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2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Active Video Games Have Exercise-Like Effects in Kids: Study
Active Video Games May Boost Fitness in Younger Students
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study
Aerobic Exercise Seems Best for Weight, Fat Loss
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Alcoholic Drinks Add 100 Calories a Day to Average Adult's Diet: Study
Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids
American Heads Are Getting Bigger, Study Finds
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Annual Report on U.S. Kids' Health a Mixed Bag
Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved
Antibiotic Use in Infants Tied to Overweight Later: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Are Knee Injuries Tied to Menstrual Cycle?
As Doctors Go High-Tech, Staff Injuries May Rise
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Atkins-Type Diets Look Kidney-Friendly: Study
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
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
Back Pain May Ease for Smokers Who Quit: Study
Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: Study
Bacteria Found in Other Products From Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time
'Beige' Fat Joins Brown Fat as Potential Weight-Loss Target
Being Obese May Make Job Search Tougher
Belly Fat Adds to Diabetes Risk in Obese Adults, Study Finds
Belly Fat May Be Tied to Kidney Damage
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Better Health Screening Urged for Female College Athletes
Better School Lunches May Lead to Slimmer Students
Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
BPA in Food Packaging Tied to Child Obesity: Study
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Breast-Feeding Won't Prevent Pre-Teen Obesity, Study Finds
Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study Finds
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cases Linked to Fungal Meningitis Now Number 328
Cash Incentives, Penalties May Spur People to Shed More Pounds
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
CDC: Meningitis Infections Now Total 185 in 12 States
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Diets May Help Body Burn More Calories: Study
Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients
Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll
Certain Sleep Aids May Raise Hip Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes: Study
Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study
Chips, Sodas Out, Healthier Fare In With New School Snack Rules
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Chronic Pain May Cost U.S. $635 Billion a Year
Chronic Pain May Depend on Emotional Reaction to Injury
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Common Hip Disorder May Raise Risk for Sports Hernia
Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit
Company With Links to Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Recalls All Products
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
Compounding Pharmacists Oppose Greater U.S. Oversight
Congress to Open Hearings Into Steroid/Meningitis Outbreak
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Couch-Potato Kids Are Top U.S. Child Health Problem: Poll
Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
Could Facebook Be Making You Fat?
Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?
Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Cut Back on Sugar to Lose Some Weight
Death Toll From Meningitis Outbreak Now Stands at 7, CDC Says
Deep Belly Fat Could Weaken Men's Bones, Study Suggests
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Despite More 'Healthy' Options, Little Change in Fast-Food Calorie Counts
'Dessert' With Breakfast Boosts Weight Loss: Study
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 May Offer 'Modest' Weight Loss for Very Obese Teens: Study
Diabetes Rates Higher in Countries Using Lots of High Fructose Corn Syrup: Study
Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
Diet/Exercise Combo Best, 'Biggest Loser' Study Says
Diets High in Fructose May Harm Liver in Some, Scientists Warn
Disability From Juvenile Arthritis Hurts Adult Job Prospects
Discount Supermarkets Tied to Rising Obesity Rates
Disney to Curtail Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids
Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer?
Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study
Early Menstruation Tied to Factors That Raise Heart Disease Risk
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Eat Too Much While Watching TV? Try Taking Smaller Bites
Eating More Meals Linked to Less Student Overweight
Eating Out Can Hurt Heart Health, Expert Warns
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Education Is Key to Health: Report
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
Even a Little Exercise Boosts Self-Esteem in Overweight Teens
Excess Pounds Raise Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death: Study
Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study
Exercise Does Boost Teens' Health, Study Finds
Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay Fit
Exercise May Lower Older Women's Risk for Kidney Stones
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Exercise Programs for Kids Seem to Have Little Impact: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
Extra Pounds Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk in Women
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC
Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese
FDA Agents Visit Mass. Company Linked to Meningitis Outbreak
FDA Approves 2nd New Weight-Loss Drug
FDA Approves 3 New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
FDA Approves First New Weight-Loss Drug in More Than a Decade
FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
FDA Clears First Weight-Loss Pill in 13 Years
FDA Should Work to Cut Sugar Levels in Sodas, Experts Say
FDA Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
FDA, States Weigh Pharmacy Regulation in Wake of Meningitis Outbreak
FDA: More Tainted Products at Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fit Kids May Dodge Fractures in Old Age
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Food-Assistance Program Sees $2 Billion Spent on Sweet Drinks: Study
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Kids, Eating Out = More Calories
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Fractures Take High Toll on High School Athletes
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Frequent Eating in Kids Tied to Less Weight Gain
Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 28 Dead, 363 Sickened
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Discoveries Give Hope Against 'Brittle Bone' Disease
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Gorging at the Buffet Table? Tactics May Help You Eat Less
'Greenish-Black' Contaminant in Vials of Steroid Behind Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
'Greenish-Black' Contaminant in Vials of Steroid Behind Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
Group Programs for Weight Loss May Work Best
Gulp! Study Suggests Super-Size Soda Ban Could Fizzle
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women
Hands-On Therapy May Spell Relief for Low Back Pain
Health Issues Add to Risk of Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Says
Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report
Health Tip: Care for Your Cast
Health Tip: Dealing With Low Back Pain
Health Tip: Don't Overeat When Dining Out
Health Tip: Eat Healthier During the Holidays
Health Tip: Eating Because You're Bored?
Health Tip: Get Enough Calcium
Health Tip: Help Keep Your Bones Healthy
Health Tip: If You've Broken a Toe
Health Tip: Keep Active by Walking
Health Tip: Keep Food Cravings at Bay at the Office
Health Tip: Keep Off the Weight You've Lost
Health Tip: Limit Swelling While Wearing a Cast
Health Tip: Packing a Backpack
Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of a Herniated Disk
Health Tip: Signs of a Herniated Disk
Health Tip: Strengthen Your Bones
Health Tip: Support Your Back While Sitting
Health Tip: When Lugging Luggage
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Healthy Older Women Advised Against Taking Calcium
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
Heavier Friends Might Widen Your Waistline: Study
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Drinking, Smoking Won't Harm Men's Sperm: Study
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
Higher Doses of Vitamin D Prevent Fractures in Older Women
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
Hormone 'Ratio' May Show Which Dieters Will Keep Weight Off
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
How Healthy Is Your County?
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 Seriously Ill Kids, Obesity May Be Tied to Higher Death Risk: Study
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Injuries Skyrocket From Inflatable Bounce Houses: Study
Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
Is Fructose Making People Fat?
It's Not Just What You Eat, It's When You Eat, Mouse Study Finds
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Junk Food Laws in Schools May Mean Healthier Kids: Study
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Just Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds
Keeping Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer
Key to More Active, Slimmer Kids: Friends
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids and Healthy Eating Can Go Together
Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food
Kids in Daycare More Prone to Be Overweight
Kids of Better-Educated Parents Have Healthier Diets: Study
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Kids With Psoriasis More Likely to Be Overweight: Study
Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study
Knee Injections for Arthritis? Save Your Money, Study Says
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Ladies, Drink to Your (Bone) Health
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Late Lunch May Mean Less Weight Loss
Latest Meningitis Outbreak Toll: 20 Deaths and 257 Infections, CDC Says
Learning How to Keep Pounds Off Before Dieting May Work Best
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
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Low Calcium Linked to Hormone Condition in Women
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Weight Gain in Older Women
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Magnesium-Rich Food May Help Keep Kids' Bones Strong
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Many Americans in Denial Over Weight Gain: Study
Many Obese Americans Struggle With Stigma, Discrimination, Poll Finds
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Pedestrians Hit By Cars Are Distracted By Mobile Devices
Many People With Type 1 Diabetes Missing Treatment Goals: Study
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
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
Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Mass. Launches Criminal Probe of Firm Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: Report
Mass. Launches Criminal Probe of Firm Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: Report
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Men May Benefit From Osteoporosis Drug, Too: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Meningitis Outbreak Not Over Yet: Experts
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
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Middle-Aged Diabetics May Need Earlier Colon Checks
Modern Technology Adds to Worldwide Obesity Woes: Report
Moms May Use TV to Calm Fussy Infants: Study
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
More Americans Walking, But Still Not Enough, CDC Says
More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA
More Evidence Acupuncture Can Ease Chronic Pain
More Proof That Healthy Habits Fight Disease
More Time at Family Dinners Might Curb Obesity in Kids
Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
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
Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight
Mothers' Pre-Pregnancy Weight Tied to Kids' IQ, Study Says
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Muscle Mass Linked to Bone Health in Some Parts of Body
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Myelodysplastic Syndrome Linked to Abnormal Stem Cells
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys
Normal-Weight People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk: Study
Number of Meningitis Cases Now Stands at 91, CDC Says
Number of U.S. Kids With Diabetes Could Skyrocket: Study
NYC Ban on Super-Sized Sodas Would Cut Consumers' Calories: Study
NYC OKs Ban on Big Sugary Drinks
NYC 'Soda Ban' Decision Expected Thursday
Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds
Obese Black Women at Higher Risk for Having Very Large Babies
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' Label May Not Apply to Heavy Ex-NFL Players
Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
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
Obese Women With Diabetes May Need Different Workouts Than Men
Obesity Alone May Not Hurt Kids' Classroom Performance
Obesity Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes Among Poor: Study
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
Obesity Does Slow People Down, Study Confirms
Obesity Helps Spur Cancer's Growth, Mouse Study Suggests
Obesity Hits Rural Areas Harder Than Cities
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
Obesity May Be Linked to MS Risk in Children
Obesity May Raise Odds for Painful Leg Condition
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, Depression Blamed for Daytime Sleepiness 'Epidemic'
Obesity, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer
Officials Seeking Patients Who May Have Received Contaminated Steroid
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Older Women Should Not Take Calcium, Vitamin D: Task Force
Once-Obese Women Still Face Stigma, Study Finds
One Path to Fitter Kids: More P.E. at School
One-Third of U.S. Homeless Population Is Obese: Study
Outdoor Fast-Food Ads Linked to Obesity, Study Suggests
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
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
Overweight While Younger Ups Kidney Risk Later
Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Owner of Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Declines to Testify Before Congress
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
People Seem More Accepting of Food Addiction Than Other Vices
Pets a Boon for the Human Heart, Cardiologists Say
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Picky Eating in Youngsters Might Be Largely Caused by Genes
Pictures of Fatty, Sugary Foods May Spur Cravings
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Plastics Chemical Linked to Obesity in Kids
Playing Several Sports Keeps Kids Slimmer: Study
Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
Poll: Many Americans Don't See Their Kids as Overweight
Poor Neighborhoods Home to More Obese Kids: Study
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Pregnancy Boosts Size of Women's Feet, Study Finds
Preordered School Lunches May Be Healthier, Study Finds
Preschool TV Habits Linked to 4th-Grade Waist Size, Fitness
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Pricier, Intensive Whiplash Treatment May Not Pay Off: Study
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Quitting Drinking May Help Alcoholics' Bone Loss
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
Records Show Problems at Steroid Pharmacy as Far Back as '06
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
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
Saving Carbs for Dinnertime Might Help Control Weight
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Scientists Develop New Method for Growing Bone
Scientists ID Gene for Insulin Sensitivity
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Second Compounding Pharmacy Shut Down in Massachusetts
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk
Selflessness Can Threaten Clergy Members' Health
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery
Severely Obese Americans on the Rise
Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant
Severely Obese Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Severely Obese Women Attempting IVF May Have Lower Egg Quality
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shoppers Who Read Food Labels Are Thinner, Study Says
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smallest, Largest Fetuses at Higher Risk of Stillbirth
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smoking During Pregnancy Tied to Extra Weight in Kids
Snowboarding Tops List of Winter-Sports Injuries
Soaring U.S. Spinal Care Spending Due to Specialists: Study
Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some Genes Seem to Raise Risk of Obesity: Study
Some Heavy Kids at Risk of Blindness, Study Says
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Some Sports May Help Protect Men's Bones
Spine MRIs Often Show Harmless 'Defects,' Study Finds
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cells to Cartilage? Promising Results Seen in Mice
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Injections for Back Pain May Lower Bone Mass
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Steroid Shots for Sciatica: Benefits Only Brief, Analysis Finds
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
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds
Stressed-Out Men May Prefer Heavier Women
Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report
Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Locates More Obesity Genes
Study Looks at Vitamin D Needs in Breast-Fed Babies
Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy
Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Shows Weight-Loss Myths Abound
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids
Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients
Study Ties Common Back Ailment to Faulty Gene
Study Ties Obesity-Related Gene to Weaker Memory
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
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
Switch to Skim Milk Won't Prevent Toddler's Obesity: Study
Symptoms of Ankle Fracture
Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain
'Teaching Gardens' Nurture Kids' Interest in Healthy Foods
Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Girls Need Bone Health Advice to Stave Off Osteoporosis
Teen Obesity Linked to Mom's Smoking in Pregnancy: Study
Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure
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
To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
Too Much or Too Little Activity Can Spur Knee Problems
Too Much Salt Might Harm Kids' Health: Study
Too Much Sitting Could Court Diabetes, Study Finds
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Two-Thirds of Osteo Hip Fractures Occur After 80: U.S. Study
U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Up to 13,000 Got Steroid Shots at Center of Meningitis Outbreak: CDC
Use Social Media to Fight Childhood Obesity, Heart Experts Say
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vitamin D Levels in Pregnancy May Not Affect Kids' Future Bone Health
Vitamin D Loss Attributed to Obesity
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
Water Workouts a Great Alternative: Study
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight Loss May Increase Testosterone Levels
Weight-Loss Keys: Food Journals, Eating In, Not Skipping Meals
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too
When Parents Get Active, So Do Kids: Study
When Teens Focus on TV, Obesity Risk Rises
Wider Waistlines Put Damper on Men's Sex Lives: Study
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Woman's Tea Addiction Led to Loss of Teeth, Bone Problems
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women's Vitamin D Needs Don't Vary By Race, Study Finds
Workers Counseled on Back Pain Return to Job Sooner
Working Out Cuts Women's Appetite, Study Finds
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
Worldwide Cancer Incidence Predicted to Rise 75% by 2030
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
You Can Help Reduce Your Colon Cancer Risk: Expert
Young Cancer Survivors Often Face Long-Term Health Problems
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Kids With Hip, Thigh Fractures Heal Well With Single-Leg Casts
Young Men Taking HIV Meds May Be at Risk for Bone Loss
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC
Your New Weight-Loss Resolution: Drive Less
Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death