48 States Now Report Flu Activity,...

1 in 13 Pregnant Women Drinks, CDC Says

1 in 3 Teens Admits to Texting While Driving

1 in 4 in U.S. Starts Drinking Before Turning 21: Report

1 in 5 Americans Goes to the ER Each Year: CDC

1 in 5 Hospital Docs Reports 'Unsafe' Workloads: Study

1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has a Mental Health Disorder: CDC

3 Dead, Many More Injured in Boston Bomb Blasts

30 Percent of U.S. Teen Girls Meet Up With Online Strangers

300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report

33 Sickened by Salmonella Linked to Ground Beef: CDC

4 Eating Habits May Help Older Women Maintain Weight Loss

40 Million Americans Addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol or Drugs

40 Proven Strategies to Improve Public Health

5 Million 'Test Tube' Babies Born to Date

5 Steps Would Lower Preemie Rates in Richest Countries: Study

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

A Parent's Grief Highlights Flu Shot's Importance

A Strong Marriage Can Shield Kids From Dad's Depression: Study

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

'Absentminded' Errors Common in Older Adults: Study

Abused Black Girls More Likely to Develop Asthma: Study

Abused Children at Risk for Obesity as Adults: Study

Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries

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

Active, Outdoor Teens Are Happier Teens: Study

Acute Kidney Injuries Up Sharply in U.S.

Add Hurricane Menu to Your Storm Prep, Experts Say

Adding Vitamin B12 to Standard Drugs Might Help Fight Hepatitis C

ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds

ADHD in Childhood May Raise Risk for Obesity in Adulthood

ADHD May Raise Girls' Risk for Suicide as Young Adults

Adoption Can Boost Quality of Life for Infertile Couples, Study Finds

Adult Children of Substance Abusers More Prone to Depression

Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study

Afinitor Disperz Approved for Rare Tumor

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

Age Amplifies Damage From Obesity, Study Finds

Age of Autism Diagnosis May Depend on Symptoms: Study

Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report

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

Airborne Toxins Down, But Overall Pollutant Levels Rising: EPA

Airport Smoking Areas Expose Travelers, Workers to Risk: CDC

Airports in N.Y., L.A., Hawaii Deemed Worst for Pandemic Spread

Alcohol May Not Be Kind to the Aging Brain

Alcoholics Who Smoke May Face Early Brain Aging

All HIV Patients Should Take Meds Early On, Experts Now Say

Allergies: As American as Apple Pie?

Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids

Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Gum Disease

Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial

Alzheimer's Patients Mimic Emotions of Those Around Them: Study

Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study

American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: Study

Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries

Animal Study Ties Common Chemical to Reproductive Problems

Animals May Boost Social Interaction in Kids With Autism

Annual Beaches Report Finds Water Quality Lacking Along U.S. Shores

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

Annual 'Trouble in Toyland' Report Cites Toy Dangers

Another Meningitis Scare Emerges, Targeting NYC's Gay Men

Another Study Sees No Vaccine-Autism Link

Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients

Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Vary by Region: Report

Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Spreading: WHO

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

Antidepressants in Pregnancy May Affect Babies' Language Development

Anti-HIV Drugs May Curb Transmission to Uninfected Partner: Study

Antiobiotic Resistance Spikes During Flu Season

Antipsychotic Drug Use Rising for Kids on Medicaid, Study Finds

Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Higher Odds for Diabetes in Pregnancy

Antiseptic Products Can Be Contaminated: Study

Anxiety May Be More Common Than Depression After Pregnancy

Artery Stiffness May Predict High Blood Pressure

Artificial Pancreas Worked Overnight on Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

As Heat Builds, Take Steps to Protect Yourself

As Pedestrian's Age Rises, So Does Odds of Dying in Traffic Accident

Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease

At-Home Moms Cook, Shop, Play More With Kids: Study

Autumn Birthday Ups Odds of Living to 100: Study

Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review

Avoid Scary Calorie Counts This Halloween

Avoiding Scary Situations May Leave Kids More Anxious: Study

Babies' Birth Month May Affect MS Risk: Study

Babies Born Even Slightly Early May Lag Behind: Study

Babies Born to Obese Mothers May Have Low Iron: Study

Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study

Babies of Heavy Moms Grow Slower: Study

Baby's Healthy Diet Feeds IQ, Study Finds

Bacterial Vaginosis Increases Female-to-Male HIV Transmission Risk

Balance, Strength Training Reduce Falls for Elderly, Study Finds

Banning Vaccine Preservative Would Hurt Kids in Poor Nations: Experts

Bathroom Reminders May Prod Guys to Wash Their Hands

Bedbugs: Easy to Attract, Hard to Eliminate

Better Economic Status Tied to Peanut Allergy in Kids: Study

Better School Lunches May Lead to Slimmer Students

Beware Fake Flu Treatments, FDA Warns

Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study

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

Birth Rates Good After Implanting 1 Embryo, Study Finds

Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study

Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease

Blame Common Colds on Your Chromosome 'Caps?'

Blind Cords Pose Danger to Toddlers, Doctors Warn

Blood Clots During Pregnancy More Likely After IVF, Study Says

Blood Infections in ICU Cut With Simple Measures: Study

Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly

'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants

Boomers Zero In on Health at Age 50 and 65, Study Says

Boston Bombing Injuries 'Like a War Zone'

Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble

Boys Hit Puberty Sooner Now, Study Finds

Boys' Impulsiveness May Add Up to Edge in Math

Boys With Undescended Testicles at Higher Risk for Testicular Cancer: Study

BPA Exposure Impacts Pregnant Women's Thyroids, Study Suggests

BPA Substitute Lurks in Paper Money, Receipts

Brain Changes Continue After Child's Concussion: Study

Brain Changes Seen in Relatives of People With Alzheimer's

Brain Circuitry Yields Clue to Autism, Researchers Say

Brain Develops Longer in Womb for Humans Than Chimps

Brain Differences Seen in Kids With Conduct Problems

Brain Injury Doesn't Raise Dementia Risk for Most: Study

Brain Scans May Spot Teens at Risk for Problem Drinking

Brain-Injury Recovery Varies Widely Among Children

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

Breast Milk Contains More Than 700 Bacteria Types: Study

Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study

Breast-Milk Compound May Shield Babies From HIV

Bullying Harms Kids With Autism, Parents Say

Bullying May Be Linked to Mental Disorders

Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections

Businesses Should Plan for Flu Disruptions, Doctor Says

Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine

Caffeine in Pregnancy Won't Harm Offspring: Study

Can a Parent's Job Raise Odds for Birth Defects in Baby?

Can High-Protein, Low-Carb Diet Boost Fertility Treatment?

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

Can You Skip Antibiotics for Urinary Tract Infection?

Cancer Cases Dropped After Nuke Plant Closed: Study

Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards Rise in Colder Weather

Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study

Caring Parents Less Likely to Raise a Bully, Study Finds

Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery

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

Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture

CDC Guidelines Could Cut Bloodstream Infections From Dialysis

CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads

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

Centenarians a Happy Lot, Survey Says

Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study

Certain Eye Injuries in Kids May Indicate Child Abuse: Study

Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll

Certain Sleep Aids May Raise Hip Fracture Risk in Nursing Homes: Study

Certain Tick Bites Might Spur Red Meat Allergy

Cervical Cancer Spotted Later in Women Without Health Insurance

Cervical Disease Treatment Not Linked to Premature Birth Risk

Checklist for Winter Sports Safety

Cheerleading Needs Safety Guidelines, Pediatricians Say

Chemicals From Soaps, Cleansers Found in Minnesota Waterways

Chickenpox Shot Provides Long-Term Protection, Study Finds

Child Abuse in U.S. Declines for 5th Straight Year

Child Abuse Injuries Have Risen, Study Finds

Child Abuse Might Alter Onset of Menstruation in Girls

Child Abuse Rises When Economy Sags: Study

Child CT Scans Might Up Risk of Brain Cancer, Leukemia

Child Health Experts Come Out in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Childbirth After 30 Lowers Risk of Endometrial Cancer: Study

Childhood Abuse May Be Tied to Uterine Fibroids: Study

Childhood Abuse Tied to Food Addiction in Women: Study

Childhood Friendships May Be Key to Adult Happiness

Childhood Music Lessons May Create Better Listeners

Childhood Obesity Rates Drop in New York City, Los Angeles: Study

Childhood Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk

Childhood Vaccination Rates Remain High, CDC Says

Childhood Vaccine Schedule Is Safe, Report Says

Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later

Children Underrepresented in Clinical Drug Trials: Study

Children's Seizures Not Always Damaging, Study Finds

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

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

Chronic Pain Is Often a Family Affair, Study Finds

Circumcision Benefits Are Significant, Pediatricians Say

City Kids Exposed to More Lead From Contaminated Dust in Summer

City Kids More Prone to Food Allergies Than Rural Peers: Study

'Clean Your Plate' Orders From Parents May Backfire for Kids

Clearer Prescription Drug Labels May Be on the Way

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

Closed Windows in Hospital Rooms May Raise Infection Risk

Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says

Cold and Flu Sufferers Should Ease Back Into Fitness Routine

Colds May Be Even More 'Common' Than People Think

Colic May Be Linked to Childhood Migraine, Study Says

College Kids Not So Smart About Flu Shots, Study Finds

College Students Don't Respect Peers Who 'Hook Up' Too Much: Survey

Colorful Detergent 'Pods' a Danger for Children: CDC

Combo Drug Therapy May Work Best to Strengthen Bones: Study

Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis

Combo Treatment Might Beat Epidural to Ease Labor: Study

Common Antidepressants Tied to Higher Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Users: Study

Common Antidepressants Too Risky During Pregnancy, Researchers Say

Common Skin Cancer a Chronic Condition, Study Says

Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds

Condition Commonly Seen in Aging May Alter Brain Function

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

Consider Eye Safety When Toy Shopping

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

Controversial Bird Flu Research to Resume

Cost of Treating Strokes in U.S. Could Soar to $180B Annually by 2030: Report

Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study

Costs of ER Visits Vary in U.S., Study Finds

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

Could Fertility Drugs Make Kids Shorter?

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 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Pose Skin Cancer Risk?

Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?

Could Germs on Your Skin Be Good for You?

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

Could iPads, Kindles Be Just What the Eye Doctor Ordered?

Could Self-Testing Help Overcome HIV/AIDS Epidemic?

Could Slow Walking Foreshadow Early Dementia?

Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?

Could Your Genes Influence How You Vote?

Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes

Couples Trying to Conceive Might Need Help Sooner, Study Says

Craze for Hairless Genitals Accompanies Rise in Infections

Crohn's Disease in Children May Start From Bacteria

'Cruise Ship Virus' Also Sickens 1 Million U.S. Kids Yearly

C-Section Babies May Be More Likely to Fail First Hearing Test

C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study

C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals

CT Scans of Kids in ER With Stomach Pain Skyrockets

Curbing Circumcision Boosts STDs, Study Contends

'Cyberbullying' as Harmful as Physical Threats, Study Finds

Dad's Love Can Be Crucial for Happy Childhood, Study Confirms

Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows

Daily Dialysis Has Risks, Benefits for Kidney Disease Patients

Daily Sunscreen Helps Middle-Aged Skin Stay Young: Study

Daily Temper Tantrums Not the Norm for Preschoolers: 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

Danger at Home Lurks in Pills, Plants, Chemicals and More

Dating Violence in Teen Years Can Have Lasting Impact

Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community

Deadly 'Super Bug' Controlled in Large Study of Hospitals

Death Rate Dropping for Children on Dialysis: Study

Deer Ticks Carry Yet Another Bacterial Threat

Defend Against Double-Dipping at Your Super Bowl Party

Delaying ADHD Meds Could Hurt Kids' Math Scores

Dementia, Late-Life Depression May Be Linked

Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth

Depressed Teens Who Respond to Treatment Less Likely to Abuse Drugs

Depression Rates Rise for Girls During Teen Years

Depression Stigma May Be Fading: Survey

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

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

Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement

Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline

Diabetes Prevention: Start Small, Experts Say

Diabetes Rising Rapidly Among U.S. Kids

Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds

Diclegis Approved for Morning Sickness

Did Schooling Method Spread Mumps in Orthodox Jewish Communities?

Dirty Pacifiers May Make Infants Sick: Study

Disabled Americans Battle for Access to Hotel Pools

Disabled Kids 4 Times More Likely to Suffer Violence: Study

DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk

Do More Gun Laws Mean Fewer Gun Deaths?

Do TV Liquor Ads Drive Kids to Drink?

Do Video Games Promote Reckless Driving in Certain Teens?

Docs Make Push to Lower Kids' Pain, Stress in ER

Docs' Sensitivity to Patients' Feelings Tied to Good Outcomes

Doctor Explains Why Flu a Greater Threat to Seniors

Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips

Doctors' Intuition May Be Key to Spotting Infections in Kids

Doctors Need Better Ways to Spot, Treat Concussion in Kids

Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids

Doctors to Parents: No Trampolines

Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks

Does Eating Fish During Infancy Cut Asthma Risk?

Don't Cut School Recess, Pediatricians Say

Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge

Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns

Don't Take Shortcuts When Caring for Contact Lenses: Expert

Doubling Tamiflu Dose for Severe Flu Doesn't Help: Study

Doubling Up on Cold, Flu Remedies May Harm Liver

Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: Study

Drinking, Driving Drops by Half Among Teens: CDC

Drivers' Attitudes While Learning May Predict Future Road Performance

Drivers' Glaucoma May Boost Accident Risk

Drive-Through Flu Shot a Safe Bet: Study

Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease

Drug Shows Some Benefit for Kids With Autism

Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' May Spread Among Patients, Study Finds

Drugs Hold Promise for Severe Juvenile Arthritis Patients

Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study

Early Dental Care Can Help Keep Kids Smiling for Years to Come

Eat Fish, Live Longer?

Economic Conditions at Birth Linked to Behavior in Teen Years

Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook

Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility

Efforts to Prevent Hospital-Based Infection Falling Short, Survey Finds

Elder Abuse Tied to Higher Hospitalization Rates

Electric Fans May Have No Effect in Extreme Heat: Study

Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study

Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study

Emerging SARS-Like Virus Well-Suited to Attack Humans: Study

Entire Genome of Human Fetus Deciphered

Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk in Study

Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease

Erectile Dysfunction Tied to Long-Term Narcotic Use in Men

ERs Not Doing Enough to Educate Parents on Car-Seat Safety: Study

Estrogen Level in Pregnancy May Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Daughters

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

Even Low Levels of Lead Hamper Kindergartners' Reading Skills: Study

Even Slight Mental Decline Can Harm Health, Studies Suggest

Exercise Boosts School Performance for Kids With ADHD: Study

Exercise Can Shield the Aging Brain, Studies Show

Exercise May Beat Socializing at Staving Off Brain Shrinkage

Exercise May Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes

Exercise Programs for Kids Seem to Have Little Impact: Study

Exercise, Meditation Can Beat Back Cold, Flu, Study Finds

Exercising at Midlife May Stave Off Dementia Down the Road

Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise, Study Finds

Experimental Dengue Vaccine Shows Some Success

Experimental Drug May Work Against Hepatitis C

Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds

Experimental Vaccine Might Help Women Already Infected With HPV

Experimental Vaccine Seems to Stop Nicotine Addiction in Mice

Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer

Expert Pitches Safety Tips for Young Baseball Players

Expert Tips for Spring-Cleaning Your Bathroom

Expert Tips May Help Kids Avoid Allergens at School

Expert Tips to Get Rid of Head Lice

Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure

Experts Offer Tips to Cut Kids' Screen Time During Summer

Experts Offer Tips to Help Keep Fall Sports Injury Free

'Exposure Therapy' May Be Option for Kids' Egg, Milk Allergies

Exposure to Smog in Early Pregnancy Linked to Complications

Extreme Birth Weights Tied to Autism in Swedish Study

Eye Docs Must Do More to Spot Unsafe Older Drivers: Study

Eyelash Extension Adhesives May Cause Bad Reactions

Eyes May Possess Infection-Killing Power: Study

Fainting Spells Often Tied to Too Many Meds at Once: Study

Faltering Steps May Indicate Oncoming Dementia

Family Grapples With Kids' Tech Time

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

Family Meals Nourish Teens' Mental Health: Study

Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC

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

Fathers Can Teach Their Children Persistence: Study

FDA Approves 1st Pill to Help Prevent HIV Infection

FDA Approves 'Abuse-Deterrent' Label for New Oxycontin

FDA Approves Combo Shot for Meningitis, Hib in Kids

FDA Approves First At-Home HIV Test

FDA Approves Flu Vaccine for Coming Season

FDA Approves 'Morning-After' Pill Without a Prescription

FDA Approves New Type of Flu Vaccine

FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups

FDA Campaign Aims to Make Online Drug Purchases Safer

FDA Cites Possible Source of Cantaloupe-Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Issues Another Warning on Fake Version of Cancer Drug Avastin

FDA Issues Warning for Nature's Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats

FDA Proposes New Rules to Strengthen Food Safety

FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators

FDA Proposes Tougher Warnings for Tanning Beds

FDA Warns Against Sale of Sports Supplements in U.S.

FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador

FDA Warns Pregnant Women About Migraine Drugs

FDA: Lower Ambien's Dose to Prevent Drowsy Driving

Fear of Childbirth Linked to Longer Labor, Study Says

Fecal Transplant Studied for Kids With Bowel Disease

Fecal 'Transplant' to Cure Gut Infection?

Feces-Linked Bacteria Found at Lake Erie Beaches

Fertility Treatments May Raise Risk for Birth Defects: Study

Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study

Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought

Few Follow Car Safety Guidelines for Kids, Study Finds

Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine

Fewer Children for Women After Ectopic Pregnancy: Study

Fewer Children Injured From Swallowing Caustic Chemicals: Study

Fewer Kids Getting Hurt in Most Sports, Study Finds

Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC

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

First Aid Tips for Treating Cuts, Scrapes and Puncture Wounds

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

Fit Kids May Dodge Fractures in Old Age

Fitter Kids May Make Better Grades: Study

Flame Retardants in Furniture, Carpets Might Affect Kids' Development

Flame-Retardant Chemicals Could Be Toxic to Kids

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

Flip-Flops May Put You on Path to Foot Trouble

Flu Cases From County Fair Traced to Pigs

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

Flu Drug Tamiflu OK for Babies Under 1: FDA

Flu Infections Continue to Decline

Flu Levels Continue to Fall, CDC Says

Flu Levels Starting to Fall, CDC Says

Flu Season Arrives Early and It Could Be Severe: CDC

Flu Season Continues to Wind Down

Flu Season Was One of Mildest on Record, CDC Confirms

Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve

Flu Season's Vaccine Approved

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 Tightens Its Grip on U.S.

Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC

Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart

Flu Vaccine Safe for Kids With Crohn's, Colitis: Study

Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC

Flublok Approved to Prevent Seasonal Flu

Focus on One Sport Raises Young Athletes' Injury Risk: Study

Folic Acid in Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk

Follow-Up Lacking for Babies After Hepatitis B Vaccination: CDC

Food Allergies Can Make Kids Targets for Bullies

Food Safety Tips For a Worry-Free Tailgating Party

Food, Skin Allergies on the Rise Among Children: CDC

Foods Might Serve Up High Levels of Chemicals Found in Plastics

Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes

For Colorado Family, It's Allergies All Around

For Kids, Eating Out = More Calories

For Older Women, Mammograms Every 2 Years Found as Good as Annual Test

For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes

For One Woman, HPV Vaccine Was a 'No-Brainer'

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

For Pregnant Smokers, Vitamin C Might Help Babies' Lungs

For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice

Forget Flu Shot Myths, Protect Yourself This Season

Foster Kids Adopted by Same-Sex Parents Make Big Gains, Study Says

Frailty Linked to Dementia in Oldest Adults

Fraudulent Data May Have Led to Use of Risky Treatment in ICUs

Free Birth Control May Curb Abortions: Study

Frequent Eating in Kids Tied to Less Weight Gain

Frequent Moves Take Toll on Poor Kids, Study Suggests

Funding Meals on Wheels Keeps Seniors Independent: Study

Gadget Givers Urged to Consider Ramifications

Gasoline Poisonings in Kids Spike During Summer: Study

Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says

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

Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age

Gene May Be Tied to Both Smoking and ADHD, Study Suggests

Gene Mutations Appear Key to Childhood Leukemia Risk, Study Says

Gene Study Uncovers More Autism Clues

Gene Therapy May Protect Against Flu Pandemics

Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder

Genes May Boost Woman's Risk of Postpartum Depression

Germ in Cat Feces May Affect Human Brain, Behavior: Study

Germs Fly in Roller-Derby Games, Study Finds

Gestational Diabetes, Poverty Linked to ADHD

Get Ready for Hurricane Sandy, Experts Warn

Girls May Need Fewer Gardasil Shots, Study Suggests

Girls With Autism May Need Different Treatments Than Boys

Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say

Gleevec's Latest Approval is for Pediatric Cancer

Got the Flu? Rest First, Exercise Later, Experts Say

Grateful Teens May Have Less Risk for Depression, Other Problems

'Greening' Vacant Lots May Boost Safety

Gum Disease, HPV May Play Role in Head & Neck Cancers

Gut Microbes Might Reflect Health, Diet of Older Adults

H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe for Expectant Moms, Offspring: Study

H1N1 Flu Virus Detected in Seals Off California Coast

H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Tied to Sleep Disorder in British Children

Halloween Means Gobbling Candy

Halloween Warning: Decorative Contact Lenses May Damage Your Eyes

Hanging Suicides Up in United States

Harmful Chemicals Found in Day Care Centers, Study Says

Harvest Season Can Be Hazardous for Farmers

Health Officials Tracking Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pet Turtles

Health Risks Will Rise in Sandy's Wake, Experts Warn

Health Tip: Don't Neglect Oral Hygiene During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Help Protect Kids from Flu

Health Tip: Reading to Baby

Health Tip: Sled Safely

Health Tip: What's Behind Frequent Nosebleeds?

Health Tip: A Few 'Don'ts' During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Applying Insect Repellent

Health Tip: Are Your Child's Tantrums Dangerous?

Health Tip: Avoid Spreading Pinkeye

Health Tip: Be Careful With Kids Around Water at Home

Health Tip: Bonding With Your Infant

Health Tip: Boost Baby's Brain With Toys

Health Tip: Bring Baby Back to a Safe Home

Health Tip: Broil Fish for a Healthy Dinner

Health Tip: Buying Shoes for Your Child

Health Tip: Calming a Fussy Baby

Health Tip: Caring for an Older Person's Teeth

Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Cradle Cap

Health Tip: Caring for Baby's Heat Rash

Health Tip: Check Holiday Lights

Health Tip: Childproof the Laundry Area

Health Tip: Choosing a Safe Christmas Tree

Health Tip: Choosing Your Child's Pediatrician

Health Tip: Cleaning a Young Child's Teeth

Health Tip: Clip Baby's Nails Carefully

Health Tip: Cook Eggs the Right Way

Health Tip: Coping With Itching During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Coping With Separation Anxiety

Health Tip: Coping With the Flu

Health Tip: Create a Winter Emergency Kit

Health Tip: Defend Against Insect Bites While Traveling Abroad

Health Tip: Does Your Child Have a Seasonal Allergy?

Health Tip: Don't Breathe Outdoor Smoke

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

Health Tip: Don't Take the Wrong Medication

Health Tip: Ease Leg Cramps During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Easing Teething Pain

Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Help in the Kitchen

Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Snack on Fruits and Veggies

Health Tip: Encourage Safe Exploring Outdoors

Health Tip: Encourage Your Family to Exercise

Health Tip: Encourage Your Toddler to Read

Health Tip: Encouraging a Picky Eater

Health Tip: Enjoy a Healthier Halloween

Health Tip: Enjoy a Safe Prom

Health Tip: Enjoy Safe Exercise During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Experiencing Nosebleeds During Pregnancy?

Health Tip: Finding Fungal Infections

Health Tip: Focus on Healthy Aging

Health Tip: Get Ready for Weather-Related Emergencies

Health Tip: Giving Up Baby's Bottle

Health Tip: Handling Food During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Heed the Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion

Health Tip: Help a Child With ADHD Sleep Better

Health Tip: Help Baby Develop Healthy Sleep Habits

Health Tip: Help Children Eat Healthier

Health Tip: Help Cool a Temper Tantrum

Health Tip: Help Ease Night Terrors

Health Tip: Help Keep Head Lice From Coming Back

Health Tip: Help Keep Teen Drivers Safe

Health Tip: Help Keep Your Baby's Crib Safe

Health Tip: Help Kids Have an Active Summer

Health Tip: Help Kids With Diabetes Deal With Shots

Health Tip: Help Prevent a Concussion

Health Tip: Help Prevent Baby Bottle Tooth Decay

Health Tip: Help Prevent Bathroom Falls

Health Tip: Help Prevent Malnutrition in Seniors

Health Tip: Help Prevent Repetitive Stress Injury

Health Tip: Help Prevent Trampoline Injuries

Health Tip: Holding Your Infant Skin to Skin

Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems

Health Tip: If You or Your Child Have a Food Allergy

Health Tip: If Your Child Develops Food Poisoning

Health Tip: If Your Child Gets Headaches

Health Tip: If Your Child Has a Nightmare

Health Tip: If Your Older Child Wets the Bed

Health Tip: Is Anxiety Affecting Your Child?

Health Tip: Is Your Child a Biter?

Health Tip: Is Your Child Ready for a Tricycle?

Health Tip: Is Your Pregnancy Higher Risk?

Health Tip: Keep Baby Safe in a Stroller

Health Tip: Keep Cool in Extreme Heat

Health Tip: Keep Kids Active During Summer Break

Health Tip: Keep Kids From Choking Hazards

Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe in Cold Weather

Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe in the Backyard

Health Tip: Keep Medications Out of Youngsters' Reach

Health Tip: Keep Teeth Healthy During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Keep Your Child Safe in a High Chair

Health Tip: Keep Your Child's Eczema at Bay

Health Tip: Keep Your Teeth Healthier

Health Tip: Keeping Baby Chicks

Health Tip: Kids Keeping You From Exercising?

Health Tip: Kids Need to Stop Sucking Their Thumbs

Health Tip: Kids on the Run

Health Tip: Make Kids Safe in the Sandbox

Health Tip: Make Sure Kids Get Enough Water

Health Tip: Manage Diabetes During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Manage Visitors After Bringing Home Baby

Health Tip: Manage Your Child's Allergy

Health Tip: Minimize Pesticide Exposure

Health Tip: Monitor Fat in Preschoolers' Diet

Health Tip: Packing a Backpack

Health Tip: Pay Attention to Baby's Communication

Health Tip: Poor Air Quality Affects Kids With Asthma

Health Tip: Possible Signs of an Ear Infection

Health Tip: Practice Winter Sports Safety

Health Tip: Prepare Children for Sleep

Health Tip: Preparing Baby Formula

Health Tip: Prevent Disease From Pets

Health Tip: Promote Fine Motor Skills in Preschoolers

Health Tip: Protect Against Flu During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Protect Against Food Poisoning During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Protect Kids From Lead Exposure

Health Tip: Protect Kids From Mosquito Bites

Health Tip: Protect Kids From Stress

Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Abduction

Health Tip: Protect Your Child in Extreme Heat

Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Flu

Health Tip: Protecting Babies From Whooping Cough

Health Tip: Reduce the Risk of Dog Bites

Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Falling

Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Hot Water Burns

Health Tip: Remove a Splinter

Health Tip: Rules for the Pool

Health Tip: Schedule Baby's First Dental Visit

Health Tip: Secondhand Smoke is Dangerous

Health Tip: Secure Your Child in a Booster Seat

Health Tip: Seeing Behind the Wheel

Health Tip: Seniors on the Move

Health Tip: Serve Up a Healthy After-School Snack

Health Tip: Shopping for Children's Shoes

Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?

Health Tip: Signs That Your Child May Have Juvenile Arthritis

Health Tip: Some Shouldn't Get a Chickenpox Vaccine

Health Tip: Soothing Morning Sickness

Health Tip: Spot the Early Stages of Alzheimer's

Health Tip: Starting Baby on Solid Foods

Health Tip: Stay Healthier as You Age

Health Tip: Stay Safe This Halloween

Health Tip: Store Breast Milk Safely

Health Tip: Taking Medications During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Talk to Kids About Smoking

Health Tip: Teach Kids In-Line Skating Safety

Health Tip: Teach Kids to Prevent Overuse Injuries

Health Tip: Think 'Healthy' During the Holidays

Health Tip: Treat a Toddler to a Picnic

Health Tip: Treating a Nosebleed

Health Tip: Treating Swimmer's Ear

Health Tip: Troubled by a Toothache?

Health Tip: Understanding Morning Sickness

Health Tip: Use Antibiotics Wisely

Health Tip: Use Caution Before Giving Cough Medicine to Kids

Health Tip: Using a Generator Safely

Health Tip: Using a Hot Tub

Health Tip: Watch for Signs of Elder Abuse

Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt When Pregnant

Health Tip: What's Keeping Your Child Awake?

Health Tip: When Your Child Has a Headache

Health Tip: Why Some Seniors Can't Sleep

Healthy Lungs May Keep Brain Running Smoothly

Healthy Older Women Advised Against Taking Calcium

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

Hearing Loss May Hasten Mental Decline

Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds

Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds

Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test

Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease

Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk

Heavy Coffee Intake May Affect Fertility Treatments: Study

Heavy Drinking in Pregnancy Linked to Host of Problems in Children

Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke

Heavy Drinking, Pot Use Tied to Teen Brain Changes

Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later

Helmets Do Save Lives on the Slopes, Research Shows

Help Kids Breathe Easier on Halloween

Help Young Pitchers Avoid Overuse Injuries

Helping Children Make Sense of the Senseless

Helping Sleeping Moms-to-Be Breathe Easier May Benefit Baby

Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable

Hepatitis C Treatment May Hamper Kids' Growth

Hepatitis: The Hidden Hazard

Hidden Dangers Dog Dog Parks

'Hidden' HPV May Reactivate in Older Women, Study Suggests

High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Later Heart Trouble

High Blood Pressure in Kids May Be Less Common Than Thought

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

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

High Cadmium Levels May Raise Risk for Dying From Liver Disease: Study

High-Carb Diet in Old Age Linked to Mental Decline

Higher Indoor Humidity Levels Might Slow Flu's Spread

High-Risk Heterosexuals Should Take HIV Prevention Pill, Too

Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: 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 Exposure Before Birth May Raise Kids' Risk of Hearing Loss

HIV Infections Continue to Hit Young Americans Hard

HIV-Like Virus Arose in Primates Millions of Years Ago, Scientists Say

Hockey Rule Changes Could Cut Player Aggression, Injuries

Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware

Home Is Where the Hearth Is

Homegrown Strain of Dengue Fever Virus Pinpointed in Florida

Homelessness, Frequent Moves Affect How Kids Do in School

Hoping to Ease Shortage, FDA Fast-Tracks Generic Form of Cancer Drug

Hormone May Boost Aging, Failing Brains

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?

Hospital Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find

Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication

Hospitals Work to Reduce Unnecessary Early Births

Hot Tap Water May Pose Scalding Hazard

Hotel Room Germs Abound on TV Remotes, Light Switches

How Cervical Cancer Vaccines Came to Be

How Dog-Savvy Is Your Child?

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 Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?

HPV Shot Doesn't Encourage Sexual Activity in Girls: Study

HPV Vaccination Sends Genital Wart Cases Plummeting: Study

HPV Vaccine Found Safe in Large Study

HPV Vaccine Reducing Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated: Study

Huge Rise in CT, MRI, Ultrasound Scan Use: Study

Human Breast Milk May Block HIV, Mouse Study Finds

Hurricane Isaac Could Stir Up Allergies, Asthma

Hurricane Sandy Has East Coast in Its Crosshairs

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

Immune Cell Discovery May One Day Lead to Herpes Vaccine: Study

Immune System May Not Weaken With Age: Study

Immune-Boosting Foods May Add to Flu Defense

Impact Tests Show Bike Helmets Protect Kids in Crashes

Importance of Family Meals Questioned

Imported Ricotta Cheese Recalled Due to Listeria

Improved Developmental Screening Urged for Hispanic Kids

In Hospitals, Daily Antiseptic Bath May Prevent Dangerous Infections

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

Incan Girl's Mummy Yields Evidence of Respiratory Woes

Infection With 2 HIV Strains Slows Disease Progression

Infections From Tainted Spine Injections Continue to Baffle Investigators

Injuries Rising Among Young Dancers

Injuries Skyrocket From Inflatable Bounce Houses: Study

In-Person Bullying Still Bigger Problem Than Cyberbullying: Expert

Insomnia Hints at Future Hospitalization

Intuitive 'Number Sense' Makes Daily Life Easier

Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men

Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?

Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?

Is Perfect Pitch Genetic?

Is the Mental Health System Failing Troubled Kids?

Is Too Much E-Communication Swamping Doctors?

Is Your Little One Scared of Santa?

Isolation, Loneliness May Raise Death Risk for Elderly

It's Not So Much the Heat, It's the Lack of Power

It's OK for Kids to Keep Believing in Santa, Expert Says

Judge: Make Morning-After Pill Available to All Females

Junk Food Laws in Schools May Mean Healthier Kids: Study

Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?

Just-Approved Flu Vaccine Uses Newer Production Method

Keep Beauty Regimen Safe During Pregnancy, Doctor Advises

Keep Infants Out of Sun and Heat, Experts Warn

Keep Kids Safe From Laundry Detergent Packets

Keep Kitchen Utensils Clean While Preparing Holiday Meal

Keep Pets Safe During Hurricane Sandy

Keep Tots' Milk to 2 Cups a Day: Study

Keeping Kids Safe on Roller Coasters and Other Thrill Rides

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

Kids' Abdominal Injuries May Not Warrant CT Scan

Kids Born Even a Little Early Have Lower School Scores: Study

Kids' Concussion Recovery Varies by Symptom Severity: Study

Kids Develop Sense of Humor by Age 1, Study Finds

Kids' Generosity May Depend on Who's Watching: Study

Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food

Kids' Headaches Rarely Due to Vision Problems, Study Finds

Kids' Learning Disabilities May Have Multiple Causes

Kids More Likely to Pick Up Warts at Home, Not Public Spaces

Kids of Better-Educated Parents Have Healthier Diets: Study

Kids on Medicaid May Face Barriers to Eczema Treatment

Kids' Pet Frogs Caused Salmonella Outbreak: CDC

Kids Poisoned by Medical Marijuana, Study Finds

Kids' Sexual Behavior Influenced by Movie Scenes: Study

Kids Still Swallowing Magnets Despite Warning Labels

Kids' Vaccine Exemptions Too Easy to Obtain: Study

Kids Who Sleep a Bit Longer Behave Better in School, Study Finds

Kids With ADHD Less Able to Process Emotions During Sleep: Study

Kids With Autism and Child Prodigies May Share Certain Traits

Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds

Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior

Kids With Autism May Perceive Movement More Quickly

Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says

Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care

Kids With Neurological Conditions at Higher Risk of Flu Death: CDC

Kids With Psoriasis More Likely to Be Overweight: Study

Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study

Kids, Seniors Prone to MRSA Infections Depending on Season: Study

Kindergarten Vaccines Close to Target Levels: CDC

Know What's in Your Child's Medications, FDA Warns

Ladies, Drink to Your (Bone) Health

Lasting Wedded Bliss May Lead to Better Health

Latest West Nile Tally: 5,245 Cases, 236 Deaths

Laundry Detergent Packs Pose Poisoning Threat to Toddlers

Lawn Mower Injuries Often Caused by Distraction

Lax Parents, Dealers May Lead to ATV Crashes, Study Suggests

Lead Levels Down in U.S. Kids, But Asthma Cases Rising: EPA

Leave 4th of July Fireworks to Professionals

Lengthy Seizures May Delay Mental Development, Study Suggests

Life's Winners May Not Win the Life Span Race

Lifestyle Might Curb Loss of Height That Comes With Age

Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain

Lighter Sleep May Dull Memory Skills in Seniors

Limited Radiation May Help Some Kids With Lymphoma

Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study

Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: Report

Listeria Food Poisoning Hits Elderly, Moms-to-Be Hardest: CDC

Little Evidence Organic Food Better in Long Run: Report

Little Known on How to Best Help Kids After Trauma

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 Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower

Living Long May Protect Against Early Alzheimer's, Study Finds

Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children

Loneliness May Boost Odds of Dementia

Loneliness, Living Alone Might Shorten Life

Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study

Low Prenatal Iodine May Affect Child's Brain Development

Low Vitamin D in Early Pregnancy Tied to Lower Birth Weight

Lower Drinking Age May Raise Chances of Bingeing Later

Low-Income, Minority Parents More Open to HPV Vaccine for Girls, Study Says

Lung Function Recovery Seen in People Exposed to World Trade Center Site

Lupus May Be Linked to Serious Pregnancy Complication

Lyme Rash Reappearance Probably Signals New Infection, Study Says

Magnesium-Rich Food May Help Keep Kids' Bones Strong

Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine Craving

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

Mailed Kits May Prompt Parents to Protect Kids From Sun

Make Holiday Meals Safe for Kids With Food Allergies

Make Sure Toys You Buy Are Safe for Tots

Making Parental Peace With Kids' Homework

Malaria, Typhoid Pose Biggest Threat to Travelers in Tropics

Man Arrested in Tainted Letter Case, Officials Report

Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs

Man Relapsed After Treatment for Meningitis Tied to Tainted Injections

Man Who Got Smallpox Vaccine Passes Milder Infection to Sex Partner: CDC

Many Allergic to Fire Ant's Sting Don't Get Preventive Shots

Many Americans Breathing Cleaner Air: Report

Many Americans Drive While Drowsy: Report

Many Americans Not Prepared for Disasters: Poll

Many Americans Still in the Dark About Antibiotic Resistance

Many Children With Autism Have Other Health Problems, Study Says

Many Grandparents Lack Latest Child Safety Info: Study

Many High School Football Players Ignore Signs of Concussion: Survey

Many Homeless May Harbor Hepatitis C

Many Hospitalized Children Experience Severe Pain: Report

Many Hospitalized Kids Struggle With Pain

Many Kids on Medicaid Don't See Dentist: Study

Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital

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

Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds

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

Many Parents Text, Phone With Kids in Car: Survey

Many Parents Texting, Phoning While Driving Their Kids: Survey

Many Pedestrians Hit By Cars Are Distracted By Mobile Devices

Many People Underestimate How Long a Cough Should Last

Many Public Pools Contaminated With Human Waste: CDC

Many Seniors Suffer Mental Decline in Silence: CDC

Many Smokers Light Up With Kids in Car: Study

Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC

Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home

Many Teens Drinking, Taking Drugs During School: Survey

Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests

Many Test Results Left Unread as Patients Leave Hospital: Study

Many U.S. Kids Victims of Violence, Abuse: Survey

Many U.S. Teens at Risk for Suicide Despite Treatment: Study

Many Who Got Thyroid Cancer After Chernobyl Still Alive: Study

Many Young Americans Plan to Own a Gun, Survey Finds

Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds

Marijuana Use Rising Among High School Seniors: Report

Married Women More Likely to Have Positive Pregnancies: Study

Maternal Depression, Violence at Home May Raise Child's ADHD Risk

Measles Can Spread Further Than Thought on Airplanes: Study

Mechanical Device Helps Kids Waiting for Heart Transplant

Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Don't Boost Local Crime: Study

Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants

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

Medicare/Medicaid Policy Shift Didn't Budge Hospital Infection Rates: Study

Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia

Melanoma Rates Rising in U.S. Children

Men Have a Greater Lifetime Risk for Kidney Failure: Study

Menhibrix Approved to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Youngsters

Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies

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

Mental Abuse of Kids Leaves Lifelong Scars

Mental Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Sharp

Mental Health Care Lacking for Kids, Advocates Say

Mental Health of Dads-to-Be May Influence Toddler's Behavior

Mental Ills in Kids With Epilepsy May Depend on Seizure Location

Mental, Physical Challenges May Help Seniors Stay Sharp, Study Says

Meth in Pregnancy May Blunt Child's Reaction to Stress: Study

Michael Douglas Blames His Throat Cancer on Oral Sex

Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak

Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too

Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds

Migraines May Hurt Kids' Grades Too

Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study

Military Families May Need Help With Mental Health

Military Women Exposed to Combat After Childbirth Face Depression

Millions Brace as Hurricane Sandy Slams the East Coast

Millions Got Free Preventive Care Due to Health Law, HHS Says

Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC

Millions Prepare as Hurricane Sandy Spins Toward the East Coast

Minorities Harmed Most By Fast-Food Outlets Near School: Study

Minorities Less Prone to Think They'll Get Cancer: Study

Minority Fifth Graders Face Health Obstacles, Study Finds

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 During Pregnancy Has No Effect on Young Children: Study

Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Tied to Lower IQ in Child

Mom's HIV Drugs May Pass to Baby in Womb, Breast-Feeding

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

Mom's Smoking Tied to Dangerous Gut Illness in Preemies

Monkey Research Gives Insights Into New SARS-Like Virus

Month of Birth Might Help Determine MS Risk, Study Suggests

More Americans Get Effective HIV Treatment, Study Says

More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC

More Americans Have High Blood Pressure Under Control: Survey

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

More Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry

More Booze in Movies for Kids, Study Finds

More Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws

More Drug Trials Needed for Conditions Affecting Kids: Review

More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health

More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline

More Evidence Whooping Cough Protection Wanes

More Genes Linked to Osteoarthritis Identified

More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds

More Kids Being Poisoned by Prescription Drugs: Study

More Kids Diagnosed With Mental Health Disabilities, Study Finds

More Kids Getting Donor Organs, But Gaps Persist, Study Finds

More Kids Opting Out of School-Required Vaccinations: Study

More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD: Study

More Pregnant Women on Blood Pressure Drugs: Study

More Proof Cranberry Juice Thwarts Infection

More Regular Meals May Improve Dementia Care

More Than 1 in 4 Teens Have 'Sexted': Study

More Than 4 in 10 U.S. Teens Text While Driving: Survey

More Than 4,000 U.S. Kids Hurt Each Year on Amusement Rides

More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended': CDC

More Than Half of Resident Docs Have Worked While Sick: Study

More Time in Gym Class Equals Stronger Kids

More U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD

More U.S. Couples Living Together Instead of Marrying, CDC Finds

More U.S. Kids Get High-Radiation Scans, Study Says

More U.S. Kids Prescribed Off-Label Antipsychotics: Study

Mosquitoes Can Become Desensitized to DEET

Mosquitoes With Altered Gene Can't Sniff People Out

Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars

Most Kids With Autism Overcome Language Delays, Study Finds

Most Men With Erectile Dysfunction Don't Seem to Get Treatment

Most Seniors Get a Good Night's Sleep, Study Says

Most U.S. Schools Unprepared for Pandemics: Study

Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight

Mother's Drinking Increases Risk of Infant's Death: Study

'Mother's Kiss' Method May Dislodge Items Kids Put in Nose

Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility

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

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

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

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

Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report

Motorcycle Helmet Laws Save Lives and Dollars: CDC

Move Over, Mean Girls

Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study

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

Multiple Tests Needed to Spot Infections in Newborns: Study

Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging

Nails Need Love, Too

Nearby Livestock May Raise 'Superbug' Risk

Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report

Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey

Nearly Half of High Schoolers Text While Driving: Survey

Nearly One-Third of Kids With Food Allergies May Be Bullied

Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer

Needed: Recruits of All Ages for Medical Research

Neglect May Harm Brain Growth in Children

Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines

New Antibiotic May Treat Skin Infections in Shorter Time

New Autism Criteria Will Have Minor Impact: Study

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

New China Bird Flu May Be Resistant to Tamiflu

New Clues to How HIV Infects Body's Cells

New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Screening in Newborns, Children

New Guidelines Raise Safety Bar on Concussions

New Guidelines Suggest HIV Screening for All Adults

New Medicine Might Fight Drug-Resistant TB, Study Says

New Pap Guidelines May Miss Aggressive Cancer in Young Women: Study

New Seal Flu Could Pose Threat to Humans

New Strep Throat Guidelines Tackle Antibiotic Resistance

New Treatment For Head Lice?

New Vaccine May Offer Protection From Deadly Nipah Virus

New Vaccine Strategy May Fight Genital Herpes, Mouse Study Suggests

Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests

'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 Toss Your Child's Toothbrush After Strep Throat, Study Suggests

No Proof Drugs Ease Kids' Migraines: Study

No Risks to Pregnancy Seen With Morning Sickness Drug

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

No Truth to Candidate's Claim That Rape Hinders Pregnancy, Experts Say

Noisy Bars May Threaten Workers' Hearing

Noisy Operating Rooms May Jeopardize Patient Safety

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

Not All HIV Patients in U.S. Show Same Characteristics: Study

Not Enough Data to Advise Routine Hearing Screens for Older People: Experts

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

Nurses' Long Shifts May Have Downside: Study

Nursing Shortage May Harm Infants in Intensive Care, Study Says

NYC Effort Put Rats on the Run

Ob/Gyn Group Urges Docs to Help Prevent 'Octomom'-Type Multiple Births

OB/GYNs Endorse Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills

Obama Administration to Challenge Judge's Ruling on 'Morning-After' Pill

Obese Black Women at Higher Risk for Having Very Large Babies

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 Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant

Obese Pregnant Women With Sleep Apnea May Have More Delivery Complications

Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study

Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study

Obesity Might Lower Teens' Thinking Skills, Study Suggests

Ob-Gyn Group Lists Procedures That May Not Be Needed

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

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

Oklahoma Tornadoes a Reminder to Be Prepared

Older Adults' Posture May Predict Future Disability

Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds

Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds

Older Dads May Raise Risk for Autism, Schizophrenia in Kids

Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes

Omega-3 Supplements May Not Aid Aging Brain

Omega-3s No Help Against Age-Linked Eye Trouble: Study

Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Yields Sobering Findings

One in 10 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With ADHD: Report

One in 50 School-Aged Children in U.S. Has Autism: CDC

One in 600 Flights Involves Medical Emergency, Study Says

One in Five U.S. Smokers Has Tried an 'E-Cigarette'

One in Six Cases of Adult Asthma May Be Linked to Workplace

One-Fifth of Nursing Home Residents Fall in First Month

One-Third of Men With Anal Cancer Have HIV, Study Finds

Only 1 in 5 Americans Gets Enough Exercise: CDC

Open Windows, Lower Risk for Preterm Birth: Study

Options Increasing for Coping With Kids' Food Allergies

Outdoor Recess May Help Protect Kids From Nearsightedness

Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years

Overloaded Backpacks Can Injure Kids: Experts

Overweight Kids May Do Worse in Math: Study

Overweight Teens Report High Rates of Bullying, Teasing

Overweight Teens Typically Eat Less Than Normal-Weight Peers

Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Oxygen Deprivation in the Womb May Raise ADHD Risk

Oxygen Treatment May Improve the Odds for Extreme Preemies

Pack School Lunches That Are Healthy and Fun

Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes

Painkiller Abuse by Kids Way Up, Study Finds

Palliative Care Eases Suffering for Seniors at End of Life: Study

Pandemic H1N1 Flu Killed Far More Than Reported: Study

Parenthood Seems to Protect Against Catching Colds: Study

Parents Can Adapt, Thrive After 'Empty Nest'

Parents' Divorce May Up Kids' Odds for Smoking as Adults

Parents' Fear of Dentist May Get Passed On to Kids

Parents' Fighting May Have Long-Lasting Effect on Kids

Parents Key to Easing Psychological Impact of Conn. Shootings

Parents' Military Deployment Takes Toll on Kids, Study Finds

Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care

Parents' Social Anxiety May Raise Kids' Risk for Anxiety Disorder

Parents Underestimate Influence Over Teens' Substance Abuse: Survey

Parents Who Veto Vaccinations Often Seek Like-Minded Opinions

Parents' Worries About HPV Vaccine on the Rise: Study

Parents: Revealing Your Past Smoking, Pot Use May Not Help Your Kids

Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study

Patients Balk at Asking Health Care Workers to Wash Hands

Patients Gain When Hospitals Work Together on Infection Control

Patients' Skin Cells Yield Research Model for Alzheimer's

Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery

Pay Attention in Preschool, Graduate From College: Study

Pediatrician Group Issues Home Birth Policy Statement

Pediatricians Endorse New Acne Treatment Guidelines

Pediatricians' Group Urges Flu Shot for Kids Aged 6 Months and Up

Pediatricians Say No to Expulsions, Suspensions at Schools

Penicillin Prevents Return of Leg Infection Called Cellulitis: Study

People Can Emit Flu Germs in Air Up to 6 Feet Away, Study Finds

People May Skip Generic Pills if Color Differs From Brand-Name Drug

People Underestimate How Much They Might Change in the Future

People With Egg Allergy Can Safely Get Flu Shot: Experts

People With High Blood Pressure May Crave Salt

Pet Hedgehogs Linked to Salmonella Outbreak in 8 States

PET Scans Helpful, But Not Definitive for Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Petroleum Jelly Tied to Vaginal Infection Risk in Study

Phobic Anxiety May Link to Premature Aging

Physical Activity in Old Age May Protect Brain

Physical, Mental Toll of Japanese Nuke Plant Meltdown Assessed

Picky Eating in Youngsters Might Be Largely Caused by Genes

Pictures Speak Louder Than Words on Cigarette Labeling

Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later

Plague Rare in U.S., Surfacing in More Affluent Areas

Plastics Chemical BPA Found in Fetal Livers

Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Higher Asthma Risk in Kids

Plastics Chemical Linked to Obesity in Kids

Play It Smart When It Comes to Lightning

Play-Focused Program Might Help Kids With Autism

'Plugged-In' Teens Vulnerable in Traffic: Study

Pneumonia May Lead to Serious Aftereffects for Seniors

Poisoning 'Can Happen to Anyone'

Poll Finds Broad Support for Tougher Gun Laws

Poll: Many Americans Don't See Their Kids as Overweight

Poor Neighborhoods Home to More Obese Kids: Study

Poor Parenting Styles Linked to Bullying Behavior in Kids

Poor Reading Skills Linked to Teen Pregnancy Risk

Poor Sleep Hampers Vaccine Effectiveness: Study

Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood

Poor Sleep May Age Your Brain

Poor Sleep Ups Odds for Nursing Home Care, Study Finds

Poorer Neighborhoods Often Have Less Safe Playgrounds

Poorer Patients Find Thyroid Cancer at Later Stage: Study

Popular Characters Can Help Kids Eat Healthy Foods Too

Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects

Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study

Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study

Power Slowly Returns to Much of Northeast After Sandy

Pre-College Parental Chat May Reduce Freshman Drinking

Pregnancy Adds Challenge for Teens Treated for Drug Abuse, Report Says

Pregnancy Boosts Size of Women's Feet, Study Finds

Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug

Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Cerebral Bleeding in Some Women

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Fall Worldwide: Report

Pregnant Mothers' Gut Changes May Support Fetal Growth

Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth

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

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

Prenatal Exposure to Common Household Chemical Linked to Eczema

Prenatal Mercury Exposure Tied to ADHD Symptoms in Kids

Prenatal Test Presents Dilemmas to Expectant Mothers

Prenatal Use of Common Epilepsy Drug Tied to Higher Autism Risk

Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage

Preschool TV Habits Linked to 4th-Grade Waist Size, Fitness

Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Set for Saturday

Prescription Painkillers Trail Only Marijuana in Abuse Rates, Report Shows

Pre-Test Jitters Might Boost Scores: Study

Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study

Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke

Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Call

Progesterone Shots May Not Prevent Preterm Birth of Twins: Study

Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study

Protect Your Kids From Pollen Allergies: Expert

Public Smoking Bans Cut Risk of Preterm Births, Study Finds

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

Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices

Quitting Smoking Even in Old Age Prolongs Life: Study

Rabies From Transplanted Organ Killed Recipient, CDC Says

Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk

Rare Drug-Resistant Bacteria Spotted in U.S. Hospital

Rate of New HIV Infections Drops for First Time Among Black Women: CDC

Reading, Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp

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

Recession Forced Cutbacks in Care for Special Needs Kids: Study

Regular Exercise May Add Years to Life, Study Finds

Reindeer May Deliver More Than Presents

Removing Tonsils Helps Kids With Sleep Apnea, Study Finds

Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC

Report Calls for Better U.S. Efforts to Fight Counterfeit Drugs

Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak

Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety

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

Research Reveals Why Flu Peaks in Certain Seasons

Research Solves How Fetus Is Shielded From Immune System

Research Suggests Possible Vaccine to Prevent Premature Birth

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

Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in Females

Researchers Find Powerful Swine Flu Strain in Korea

Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Port-Wine Stain Birthmarks

Researchers Tackle Age-Related Decline in Immune Response

Resilient Personality May Bring Better Aerobic Health

Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC

Review Finds No Evidence Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Are Infectious

Rise in Pregnancy-Associated Cancers Not Fully Explained by Older Age

Ritual in Some Jewish Circumcisions Raises Risk of Herpes Infection: Report

Roadside Breath Test for Drugs Could Be on Horizon

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

Safe Ways to Relieve Your Young Child's Flu Symptoms

Safer Roads Near Schools May Mean Fewer Kids Struck by Cars

Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids

Same-Sex Parents May Face Harsher Criticism Than Others

Sandy Leaves Massive Blackouts, Flood Damage in Her Wake

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

Sandy's Wrath Brings Massive Blackouts, Flooding Across Northeast

Scans May Reveal Pre-Schizophrenia Brain Changes

School Programs Do Keep Some Kids From Smoking

School Sports May Cut Rates of Violence, Bullying Among Teens

Scientists Explore How Zinc Fights Off Infection

Scientists Find Clue to Aging Reversal in Mice

Scientists Gauge Radiation Dose From Trip to Mars

Scientists ID Gene Mutation That May Triple Alzheimer's Risk

Scientists Probe How Some HIV Patients Resist AIDS

Scientists Report Clues to Flu Shot's Effectiveness

Screen Time Near Bedtime Means Less Sleep for Kids

Second Hit Leaves Young Football Player in Wheelchair

Second Man Arrested in Tainted Letter Case, Officials Report

Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Seems to Harm Baby, Too

Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Woes in Kids

Secondhand Smoke May Impair Children's Cough Reflex

Secondhand Smoke Puts Children at Risk for Meningitis

Secondhand Smoke Very Unhealthy for Kids in Cars: Study

Secrets of New SARS-Like Virus Uncovered

Sedatives May Raise Pneumonia Risk

Self-Harm Showing Up in Elementary Schools: Study

Seniors' Attitude on Age May Affect Dementia Test Results: Study

Seniors' Creativity Can Thrive Despite Dementia

Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery

Severely Obese Donors Raise Risks for Kids With Liver Transplant

Severely Obese Women Attempting IVF May Have Lower Egg Quality

Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why

Sharp Spike Seen in Swine Flu Cases: CDC

'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff

Shingles Vaccine Safe for Those With Autoimmune Diseases: Study

Shootings at Hospitals a Rarity, Study Finds

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

Shortage of Key Drug Hampering U.S. Efforts to Control TB: Report

Shorter Arms May Explain Why Women Need Glasses Sooner Than Men

Shorter Shifts for Medical Interns May Not Boost Patient Safety

Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study

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

Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?

Signs of ADHD Evident by Preschool, Expert Says

Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth

Simple Measures May Curb Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Simple Steps Can Protect Pets in Weather Disasters

Simple Steps Can Shield Children From Dog Bites

Simple Test Might Predict Whether Some Pregnancies Succeed

Single-Embryo IVF Cuts Risk to Baby: Study

Skies Not-So-Friendly for Passengers With Nut Allergies

Sleep Deprivation May Disrupt Your Genes

Sleep Loss Often Disruptive for City Kids With Asthma

Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC

Sleepless Nights May Hurt School Performance of Kids With Asthma

Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother

Smallest, Largest Fetuses at Higher Risk of Stillbirth

'Smarter Lunchroom' May Lead to Healthier Choices

Smartphones Linked to Sexual Activity in Teens: Study

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

Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Tied to Tinier Babies

Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Asthma, Wheezing in Kids

Smoking During Pregnancy Tied to Extra Weight in Kids

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

Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies Doubles: Report

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

Smoking Tied to Risk for Hepatitis Return After Liver Transplant

Snoring Kids Should Be Screened for Sleep Apnea: Experts

Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study

Some Antidepressants May Raise Risk for Gastro Infection

Some Blackboard Chalks Might Spur Allergies in Kids: Study

Some Blood Pressure Drugs Might Help Slow Alzheimer's: Study

Some Crash-Avoidance Systems May Work Better Than Others

Some HPV-Linked Cancers Rising in U.S.: Report

Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients

Some Kids May Overcome or Outgrow Egg Allergy, Study Suggests

Some Patients May Be Shortchanged During Hospital Shift Changes

Some 'Super Tasters' Might Be Less Prone to Sinus Woes

Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine

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

Space Heater Safety Tips Can Help Prevent Burns, Fires

Spanking Batters Kids' Mental Health: Study

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

Sports Help Dads, Daughters Bond, Study Says

'Spot' Shortages of Flu Vaccine, Tamiflu Reported, FDA Head Says

Spotting Sleep Problems in Special-Needs Children

Standing at Work All Day While Pregnant Linked to Smaller Babies

State Laws Cut Teen Drinking and Driving, Large Study Shows

State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure

States Lagging in Emergency Preparedness: Report

Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk

Statins Tied to Reduced Glaucoma Risk

Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.

Steep Cigarette Tax Hike Could Save Lives, Money: Report

Steer Clear of 'Miracle Cures,' Other Bogus Health Products: FDA

Stem Cell Technology May Help Rejuvenate Immune Cells

Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart

Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself From the Flu

Steroids Won't Ease Most Sinusitis Attacks, Study Finds

Stopping Controversial Asthma Drugs Could Have Downside: Study

Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby

Strict Moms Influence Kids' Friends: Study

Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report

Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says

Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study

Student Suicide May Spur Similar Thoughts in Teens

Studies Show Value of AIDS Drugs as Prevention

Study Confirms Slight Rise in Paralysis Risk After Swine Flu Shot

Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link

Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check

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

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

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

Study Finds New SARS-Like Virus Spread Through Bats, Pigs

Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging

Study Links Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy to Lower IQ

Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss

Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm

Study May Explain How Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk

Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy

Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women

Study Reveals Why Elderly Often Vulnerable to Scams

Study Sees Link Between Mom's Flu, Bipolar Risk for Children

Study Sees Possible Link Between Air Pollution and Autism Risk

Study Shows Bicycle Helmets Save Lives

Study Supports Link Between Obesity, Cavities in Homeless Kids

Study Ties Infant Birth Weight to Mothers' Breast Cancer Risk

Study Ties Kids' Allergy Risks to Antibacterials, Preservatives

Study Tracks Kids' Brain Activity While Watching 'Sesame Street'

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

Study: Chest CT Scans May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective

Sugary Drinks Not Replacing Milk as Kids Age: Study

Suicidal Thoughts More Common in Kids With Autism: Study

Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: Study

Summer Is Peak Time for Teens to Try Drugs, Alcohol: Report

Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time

'Superbug' MRSA Making a Retreat in Communities

'Superpowered' Bacteria May Lurk Behind Sinus Infections

Super-Shy Preschoolers Might Struggle Academically

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

Supplement Use Widespread Among Americans

Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon

Survey Finds Big Drop in Sexual Activity Among Black Teens

Survival After General Anesthesia Vastly Improved: Study

Survival Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest

Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn

Swallowing Magnets Can Be Fatal for Children

Swallowing Nasal Sprays, Eye Drops Can Harm Kids, FDA Warns

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

Switching Kids Away From Violent TV May Lower Aggression

Synthetic Pot Use Can Mimic Symptoms of Prenatal Disorder

Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls

Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain

Tainted Tattoo Ink Led to Skin Infection Outbreak

Taking Terror Out of Nightmares: Tips for Parents

Talk to Your Kids About the Colorado Killings

Tamiflu Approval Expanded to Include Infants Under Age 1

Tap Water Used in Neti Pots Tied to Rare, Fatal Brain Infection

Tap-Water Chemical May Be Linked to Food Allergy

Task Force: Screen for Gestational Diabetes After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy

Tattoos Can Pose Health Hazards, Doctor Warns

TB Vaccine Promising as New Way to Fight Type 1 Diabetes

Teaching Young Hockey Players to Body Check Doesn't Cut Injury Risk

Technique IDs Deadliest Whooping Cough Cases

Teen Births Hit Record Low, CDC Reports

Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life

Teen Drinkers May Feel Like Social Outcasts: Study

Teen Girls Who Smoke May Up Risk for Future Bone Disease

Teen Obesity Linked to Mom's Smoking in Pregnancy: Study

Teen Pregnancy-Prevention Program Works, Study Says

Teens Benefit by Spending More Time With Parents

Teen's Death From Chickenpox Highlights Need for Vaccination, CDC Reports

Teens Don't Really Like Taking Risks, Study Finds

Teens' Friends Can Influence Their School Performance

Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure

Teething Baby? Avoid Benzocaine, FDA Says

Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study

Temporary Tattoos May Leave Permanent Damage

Test Approved to Help Treat Common Infection in Transplant Patients

Texas-Mexico Border Violence May Harm Kids' Mental Health

Texting Doesn't Replace the Feel-Good Effects of Talking, Study Says

The 'Five Second Rule' Is a Myth

The Plague: It's Still With Us

They're Cute, But Chicks Carry Salmonella Dangers

Thigh Fat May Slow Down Seniors

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

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

Third of Hospital Staff Say Hand-Washing Reminders Unwelcome

Those Childhood Piano Lessons Should Start Early

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

Thyroid Disorders Tied to Complications in Pregnancy

Thyroid Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women Revised

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

Timed Traffic Crosswalks Too Fast for Many Elderly: Study

Timeline Detected for Rare, Early Alzheimer's

Tiny Batteries Pose Growing Threat to Kids

Tips for Memorable Family Road Trips

Tips on Coping With Daylight Saving Time

Tips on Keeping Food Safe When the Power Goes Out

Tips to Keep Kids Safe, Warm During Winter

To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents

Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report

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

Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccines: CDC

Too Few Americans Pass Last Days in Hospice Care: CDC

Too Few Girls Get HPV Vaccine Against Cancer: CDC

Too Few Kids Use Fast-Food Calorie Info, Study Finds

Too Much Bottled Water Might Harm Kids' Teeth

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

Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart

Too Much Travel May Be Tough on Olympians

Too Much TV May Make Kids Antisocial, Study Suggests

Tornado Survivors Surprisingly Optimistic, Study Finds

Tornadoes Don't Have to Be Deadly, Experts Say

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

Traffic Smog Tied to Serious Birth Defects

Trained Beagle Sniffs Out Troublesome Hospital Infection

Transfusions With Heart Surgery Might Raise Infection Risk

Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise

Turning Off the Tube Linked to Healthier Weight in Teens

TV for Kids Filled With Social Bullying, Study Finds

Two Antibiotics Linked to Liver Injury in Elderly

Two Languages Better Than One for Kids' Brains: Study

Tylenol Overdose Can Be Deadly for a Child

Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds

Type 2 Diabetes Progresses Faster in Kids, Study Finds

U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks

U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study

U.S. Agency Puts Poison Prevention in Spotlight

U.S. AIDS-Relief Plan a Success, Report Finds

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. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: Report

U.S. Health Care System Wastes $750B Annually, Report Finds

U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report

U.S. in Top 10 for Premature Births

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

U.S. Kids Exposed to 4 Hours of Background TV Daily: Study

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

U.S. School Kids Should Get Hour of Exercise Daily: Report

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

U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking

U.S. Task Force: Baby Boomers Should Be Tested for Hepatitis C

U.S. Teen Birth Rates Highest in Rural Areas, Research Shows

Ultrasound Best Detector of Dangerous Ectopic Pregnancies, Study Finds

Uncircumcised Boys at Higher Risk for Infection: Study

Under Similar Stress, Rich Live Longer Than Poor: Study

Unhappy Kids Are More Materialistic, Study Finds

Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead to Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds

Untreated Depression May Cut Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness

Untreated Rabies May Not Be Lethal for All, Study Says

Unusual Heat May Have Boosted West Nile Virus Last Year: CDC

Upbeat View on Old Age May Help Seniors Bounce Back From Disability

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

Vaccinating Kids Against Common Gut Bug Helps Shield Adults Too: Study

Vaccinations Belong on Parents' Back-to-School Checklists

Vaccine to Fight Heroin Addiction Shows Promise in Rats

Vaccine With Drug Payload Shows Promise Against Tumors

Vaccines Might Become Another Way to Fight Cancer

Vaginal Deliveries as Safe as C-Sections for Most Preterm Births

Vaginal Ring Delivers HIV Drug in Animal Study

Valley Fever Fungal Infection on Rise in Southwest

Vegetarians May Live Longer

Veggies and Cheese as Filling as Chips For Kids, With Fewer Calories

Video Game May Help Keep Aging Brains Sharp

Video Games May Sharpen Focusing Skills in Kids With Dyslexia

Videos of Real-Life Stumbles May Help Fall-Prevention Efforts

Violence in a Soldier's Past May Up PTSD Risk

Violence Takes a Toll on Children's Sleep

Virus Patterns Where Kids Live May Affect Asthma Risk

Vitamin D Important During Pregnancy, Study Suggests

Vitamin D in Pregnancy Critical for Brain Development, Study Says

Vitamin D in Pregnancy May Be Key to Women's Risk for MS, Study Says

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

Vitamin D May Thwart Kids' Winter Colds

Vitamin D Plus Calcium May Extend Life

Vitamins, Minerals May Help Older Men's Sperm Stay Healthy

Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health

Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says

'Watch and Wait' Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer

Weather Worries Can Threaten a Child's Mental Health

Website All About Child Health -- in Spanish

Wednesday Is National HIV Testing Day

Weekend 'Catch-Up' Sleep May Cut Young Drivers' Crash Risk

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

'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well

What Doctors Don't Know About Treating Kids With Epilepsy

When Adults Smoke in Cars, Child Passengers Suffer: Study

When Prescription Drugs Go OTC, Ads Talk Less of Harms: Study

When to Worry About Your Child's Fever

White House to Challenge Ruling on Unlimited Access to 'Morning-After' Pill

Whooping Cough Cases Reaching Record Highs: CDC

Whooping Cough Cases Rise as Parents Opt Out of Vaccine

Whooping Cough Vaccine for Pregnant Women Among New Recommendations

Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Over Time: Study

Whooping Cough Vaccine Protection Fades Over Time: Study

Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine Print

Why Johnny Can't Run

Why Some Mothers (Wrongly) Let Kids Try Alcohol

Why Women Outlive Men: Fruit Flies Give Clues

Will Climate Change Mean Worse Flu Seasons?

Winter Sports Safety: Preparation Is Key

Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries

With Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit

With Bullying, What's a Parent to Do?

Without Laws, Many Tanning Salons Would Allow Kids: Study

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

'Women and Children First?' Not So, Says Study

Women Born Preterm May Face Pregnancy Risks

Women Far More Likely to Live to 100 Than Men: U.S. Census

Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke

Women May Have Natural Defense Against Common STD

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

Women With HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk: Study

Women's Weight-Loss Surgery May Benefit Later Offspring

Word Tests at Age 2 Might Predict Gains for Kids With Autism, Study Finds

Workers With Disabilities More Prone to Injuries: Study

Workers With Paid Sick Days Healthier, More Productive: Study

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

Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health

'Worm Therapy' Might Help Ease Colitis, Monkey Study Shows

Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots

Yet Another Tick-Borne Illness Emerges in U.S.

Young Binge Eaters Prone to Illicit Drug Use: Study

Young Kids With Hip, Thigh Fractures Heal Well With Single-Leg Casts

Young Parents Don't Stress Over Kids' Media Use: Survey

Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy

Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC

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

Your Pooch Could Raise Your Home's Bacteria Count

Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death

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