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1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
1/3 of Docs Often Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics: Study
12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study
16 Cases of Kidney Damage in 6 States From Synthetic Pot: CDC
2 Common Blood Pressure Meds Fare Equally in Preventing Heart Woes
2 New Weight-Loss Drugs Won't Reverse U.S. Obesity Crisis
2 Tests May Improve Heart Patients' Care, Studies Suggest
20% of U.S. Women Uninsured in 2010, Up From 15% in 2000: Report
300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard
5 Rheumatology Procedures You Might Not Need
6.6 Million Young Adults Joined Parents' Health Plans in 2011: Report
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients
A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids
A Little Formula Might Help Breast-Feeding for Some Babies
A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance
A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front
A Third of U.S. Seniors Die With Dementia, Study Finds
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
Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
Adding Vitamin B12 to Standard Drugs Might Help Fight Hepatitis C
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study
Aerobic Exercise Seems Best for Weight, Fat Loss
African Chimps Carry Drug-Resistant, Human-Linked Staph
After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy
Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope
AIDS Deaths, New HIV Infections Continue to Drop Worldwide
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Airports in N.Y., L.A., Hawaii Deemed Worst for Pandemic Spread
Alcoholic Drinks Add 100 Calories a Day to Average Adult's Diet: Study
Alcoholism Treatment Saves Families Money
All HIV Patients Should Take Meds Early On, Experts Now Say
Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids
Almost Half of Americans Would Consider Donating Kidney to Stranger: Poll
Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study
Alzheimer's Treatment Shows Promise in Small, 3-Year Trial
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
American Heads Are Getting Bigger, Study Finds
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Annual Beaches Report Finds Water Quality Lacking Along U.S. Shores
Annual Report on U.S. Kids' Health a Mixed Bag
Another Meningitis Scare Emerges, Targeting NYC's Gay Men
Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved
Another Study Says Mediterranean Diet Good for the Heart
Antibiotic Azithromycin Won't Harm Healthy Hearts: Study
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Vary by Region: Report
Antibiotic Use in Infants Tied to Overweight Later: Study
Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading: WHO
Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Anti-HIV Drugs May Curb Transmission to Uninfected Partner: Study
Antiobiotic Resistance Spikes During Flu Season
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
Antiseptic Products Can Be Contaminated: Study
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Anxiety, Depression May Raise Stroke Risk
Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study
Approval Expanded for Sapien Artificial Heart Valve
Are Pricey Computer-Aided Mammograms Worth It?
Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?
As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
Atkins-Type Diets Look Kidney-Friendly: Study
'Atkins'-Type Diets May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: 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
Babies' Vulnerability to Colds Tied to Immune Response at Birth
Bacterial Vaginosis Increases Female-to-Male HIV Transmission Risk
'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Bathroom Reminders May Prod Guys to Wash Their Hands
Bedbugs: Easy to Attract, Hard to Eliminate
'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
Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study
Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says
Better School Lunches May Lead to Slimmer Students
Better Work Environment May Cut Hospital Readmission Rates
Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Bigger Babies Have Bigger Brains as Teens: Study
Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes
'Bioengineered' Kidneys Show Promise in Rat Study
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease
Blacks Less Likely to Receive Kidney Transplant Early On, Study Finds
Blacks Less Likely to Stick to High Blood Pressure Diet: Study
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study
Blame Common Colds on Your Chromosome 'Caps?'
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Blood Infections in ICU Cut With Simple Measures: Study
Blood or Bone Marrow Better for Stem Cell Transplants?
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Body Fat May Affect Death Risk Among Breast Cancer Patients
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
BPA in Food Packaging Tied to Child Obesity: Study
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brain-Injury Recovery Varies Widely Among Children
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report
Breast Milk Contains More Than 700 Bacteria Types: Study
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
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Buying Testosterone Supplements Online Can Be Risky
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
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Costs Billions Yearly in U.S. Worker Productivity: Study
Cancer Drug Reduced Relapses in MS Patients: Studies
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts
Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds
Can't Stop Eating M&Ms?
