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1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
3-D Movies: Thrills and Ills
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Acne Medication May Raise Risk of Eye Infections
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
As Vision Problems in U.S. Rise, Diabetes May Explain Why
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Best Glaucoma Treatments Still a Puzzle, Task Force Reports
Better Vision Tied to Health Plans That Cover Eye Exams
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Circuitry Yields Clue to Autism, Researchers Say
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Bright Light at Night Could Up Depression Risk, Mouse Study Suggests
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
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Eye Injuries in Kids May Indicate Child Abuse: Study
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Coffee Might Raise Glaucoma Risk: Study
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
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
Consider Eye Safety When Toy Shopping
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Could iPads, Kindles Be Just What the Eye Doctor Ordered?
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
Diabetes Drugs Avandia, Actos Linked to Vision Woes
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Don't Take Shortcuts When Caring for Contact Lenses: Expert
Drivers' Glaucoma May Boost Accident Risk
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Chemical Helps Blind Mice See
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Expert Pitches Safety Tips for Young Baseball Players
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye Color May Help Predict Vitiligo Risk
Eye Scan Could Help Track Progress of Multiple Sclerosis
Eyes May Possess Infection-Killing Power: Study
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
FDA Approves 'Bionic Eye' to Help Against Rare Vision Disorder
FDA Gives Nod to First Drug for Diabetic Eye Disease
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Glaucoma Stent Approved
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
Halloween Warning: Decorative Contact Lenses May Damage Your Eyes
Health Tip: Be a Safe Biker
Health Tip: Eat Right to Help Protect Your Vision
Health Tip: Help Control Eye Allergy Symptoms
Health Tip: Identifying Pinkeye
Health Tip: Invest in Protective Eyewear for Sports
Health Tip: Managing Dry Eyes
Health Tip: Should I See a Doctor for Pinkeye?
Health Tip: Why Wear Sunglasses?
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
In Rat Study, Eye Device Shows Promise for Restoring Sight
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Is Combining Hysterectomy and a Tummy Tuck Safe?
Jetrea Approved to Treat Eye Condition
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' Headaches Rarely Due to Vision Problems, Study Finds
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Laser Liposuction May Zap Fat Without Skin Sag: Study
Leave 4th of July Fireworks to Professionals
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Lucentis Approved for Diabetic Macular Edema
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
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
Men, Women Do See Things Differently: Study
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Mistaken Infection 'On The Prairie'?
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
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
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity Surgery Seems to Reduce Heart Risks, Study Says
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Omega-3s in Formula Can Help Baby's Eyesight: Review
Omega-3s No Help Against Age-Linked Eye Trouble: Study
Outdoor Recess May Help Protect Kids From Nearsightedness
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 Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
Poor Vision Can Isolate Seniors
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Preemies' Increased Survival Comes With No Rise in Disabilities: Study
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Reindeer May Deliver More Than Presents
Researchers Map Vision in Brain
Response to First Treatment May Predict Epilepsy's Course
Retinal Device Restores Sight to Blind Mice
Retinal Implant Approved for Inherited Eye Disease
Retina's Thickness May Be Tied to Severity of MS, Study Suggests
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
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
Scientists Find 24 New Genes Linked to Nearsightedness
Scientists ID New Gene Linked to Vision Loss in Infants
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shorter Arms May Explain Why Women Need Glasses Sooner Than Men
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
'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
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
Statins Tied to Reduced Glaucoma Risk
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
Studies Show Limits, Promise of Laser Removal of Tattoos
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
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
Treatment for Blindness in Dogs Might Help People, Too
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: Report
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
Undiagnosed Eye Problems Plague Some U.S. Veterans
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vision Loss, Depression May Be Linked, Study Finds
Vision Problems Tied to Extreme Prematurity in Study
Want to Get Rid of That Old Tattoo? You're Not Alone
Watch Out For Eyes When Champagne Corks Fly
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 Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
What Do Eye Movement Differences in Men and Women Mean?
What's Best for Kids' Eye Health? Experts Give Insight
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine Print
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
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Girl's Plea For Contact Lenses Pays Off
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy