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 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 of U.S. Immigrants May Have Academic Edge

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

Child's Use of Certain Asthma Drugs Could Shorten Adult Height

Chimpanzees, Like Humans, Seem to Have Sense of Fairness

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

Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover

Cholesterol Drug Boosts Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: Study

Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use

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

Chronic Pain Is Often a Family Affair, Study Finds

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

Cleaner Air in U.S. Boosting Life Expectancy, Study Finds

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

Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study

Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says

Coffee May Lower Risk of Death From Mouth Cancer: Study

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-Bound Girls May Feel Pressure to 'Speak Properly'

Colorful Detergent 'Pods' a Danger for Children: CDC

Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis

Common Antidepressants Too Risky During Pregnancy, Researchers Say

Common Asphalt Sealant May Raise Cancer Risks

Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study

Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries

Common Painkillers Tied to Kidney Risks for Children: Study

Common Pesticide Linked to Birth Defect, Study Suggests

Company With Links to Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Recalls All Products

Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results

Compounding Pharmacists Oppose Greater U.S. Oversight

Confusion Over Diabetes Types Adds to Patients' Woes

Congress to Open Hearings Into Steroid/Meningitis Outbreak

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

Consider Eye Safety When Toy Shopping

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

'Cooling' Helps Oxygen-Deprived Newborns: Study

Cost of Diabetes Care in U.S. Keeps Climbing

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

Could Baby's Crying Give Clues to Autism?

Could Baby's Tummy Bacteria Help Spur Colic?

Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?

Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?

Could Coffee Bean Extract Help Control Blood Sugar?

Could Hypertension in Pregnancy Harm Child's Thinking Skills for Decades?

Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?

Could Psoriasis Increase Odds for Type 2 Diabetes?

Could Stem Cells Treat Autism? Newly Approved Study May Tell

Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes

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

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

'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

Daily Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, Another Study Finds

Daily Coffee May Help Keep Grim Reaper Away

Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study

Daily Temper Tantrums Not the Norm for Preschoolers: Study

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

Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community

Death Rate Dropping for Children on Dialysis: Study

Death Toll From Meningitis Outbreak Now Stands at 7, CDC Says

Declining Funding May Cause U.N. to Fall Short of Health Goals

Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse

Delaying ADHD Meds Could Hurt Kids' Math Scores

Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths

Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth

Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk

Depressed Teens Who Respond to Treatment Less Likely to Abuse Drugs

Depression Rates Rise for Girls During Teen Years

Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients

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

Developmental Woes Common in Siblings of Children With Autism

Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study

Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions

Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement

Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Bladder Cancer Odds

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

Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline

Diabetes Patients Should Have More Voice in Treatment: Experts

Diabetes Prevention: Start Small, Experts Say

Diabetes Rates Higher in Countries Using Lots of High Fructose Corn Syrup: Study

Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids

Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates

Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds

Did Schooling Method Spread Mumps in Orthodox Jewish Communities?

Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests

Diets High in Fructose May Harm Liver in Some, Scientists Warn

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

Dishwashing Won't Kill Tummy-Troubling Norovirus: Study

Disney to Curtail Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids

'Diverted' Medical Marijuana Use Common Among Teens: Study

DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk

Do Babies Begin Learning Language in the Womb?

Do More Gun Laws Mean Fewer Gun Deaths?

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 Make Push to Lower Kids' Pain, Stress in ER

Doctor Explains Why Flu a Greater Threat to Seniors

'Doctor Shopping' Tied to Fatal Prescription Drug Overdoses

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

Doctors' Intuition May Be Key to Spotting Infections in Kids

Doctors Need Better Ways to Spot, Treat Concussion in Kids

Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids

Doctors to Parents: No Trampolines

Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks

Does Eating Fish During Infancy Cut Asthma Risk?

Does Neighborhood Income Affect Teens' Mental Health?

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

Does Your Child Have Seasonal Allergies or a Cold?

Dogs May Mourn as Deeply as Humans Do

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

Doubt Cast on Usefulness of 'Sensory' Therapies for Autism

Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study

Drinking, Driving Drops by Half Among Teens: CDC

Drivers' Attitudes While Learning May Predict Future Road Performance

Drowning Is Leading Cause of Kids' Accidental Death: CDC

Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Drug Shows Some Benefit for Kids With Autism

Drug, Alcohol Abuse More Likely Among High School Dropouts

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 Humans Commonly Consumed Meat, Researchers Say

Early Language Skills Reduce Preschool Tantrums, Study Finds

Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking

Eat Fish, Live Longer?

Eating Disorders Hitting Women Over 50, Study Finds

Economic Conditions at Birth Linked to Behavior in Teen Years

Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook

Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study

Electronic Health Records Aid Diabetes Control

Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study

Emotional Woes May Last for Childhood Cancer Survivors

Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds

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

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 Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study

Even 'High-Normal' Blood Sugar Tied to Brain Shrinkage

Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation

Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study

Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study

Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide

Exercise Appears to Ease Nerve-Damage Pain in Rat Study

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 Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes

Exercise Programs for Kids Seem to Have Little Impact: Study

Exercise Won't Affect Breast Milk, Baby's Growth: Study

Experimental Dengue Vaccine Shows Some Success

Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men

Expert Pitches Safety Tips for Young Baseball Players

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

Extreme Birth Weights Tied to Autism in Swedish Study

Extreme Heat Biggest Weather Killer, Expert Warns

Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes

Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble

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

Family Grapples With Kids' Tech Time

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

Family Meals Nourish Teens' Mental Health: Study

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

Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese

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

Fathers Can Teach Their Children Persistence: Study

FDA Agents Visit Mass. Company Linked to Meningitis Outbreak

FDA Approves 1st in New Class of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs

FDA Approves 3 New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes

FDA Approves Combo Shot for Meningitis, Hib in Kids

FDA Approves Generic Versions of Actos

FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

FDA Clears First Weight-Loss Pill in 13 Years

FDA Gives Nod to First Drug for Diabetic Eye Disease

FDA Seeks Less Radiation for Kids Getting X-Rays, CT Scans

FDA Should Work to Cut Sugar Levels in Sodas, Experts Say

FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador

FDA Warns of Fake Version of ADHD Drug Adderall

FDA: More Tainted Products at Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak

Fecal Transplant Studied for Kids With Bowel Disease

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

Females, Young Athletes Take Longer to Get Over Concussions

Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study

Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought

Fever During Pregnancy May Raise Odds for Autism in Offspring

Few Follow Car Safety Guidelines for Kids, Study Finds

Fewer Children Injured From Swallowing Caustic Chemicals: Study

Fewer Kids Getting Hurt in Most Sports, Study Finds

Fewer Stillbirths Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against Flu

Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors

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

Fewer Young Americans Smoking, Survey Finds

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

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

Fish Like Grouper, Barracuda May Pose Food-Poisoning Risk

Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests

Fit Kids May Dodge Fractures in Old Age

Fitter Kids May Make Better Grades: Study

Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development

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

Flu Cases Rise Across U.S., Severe Season Feared

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 Still at Epidemic Levels: CDC

Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC

Flu Tightens Its Grip on U.S.

Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC

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 Healthier Eating, Keep Fruits, Veggies Within Reach

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 Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes

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

For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late

For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life

Forget Flu Shot Myths, Protect Yourself This Season

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

From One Generation to the Next, Dental Care Changes

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 28 Dead, 363 Sickened

Gadget Givers Urged to Consider Ramifications

Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says

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

Gene Disorder Screen Benefits Baby Boys, Girls Equally: Study

Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age

Gene Mutation Linked to Facial, Skull Abnormalities

Gene Mutations Appear Key to Childhood Leukemia Risk, Study Says

Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study

Gene Study Uncovers More Autism Clues

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 Changes Seen in Alzheimer's Can Be Found in Infancy: Study

Genes Linked to Retardation Not Inherited, Study Suggests

Genes May Dictate Teens' Susceptibility to Heavy Smoking

Genetic Disorder Test for Newborns May Speed Up Diagnoses

Gestational Diabetes, Poverty Linked to ADHD

Get Ready for Hurricane Sandy, Experts Warn

GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds

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 Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say

Gleevec's Latest Approval is for Pediatric Cancer

Gonorrhea Resistant to All But One Antibiotic: CDC

Grateful Teens May Have Less Risk for Depression, Other Problems

Great American Smokeout Is Thursday

'Greenish-Black' Contaminant in Vials of Steroid Behind Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

Guideline Changes Have Asperger's Community on Edge

Gut Bugs Might Influence Child's Odds for Obesity

'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk

H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe for Expectant Moms, Offspring: Study

Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women

'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell

Halloween Means Gobbling Candy

Hanging Suicides Up in United States

Happier Childhoods Tied to More Wealth as Adults: Study

Harmful Chemicals Found in Day Care Centers, Study Says

Harvest Season Can Be Hazardous for Farmers

Having Babies Sit Up May Help Them Learn

Head Blows May Hamper Learning in College Athletes

Health Benefits of Marriage Mostly Apply to Those Already Healthy

Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report

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: Avoid Fighting With the Kids Over Food

Health Tip: Avoid Spreading Pinkeye

Health Tip: Be Careful With Kids Around Water at Home

Health Tip: Bonding With Your Infant

Health Tip: Boost Baby's Brain With Toys

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: Coping With Separation Anxiety

Health Tip: Diabetes Isn't a Ticket to Inactivity

Health Tip: Diabetes Often Triggers Foot Problems

Health Tip: Dieticians Can Help Diabetics

Health Tip: Does Your Child Have a Seasonal Allergy?

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

Health Tip: Don't Overfeed Your Toddler

Health Tip: Don't Take the Wrong Medication

Health Tip: Easing Teething Pain

Health Tip: Eat a Healthy Diet When Nursing

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: Exercising With Diabetes

Health Tip: Get Regular Care to Manage Diabetes

Health Tip: Giving Up Baby's Bottle

Health Tip: Help a Child With ADHD Sleep Better

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 Chronic Ear Infections

Health Tip: Help Prevent Foot Ulcers

Health Tip: Help Prevent Gas in Babies

Health Tip: Help Prevent Low Blood Sugar

Health Tip: Help Prevent Repetitive Stress Injury

Health Tip: Help Prevent Trampoline Injuries

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 My Blood Glucose Too Low?

Health Tip: Is Your Child a Biter?

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 Your Child Safe in a High Chair

Health Tip: Keep Your Child's Eczema at Bay

Health Tip: Kids Keeping You From Exercising?

Health Tip: Kids Need to Stop Sucking Their Thumbs

Health Tip: Kids on the Run

Health Tip: Learn About the A1C Test

Health Tip: Make Kids Safe in the Sandbox

Health Tip: Make Sure Kids Get Enough Water

Health Tip: Make Sure Your Child's Bike is the Right Size

Health Tip: Manage Diabetes During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Manage Visitors After Bringing Home Baby

Health Tip: Manage Your Child's Allergy

Health Tip: Minimize Pesticide Exposure

Health Tip: Monitor Your Blood Glucose

Health Tip: Offering Baby or Toddler Solid Food?

Health Tip: On the Go With Diabetes

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: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Health Tip: Prevent Low Blood Sugar

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: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes

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: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?

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: Taking Medication to Manage Diabetes

Health Tip: Talk to Kids About Smoking

Health Tip: Teach Kids to Prevent Overuse Injuries

Health Tip: Treat a Toddler to a Picnic

Health Tip: Treating a Nosebleed

Health Tip: Treating Swimmer's Ear

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 Baby Has a Fever

Health Tip: When Your Child Has a Headache

Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer

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

Hearing Loss Tied to Diabetes in Study

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 Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study

Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast

Heart Muscle Cells Regenerate in Kids, Research Shows

Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease

Heavy Drinking in Pregnancy Linked to Host of Problems in Children

Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke

Heavy Drinking, Pot Use Tied to Teen Brain Changes

Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later

Heavy Smoking May Raise Odds for Lethal Bladder Cancer

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

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

High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Later Heart Trouble

High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health

High Blood Pressure May Protect Some Frail Elderly: Study

High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier

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

High Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly

High-Carb Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Recurrence in Study

Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds

High-Fat Dairy Foods Linked to Worse Survival After Breast Cancer

Hispanics May Face Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Study

Hi-Tech Advances May Improve Diabetics' Lives

HIV Deaths Declining for Most, But Not All, Americans

HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection

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

Hockey Rule Changes Could Cut Player Aggression, Injuries

Holidays Spell Trouble for Folks Unaware They're Diabetic

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

Hops, Key to Flavor in Beer, May Prove Useful in New Drugs

Hormone Shows Potential as Diabetes Treatment in Mice

Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication

Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline

Hospitals Should Test More Teen Girls for Pregnancy, Study Suggests

Hospitals Work to Reduce Unnecessary Early Births

Hot Tap Water May Pose Scalding Hazard

'Hovering' Moms May Take Fun Out of Play

How Dog-Savvy Is Your Child?

How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect

How to Prevent, Treat Diaper Rash

How to Quell 9th-Grade Angst

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

How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control

How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?

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

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

Hurricane Sandy Has East Coast in Its Crosshairs

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

Immune System Glitch Linked to Greater Risk of Death

Impact Tests Show Bike Helmets Protect Kids in Crashes

Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey

Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study

Importance of Family Meals Questioned

Improved Developmental Screening Urged for Hispanic Kids

Impulsive College Women at Risk of Drinking Problems: Study

In Diabetes, Any Protein in Urine May Signal Heart Risk

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

Inactivity May Kill as Many Worldwide as Smoking: Report

Incontinence Affects Young Childless Women, Too

Indoor Tanners Rationalize Risky Behavior, Study Finds

Indoor Tanning Causes Common Skin Cancers, Study Finds

Induced Labor Late in Pregnancy Has Pros, Cons

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

Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study

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

Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay

Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men

Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?

Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?

Is Perfect Pitch Genetic?

Is the Mental Health System Failing Troubled Kids?

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

It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies

Japan Nuke Disaster Will Kill Up to 1,300 People Worldwide, Study Estimates

Junk Food Laws in Schools May Mean Healthier Kids: Study

'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say

Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds

Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?

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 Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer

Keeping Kids Safe on Roller Coasters and Other Thrill Rides

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

Keeping Your Family Safe From Dog Bites

Key to More Active, Slimmer Kids: Friends

Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study

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 Most Likely to Start Abusing Painkillers at 16: Study

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

Lack of Sleep May Trip Up Student Athletes

Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens

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 Meningitis Outbreak Toll: 20 Deaths and 257 Infections, CDC Says

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

Lengthy Seizures May Delay Mental Development, Study Suggests

Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids

Let Babies 'Cry It Out,' Study Suggests

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

Liberal or Conservative: Study Finds Childhood Influence

Lifespan Gap Shrinks Between Whites, Blacks

Limited Radiation May Help Some Kids With Lymphoma

Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: 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

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

Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life

Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life

Lots of TV May Harm Kids' Diet

Low Vitamin D in Early Pregnancy Tied to Lower Birth Weight

Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study

Low Wages Linked to Raised Risk for High Blood Pressure

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

Lucentis Approved for Diabetic Macular Edema

Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike

Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors

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

Mailed Kits May Prompt Parents to Protect Kids From Sun

Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study

Major Medical Groups Back Sweeteners as Diet Aid

Make Holiday Meals Safe for Kids With Food Allergies

Make Sure Toys You Buy Are Safe for Tots

Making Parental Peace With Kids' Homework

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 Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says

Many Children With Autism Have Other Health Problems, Study Says

Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says

Many Grandparents Lack Latest Child Safety Info: Study

Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors

Many High School Football Players Ignore Signs of Concussion: Survey

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 Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer

Many More U.S. Households Ready for Disasters: CDC

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

Many Parents Text, Phone With Kids in Car: Survey

Many Pedestrians Hit By Cars Are Distracted By Mobile Devices

Many People With Type 1 Diabetes Missing Treatment Goals: Study

Many Smokers Light Up With Kids in Car: Study

Many Still Tanning, Despite Dangers, Survey Finds

Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC

Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home

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 U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors

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 Young Americans Plan to Own a Gun, Survey Finds

Marijuana Use Rising Among High School Seniors: Report

Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses

Marriage Might Lengthen Life

Mass. Launches Criminal Probe of Firm Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: 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

Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says

Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants

Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds

Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study

Melanoma Rates Rising in U.S. Children

Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later

Meningitis Outbreak Not Over Yet: Experts

Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies

Meningitis Outbreak Tied to 15 Deaths, 205 Cases: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 21 Dead, 271 Sickened: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 23 Dead, 284 Sickened: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 23 Dead, 297 Sickened: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 33 Dead, 480 Sickened, CDC Says

Meningitis Toll Now 11 Dead, 119 Sick: CDC

Meningitis Toll Now 12 Dead, 137 Sick: CDC

Meningitis Toll Now 14 Dead, 170 Sick: CDC

Meningitis/Steroid Toll Now 34 Dead

Menopausal Age May Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis Severity

Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review

Mental Abuse of Kids Leaves Lifelong Scars

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 Raise Risk of Being Murdered

Mercury Exposure Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk

Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study

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

Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too

Middle-Aged Diabetics May Need Earlier Colon Checks

Migraines May Hurt Kids' Grades Too

Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk

Millions Brace as Hurricane Sandy Slams the East Coast

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

Millions on Verge of Diabetes Don't Know It: CDC

Millions Prepare as Hurricane Sandy Spins Toward the East Coast

Mini-Organ Would Mimic Pancreas to Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study

Minority Fifth Graders Face Health Obstacles, Study Finds

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

Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review

Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Tied to Lower IQ in Child

Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study

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

Mom's Pot Use Doubles Risk of 'Preemie' Birth: Study

Mom's Smoking Tied to Dangerous Gut Illness in Preemies

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 Americans Walking, But Still Not Enough, CDC Says

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

More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry

More Benefits of Breast Milk Revealed

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 Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

More Evidence Links Bullying, Abuse to Suicidal Thoughts in Youth

More Evidence That Exercise Helps Fight Diabetes

More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks

More Evidence That Violent Video Games Help Spur Aggression

More Evidence Whooping Cough Protection Wanes

More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, 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 Pregnant Women on Blood Pressure Drugs: Study

More Progress Made on Artificial Pancreas for Diabetes Patients

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 Severe Mental Disability Cases Not Inherited: Study

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 Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study

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

Most 'Extreme Preemies' Grow Into Happy, Healthy Teens

Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study 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

Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility

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

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

Mother-to-Be's Pollen Exposure May Boost Asthma Risk in Baby

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

Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report

Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC

Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link

Move Over, Mean Girls

Multiple Abortions May Raise Risk of Preemie Birth Later

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

Muscle-Building Teens May Go to Extremes, Study Finds

N.Y. Woman Balances Thyroid Disease and Diabetes

Nearly 30 Percent of Americans Have High Blood Pressure: CDC

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

New Autism Criteria Will Have Minor Impact: Study

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

New Diabetes Guidelines May Lower Patient Medical Bills

New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Screening in Newborns, Children

New Guidelines Raise Safety Bar on Concussions

New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery

New Survey Examines States' Investments in Dealing With Diabetes

New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease

New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys

New Treatment For Head Lice?

Newborn Screening May Miss Adrenal-Gland Disorder

Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests

Newer 'Second-Line' Diabetes Drug May Outperform Older Meds

Newest Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Pancreatitis Risk

Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates

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

No Cancer Risk From Long-Acting Insulin: Studies

No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: Study

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

No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report

No Proof Drugs Ease Kids' Migraines: Study

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

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

Normal-Weight People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk: Study

North American Shark Attacks Hit Decade High

Not Enough Data to Support Kidney Disease Screening, Task Force Says

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

Number of Meningitis Cases Now Stands at 91, CDC Says

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

Nursing Shortage May Harm Infants in Intensive Care, Study Says

Nutrient Therapy Won't Help ICU Patients: Study

NYC Effort Put Rats on the Run

NYC OKs Ban on Big Sugary Drinks

NYC 'Soda Ban' Decision Expected Thursday

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 Drivers May Be More Likely to Die in Car Crashes

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 Pregnant Women With Sleep Apnea May Have More Delivery Complications

Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs

Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study

Obesity Alone May Not Hurt Kids' Classroom Performance

Obesity Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes Among Poor: Study

Obesity May Be Linked to MS Risk in Children

Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests

Obesity Now Puts Kids' Hearts at Risk Later

Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says

Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement

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

Officials Seeking Patients Who May Have Received Contaminated Steroid

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

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

Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds

Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes

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

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 Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C

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

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

Only Half of Meds Taken by Kids Have 'Adequate' Safety Info: Study

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 Moms More Apt to Have Large Babies, Study Says

Overweight Teens Report High Rates of Bullying, Teasing

Overweight Teens Typically Eat Less Than Normal-Weight Peers

Owner of Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Declines to Testify Before Congress

Oxygen Therapy Slows Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study Says

Pack School Lunches That Are Healthy and Fun

Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes

Painkiller Abuse by Kids Way Up, Study Finds

Pandemic H1N1 Flu Killed Far More Than Reported: Study

Parental Abuse, Neglect Linked to Increased Skin Cancer Risk

Parent-Focused Classes May Help Tots at Risk for ADHD

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' 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

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

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

Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study

Pay Attention in Preschool, Graduate From College: Study

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

People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma

People With Egg Allergy Can Safely Get Flu Shot: Experts

People With Type 1 Diabetes at Risk of Thyroid Disease

Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics

Pets May Help Kids With Autism Develop Social Skills

Physical Education Is Good for Kids' Grades, Study Finds

Physical, Sexual Assault May Raise Soldiers' Suicide Risk

Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds

Picky Eating in Youngsters Might Be Largely Caused by Genes

Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later

Pinball Analogy May Help Grief-Stricken Move Forward

Plastics Chemical BPA Common in 'Preemie' ICU: Study

Plastics Chemical BPA Found in Fetal Livers

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

Playing Several Sports Keeps Kids Slimmer: Study

'Plugged-In' Teens Vulnerable in Traffic: 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 Parenting Styles Linked to Bullying Behavior in Kids

Poor Reading Skills Linked to Teen Pregnancy Risk

Poor Sleep Among Preschoolers May Be Tied to Special Ed Needs Later

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

Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test

Postpartum Depression May Lead to Shorter Kids: Study

Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study

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

Power Slowly Returns to Much of Northeast After Sandy

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

Pre-College Parental Chat May Reduce Freshman Drinking

Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study

'Predrinking' Nearly Doubles Booze Consumption: Study

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Fall Worldwide: Report

Pregnant Mothers' Gut Changes May Support Fetal Growth

Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth

Pregnant Women With Bipolar Disorder May Have Higher Risk of Premature Birth

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

Prenatal Mercury Exposure Tied to ADHD Symptoms in Kids

Preordered School Lunches May Be Healthier, Study Finds

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

Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says

Pricey Cigarettes, Strict Schools Help Curb Teen Smoking

Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says

Privacy an Issue for Nursing Moms in Neonatal ICUs

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

Protect Your Kids From Pollen Allergies: Expert

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

Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices

Quitting Smoking Just as Hard for Teens: Study

Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery

Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival

Racial Gap in Kids' Dental Care Vanishing: Study

Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk

Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery

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

Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats

Records Show Problems at Steroid Pharmacy as Far Back as '06

Reducing Ozone Limits Would Save Lives, Report States

Reductions in U.S. Teen Smoking Stalled: CDC

Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates

Reindeer May Deliver More Than Presents

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

Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC

Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak

Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety

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

Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments

Research Reveals Why Flu Peaks in Certain Seasons

Research Solves How Fetus Is Shielded From Immune System

Researchers Describe 1st 'Functional Cure' of HIV in Baby

Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in Females

Researchers Link 25 New Gene Variants to Autism

Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC

Rich/Poor Divide Linked to Hospital Readmissions in Study

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

Runners May Live Longer

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

Salmonella Cause of Most Foodborne-Illness Outbreaks: CDC

Sandy Leaves Massive Blackouts, Flood Damage in Her Wake

Sandy's Death Toll Rises, Even as East Coast Struggles Back to Life

Sandy's Wrath Brings Massive Blackouts, Flooding Across Northeast

Scans May Reveal Pre-Schizophrenia Brain Changes

Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease

Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says

School Bullies Often Popular, Survey Finds

School Programs Do Keep Some Kids From Smoking

Scientists ID New Gene Linked to Vision Loss in Infants

Scientists ID New Gene Regions Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart

Scientists Map Genomes of One Man's Sperm

Screen Time Near Bedtime Means Less Sleep for Kids

Second Compounding Pharmacy Shut Down in Massachusetts

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 Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk

Secondhand Smoke May Impair Children's Cough Reflex

Secondhand Smoke Puts Children at Risk for Meningitis

Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll

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

Secondhand Smoke Ups Babies' Risk of Asthma, Study Says

Secondhand Smoke Very Unhealthy for Kids in Cars: Study

Self-Harm Associated With Premature Death in Study

Self-Harm Showing Up in Elementary Schools: Study

Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies

Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery

Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant

Sex Life of Diabetic Women May Suffer

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

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

Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why

Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds

Shootings at Hospitals a Rarity, Study Finds

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

Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds

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

Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?

Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study

Signs of ADHD Evident by Preschool, Expert Says

Signs of Brain Damage Show Up in Scans of Living, Retired NFL Players

Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth

Simple Measures May Curb Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Simple Steps Can Shield Children From Dog Bites

Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise

Skin-Care Basics for Your New Baby

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

Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates

Sleep Apnea in Teens Linked to Social, Behavioral Woes

Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk

Sleep Apnea May Be Linked to Nerve Damage in Diabetics

Sleep Apnea May Spur Carb Cravings in Diabetics

Sleep Loss Often Disruptive for City Kids With Asthma

Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC

Sleep Trumps All-Night Cramming for College Exams

Sleepless Nights Might Raise Odds for Diabetes

Slow-Growing Babies Nearly Catch Up With Peers by Teens

Small Batteries, Other Shiny Objects Pose Risks to Children

Smallest, Largest Fetuses at Higher Risk of Stillbirth

'Smarter Lunchroom' May Lead to Healthier Choices

Smartphones Linked to Sexual Activity in Teens: Study

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

Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors

Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study

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

Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study

Smokers Drop Pricey Cigarettes for Cheaper Alternatives: CDC

Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer

Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study

Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Asthma, Wheezing in Kids

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

Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies Doubles: Report

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

Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in U.S., CDC Finds

Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study

Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts

Snoring Toddlers May Have More Behavior Problems

Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study

Solo Rock Stars Die Sooner Than Those in Bands

Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery

Some Boys With ADHD May Struggle as Adults

Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin

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 Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC

Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients

Some Kids May Overcome or Outgrow Egg Allergy, Study Suggests

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

Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine

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

Sooner Is Better for Controlling Obese Kids' Weight: Study

Soy Formula May Harm Babies With Underactive Thyroid: Report

Space Heater Safety Tips Can Help Prevent Burns, Fires

Spanking Batters Kids' Mental Health: Study

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

Sports Help Dads, Daughters Bond, Study Says

Spotting Sleep Problems in Special-Needs Children

Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk

Standing at Work All Day While Pregnant Linked to Smaller Babies

State Laws Cut Teen Drinking and Driving, Large Study Shows

Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study

Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study

Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds

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

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

Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study

Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 30 Dead, 419 Sickened, CDC Says

Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 31 Dead, 424 Sickened, CDC Says

Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 32 Dead, 438 Sickened, CDC Says

Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby

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

Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors

Strict Moms Influence Kids' Friends: Study

Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report

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

Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC

Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival

Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link

Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes

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

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

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

Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging

Study Links Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy to Lower IQ

Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm

Study Looks at Vitamin D Needs in Breast-Fed Babies

Study Sees Link Between Prolonged Formula Feeding, Leukemia Risk

Study Sees Possible Link Between Air Pollution and Autism Risk

Study Shows Bicycle Helmets Save Lives

Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death

Study Suggests Link Between Hormone Melatonin and Type 2 Diabetes

Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids

Study Ties Chemicals in Beauty Products to Women's Diabetes Risk

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: Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy May Not Affect Baby's Growth

Study: Chest CT Scans May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Study: Kids Who Sleep in Parents' Bed Less Likely to Be Overweight

Study: More Pre-Teens Get Vaccines When Middle Schools Require Them

Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly

Sugary Drinks Not Replacing Milk as Kids Age: Study

Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year

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

Suicidal Thoughts More Common in Kids With Autism: Study

Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: 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