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cases of Rare But Deadly Encephalitis Rising Among Kids, Report Finds
Cash Incentives, Penalties May Spur People to Shed More Pounds
Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
CDC Guidelines Could Cut Bloodstream Infections From Dialysis
CDC Panel: All Pregnant Women Should Get Whooping Cough Shot
CDC Preparing Vaccine for New Swine Flu
CDC Researchers Spot Increase in New 'Stomach Bug' Strain
CDC Warns of Another Emerging Tick-Borne Threat
CDC: 1 in 50 Poor, Straight Urban Americans Infected With HIV
CDC: West Nile Toll Now 5,054 Cases, 228 Deaths
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Diets May Help Body Burn More Calories: Study
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients
Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll
Certain Tick Bites Might Spur Red Meat Allergy
Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study
Childhood Abuse Linked to Diabetes, Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Women
Childhood Depression May Be Tied to Later Heart Risk: Study
Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study
Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
Childhood Vaccination Rates Remain High, CDC Says
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study
China's Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock May Threaten Human Health
Chips, Sodas Out, Healthier Fare In With New School Snack Rules
Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
Chronic Pain May Cost U.S. $635 Billion a Year
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Circumcision Benefits Are Significant, Pediatricians Say
Climate Change May Bring Another Mosquito-Borne Illness to U.S.
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
Closed Windows in Hospital Rooms May Raise Infection Risk
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Safe for Many Who Take Warfarin
Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
Colds May Be Even More 'Common' Than People Think
College Freshmen Urged to Keep Excess Pounds Away
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis
Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds
Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study
Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study
Common Heart Drug Might Dampen Some Autism Symptoms
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some: Study
Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries
Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack
Common Painkillers Tied to Kidney Risks for Children: Study
Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit
Companies to Donate Prosthetic Legs to Boston Bombing Victims in Need
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Controversial Bird Flu Research to Resume
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Cost Keeps Many Americans From Good Dental Care: Report
Cost of Diabetes Care in U.S. Keeps Climbing
Costlier Heart Device May Not Be Worth It, Study Suggests
Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Costs of ER Visits Vary in U.S., Study Finds
Couch-Potato Kids Are Top U.S. Child Health Problem: Poll
Could Herpes Virus Affect Memory in Older Adults?
Could Adaptable Bacteria Cause Repeat Urinary Tract Infections?
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Bacteria in Skin Mites Help Cause Rosacea?
Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Chemical in Dishware Raise Your Risk for Kidney Stones?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
Could Facebook Be Making You Fat?
Could Germs on Your Skin Be Good for You?
Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?
Could Self-Testing Help Overcome HIV/AIDS Epidemic?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes
Court's Verdict on Health-Care Reform Holds Surprises, Legal Experts Say
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
Craze for Hairless Genitals Accompanies Rise in Infections
'Cruise Ship Virus' Also Sickens 1 Million U.S. Kids Yearly
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Curbing Circumcision Boosts STDs, Study Contends
Cut Back on Sugar to Lose Some Weight
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily Dialysis Has Risks, Benefits for Kidney Disease Patients
Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Dallas Launches Insecticide Spraying Against West Nile Virus
Dallas, Fort Worth Area Braces for West Nile Spraying
Dallas-Fort Worth Brace for West Nile Spraying
Death Rate Dropping for Children on Dialysis: Study
Deep Belly Fat Could Weaken Men's Bones, Study Suggests
Deer Ticks Carry Yet Another Bacterial Threat
Defend Against Double-Dipping at Your Super Bowl Party
Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Despite More 'Healthy' Options, Little Change in Fast-Food Calorie Counts
'Dessert' With Breakfast Boosts Weight Loss: Study
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
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
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
Did Schooling Method Spread Mumps in Orthodox Jewish Communities?
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
Diet, Weight Loss Ease Menopause Symptoms: Study
Diet/Exercise Combo Best, 'Biggest Loser' Study Says
Dieting May Lower Hormone Levels Tied to Breast Cancer
Diets High in Fructose May Harm Liver in Some, Scientists Warn
Dirty Pacifiers May Make Infants Sick: Study
Discount Supermarkets Tied to Rising Obesity Rates
Disney to Curtail Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids
Divorce Puts Women at Risk of Losing Health Insurance, Study Finds
Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer?
Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study
Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
Doctors' Intuition May Be Key to Spotting Infections in Kids
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the Cost
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study
Doctors With More Experience May Have Lower Care Costs
Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans
Dog Treats Can Pack on the Pounds, Vets Say
Don't Take Shortcuts When Caring for Contact Lenses: Expert
Don't Turn to Holiday Food as a Way to Deal With Stress: Expert
Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study
Drinking Iced Tea Raises Kidney Stone Risk: Study
Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Drug May Help Women Who Quit Smoking Avoid Weight Gain
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' May Spread Among Patients, Study Finds
Early Menopause May Double Heart Disease Risk, Study Says
Early Menopause May Raise Risk for Brain Aneurysm
Early Menstruation Tied to Factors That Raise Heart Disease Risk
Early Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Eat Too Much While Watching TV? Try Taking Smaller Bites
Eating Disorders Hitting Women Over 50, Study Finds
Eating More Fruits, Veggies May Help Kidney Patients
Eating More Meals Linked to Less Student Overweight
Eating Out Can Hurt Heart Health, Expert Warns
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Effects of High Blood Pressure Drug May Mimic Celiac Disease
Efforts to Prevent Hospital-Based Infection Falling Short, Survey Finds
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study
Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says
Emerging SARS-Like Virus Well-Suited to Attack Humans: Study
Energy Drinks Linked to Changes in Heart Rhythm
Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds
EPA Lowers Permissible Soot Levels in Air
EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car Standards
EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
E-Records Linked to Fewer Malpractice Claims
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Estrogen Levels Tied to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Study
Even a Little Exercise Boosts Self-Esteem in Overweight Teens
Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
'Excellent' Survival Seen for Liver Transplant From Live Donor
Excess Pounds Raise Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death: Study
Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
Exercise and Weight Loss Give Brain a Boost, Study Finds
Exercise Controls Weight in White Girls Better Than in Black Girls: Study
Exercise Does Boost Teens' Health, Study Finds
Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
Exercise May Help People With Alzheimer's Avoid Nursing Homes
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
Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
Exercise, Meditation Can Beat Back Cold, Flu, Study Finds
Expanding Access to Medicaid Would Save Lives: Study
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Dengue Vaccine Shows Some Success
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experimental Drug May Work Against Hepatitis C
Experimental Drug Suppresses Appetite in Mice: Study
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Experimental Vaccine Might Help Women Already Infected With HPV
Expert Tips for Spring-Cleaning Your Bathroom
Experts Challenge Americans to Reduce Salt Intake
Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure
Experts Question Use of Ankle Blood Pressure to Gauge Heart Risks
Explorers on Ill-Fated 1910 Polar Expedition Died of Starvation
Extra Pounds Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk in Women
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Birth Weights Tied to Autism in Swedish Study
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Eyes May Possess Infection-Killing Power: Study
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Family Health Insurance Premiums Jump 4 Percent in 2012
Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
Fat Stats: 30% of Adults in 12 States Now Obese
FDA Approves 1st Pill to Help Prevent HIV Infection
FDA Approves 2nd New Weight-Loss Drug
FDA Approves 3 New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
FDA Approves Combo Shot for Meningitis, Hib in Kids
FDA Approves First New Weight-Loss Drug in More Than a Decade
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Approves New Type of Flu Vaccine
FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
FDA Cites Possible Source of Cantaloupe-Salmonella Outbreak
FDA Clears First Weight-Loss Pill in 13 Years
FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto
FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators
FDA Renews Heart-Risk Warning for Antibiotic
FDA Should Work to Cut Sugar Levels in Sodas, Experts Say
FDA Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Fecal 'Transplant' to Cure Gut Infection?
