Home » Health Education »
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early...
Health Education
Related Items
News
1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study
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
300,000 People in U.S. Living With Chagas Disease: Report
42% of Americans Could Be Obese by 2030: CDC
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 More Education, a Little Longer Life?
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
Abandoning PSA Screening Could Cost Lives: Study
Abdominal 'Chemo Bath' May Extend Survival in Ovarian Cancer Patients
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
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Aerobic Exercise Cuts Kids' Diabetes Risk: Study
Aerobic Exercise Seems Best for Weight, Fat Loss
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study
Alcoholic Drinks Add 100 Calories a Day to Average Adult's Diet: Study
Alcoholism Shortens Life More Than Smoking: Study
Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
American Heads Are Getting Bigger, Study Finds
Americans Suffer Worse Health Than Peers in Other Countries
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
Annual Report on U.S. Kids' Health a Mixed Bag
Another New Weight-Loss Drug Approved
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 Use in Infants Tied to Overweight Later: Study
Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study
Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds
Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study
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 Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?
As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms
As Obesity Rates Rise, Cases of Kidney Stones Double: Study
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Liver Cancer, Death From Liver 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 May Help Boost Survival With Aggressive Cervical Cancer: Study
Avastin Shows No Benefit for Earlier Colon Cancer: 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
'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
'Beige' Fat Joins Brown Fat as Potential Weight-Loss Target
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
Being Obese May Make Job Search Tougher
'Believing' Propels Cancer Survivors to Exercise, Study Finds
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 'Membrane' May Regulate Immune System, Mouse Study Finds
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-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study
Bigger Babies Have Bigger Brains as Teens: Study
Bigger Waist Tied to Increased Risk of Diabetes
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
Black Breast Cancer Patients May Have Higher Death Risk in First 3 Years
Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study
Black Patients With Kidney Cancer Fare Worse Than Whites: Study
Black Women With Both HIV, Hep C Less Likely to Die From Liver Disease
Blacks Less Likely to Get Help on Scene After Cardiac Arrest: Study
Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
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
Blood Tests Might Help Guide Breast Cancer Care
Blood Thinners May Boost Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients: Study
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'
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
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study
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 Cancer Survival Varies by Race, Ethnicity, Study Shows
Breast Milk Contains More Than 700 Bacteria Types: Study
Breast-Feeding Won't Prevent Pre-Teen Obesity, Study Finds
Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk
Brief Life Expectancy Should Rule Out Certain Cancer Screenings: Study
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
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 Testosterone Therapy Help Obese Men Lose Weight?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
Cancer Drug Doesn't Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Portrayed Too Grimly in Movies, Study Suggests
Cancer Survivors Call in Sick to Work More Often, Study Finds
Can't Stop Eating M&Ms?
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards Rise in Colder Weather
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
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
CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
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
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
Childless People Die Sooner, Study Says
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Chips, Sodas Out, Healthier Fare In With New School Snack Rules
Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover
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 Often Follows Stroke
Cleaner Air in U.S. Boosting Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Close Relative's Early Death May Raise Your Heart Risk: Study
Clot Buster Safe for Stroke Patients on Blood Thinners: Study
Clot Buster Seems to Help Up to 6 Hours After Stroke
Clot-Buster Doesn't Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study
'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
Coffee May Lower Risk of Death From Mouth Cancer: Study
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
College Freshmen Urged to Keep Excess Pounds Away
Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
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
Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
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
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
'Cooling' Helps Oxygen-Deprived Newborns: Study
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Couch-Potato Kids Are Top U.S. Child Health Problem: Poll
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Being a Little Overweight Help You Live Longer?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Duration of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Be Halved?
Could Eating Fast Increase Diabetes Risk?
Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity?
Could Facebook Be Making You Fat?
Could Kids' Salt Intake Affect Their Weight?
Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
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 Aspirin May Cut Cancer Deaths, Another Study Finds
Daily Coffee May Help Keep Grim Reaper Away
Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community
Deep Belly Fat Could Weaken Men's Bones, Study Suggests
Defibrillator Patients Who Lose Weight May Fare Worse
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Depression Could Shorten Cancer Survival, Study Suggests
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
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 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
Diabetes Screening May Not Lower Overall Death Rates
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
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
Discount Supermarkets Tied to Rising Obesity Rates
Disney to Curtail Junk Food Ads Aimed at Kids
DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk
Do More Gun Laws Mean Fewer Gun Deaths?
Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer?
Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
'Doctor Shopping' Tied to Fatal Prescription Drug Overdoses
Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
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
Dogs May Mourn as Deeply as Humans Do
Don't Turn to Holiday Food as a Way to Deal With Stress: Expert
Dramatic Rise in Kids Hospitalized With High Blood Pressure: 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
Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study
Dutch Euthanasia Rates Unchanged After Legalization
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 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 Meals Linked to Less Student Overweight
Eating Out Can Hurt Heart Health, Expert Warns
Education Is Key to Health: Report
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
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 New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
ER Admissions Over Holidays Linked to Higher Death Rates
ER Study Shows Drop in Deaths After Trauma Injury
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
Eunuchs Lived Longer Than Other Men: 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
'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 Boost Survival in Breast, Colon Cancer Patients
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
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
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
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
Extreme Heat Biggest Weather Killer, Expert Warns
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
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
Fatal Car Crashes Less Likely in Major Cities, CDC Study Finds
FDA Approves 2nd New Weight-Loss Drug
FDA Approves 3 New Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes
FDA Approves First New Weight-Loss Drug in More Than a Decade
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Bans BPA From Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
FDA Clears First Weight-Loss Pill in 13 Years
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug
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 Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Fetal Deaths Up Among Unvaccinated Moms in H1N1 Pandemic: Study
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Fewer U.S. Kids Dying of Diabetes: CDC
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
Fewer U.S. Teens Dying in Teen-Driver Crashes
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
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, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure, Even With Family History
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Flesh-Eating Fungal Infection Can Follow Natural Disasters, Study Finds
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Flu Widespread in 47 States, Vaccine 'Moderately' Effective: CDC
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
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 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 Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
For Psychiatric Patients, Cancer Is Often Spotted Too Late
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
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
Gauging Brain Cancer Survival Time May Get Easier: Study
Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says
Gene Disorder Screen Benefits Baby Boys, Girls Equally: Study
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Boost Death Risk From Most Common Thyroid Cancer
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder
Gene Tied to Obesity, Depression, ADHD
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
GI Bleeding Deaths Drop in U.S., Study Finds
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
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
Gut Bugs Might Influence Child's Odds for Obesity
'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
Hanging Suicides Up in United States
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Health Benefits of Marriage Mostly Apply to Those Already Healthy
Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
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 Off the Weight You've Lost
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Maintain Your Ideal Weight
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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: 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 Neurotic? Being Conscientious May Help
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 Failure Patients May Be at Higher Risk for Cancer: Study
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
Heavy Smoking May Raise Odds for Lethal Bladder Cancer
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
Hepatitis C Treatment May Hamper Kids' Growth
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Tied to Later Heart Trouble
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure May Protect Some Frail Elderly: Study
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 Rates of Untreated Kidney Failure Seen in Elderly
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
High-Carb Diet Linked to Colon Cancer Recurrence in Study
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
High-Fat Dairy Foods Linked to Worse Survival After Breast Cancer
High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
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 Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
Hispanics May Face Higher Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: Study
HIV Deaths Declining for Most, But Not All, Americans
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
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 Readmissions All Too Common, U.S. Studies Find
Hospitalization May Be 'Tipping Point' for Alzheimer's Decline
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
How Healthy Is Your County?
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How Well Do You Rise From Sitting on the Floor?
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
Immune System Glitch Linked to Greater Risk of Death
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 Seriously Ill Kids, Obesity May Be Tied to Higher Death Risk: Study
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Inactivity May Kill as Many Worldwide as Smoking: Report
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Increasingly, More Education Linked to Longer Lifespan in U.S.
Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Injury-Linked Deaths Vary Widely Among States
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Intensive Lifestyle Changes Keep Type 2 Diabetes at Bay
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?
Is Fructose Making People Fat?
Isolation, Loneliness May Raise Death Risk for Elderly
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
Japan Nuke Disaster Will Kill Up to 1,300 People Worldwide, Study Estimates
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
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 How Severe Is This Flu Season?
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
Kids and Healthy Eating Can Go Together
Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food
Kids in Daycare More Prone to Be Overweight
Kids of Better-Educated Parents Have Healthier Diets: Study
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
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
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Laser Liposuction May Zap Fat Without Skin Sag: Study
Late Lunch May Mean Less Weight Loss
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
Learning How to Keep Pounds Off Before Dieting May Work Best
Least Aggressive Breast Cancer Still Poses Long-Term Risk, Study Finds
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 Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed
Lifespan Gap Shrinks Between Whites, Blacks
Lifestyle Changes Key to Weight Loss in New Year
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
Living Near Major Roads May Shorten Heart Attack Survival
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
Long-Term Aspirin Use Linked With Vision Loss: Study
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Losing Weight May Improve Sleep Quality
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Lots of TV May Harm Kids' Diet
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Weight Gain in Older Women
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
Low-Cal Diets Kept Monkeys Healthier, But Didn't Lengthen Lives
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Mammograms Have 'Limited or No Effect' on Breast Cancer Deaths: Study
Man Dies After Parasitic Worms Invade Lungs
Many Americans Drive While Drowsy: Report
Many Americans in Denial Over Weight Gain: Study
Many Americans Not Prepared for Disasters: Poll
Many Cocaine Deaths Determined by Genes, Study Says
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many Obese Americans Struggle With Stigma, Discrimination, Poll Finds
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many People With Type 1 Diabetes Missing Treatment Goals: Study
Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Marriage Might Lengthen Life
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 Gaps Leave Many With Big Bill at End of Life, Study Finds
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 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
Mental Illness May Raise Risk of Being Murdered
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
'Microbeads' May Boost Survival in Advanced Colon Cancer Patients
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 May Be Taking Vitamin D Unnecessarily, Analysis Suggests
Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC
Millions of Healthy Years of Life Lost to Cancer Worldwide
'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' 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
Moms May Use TV to Calm Fussy Infants: Study
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 Child Gun Injuries in States With Self-Defense Laws
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
More Evidence That Exercise Helps Fight Diabetes
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 Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
More Proof That Healthy Habits Fight Disease
More Time at Family Dinners Might Curb Obesity in Kids
Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes
Most 'Extreme Preemies' Grow Into Happy, Healthy Teens
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most Prostate Cancer Patients Don't Die From the Disease: Study
Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight
Mother's Drinking Increases Risk of Infant's Death: Study
Mothers' Pre-Pregnancy Weight Tied to Kids' IQ, Study Says
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report
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 Brain Tumors Even More Malignant: Study
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report
Nearly Half of Children With Autism Wander From Safety: Survey
Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
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 Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
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 Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
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 Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial
New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: 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
Night Staffing With Critical Care Docs May Lower ICU Death Rates
'Nightmare' Bacteria Spreading in U.S. Hospitals, Nursing Homes: CDC
No Benefit Seen in Extending Herceptin for Breast Cancer
No Health Risk When Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood: Study
No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: Study
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Progress in Reducing U.S. Motorcycle Deaths: Report
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
Normal-Weight People With Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk: Study
North American Shark Attacks Hit Decade High
Number of U.S. Kids With Diabetes Could Skyrocket: Study
Nutrient Therapy Won't Help ICU Patients: Study
NYC Ban on Super-Sized Sodas Would Cut Consumers' Calories: Study
NYC OKs Ban on Big Sugary Drinks
NYC 'Soda Ban' Decision Expected Thursday
Obese Black Kids More Susceptible to Hypertension, Study Finds
Obese Black Women at Higher Risk for Having Very Large Babies
Obese Boys, Impotent Men?
Obese Children Struggle With Joint Pain: Study
Obese Drivers May Be More Likely to Die in Car Crashes
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Obese Kids May Face Immediate Health Woes, Study Finds
Obese Kids May Have Dulled Taste Buds
'Obese' Label May Not Apply to Heavy Ex-NFL Players
Obese More Likely to Be Diagnosed With Advanced Thyroid Cancer
Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Obese Patients May Have Less Success With Back Surgery
Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant
Obese Pregnant Women With Sleep Apnea May Have More Delivery Complications
Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
Obese Teens Face Higher Risk for Kidney Disease: Study
Obese Women With Diabetes May Need Different Workouts Than Men
Obesity Alone May Not Hurt Kids' Classroom Performance
Obesity Biggest Risk Factor for Diabetes Among Poor: Study
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity 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, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer
Official: Pharmacy Tied to Meningitis Outbreak May Have Broken State Law
Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
Once-Obese Women Still Face Stigma, Study Finds
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
One Man's Harrowing Battle With Hepatitis C
One Path to Fitter Kids: More P.E. at School
One-Third of U.S. Homeless Population Is Obese: Study
Outdoor Fast-Food Ads Linked to Obesity, Study Suggests
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
Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Pandemic H1N1 Flu Killed Far More Than Reported: Study
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Patient Survival Rises When Drugs Suppress Hepatitis C in Blood: Study
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
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
People Seem More Accepting of Food Addiction Than Other Vices
People With Darker Skin Still at Risk for Melanoma
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
People With Implantable Defibrillators May Need More Mental Health Support
Personalized Blood Pressure Therapy May Help Diabetics
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, 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
Pinball Analogy May Help Grief-Stricken Move Forward
Plastics Chemical Linked to Obesity in Kids
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
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 Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects
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
Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth
Prenatal Antidepressants Don't Raise Fetal, Infant Death Risk: Study
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
Preventing Kidney Disease May Cut Diabetes Deaths, Study Says
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Processed Meat May Play a Part in Early Death: Study
Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
Prolonged CPR May Boost Chances for Cardiac Arrest Victims
Proscar Won't Boost Prostate Cancer Survival, Study Finds
PSA Testing Linked to Improved Prostate Cancer Survival
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type
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
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 Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Racial Gap Seen in Survival Among Kidney Dialysis Patients
Radiation for Childhood Cancer Might Raise Diabetes Risk
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Reducing Ozone Limits Would Save Lives, Report States
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Add Years to Life, Study Finds
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 May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Rich/Poor Divide Linked to Hospital Readmissions in Study
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Runners May Live Longer
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 ID Gene for Insulin Sensitivity
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Secondhand Smoke Takes Big Illness, Expense Toll
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
Self-Harm Associated With Premature Death in Study
Selflessness Can Threaten Clergy Members' Health
'Self-Managing' COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds
Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
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
Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key
Shape Up, Safely, for Summer
Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds
Shootings at Hospitals a Rarity, Study Finds
Shoppers Who Read Food Labels Are Thinner, Study Says
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
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Signs of Brain Damage Show Up in Scans of Living, Retired NFL Players
Simple Formula May Predict Obesity Risk at Birth
Simple Measures May Curb Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skinny Genes: Could Heredity Raise Your Vulnerability to 'Be-Thin' Pressure?
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk
Sleep Positioners Linked to Infant Suffocation: CDC
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, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking Deadlier For HIV Patients Than Virus Itself: Study
Smoking During Pregnancy Tied to Extra Weight in Kids
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study
Solo Rock Stars Die Sooner Than Those in Bands
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
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 Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine
Sooner Is Better for Controlling Obese Kids' Weight: Study
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
Space Heater Safety Tips Can Help Prevent Burns, Fires
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
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
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 Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
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 Study Shows Promising Results Against Heart Failure
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
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
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
Strong Social Support Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Studies See Advances in Detecting, Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Study IDs 4 Key Habits of Successful Aging
Study Links Antibiotic to Slight Rise in Heart Patients' Death Risk
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 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 Shows Bicycle Helmets Save Lives
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: Kids Who Sleep in Parents' Bed Less Likely to Be Overweight
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Rheumatoid Arthritis Plus Depression May Be Deadly
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: Study
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
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 Tripled for Hospitalized U.S. Kids With Cardiac Arrest
Sweet Drinks Tied to Higher Calorie Consumption in Kids
Switch to Skim Milk Won't Prevent Toddler's Obesity: Study
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Targeted Radiation for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks
Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA
'Teaching Gardens' Nurture Kids' Interest in Healthy Foods
Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teen Obesity Linked to Mom's Smoking in Pregnancy: Study
Teens' Lifestyle Choices Affect Their Blood Pressure
Teens Want Voice in End-of-Life Decisions
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds
That Long Commute May Be Harming Your Health
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Thyroid Cancer Seldom Shortens Lifespan, Study Finds
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
To Improve School Nutrition, Involve Teachers and Parents
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
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 Sitting May Lower Odds of Surviving Colon Cancer
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Tornadoes Don't Have to Be Deadly, Experts Say
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise
Turning Off the Tube Linked to Healthier Weight in Teens
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Twitter May Help Those Trying to Lose Weight
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
U.S. Schools Throwing the Book at Unhealthy Drinks
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Diabetes Rates Soaring: CDC
U.S. Expands SIDS Prevention Effort
U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Finally Dropping Again: Report
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Highest for Blacks in Segregated Areas: Study
U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity
U.S. Military Seeks to Reduce Humvee Crash Injuries
U.S. Obesity Rate Set to Soar, Costing Billions: CDC
U.S. Report Outlines Strategies to Prevent Obesity
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 Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
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
Uncontrolled Risk Factors Put Stroke Survivors in Danger
Under Similar Stress, Rich Live Longer Than Poor: Study
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
Use of Medicare Skilled Nursing Benefit Is High at End of Life: Study
Use Social Media to Fight Childhood Obesity, Heart Experts Say
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Videos of Real-Life Stumbles May Help Fall-Prevention Efforts
Vitamin D Loss Attributed to Obesity
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D Plus Calcium May Extend Life
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?
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Weekends More Fatal for Older Patients With Head Injury: Study
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 Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
What Makes the End-of-Life Experience Peaceful?
'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 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
Why Johnny Can't Run
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Why Women Outlive Men: Fruit Flies Give Clues
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 Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women Far More Likely to Live to 100 Than Men: U.S. Census
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: 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
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
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
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