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

Super-Shy Preschoolers Might Struggle Academically

Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study

Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men

Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study

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 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 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

Targeted Radiation for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks

Task Force Urges Routine Screening of Women for Domestic Violence

TB Vaccine Promising as New Way to Fight Type 1 Diabetes

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 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

Temporary Tattoos May Leave Permanent Damage

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

The 'Learning Curve' of Living With Asperger's

The Plague: It's Still With Us

They're Cute, But Baby Chicks Can Harbor Salmonella

They're Cute, But Chicks Carry Salmonella Dangers

Thigh Is Safer Vaccination Site Than Arm for Toddlers, Study Finds

Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life

Those Childhood Piano Lessons Should Start Early

Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year

Three New Drugs Approved for Type 2 Diabetes

Thyroid Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women Revised

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

Tight Blood-Sugar Control Shows Mixed Results for Health of Kidneys: Study

Time Change Means Turning Clocks Back on Sunday

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 to Keep Kids Safe, Warm During Winter

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

Toddlers Are Happier to Give Than Receive: Study

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

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 Coffee in Pregnancy Tied to Smaller, Later Newborns, Study Says

Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver

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 May Lower Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer

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

Too Much TV May Make Kids Antisocial, Study Suggests

Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease

Tornadoes Don't Have to Be Deadly, Experts Say

Toxic Chemicals in Many Couches Sold in U.S.: Report

Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise

Turning Off the Tube Linked to Healthier Weight in Teens

TV for Kids Filled With Social Bullying, Study Finds

Two Languages Better Than One for Kids' Brains: Study

Two-Drug Combo Helps Teens With Migraines

Two-Thirds of Osteo Hip Fractures Occur After 80: U.S. Study

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. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study

U.S. Agency Puts Poison Prevention in Spotlight

U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report

U.S. Children's Hospitals Treating More Complex, Expensive Conditions

U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC

U.S. Expands SIDS Prevention Effort

U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report

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

U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Finally Dropping Again: Report

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. 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. Obesity Rate Set to Soar, Costing Billions: CDC

U.S. Preterm Birth Rate Continues to Drop: Report

U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s

U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes

U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger

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

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

Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds

Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?

Unhappy Kids Are More Materialistic, Study Finds

Up to 13,000 Got Steroid Shots at Center of Meningitis Outbreak: CDC

Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study

Use Social Media to Fight Childhood Obesity, Heart Experts Say

Vaccinations Belong on Parents' Back-to-School Checklists

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

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

Virus Patterns Where Kids Live May Affect Asthma Risk

Vision Problems Tied to Extreme Prematurity in Study

Vitamin D in Pregnancy Critical for Brain Development, Study Says

Vitamin D Levels in Pregnancy May Not Affect Kids' Future Bone Health

Vitamin D May Thwart Kids' Winter Colds

Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health

Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says

Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up

Water-Tubing Injuries on the Rise

Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men

Wednesday Is National HIV Testing Day

Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study

Weight Control Can Cut Women's Diabetes Risk, Study Shows

Weight Loss May Increase Testosterone Levels

Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe

Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage

West Nile Cases Continue to Climb, 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 Virus on the Rise in US: CDC

'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well

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 Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'

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

When Adults Smoke in Cars, Child Passengers Suffer: Study

When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too

When Teens Focus on TV, Obesity Risk Rises

When to Worry About Your Child's Fever

Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women Among New Recommendations

Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Over Time: Study

Why Johnny Can't Run

Why Some Mothers (Wrongly) Let Kids Try Alcohol

Will Climate Change Mean Worse Flu Seasons?

Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds

With Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit

With Bullying, What's a Parent to Do?

With Diabetes, Boosting Exercise Should Be Done Safely

Without Laws, Many Tanning Salons Would Allow Kids: Study

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

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 Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study

Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study

Working While Pregnant Won't Harm the Baby, Study Finds

Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health

Work-Related Asthma a Significant Problem: CDC

World Diabetes Day Designed to Raise Awareness

X-Rays May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women With Certain Genes: Study

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 Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study

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

Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy

Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC

Younger Women Start to Follow Pap Test Guidelines: CDC

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

Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death

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