Feces-Linked Bacteria Found at Lake Erie Beaches
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine
Fewer Medicare Patients Being 'Admitted' to Hospitals: Study
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
Financial Worries Add to Cancer Patients' Burden
First Aid Tips for Treating Cuts, Scrapes and Puncture Wounds
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Protect Against Heart Trouble: Study
Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
'Fish Pedicure' a Recipe for Bacterial Infection, Researchers Warn
Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say
Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection Can Follow Natural Disasters, Study Finds
Flu Cases From County Fair Traced to Pigs
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 Shot May Not Work as Well for Seniors
Flu Still at Epidemic Levels: CDC
Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC
Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
Follow-Up Lacking for Babies After Hepatitis B Vaccination: CDC
Food Allergies Tied to Impaired Growth in Kids
Food-Assistance Program Sees $2 Billion Spent on Sweet Drinks: Study
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For Kids, Eating Out = More Calories
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
For People With Lung Disease, Colds Are Worse With School Kids Around
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Fraudulent Data May Have Led to Use of Risky Treatment in ICUs
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Frequent Eating in Kids Tied to Less Weight Gain
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
Gene Variations May Explain Weight Gain Among Men, Women
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
Genital Injuries Common But Preventable, Researchers Say
Germ in Cat Feces May Affect Human Brain, Behavior: Study
Germs Fly in Roller-Derby Games, Study Finds
Germs Lurk in Office Kitchens, Break Rooms
Get Fit in Middle Age to Cut Heart Failure Risk, Study Says
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
Ginseng Capsules Seem to Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Girls' Peers, Not Media, May Exert Most Pressure to Be Thin
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Global Tobacco Use Remains High, Survey Finds
Gorging at the Buffet Table? Tactics May Help You Eat Less
Group Programs for Weight Loss May Work Best
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
Gulp! Study Suggests Super-Size Soda Ban Could Fizzle
Gum Disease, HPV May Play Role in Head & Neck Cancers
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Hair Concerns May Discourage Exercise for Some Black Women
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell
Halloween Warning: Decorative Contact Lenses May Damage Your Eyes
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Health Care Is No. 2 Concern on Voters' Minds
Health Insurance Shortfalls Hit Nearly Half of U.S. Adults: Report
Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report
Health Officials Tracking Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Turtles
Health Reform 2.0: Governors Pushing Back on Medicaid Expansion
Health Reform May Still Face Partisan Resistance: Report
Health Risks Will Rise in Sandy's Wake, Experts Warn
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Before You Start Trying to Lose Weight
Health Tip: Defend Against Insect Bites While Traveling Abroad
Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?
Health Tip: Do You Have a Heart Murmur?
Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues
Health Tip: Don't Overeat When Dining Out
Health Tip: Eat Healthier During the Holidays
Health Tip: Eating Because You're Bored?
Health Tip: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause
Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy
Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab
Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?
Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease
Health Tip: Keep Active by Walking
Health Tip: Keep Food Cravings at Bay at the Office
Health Tip: Keep Kidney Stones Away
Health Tip: Keep Off the Weight You've Lost
Health Tip: Keep Your Kidneys Healthy
Health Tip: Keeping Baby Chicks
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Maintain Your Ideal Weight
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
Health Tip: Protecting Babies From Whooping Cough
Health Tip: Remove a Splinter
Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women
Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack
Health Tip: Troubled by a Toothache?
Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?
Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble
Healthy Dieting in Pregnancy May Be Helpful
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds
Healthy Neurotic? Being Conscientious May Help
Healthy-Looking Pigs at State Fair Found to Have Swine Flu
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
Heavier Friends Might Widen Your Waistline: Study
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Heavy Drinking, Smoking Won't Harm Men's Sperm: Study
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
Hepatitis B Infection Rates in U.S. Higher Than Thought
Hepatitis C Treatment May Hamper Kids' Growth
Hepatitis: The Hidden Hazard
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
'Hidden' HPV May Reactivate in Older Women, Study Suggests
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
High Blood Sugar May Make Pneumonia Deadlier
High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures
High Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
High-Dose Statins Linked to Acute Kidney Damage
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
Higher Indoor Humidity Levels Might Slow Flu's Spread
High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
High-Risk Heterosexuals Should Take HIV Prevention Pill, Too
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot in Head, Full Recovery Expected
Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Hillary Clinton Released From NYC Hospital
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
Hispanics May Face Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Study
HIV Diagnoses Among U.S. Hispanics Vary By Region: CDC
HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection
HIV Drug May Prevent Bone Marrow Transplant Complication
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV Infections Continue to Hit Young Americans Hard
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study
HIV-Like Virus Arose in Primates Millions of Years Ago, Scientists Say
Home Dialysis an Option for Some With Chronic Kidney Disease
Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware
Home-Based Care Teams Offer Help for Those With Dementia
Homegrown Strain of Dengue Fever Virus Pinpointed in Florida
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
Hormone 'Ratio' May Show Which Dieters Will Keep Weight Off
Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?
Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study
Hospital Observation Units Could Save Billions in Health Costs, Study Says
Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
Hotel Room Germs Abound on TV Remotes, Light Switches
How Healthy Is Your County?
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How to Quickly Spot Signs of Stroke: Experts
How to Tell If Your Child Is Too Sick for School: Expert
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
HPV Vaccination Sends Genital Wart Cases Plummeting: Study
HPV Vaccine Found Safe in Large Study
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Human Breast Milk May Block HIV, Mouse Study Finds
Hysterectomy May Not Raise Heart Risks After All: Study
Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests
Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey
Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study
Improved HIV Care Boosts Life Expectancy at Clinic, Study Found
In Diabetes, Any Protein in Urine May Signal Heart Risk
In Hospitals, Daily Antiseptic Bath May Prevent Dangerous Infections
In Seriously Ill Kids, Obesity May Be Tied to Higher Death Risk: Study
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Incan Girl's Mummy Yields Evidence of Respiratory Woes
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Infection With 2 HIV Strains Slows Disease Progression
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia Hints at Future Hospitalization
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
iPads Could Affect Implanted Heart Devices, Early Study Finds
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?
Is Court's Health-Care Ruling a Wise Decision? It Depends...
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
IUDs, Implants Best for Long-Term Birth Control: Study
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
Junk Food 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 Lowering Fat Intake Can Shed Pounds, Study Finds
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
Keeping Fit May Boost Survival With Endometrial Cancer
Key to More Active, Slimmer Kids: Friends
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kidney Disease More Severe in Blacks Than Others: Study
Kidney Stones May Be Tied to Later Kidney Problems
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' Pet Frogs Caused Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
Kids' Vaccine Exemptions Too Easy to Obtain: Study
Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
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
Kids, Seniors Prone to MRSA Infections Depending on Season: Study
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
Late Lunch May Mean Less Weight Loss
Latest West Nile Tally: 5,245 Cases, 236 Deaths
Learning How to Keep Pounds Off Before Dieting May Work Best
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Is More With Exercise, Study Says
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Leukemia Patients Get Treatment Boost From Donors' Immune Cells
Lifestyle Changes Key to Weight Loss in New Year
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds
Little U.S. Flu Activity So Far, CDC Says
Little-Known Respiratory Infection Sends Many Kids to Hospital
Liver Transplantation No Bar to Successful Pregnancy
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
Living Near Heavy Traffic May Harm Kidney Function
Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life
Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients
Longer Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest May Be Warranted, Study Suggests
Longer Wait for Mammogram After Benign Breast Biopsy May Be Warranted
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Long-Term Side Effects Key When Cancer Patients Choose Drugs
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Losing Weight May Improve Sleep Quality
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Weight Gain in Older Women
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Lyme Rash Reappearance Probably Signals New Infection, Study Says
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Malaria, Typhoid Pose Biggest Threat to Travelers in Tropics
Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs
Man Who Got Smallpox Vaccine Passes Milder Infection to Sex Partner: CDC
Many Americans in Denial Over Weight Gain: Study
Many Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Homeless May Harbor Hepatitis C
Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many More Doctors Using Electronic Health Records
Many Obese Americans Struggle With Stigma, Discrimination, Poll Finds
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many People Underestimate How Long a Cough Should Last
Many People With Type 1 Diabetes Missing Treatment Goals: Study
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
Many Seniors Overpaying for Medicare Drug Plans: Study
Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
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
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Measles Can Spread Further Than Thought on Airplanes: Study
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medicare Beats Private Plans for Patient Satisfaction: Survey
Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants
Medicare Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Monday
Medicare Spending Not Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
Medicare/Medicaid Policy Shift Didn't Budge Hospital Infection Rates: Study
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study
Men Have a Greater Lifetime Risk for Kidney Failure: Study
Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Mental Illness May Not Impede Healthy Weight Loss, Study Says
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
Middle-Aged Diabetics May Need Earlier Colon Checks
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble
Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk
Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study
Millions Got Free Preventive Care Due to Health Law, HHS Says
Millions May Be Taking Vitamin D Unnecessarily, Analysis Suggests
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
Misdiagnosis Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modern Technology Adds to Worldwide Obesity Woes: Report
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Modest Health Care Spending Rise Expected for 2013: Report
Modest Weight Loss Can Reap Prolonged Health Benefits
Mom's HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding
Moms May Use TV to Calm Fussy Infants: Study
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
Monkey Research Gives Insights Into New SARS-Like Virus
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 Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Families Seek Kidney Donations on Facebook
More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
More Kids Opting Out of School-Required Vaccinations: Study
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Oversight Urged for Money Spent on Research
More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
More Proof That Healthy Habits Fight Disease
More Than Half of Resident Docs Have Worked While Sick: Study
More Time at Family Dinners Might Curb Obesity in Kids
More U.S. Kidney Exchanges Would Allow 1,000 Additional Transplants Yearly
Mosquitoes Can Become Desensitized to DEET
Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
Most 'Extreme Preemies' Grow Into Happy, Healthy Teens
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most U.S. Schools Unprepared for Pandemics: Study
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
Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC
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
Multiple Tests Needed to Spot Infections in Newborns: Study
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Nails Need Love, Too
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearby Livestock May Raise 'Superbug' Risk
Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Antibiotic May Treat Skin Infections in Shorter Time
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
New Bird Flu No Immediate Threat: U.S. Experts
New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study
New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds
New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA
New Clues to How HIV Infects Body's Cells
New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
New Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
New Medicine Might Fight Drug-Resistant TB, Study Says
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Seal Flu Could Pose Threat to Humans
New Strep Throat Guidelines Tackle Antibiotic Resistance
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
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 Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
New Vaccine May Offer Protection From Deadly Nipah Virus
New Vaccine Strategy May Fight Genital Herpes, Mouse Study Suggests
New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
Newer Bone Drug Better for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: Study
Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study
Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients
Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study
Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients
'Nightmare' Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Hospitals, Nursing Homes: CDC
No Evidence That New Bird Flu Passes Between People: Study
No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: Study
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Need to Toss Your Child's Toothbrush After Strep Throat, Study Suggests
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
Noisy Operating Rooms May Jeopardize Patient Safety
Normal-Weight People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk: Study
Not All HIV Patients in U.S. Show Same Characteristics: Study
Not Enough Data to Support Kidney Disease Screening, Task Force Says
Number of U.S. Kids With Diabetes Could Skyrocket: Study
Nursing Shortage May Harm Infants in Intensive Care, Study Says
NYC Ban on Super-Sized Sodas Would Cut Consumers' Calories: Study
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 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 May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
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
Official: Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak May Have Broken State Law
'Off-the-Shelf' Artificial Blood Vessels Show Promise
Ohio Mail-Order Hatchery Now Linked to Salmonella in 23 States
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Older Antipsychotics May Work as Well as Newer Ones: Review
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Yields Sobering Findings
Once-Obese Women Still Face Stigma, Study Finds
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
One Path to Fitter Kids: More P.E. at School
One-Third of Men With Anal Cancer Have HIV, Study Finds
One-Third of U.S. Homeless Population Is Obese: Study
OSHA's Safety Tests Protect Workers at Little Cost: Study
Outdoor Fast-Food Ads Linked to Obesity, Study Suggests
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
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
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Parenthood Seems to Protect Against Catching Colds: Study
Partisanship Guides Americans' Attitudes on Health-Care Reform Law: Poll
Patient Involvement Lowers Health Costs, Study Says
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients Balk at Asking Health Care Workers to Wash Hands
Patients Gain When Hospitals Work Together on Infection Control
Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
Pediatricians' Group Urges Flu Shot for Kids Aged 6 Months and Up
Penicillin Prevents Return of Leg Infection Called Cellulitis: Study
People Can Emit Flu Germs in Air Up to 6 Feet Away, Study Finds
People Seem More Accepting of Food Addiction Than Other Vices
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
Pet Hedgehogs Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 8 States
Petroleum Jelly Tied to Vaginal Infection Risk in Study
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
Plague Rare in U.S., Surfacing in More Affluent Areas
Plans to Penalize Non-Emergency Use of ERs Flawed: Study
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
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Preordered School Lunches May Be Healthier, Study Finds
Preschool TV Habits Linked to 4th-Grade Waist Size, Fitness
Preteen Food Choices May Help Predict Eating Disorders Later
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Procedure for Incontinence in Women May Lose Effectiveness With Time
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
Public Funding Spurs Couples to Seek Fertility Treatment
Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
Quitting Smoking Does Mean Weight Gain for Many: Study
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Rabies From Transplanted Organ Killed Recipient, CDC Says
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Racial Gap Seen in Survival Among Kidney Dialysis Patients
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Rare Drug-Resistant Bacteria Spotted in U.S. Hospital
Rate of New HIV Infections Drops for First Time Among Black Women: CDC
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Recession Drove Down Doctor Visits, Study Says
Reduced Kidney Function Tied to Mental Decline
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Research Reveals Why Flu Peaks in Certain Seasons
Researchers Find Powerful Swine Flu Strain in Korea
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC
Review Finds No Evidence Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Are Infectious
Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Costly
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Ritual in Some Jewish Circumcisions Raises Risk of Herpes Infection: Report
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
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
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
Same-Sex Parents May Face Harsher Criticism Than Others
Saving Carbs for Dinnertime Might Help Control Weight
Scans That Gauge Heart Scarring May Spot High-Risk Patients
Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease
Schizophrenia Patients Who Take Antipsychotics Live Longer, Study Says
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Scientists Explore How Zinc Fights Off Infection
Scientists ID Gene for Insulin Sensitivity
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk
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
Secrets of New SARS-Like Virus Uncovered
Sedatives May Raise Pneumonia Risk
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
Selflessness Can Threaten Clergy Members' Health
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
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
Sharp Spike Seen in Swine Flu Cases: CDC
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shoppers Who Read Food Labels Are Thinner, Study Says
Shopping Around Brings Steep Prescription Drug Savings, Report Finds
Short Bursts of Intense Exercise Can Fight Weight Gain: Study
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Shots Should Be on College Kids' Back-to-School List
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth
Simple Measures May Curb Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Sitting for Hours Daily Might Boost Your Kidney Disease Risk: Study
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skinny Genes: Could Heredity Raise Your Vulnerability to 'Be-Thin' Pressure?
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea Treated Successfully in Non-Specialty Centers
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Slow-Growing Babies Nearly Catch Up With Peers by Teens
Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smallest, Largest Fetuses at Higher Risk of Stillbirth
Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDC
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking During Pregnancy Tied to Extra Weight in Kids
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking Still Takes a Heavy Toll in U.S., CDC Finds
Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
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 Antidepressants May Raise Risk for Gastro Infection
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
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 Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some People OK With Monetary Payments to Boost Kidney Donation: Survey
Some Prisoners Misuse Antibiotic Ointments: Study
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Some 'Super Tasters' Might Be Less Prone to Sinus Woes
Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
'Spot' Shortages of Flu Vaccine, Tamiflu Reported, FDA Head Says
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
'Spray-on Skin' May Someday Heal Stubborn Leg Ulcers
Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
Standing at Work All Day While Pregnant Linked to Smaller Babies
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cell Technology May Help Rejuvenate Immune Cells
Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself From the Flu
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Steroids Won't Ease Most Sinusitis Attacks, Study Finds
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds
Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressed-Out Men May Prefer Heavier Women
Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
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
Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers
Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis
Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC
Studies Show Value of AIDS Drugs as Prevention
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link
Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Explores Possible Tie Between Fever, Flu in Pregnancy and Autism
Study Finds New SARS-Like Virus Spread Through Bats, Pigs
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Insomnia to $31 Billion in U.S. Workplace Errors
Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss
Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Study Locates More Obesity Genes
Study May Explain How Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk
Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy
Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Sees Link Between Mom's Flu, Bipolar Risk for Children
Study Shows Weight-Loss Myths Abound
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
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 Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks
Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits
Study Ties Obesity-Related Gene to Weaker Memory
Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Sugary Sodas, Fruit Punches May Raise Kidney Stone Risk: Study
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
'Superbug' MRSA Making a Retreat in Communities
'Superpowered' Bacteria May Lurk Behind Sinus Infections
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgeons Seek Repeal of Transplant Ban Between HIV-Positive People
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke
Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study
Survival Equal in 2 Types of Abdominal Aneurysm Repair: Study
Survival More Likely With Exercise-Related Cardiac Arrest: Study
Survival of 'Obamacare' Tops List of Biggest Health News in 2012
Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Sweet Drinks Tied to Higher Calorie Consumption in Kids
Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
Switch to Skim Milk Won't Prevent Toddler's Obesity: Study
Synthetic Marijuana Use Linked to Kidney Damage
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Tainted Tattoo Ink Led to Skin Infection Outbreak
Taking Anti-HIV Meds Prior to Exposure May Help Prevent Infection
Tap Water Used in Neti Pots Tied to Rare, Fatal Brain Infection
Tattoos Can Pose Health Hazards, Doctor Warns
'Teaching Gardens' Nurture Kids' Interest in Healthy Foods
Technique IDs Deadliest Whooping Cough Cases
Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Doing Well 2 Years After Stem Cell Windpipe Transplant
Teen Obesity Linked to Mom's Smoking in Pregnancy: Study
Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
Test Approved to Help Treat Common Infection in Transplant Patients
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
'The Biggest Loser' May Sour Viewers on Exercise, Study Finds
The 'Five Second Rule' Is a Myth
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
The Plague: It's Still With Us
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
They're Cute, But Baby Chicks Can Harbor Salmonella
They're Cute, But Chicks Carry Salmonella Dangers
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Thinking You Ate a Lot May Help You Feel Full
Third of Hospital Staff Say Hand-Washing Reminders Unwelcome
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Tight Blood-Sugar Control Shows Mixed Results for Health of Kidneys: Study
Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors
To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccines: CDC
Too Few Americans Pass Last Days in Hospice Care: CDC
Too Little Sleep Spurs Appetite-Boosting Hormones: Study
Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver
Too Much Salt Might Harm Kids' Health: Study
Too Much Sitting Could Court Diabetes, Study Finds
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Too Much Travel May Be Tough on Olympians
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
Trained Beagle Sniffs Out Troublesome Hospital Infection
Treating Kidneys With Radio Waves May Ease Tough-to-Control Hypertension
Turning Off the Tube Linked to Healthier Weight in Teens
Turning Tragedy Into Hope for Others With Spinal Cord Injury
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
TV Anchor Robin Roberts Has Rare Bone Marrow Disorder
Twitter May Help Those Trying to Lose Weight
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
Typical Restaurant Meal Loaded With Fats, Salt, Calories: Studies
U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Children's Hospitals Treating More Complex, Expensive Conditions
U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC
U.S. Flu Season in Full Swing, CDC Says
U.S. Health Care Spending Now at $2.7 Trillion: Report
U.S. Health Care System Wastes $750B Annually, Report Finds
U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Liver Transplants Declining
U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity
U.S. Minorities Less Likely to Get Colon Cancer Screening: Study
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. Sees Drop in Deaths Linked to Diabetes
U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study
U.S. Stroke Patients Are Getting Younger
U.S. Task Force: Baby Boomers Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C
U.S. Teens Heading for Heart Trouble: Study
Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs
Ultrasound May Detect Heart Disease Earlier in Arthritis Patients
Uncircumcised Boys at Higher Risk for Infection: Study
Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead to Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds
Untreated Rabies May Not Be Lethal for All, Study Says
Unusual Heat May Have Boosted West Nile Virus Last Year: CDC
Use of Smokers' Lungs for Transplant Has Pros, Cons
Use Social Media to Fight Childhood Obesity, Heart Experts Say
Using Canada's Health System as Model Might Cut U.S. Costs: Study
Vaccinating Kids Against Common Gut Bug Helps Shield Adults Too: Study
Vaccinations Belong on Parents' Back-to-School Checklists
Vaginal Ring Delivers HIV Drug in Animal Study
Valley Fever Fungal Infection on Rise in Southwest
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Videos of Real-Life Stumbles May Help Fall-Prevention Efforts
Virus Patterns Where Kids Live May Affect Asthma Risk
Vitamin D Loss Attributed to Obesity
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
Want to Lose Weight? Then Run, Don't Walk: Study
Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
'Watch and Wait' Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Wednesday Is National HIV Testing Day
Weight Control Can Cut Women's Diabetes Risk, Study Shows
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight Loss May Increase Testosterone Levels
Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
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
West Nile Cases Continue to Climb, CDC Says
West Nile Cases Continue to Climb, CDC Says
West Nile Cases Jump 40% in a Week; 66 Deaths Reported, CDC Says
West Nile Cases Keep Climbing; 118 Deaths So Far, 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 Outbreak Could Be Biggest Ever: CDC
West Nile Virus on the Rise in US: CDC
'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too
When Parents Get Active, So Do Kids: Study
When Teens Focus on TV, Obesity Risk Rises
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Whooping Cough Cases Reaching Record Highs: CDC
Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women Among New Recommendations
Why Johnny Can't Run
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Wider Waistlines Put Damper on Men's Sex Lives: Study
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
With Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women With HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk: Study
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Workers With Paid Sick Days Healthier, More Productive: Study
Working Out Cuts Women's Appetite, Study Finds
Working While Pregnant Won't Harm the Baby, Study Finds
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
Worldwide Cancer Incidence Predicted to Rise 75% by 2030
'Worm Therapy' Might Help Ease Colitis, Monkey Study Shows
'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
Yet Another Tick-Borne Illness Emerges in U.S.
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
You Can Help Reduce Your Colon Cancer Risk: Expert
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 Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Young Women Less Healthy Than Men Before Heart Attack: Study
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC
Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
Your New Weight-Loss Resolution: Drive Less
Your Smartphone Might Help You Lose Weight
Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds