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1 in 5 Hospital Docs Reports 'Unsafe' Workloads: Study
1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll
1/3 of Docs Often Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics: 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
3-D Imaging Might Make Some Surgeries Safer
9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease
A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients
A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front
Accidental Awareness During Anesthesia Is Rare, Study Finds
Adding More Neurosurgeons Could Cut Traffic Deaths: Study
Adding Patient Photos to X-Rays May Cut Identification Errors
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study
ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
After Tonsillectomy, Steroids May Not Increase Bleeding
Aging Boomers' Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report
Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries
Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists
Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles
America Awaits Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform
Anesthesia Before Age 3 May Raise Risk of Learning Delays: Study
Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services
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
Antibiotics Don't Ease Coughs in Kids With Common Cold: 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
Antiviral Therapy May Cut Recurrence of Hepatitis B-Linked Liver Cancer
Anxiety, Depression May Raise Stroke Risk
Anxiety, Depression May Triple Risk of Death for Heart Patients: Study
Approval Expanded for Sapien Artificial Heart Valve
Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?
As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms
As Doctors Go High-Tech, Staff Injuries May Rise
As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time
Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women With Heart Disease
Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat
At-Home Drug Errors Common for Kids With Cancer, Research Shows
'Atkins'-Type Diets May Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Autism Often Not Diagnosed Until Age 5 or Older: U.S. Report
Avoid Pregnancy for a Year After Weight-Loss Surgery: Review
Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study
Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
Belly Fat May Hit Your Heart the Hardest
Belly Fat May Raise Odds of Early Death for Thin Heart Patients
Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study
Berries May Cut Heart Attack Risk in Women, Study Says
Better Vision Tied to Health Plans That Cover Eye Exams
Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study
Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study
Black Children Less Likely to Get Antibiotics: Study
Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study
Black Patients More Apt to Have Voice Box Removed When Cancer Strikes
Blacks More Likely to Get Amputations Due to Blocked Blood Flow: Study
Blacks With Kidney Disease Should Watch for Blood Pressure Shifts: Study
Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study
Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women
Blood Test Plus Targeted Care May Stop Heart Failure Before It Starts
Body Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest
Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'
Boomers Zero In on Health at Age 50 and 65, Study Says
Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble
Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows
Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs 'Feel' Your Pain
Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl
Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Bridging the Doctor-Patient Gap
Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study
Burnt-Out Nurses Linked to More Hospital Infections
Buying Testosterone Supplements Online Can Be Risky
Bypass Beats Stents for Diabetic Heart Patients: Study
Bypass Patients Fare Equally Well With or Without Heart-Lung Machine
Calcium Supplements May Be Bad for Your Heart: Study
Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease
Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women
Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?
Can Parents' Divorce Boost Son's Risk for Stroke?
Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?
Cancer Docs Often Deal With Own Grief, Doubts When Patients Die
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts
Cancer Patients Share Web Info With Docs for Insight, Advice
Cancer Survivors Prefer to Stay With Cancer Doctors: Study
Cancer-Related Fatigue Often Overlooked, Study Finds
Car Crashes Common for Sleepy Doctors in Training: Study
Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers
Cardiac Screening for All Young Athletes Carries Big Price Tag: Study
Cartoons May Ease Anxiety for Kids Facing Surgery
Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living
Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says
Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture
Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments
Certain Arthritis Patients Fare Worse After Joint Replacement: Study
Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost
Certain Parents Less Likely to Follow Doctors' Advice: Poll
Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD
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 Trauma Linked to Later Stroke Risk
Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later
Cholesterol Drugs Might Boost Kidney Cancer Survival
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S. Adults, Mostly From Statin Use
Cholesterol Levels Getting Better for U.S. Kids: CDC
Cholesterol Levels May Vary By Season
Cholesterol Screenings Up, But Certain Groups Still Lag: CDC
Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke
Circumcision Benefits Are Significant, Pediatricians Say
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' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Safe for Many Who Take Warfarin
Cocaine Raises Heart Risks for Fit, Young Adults: Study
Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says
Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery From Colon Surgery
Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart
Colonoscopy Screening May Have Cut Colon Cancer Rates
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
Comparison of Obesity Surgeries Turns Up Surprising Results
Competitive Sports May Boost Heart Function After Breast Cancer
Complications From Kidney Stone Surgery Rising, Study Finds
Complications More Common Than Thought for Type of Hip Surgery
Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link
Congress Nears Deal on 'Fiscal Cliff,' Obama Says
Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit
Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure
Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study
Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say
Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study
Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?
Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?
Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?
Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?
CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts
C-Section Rates Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals
C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies
Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds
Daily Aspirin May Bolster Aging Brain, Study Shows
Daily 'Dose' of Dark Chocolate Might Shield the Heart
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Risks Seem to Outweigh Gains for Many: Study
Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth
Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk
Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers
Diabetes Can Make a Comeback After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement
Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds
Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests
Discontinued Meds May Still Get Dispensed
Docs Aren't Coaching Overweight Kids on How to Slim Down: Study
Docs' 'Cultural Competence' May Boost HIV Care
Docs Often Use Social Media on the Job: Survey
Docs' Sensitivity to Patients' Feelings Tied to Good Outcomes
Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life
Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice
Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study
Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy
Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips
Doctor-Patient Communication Key to Sticking With Meds
Doctors Biased Against Drug Company Research, Study Finds
Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds
Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests
Doctors' Insight Into Patients' Lives May Boost Care, Study Finds
Doctors' Intuition May Be Key to Spotting Infections in Kids
Doctors Need Better Ways to Spot, Treat Concussion in Kids
Doctors Often Misinterpret Patients' Wishes, Study Says
Doctors Often Miss Signs of Problem Drinking in Patients, Study Finds
Doctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the Cost
Doctors' Pay Increases Lag Other Health Professionals
Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Doctors Should Screen Adults for Alcohol Misuse, U.S. Panel Says
Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Doctors Speak Out on Health Care Waste in U.S.
Doctors' Spouses, Partners Say They're Satisfied
Doctors Tend to Share Patients With Similar Colleagues
Doctors to Parents: No Trampolines
Doctors Too Pap-Happy, Survey Suggests
Doctors Urged to Refrain from Social Media Contacts With Patients
Doctors Warn About High Levels of Caffeine in Some Energy Drinks
Doctors Who 'Self-Refer' to Radiation Clinics Add to Patients' Burden: Study
Doctors With More Experience May Have Lower Care Costs
Does Sleep Apnea Offer Some Protection During Heart Attack?
Does Weight-Loss Surgery Work for Teens? Yes, Study Says
Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans
Don't Give ADHD Meds to Undiagnosed Kids, Experts Urge
Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns
Drug Company Reps Don't Tell Docs Enough About Side Effects: Survey
Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes
Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease
Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol
Drug Users Are 'Super-Spreaders' of Hepatitis C, Study Finds
Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds
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 Ovary Removal May Be Tied to Lapses in Memory, Thinking
Early Parkinson's Patients May Suffer Some Symptoms in Silence
Early Stenting Best for Some Heart Patients: Study
Early Surgery May Benefit Some With Heart Infection
Eat Fish, Live Longer?
Ectopic Pregnancy Treatments Have Similar Effects on Fertility
Egg Freezing as Viable as 'Fresh' Eggs, Fertility Experts Say
Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study
Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study
Electronic Health Records Aid Diabetes Control
Electronic Records Do Aid Patient Care, Study Finds
Eliminating Mouth-to-Mouth Boosts CPR Results: Study
Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
'E-Medicine' May Not Be Cost Saver After All, Study Says
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
ER Workers Often Fail to Ask Suicidal Patients About Access to Guns
E-Records Linked to Fewer Malpractice Claims
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease
ERs Not Doing Enough to Educate Parents on Car-Seat Safety: Study
Estrogen Levels Tied to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in Study
Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study
Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Even Mild Depression, Anxiety Hurts the Heart: Study
Everyday Noise Levels May Affect the Heart
Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide
Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study
Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure
Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease
Expensive, Drug-Emitting Stents May Be Overused: Study
Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage
Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds
Expert Panel Suggests PSA Test May Benefit Some Men
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
Extra Pounds May Offer Protection to Heart Failure Patients
Extreme Cold Snap Brings Unexpected Health Risks
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye Docs Must Do More to Spot Unsafe Older Drivers: Study
Eye-Tracking Tool Might Quickly Spot Stroke
Fainting in Healthy People May Be First Sign of Heart Trouble
Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
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 Warns About Misleading Advertising for Some Laser Eye Surgeries
FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves
Female Doctors Earn Less Than Male Counterparts: Study
Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought
Few Doctors Discuss Exercise With Cancer Patients: Study
Few Patients Should Get Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, FDA Panel Says
Fewer U.S. Patients Getting Weight Counseling From Doctors
First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl
Fiscal Standoff Could Cause Financial Pain for Health Care
Fish Oil Supplements Don't Protect Against Heart Trouble: Study
Fish Oil Supplements Won't Prevent Irregular Heart Beat: Study
Fish Oil Won't Prevent Irregular Heartbeat After Cardiac Surgery: Study
Fish Oil Won't Save Diabetics' Hearts, Research Suggests
Fish, But Not Fish Oil Supplements, May Shield Against Stroke
Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure, Even With Family History
Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer
Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve
Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart
Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery
Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial
Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes
For Early Cancer, Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival: Study
For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions
For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'
For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice
For Texas Man, Bariatric Surgery Led to Diabetes-Free Life
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Frequent MRI Scanner Exposure Might Affect Memory: Study
Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health
Gattex Approved for Short Bowel Syndrome
Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age
Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks
Gene Test May Help Predict Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
General Anesthesia Not Linked to Raised Risk for Dementia
Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved
Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain
Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol
Give Teens Access to Emergency Contraception, Pediatricians Say
Give Your Heart the Gift of a Stress-Free Holiday
Giving Plavix Before Angioplasty May Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Gout Management Is Focus of New Guidelines
Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta
Guidelines Issued for When Docs Should Order Vascular Testing
Gut Bacteria May Be Key to Gastric Bypass' Effects: Study
'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk
Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study
Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies
Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Before You See a Podiatrist
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: 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 Avoid a Lupus Flare
Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease
Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker
Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...
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 Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer
Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First
Heart Attacks, Strokes Jumped After Japan Earthquake, Study Finds
Heart Deaths Rise With Extreme Temperatures, Study Finds
Heart Defect at Birth Signals Need to Check for Other Disorders: AHA
Heart Disease Deaths in Europe Dropping: Report
Heart Disease Risk Factors Also Tied to Death From Prostate Cancer
Heart Drug Digoxin Tied to Higher Death Risk for Some Patients
Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms
Heart Failure Drugs Put to the Test
Heart Health Worst in the South, Best in Northeast
Heart Rhythm Disorder May Raise Older Women's Stroke Risk
Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk
Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests
Heart-Healthy Habits in Childhood May Prevent Future Disease
Heart-Healthy Lifestyle May Also Prevent Lethal Blood Clots
HeartWare Device Approved for Heart Transplant Hopefuls
Heavier Pregnant Women May Face Higher C-Section Risk
Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke
Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable
'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Threaten Kids' Heart Health
High Blood Pressure Often Missed in Young Adults: Study
High Blood Pressure Poses Bigger Stroke Risk for Blacks, Study Says
High BPA Levels in Kids Linked to Risk for Heart, Kidney Damage: Study
High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds
Higher Blood Pressure May Harm the Middle-Aged Brain, Study Finds
Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People
High-Fiber Diet Helps Heart Too, Expert Says
High-Risk Heterosexuals Should Take HIV Prevention Pill, Too
High-Tech CT Scan May Get People With Chest Pain Home Faster
Hillary Clinton Has Blood Clot in Head, Full Recovery Expected
Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Hillary Clinton Released From NYC Hospital
Hillary Clinton Returns to Work
Hip Resurfacing More Likely to Fail Than Hip Replacement: Study
Hip Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study
HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study
HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
Hormone Pills in Menopause May Carry Gallstone Side Effects
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
Hospital Type Linked to Racial Disparities in Kids With Appendicitis Complication
Hospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take Hours
Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients
Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study
House Joins Senate to OK Bill That Avoids Fiscal Cliff
House Joins Senate to OK Bill to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
How Healthy Is Your County?
How Much Caffeine in That Supplement? Hard to Tell
How One N.Y. Family Met the Challenge of an Oral Birth Defect
How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control
HRT Update: Therapy May Reduce Fractures, Boost Some Risks
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 Developmental Screening Urged for Hispanic Kids
In Short Term, Weight-Loss Surgery Doesn't Raise Fracture Risk
Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say
Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Insomnia May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke
Interns' Schedules Shortchange Patients, Study Suggests
iPads Could Affect Implanted Heart Devices, Early Study Finds
Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Court's Health-Care Ruling a Wise Decision? It Depends...
Is Too Much E-Communication Swamping Doctors?
It's Possible to Be Obese and Heart-Healthy: Studies
Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk
Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Joint Replacement May Reinvigorate Sex Life
Junk Food Hurts Your Arteries, But Healthy Meal Might Help
'Junk Food' May Significantly Hike Risk of Stroke, Researchers Say
Junk Food Taxes Pay Off, Study Finds
Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition
Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies
Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients
Keep Tots' Milk to 2 Cups a Day: Study
Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study
Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
Kids on Medicaid May Face Barriers to Eczema Treatment
Kids With Autism Face Health Care Disparities, Study Finds
Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says
Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care
Knee, Hip Replacements Don't Help People Lose Weight: Study
Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass
Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens
Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment
Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows
Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study
Less Mental Decline Seen in Older Blacks Who Went Hungry as Kids
Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved
Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study
Liposuction Might Have 'Boomerang' Effect
Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk
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
Looking Away As You Get Needle Does Lower Pain, Study Shows
Losing Weight May Lower Cardiac Risks
Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes
Low-Income Patients Often Have Trouble Reaching Doctor Via Email
Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux
Maintain Heart Health During Summer
Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study
Mammo Rates Unchanged Despite Controversial Guidelines
Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors
Many Lacked Preventive Care Before Health Reform Law: U.S. Report
Many Lesbians Not Screened for Cervical Cancer, Study Finds
Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble
Many More Doctors Using Electronic Health Records
Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds
Many Ovarian Cancer Patients Denied By-the-Book Care, Study Says
Many Parents of Kids With Autism Don't Put Faith in Pediatricians
Many People Underestimate How Long a Cough Should Last
Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
Many Primary-Care Doctors Want Help Treating Obesity
Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says
Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds
Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds
Many Surgical Complications Occur After Patients Go Home
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Many Test Results Left Unread as Patients Leave Hospital: Study
Many U.S. Doctors Have Symptoms of Burnout: Survey
Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors
Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
Many Women Victims of 'Contraceptive Sabotage,' Experts Say
Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds
Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses
Mechanical Blood Clot 'Retrievers' May Aid Stroke Patients
Med School Enrollment on Rise in 2012
Med School Students Still Get Gifts From Drug Companies: Survey
Medicaid Expansion Enhances Financial and Mental Well-Being, Study Says
Medical Group Notes Key Elements of Well-Woman Exams
Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?
Medical School Ethics Policies May Affect How Doctors Prescribe
Meditation Might Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke in Blacks
Mediterranean Diet Benefits Heart, Even Without Weight Loss: Study
Men Can Still Ask for PSA Test, and Some Should, Doctors Say
Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study
Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later
Menopause Won't Spur Weight Gain, But May Boost Belly Fat: Review
Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study
Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC
'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma
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
'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought
Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study
Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions
Misdiagnosis Common for Rare Brain Disease: Study
'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study
Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review
Moderate Drinking May Increase Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder: Study
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Modest Cardiac Benefit From Chelation Therapy Not Enough to OK Use: Experts
Money Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a Time
More Americans Have at Least 2 Chronic Health Issues: CDC
More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes
More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study
More Evidence That Exercise in Middle Age Boosts Health
More Evidence That Shift Work Might Raise Heart Risks
More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline
More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble
More Health Care Professionals Abusing Anesthesia Drug: Study
More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds
More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD: Study
More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds
More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey
More Than Half of Resident Docs Have Worked While Sick: Study
More U.S. Children Diagnosed With ADHD
Most Docs Don't Follow ADHD Treatment Guidelines for Preschoolers: Study
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey
Most Forehead Lift Patients Recommend Procedure: Survey
Most Men Don't Need PSA Tests, Doctors' Group Says
Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth
Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds
Most Women Who Choose Double Mastectomy Don't Need To, Study Shows
Mothers' Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Kids' Heart Health
Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs
Multiple C-Sections Linked to Raised Complication Risks: Study
Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study
Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive
Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures
Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded
New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says
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 Device May Reduce Repeat Breast Cancer Surgeries
New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins
New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge
New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain
New Guidelines Issued for Biopsy Use in Melanoma Patients
New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients
New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks
New Guidelines Urge Limiting Endoscopy for GERD
New Method May Help Pinpoint Woman's Final Menstrual Period
New Method Quickly Spots Kidney Damage After Surgery
New MRI Might Help Spot Heart Disease Early: Study
New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery
New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks
New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER
New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease
New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia
New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study
Newborn Screening May Miss Adrenal-Gland Disorder
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
No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study
No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review
Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease
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 Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Obesity Crisis May Be Fueling Big Jump in Sleep Apnea Cases
Obesity in Middle Age Tied to More Rapid Mental Decline: Study
Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds
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, Diabetes May Raise Complications After Joint Replacement
Ob-Gyn Group Lists Procedures That May Not Be Needed
Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds
Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says
One in 10 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With ADHD: Report
One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds
Only 1 in 4 Americans With HIV Has Virus Under Control: CDC
Ovarian Transplants May Preserve Fertility in Young Cancer Survivors
Over 50? Checklist May Predict If You'll Be Alive in 10 Years
Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat
Overweight? You Can Scale Back Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients
Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem
Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease
Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind
Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm
Parents' Religious Beliefs Can Complicate Kids' End-of-Life Care
Parents Will Push for Medication, Even If Doc Says Not Needed
Partisanship Guides Americans' Attitudes on Health-Care Reform Law: Poll
Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say
Patients Balk at Asking Health Care Workers to Wash Hands
Patients' Health Care Costs Unaffected by Doctors' Sex: Study
Patients More Likely to Survive In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Today: Study
Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device
Patients Often Kept in Dark About 'Off-Label' Drug Use: Study
Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery
Pediatrician Group Issues Home Birth Policy Statement
Pediatrics Group Issues New Ear Infection Guidelines
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 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
Pets a Boon for the Human Heart, Cardiologists Say
Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds
Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds
Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Police Work Takes Heavy Health Toll: Study
Poor 'Health Literacy' Keeps Patients From Taking Meds
Poor Sleep in Teen Years Linked to Heart Risks in Adulthood
Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test
Popularity of 'Walk-In' Retail Health Clinics Growing: Poll
Possible Affordable Care Act Glitch: Too Few Doctors
Post-Flight Fainting May Signal Dangerous Blood Clot: Study
Post-Op Delirium's Toll on Mental Function May Linger: Study
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study
Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug
Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage
Preventable Surgical Errors Continue to Occur: Study
Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke
Primary Care Docs Shouldn't Screen All Patients for Oral Cancer: Experts
Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Call
Primary Care Doctors Meet Needs of Diabetics, Study Says
Procedure Lowers 'Hunger Hormone' to Help Obese Lose Weight
Procedure Might Ease Pain of Female Genital Mutilation
Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study
Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study
'Protected Power Naps' Could Help Keep Medical Interns Alert: Study
Psychiatric Drugs More Often Prescribed in the South
Psychiatry Gets Revised Diagnostic Manual
PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study
PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study
Quality of Life Can Suffer for Kids With Heart Devices
Quick Survey May Pick Up Ovarian Cancer Warnings: Study
Quick-Reversal Method May Be at Hand for New Blood Thinner
Quitting Cigarettes Cuts Heart Risks, Even If You Gain Weight
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Race May Affect Quality of Prostate Cancer Surgical Care
Race Might Play Role in Success of Weight-Loss Surgery
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey
Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery
Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats
Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study
Recession Drove Down Doctor Visits, Study Says
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Regional Systems to Treat Severe Heart Attack Increasing
Regular Exercise May Help Seniors Stave Off Heart Failure
Relatives Who Witness Loved One's CPR Fare Better: Study
Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak
Report Details Steps to Boost Patient Safety
Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%
Residents as Good as Fully Trained Docs if Properly Supervised: Study
Return-to-Work Rate High After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Reused Vials, Unsafe Injections Threatening Patients: CDC
Rising Eye Injury Rates Seen With Robotic Prostate Surgery
Robotic Surgery for Hysterectomy Often Not Best Option, Ob/Gyn Group Says
Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women
Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study
Safety Eyewear Can Prevent Sports Injuries in Kids
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
School Debt, Income Gap Push Med Students Away From Primary Care
Science Reveals How Owls Avoid Stroke While Rotating Heads
Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart
Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Heart Disease, Study Finds
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls
Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke
'Self-Managing' COPD Might Pose Risks, Study Suggests
Senate Votes to Avoid Fiscal Cliff, House Decision Expected Tuesday
Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery
Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries
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 Have More Complications With Spinal Surgery
Sharing Notes With Patients Empowers Them: Study
Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies
'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Shorter Shifts for Medical Interns May Not Boost Patient Safety
Short-Term, Early HRT May Cut Women's Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Should Short Boys Take Growth Hormone?
Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study
Side Effects of Prostate Cancer Treatments Similar in Long Run: Study
Simple Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure
Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise
Skin Cell Transplant May Offer New Hope to Vitiligo Patients
Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates
Sleep Apnea Treated Successfully in Non-Specialty Centers
'Sling' Implant May Cut Risk of Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother
Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring
Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study
Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: Study
Smokers Have Higher Surgical Costs, More Complications: Study
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
Smoking Bans Reduce Hospitalizations: Study
Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults
Smoking, Diabetes Are Risk Factors for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Soaring U.S. Spinal Care Spending Due to Specialists: Study
Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery
Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin
Some Docs Would Order Cancer Screening for Very Sick Elderly
Some Face Transplant Patients May Regain Sensory, Motor Function
Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC
Some May Drink More After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Some Patients May Be Shortchanged During Hospital Shift Changes
Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say
Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says
Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'
Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk
Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients
Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health
Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study
State Regulations Tied to Drop in Common Heart Procedure
Statewide Program Improved Heart-Attack Survival: Study
Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study
Statins' Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk: Study
Statins May Cut Risk of Death From Cancer, Study Suggests
Statins May Help Prevent Enlarged Prostate: Study
Statins May Leave Patients With Less Energy: Study
Statins Plus Exercise Best at Lowering Cholesterol, Study Finds
Statins Won't Hurt, Might Even Help, Your Pancreas: Study
Steady Rise in Heart Valve Infections Noted in U.S.
Stem Cell Transplant May Spur Heart Disease Risk: Study
Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals
Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart
Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?
Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix May Carry Heart Risks, FDA Warns
Stored Donor Blood May Have Shorter Shelf Life Than Thought
Strategy May Help ER Docs Spot Heart Attacks Within an Hour
Stress Adds to Salt Load of Some Blacks, Study Says
Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby
Stress, a 'Type A' Personality May Boost Stroke Risk
Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors
Stressful Job Might Be Tough on the Heart
Stressful Jobs Linked to Heart Woes in Women
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
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Study Examines Combo Chin, Nose Plastic Surgery
Study Foresees Shortage of Primary-Care Doctors
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
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 Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots
Study Questions Advice Given to Obese Pregnant Women
Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men
Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Supports Broader Access to Lap-Band Weight-Loss Surgery
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: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke
Study: Electronic Prescribing Cuts Medication Errors
Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might
Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation
Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease
Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year
Summertime Is Tonsillectomy Time
Supplement of Red Wine Ingredient Won't Help Healthy Women: Study
Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men
Supreme Court Backs Much of Controversial Health Reform Law
Supreme Court to Rule Thursday on Health Care Reform
Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Reform Could Come Monday
Surgery Checklists Help OR Teams in a Crisis, Study Finds
Surgery May Not Be Needed for Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Surgery May Spur Rise in Heart Deaths After Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Surgery Not Best Option for Early Stage Prostate Cancers: Study
Surgical Residents Often Fatigued, Study Confirms
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
Swallowed Toothpicks Can Lead to Big Trouble, Experts Warn
Swimming Pools May Pose Hazard for People With Heart Devices
Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls
Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain
Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA
Technique IDs Deadliest Whooping Cough Cases
Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects
Teens Who Self-Harm Need Adult Influences, Professional Help: Expert
Telling Patients When They're Unfit to Drive Cuts Crashes: Study
The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
The 'Nocebo' Effect: If You Think You'll Get Sick, You Will
Therapy as Good as Surgery for Some With Torn Knee Cartilage
Thin Placenta Might Be Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Later in Life
Third of Hospital Staff Say Hand-Washing Reminders Unwelcome
Thousands of U.S. Babies Born With Cleft Lip, Palate Each Year
Tight Blood Sugar Control Won't Help Babies After Heart Surgery
Time Spent on Malpractice Suits May Take Toll on Doctors
Tips to Avoid Return Trip to the Hospital
Today's U.S. Soldiers Fitter Than Decades Ago: Report
Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk
Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems
Too Much Sitting Linked to Fat Buildup Around the Heart
Tooth Loss Associated With Higher Risk for Heart Disease
Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health
TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment
Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts
Tylenol Overdose Can Be Deadly for a Child
U.S. Adults Face Substantial Heart Disease Risk: Study
U.S. Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Highest in South: Study
U.S. Blood Supply at Dangerously Low Levels: Red Cross
U.S. Doctors Embracing Electronic Health Records: Survey
U.S. Doctors Slow To Adopt Electronic Health Records
U.S. Efforts to Boost Number of Primary Care Doctors Have Failed
U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds
U.S. Kids Exposed to 4 Hours of Background TV Daily: Study
U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report
U.S. Med Students May Be Undereducated on Obesity
U.S. Sees a Run on New Knees Since 1990s
U.S. 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 Backs HIV Screening for All 15 to 65
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
U.S. Task Force Urges Docs to Counsel Kids Against Smoking
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
Underinsured Heart Disease Patients Die Sooner, Study Finds
Unemployed at Higher Risk for Heart Attack?
Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking
Unneeded Antibiotics May Lead to Diarrheal Illness, Study Finds
Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study
Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Vision Loss, Depression May Be Linked, Study Finds
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Cholesterol Levels: Study
Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health
Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says
Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests
Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life
Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up
Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?
Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men
Websites Touting 'Designer Vagina' Surgeries Often Inaccurate, Study Finds
Weight Gain a Risk After Knee Replacement, Study Finds
Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk 7 Years Later: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Is New Diabetes Foe
Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve Diabetes-Related Kidney Damage
Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Cut Medical Costs: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study
What Doctors Don't Know About Treating Kids With Epilepsy
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
What's That Symptom? Experts Warn of Self-Diagnosis Via the Web
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When It Comes to Spine Surgery, There Is No 'July Effect': Study
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication
Winter Brings Rise in Heart-Related Deaths, Study Finds
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries
Winter Weather, Snow Shoveling Pose Heart Risks
Wireless Pacemaker Shows Promise in Early Study
With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?
With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later
Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds
Women Don't Fare as Well as Men With Implanted Defibrillators: Study
Women May Fare Worse Than Men After Stroke
Women, Young Adults Misinterpret Chest Pain: Study
Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health
'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study
Wound Infections From Colon Surgery May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery
Yoga May Help With Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
Yoga Might Help With Stroke Rehab
Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey
Young Cancer Survivors Say Costs Hinder Follow-Up Care
Young Children Treated for Cancer May Be at Risk for PTSD: Study
Young Surgeons May Be Easily Distracted
Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds
Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds