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1 in 10 Fibromyalgia Patients Uses Marijuana to Ease Pain

1 in 8 Adults May Have Sensitive Teeth

1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll

1/3 of Docs Often Prescribe Brand-Name Drugs Over Generics: Study

10 Years of Tamoxifen Better Than 5: Study

10 Years On, Still Much To Be Learned From Human Genome Map

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 Mammograms Might Be Safer, More Accurate, Early Study Shows

4 Eating Habits May Help Older Women Maintain Weight Loss

40 Million Americans Addicted to Cigarettes, Alcohol or Drugs

40 Proven Strategies to Improve Public Health

48 States Now Report Flu Activity, Elderly Hit Hard

9 in 10 Blacks With High Blood Pressure Have Early Heart Disease

A Better Head for Beer in the Offing?

A Cheap, Old Heart Drug May Help Elderly Heart Failure Patients

A Little More Education, a Little Longer Life?

A Pill So People With Celiac Disease Can Eat Freely?

A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front

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

A Virus That Zaps Zits?

'Absentminded' Errors Common in Older Adults: Study

Abused Elderly Likely to Have Brain, Head and Neck Injuries

'Abuse-Resistant' Oxycontin May Be Driving Addicts to Heroin

Acne Medication May Raise Risk of Eye Infections

Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke: Study

ADHD Can Cause Lifelong Problems, Study Finds

ADHD Drugs Didn't Raise Heart Risks for Kids, Study Finds

ADHD Treatments Not Working for Most Young Children

Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage

African Chimps Carry Drug-Resistant, Human-Linked Staph

After Hospital Discharge, Other Ills May Land Seniors Back in Again

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

Aging Population Poses Long-Term Challenges to U.S. Economy

Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope

Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries

Alcohol May Not Be Kind to the Aging Brain

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

Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Gum Disease

Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Early Trial

Alzheimer's Progression Slower After 80: Study

Alzheimer's Treatment Shows Promise in Small, 3-Year Trial

Amazon Tribe Gives Clues to Heart-Healthy Lifestyles

American Kids Getting Fewer Prescription Drugs: Study

An Elephant That Speaks Korean?

Ancient Genome Appears to Have Links to Modern Humans

Ancient Pills Found in Shipwreck Offer Rare Insight Into Early Medicine

Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation

Angioplasty Safe in Hospitals Without On-Site Heart Surgery Services

Another Study Links Diabetes Drug Actos to Bladder Cancer

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

Antidepressant Cymbalta Might Ease Chemo-Linked Pain

Antidepressant Lessens Chemo-Related Pain

Antidepressants Celexa, Lexapro Tied to Irregular Heartbeat: Study

Antidepressants May Hasten Bypass Recovery, Study Finds

Antidepressants May Lead to Fewer Seizures in People With Epilepsy

Antihistamines Adding to Drug Pollution in Streams

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

Antioxidants May Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Women: Study

Antipsychotic Meds Not That Helpful for Depression: Study

Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C May Thwart Liver Cancer

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 Rhesus Monkeys Musically Challenged?

Are Statins Less Helpful for Women?

Artery Stiffness May Predict High Blood Pressure

Arthritis Treatment Linked to Liver Problems in Study

Artificial Ovaries Could Potentially Deliver Hormone Therapy

Artificial Pancreas Worked Overnight on Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

As Armstrong Case Unfolds, Experts Describe Doping's Harms

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

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

Aspirin May Prevent Recurrence of Deep Vein Blood Clots

Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Dangerous Lung Blockage

Asthma Meds May Be Linked to Irregular Heartbeat

Athletes Really Do Play Through the Pain

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

Autism Researchers Surprised by Impaired Brain Connections

Autumn Birthday Ups Odds of Living to 100: Study

Avastin May Help Boost Survival With Aggressive Cervical Cancer: Study

Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study

Back Pain May Ease for Smokers Who Quit: Study

Back Pain Therapy Often Yields Early Benefits: Study

Bacteria Found in Other Products From Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

'Bad' Fat May Hurt Brain Function Over Time

Balance, Strength Training Reduce Falls for Elderly, Study Finds

Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds

Bedbug Remedy Based on Kidney Bean Leaves?

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

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

Best Glaucoma Treatments Still a Puzzle, Task Force Reports

Better-Educated Blacks, Lower Odds of Hypertension: Study

Beware Fake Flu Treatments, FDA Warns

Big, Rapid Gains Made in Human Lifespan: Study

Bipolar Disorder Drugs May 'Tweak' Genes Affecting Brain

Birth Control That Uses Combined Hormones Raises Heart Risk: Study

Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites

Black Belts' Punching Power Linked to Their Brain Structure

Blacks Less Likely to Get Help on Scene After Cardiac Arrest: Study

Blacks May Face Higher Risk of MS Than Whites

Blame Common Colds on Your Chromosome 'Caps?'

Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke

Blood Cancer Patients May Benefit From New Transplant Technique

Blood Disorder Cases Tied to Prescription Painkiller Abuse

Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Lip Cancer in Study

Blood Protein Linked to Depression, Study Finds

Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly

Blood Test May Spot Rare Lung Cancer

Blood Test May Spot Serious Health Risks in Women

Blood Test Might Help Guide Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early, Study Finds

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 Temperature May Matter After Cardiac Arrest

'Bombs' Ineffective Against Bedbugs, Experts Say

Bonobo Genome Sheds Light on Their Links to Chimps, Humans

Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents'

'Boomers' With Hepatitis C Boosting Demand for Liver Transplants

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

Botox Shows Promise Against Persistent Neck, Shoulder Pain

BPA Substitute Lurks in Paper Money, Receipts

Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows

Brain Changes Could Contribute to Gulf War Illness: Study

Brain Changes Seen in Relatives of People With Alzheimer's

Brain Differences Seen in People With Migraines

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

Brain May Treat Wheelchair as Part of the Body

Brain Scan Study Suggests Docs 'Feel' Your Pain

Brain Wiring May Explain Unhealthy Obsession With Looks

Brain's Connections May Predict Intelligence: Study

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

Brave New World of Genetics Requires Safeguards, Experts Say

Breast Cancer Drug Duo Wins Out in Study

Breast Cancer Drug Linked to Sexual Problems in Older Women

Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought

Breast Cancer Drug Might Help Men on Prostate Cancer Therapy

Breast Cancer Radiation Has Long-Term Heart Effects: Study

Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report

Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk

Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study

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

Caffeine May Help Treat Parkinson's Disease

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 Allergies Thwart Fatal Colon Cancer?

Can Green Tea, Coffee Reduce Stroke Risk?

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

Can Selenium Lower Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer?

Can Tomatoes Lower Stroke Risk?

Can You Feel Empathy for a Robot?

Cancer Drug Doesn't Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say

Cancer Drug May Flush Out 'Hidden' HIV: Study

Cancer Drug Reduced Relapses in MS Patients: Studies

Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics

Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report

Cardiac Deaths May Lead to Shortage of Donor Livers

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

Cases Linked to Fungal Meningitis Now Number 328

Cash, Coaching May Boost Healthy Living

Cataract Surgery May Cut Risk of Hip Fracture

CDC Researchers Spot Increase in New 'Stomach Bug' Strain

CDC: Meningitis Infections Now Total 185 in 12 States

Cell Transplant Tested as Treatment for Nerve Pain in Mice

Cell-Based 'Tracking Devices' Might Help Monitor Treatments

Cells Throughout Body May Detect Smells, Chemists Say

Centenarians a Happy Lot, Survey Says

Certain Heart Meds May Give Chemo a Boost

Certain Lifestyle Factors Linked to Arthritis in Study Patients

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

Certain Steroids May Raise Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots

Cervical Cancer Spotted Later in Women Without Health Insurance

Changes in Intestinal Bacteria Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD

Chemical in Household Products May Be Linked to Heart Disease: Study

Chemo Pills Effective, But Patients May Skip Doses

Childbirth After 30 Lowers Risk of Endometrial Cancer: 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

Children Underrepresented in Clinical Drug Trials: Study

Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study

Cholesterol Drug Boosts Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice: Study

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 Cough Responds to Epilepsy Drug, Study Finds

Chronic Pain Is Often a Family Affair, Study Finds

Chronic Pain May Cost U.S. $635 Billion a Year

Chronic Pain May Depend on Emotional Reaction to Injury

Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke

Clenched Hand May Prevent 'Choking' Under Pressure

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

Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says

Coffee Might Actually Help Your Heart

Colon, Rectal Cancers Seem to Be Same Disease

Combination Drug, Chemo May Extend Life of Colon Cancer Patients

Combo Inhaler May Give Better Relief for Some With Asthma

Combo Therapy May Help Ease Sleep Apnea at High Altitude

Combo Treatment Might Beat Epidural to Ease Labor: Study

Common Antidepressants May Raise Stroke Risk a Bit, Study Finds

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

Common Antidepressants Too Risky During Pregnancy, Researchers Say

Common Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk

Common Blood Pressure Drugs Might Lower Dementia Risk

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 May Help Prevent Skin Cancer: Study

Common Painkillers Might Boost Odds for 2nd Heart Attack

Common Skin Cancer a Chronic Condition, Study Says

Company With Links to Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Recalls All Products

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

Compounding Pharmacists Oppose Greater U.S. Oversight

Condition Commonly Seen in Aging May Alter Brain Function

Congress to Open Hearings Into Steroid/Meningitis Outbreak

Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study

Constipation Treatments Not Equally Effective: Review

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

Controversial Alternative Heart Treatment Shows Hint of Benefit

Controversial Bird Flu Research to Resume

Cooking-Oil Combo May Improve Blood Pressure

Coordinated Care Boosts Cardiac Arrest Survival: Study

COPD Can Put a Damper on Sex Life

Costly Breast Cancer Screenings May Not Help Seniors: Study

Costly, Repeat Medical Testing Common for Medicare Patients: Study

Could Fertility Drugs Make Kids Shorter?

Could Herpes Virus Affect Memory in Older Adults?

Could an Aging Face Reflect an Unhealthy Heart?

Could Bloodletting Ease Heart Risks for the Obese?

Could Cholesterol Treatment Fight Repeat Heart Attack?

Could Compound in Artificial Sweeteners Worsen Crohn's Disease?

Could Food Flavors Act Like Mood-Stabilizing Drugs?

Could Germs on Your Skin Be Good for You?

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

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

Could Nasal Spray of 'Love Hormone' Treat Autism?

Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams?

Could Slow Walking Foreshadow Early Dementia?

Could Stem Cells Treat Autism? Newly Approved Study May Tell

Could the Naked Mole Rat Hold Secrets to Longevity?

Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health?

Could Your Genes Influence How You Vote?

Couples' Sexual Relationships Can Suffer During IVF, Study Finds

Couples Trying to Conceive Might Need Help Sooner, Study Says

CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts

Crohn's Disease in Children May Start From Bacteria

Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds

'Cyborg' Tissue Created Using 'Nano-Wires'

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

Damage to Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain May Raise Alzheimer's Risk

Death Toll From Meningitis Outbreak Now Stands at 7, CDC Says

Delaying ADHD Meds Could Hurt Kids' Math Scores

Dementia, Late-Life Depression May Be Linked

Depressed Stroke Survivors May Face Higher Early Death Risk

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

Device Offers Hope for Battery-Free Pacemakers

Diabetes Drug Actos May Increase Bladder Cancer Odds

Diabetes Drug Metformin May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women

Diabetes May Hasten Mental Decline

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

Diet, Exercise May Boost 'Good' Cholesterol, Study Suggests

Differences Seen in Lung Microbes of Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Discontinued Meds May Still Get Dispensed

Discovery May Improve Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

'Diverted' Medical Marijuana Use Common Among Teens: Study

DNA 'Telomere' Length Tied to Aging, Death Risk

DNA Test Shows Promise in Guiding Advanced Breast Cancer Care

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

Docs Should Ask Heart Patients About Quality of Life

Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study

Docs: Heart Device Might Be Breakthrough for Muscular Dystrophy

Doctor Explains Why Flu a Greater Threat to Seniors

Doctor Offers Hunting Safety Tips

'Doctor Shopping' Tied to Fatal Prescription Drug Overdoses

Doctor-Patient Communication Key to Sticking With Meds

Doctors Biased Against Drug Company Research, Study Finds

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?

Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans

Don't Bother With Ultrasonic Bedbug Devices

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

Doubling Up on Cold, Flu Remedies May Harm Liver

Drivers' Glaucoma May Boost Accident Risk

Drop in Illicit Drug Use in Cities, Uptick in Prescription Drug Abuse

Drug Company Reps Don't Tell Docs Enough About Side Effects: Survey

Drug May Ease Angina in People With Type 2 Diabetes

Drug May Help Women Who Quit Smoking Avoid Weight Gain

Drug OK'd for Deadly Genetic Condition Tied to Cholesterol

Drug Shows Promise Against Fragile X Syndrome, Possibly Autism

Drug Shows Some Benefit for Kids With Autism

Drug Widely Used to Treat MS May Not Slow Progression

Drug-Eluting Stent Approved for Peripheral Arterial Disease

Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds

Drugs Can Sometimes Prevent Migraines, but at a Cost

Drugs Hold Promise for Severe Juvenile Arthritis Patients

Drugs May Help Relieve Restless Legs Syndrome

Drugs to Prevent Alzheimer's to Be Tested in Large Trial

Early Humans Commonly Consumed Meat, Researchers Say

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?

Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook

Effects of High Blood Pressure Drug May Mimic Celiac Disease

Efficient Disease Risk Prediction a Long Way Off, Experts Say

Egg Freezing as Viable as 'Fresh' Eggs, Fertility Experts Say

Egyptian Pharaoh's Throat Was Slashed During Coup, Research Suggests

Elder Abuse Tied to Higher Hospitalization Rates

Electrical Brain Stimulation Curbs Epileptic Seizures in Rats

Electrolyte Problem Raises Post-Op Death Risk: Study

Electronic Cigarettes Have Slight Impact on Heart: Study

Electronic Health Records Aid Diabetes Control

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 in Pregnancy Linked to Autism Risk in Study

Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says

ER Visits Linked to ADHD Meds Up Sharply

ER Visits Linked to Energy Drinks Double: Report

ER Visits Tied to Ambien on the Rise

Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Hidden Heart Disease

Even a Little Pot Use Ups College Dropout Risk

Even Brief Ozone Exposure May Raise Fatal Heart Risk: Study

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

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

Even Slight Mental Decline Can Harm Health, Studies Suggest

Even Some Scientists Are Math-Challenged

Even Women Who Exercise Sit Too Much

Everyday Activities May Have Same Health Benefits as Going to Gym

Evidence Grows That Cancer Has Its Own Stem Cells

Evolution May Keep Birds From Becoming Roadkill

Excess Salt a Factor in 2.3 Million Deaths Annually Worldwide

Exercise Appears to Ease Nerve-Damage Pain in Rat Study

Exercise Can Shield the Aging Brain, Studies Show

Exercise Helps Older Adults Stay Fit

Exercise Improves Effects of Stroke: Study

Exercise May Beat Socializing at Staving Off Brain Shrinkage

Exercise May Delay Early Aging of People With Diabetes

Exercise May Ease Depression Tied to Heart Failure

Exercise May Help People With Alzheimer's Avoid Nursing Homes

Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese

Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study

Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease

Exercise, Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure

Exercising at Midlife May Stave Off Dementia Down the Road

Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise, Study Finds

Experimental Antidepressant Appears Quick-Acting, Safe

Experimental Chemical Helps Blind Mice See

Experimental Dengue Vaccine Shows Some Success

Experimental Drug for Hepatitis C Promising, Studies Show

Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds

Experimental Drug May Cut Severe Asthma Attacks: Study

Experimental Drug May Limit Stroke Damage

Experimental Drug May Work Against Hepatitis C

Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast Cancers

Experimental Drug Suppresses Appetite in Mice: Study

Experimental Insomnia Drug Shows Promise

Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds

Experimental Vaccine Might Help Women Already Infected With HPV

Experimental Vaccine Seems to Stop Nicotine Addiction in Mice

Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer

Experimental Vitiligo Treatment Shows Promise in Mice

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

Extra Sleep May Help You Withstand Pain

Extra Steps Urged to Cut Alcohol, Drug Use in Military: Report

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

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

Faltering Steps May Indicate Oncoming Dementia

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

Fast-Food Breakfast Sandwiches May Slow Down Blood Flow: Study

FDA Agents Visit Mass. Company Linked to Meningitis Outbreak

FDA Approves 1st in New Class of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs

FDA Approves 1st Pill to Help Prevent HIV Infection

FDA Approves 1st Skin Patch to Combat Migraines

FDA Approves 2nd New Weight-Loss Drug

FDA Approves 'Abuse-Deterrent' Label for New Oxycontin

FDA Approves Drug for Older Women Experiencing Painful Sex

FDA Approves First New Weight-Loss Drug in More Than a Decade

FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix

FDA Approves New Multiple Sclerosis Drug

FDA Approves New Once-a-Day HIV Pill

FDA Campaign Aims to Make Online Drug Purchases Safer

FDA Issues Another Warning on Fake Version of Cancer Drug Avastin

FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert

FDA OKs Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer

FDA OKs Expanded Use of Prostate Cancer Drug

FDA Panel Considers 1st Drug for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

FDA Panel Recommends Against 1st Drug for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

FDA Panel Votes Against New Use for Blood Thinner Xarelto

FDA Panel Votes for Tougher Curbs on Vicodin, Other Painkillers

FDA Panel Weighs Tougher Restrictions on Some Prescription Painkillers

FDA Proposes Tighter Regulation of Public Defibrillators

FDA Pulls One Generic Form of Wellbutrin Off the Market

FDA Renews Heart-Risk Warning for Antibiotic

FDA Seems to Back Pill to Help Prevent HIV

FDA to Collaborate on Development of Medical Devices

FDA Urges Studies on Safer Formulations of Narcotic Painkillers

FDA Wants to Relax Approval Process for Alzheimer's Drugs

FDA Warns Against Use of Diarrhea Drug From El Salvador

FDA Warns Pregnant Women About Migraine Drugs

FDA, States Weigh Pharmacy Regulation in Wake of Meningitis Outbreak

FDA: Don't Use Pradaxa Blood Thinner in Patients With Artificial Heart Valves

FDA: More Tainted Products at Firm Tied to Meningitis Outbreak

Fecal Transplant Studied for Kids With Bowel Disease

Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought

Few Doctors Discuss Exercise With Cancer Patients: Study

Few Migraine Sufferers Referred for Behavioral Treatments

Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine

Fibromyalgia Diagnosis Often Missed in Men: Study

First Is Viewed as Best When Making Quick Decisions

First Stem Cell Vein Implant Helps Young Girl

Fiscal Standoff Could Cause Financial Pain for Health Care

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 Experts Dispel Common Exercise Myths

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

Flu Infections Continue to Decline

Flu Levels Continue to Fall, CDC Says

Flu Levels Starting to Fall, CDC Says

Flu Season Continues to Wind Down

Flu Season's Approaching So Roll Up Your Sleeve

Flu Shot May Not Work as Well for Seniors

Flu Still at Epidemic Levels: CDC

Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC

Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC

Flu Vaccine May Protect Your Heart

Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial

Foot Ulcers Tied to Increased Death Risk for People With Diabetes

For Aggressive Breast Cancer, Chemo May Work Better in the Young

For Alzheimer's Caregivers, Patience and Compassion Are Key

For Dementia Patients, Feeding Tubes May Increase Bed Sores

For First Time, Pain 'Signature' Spotted on Brain MRIs

For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions

For Juvenile Arthritis, Pill May Work as Well as Needle

For New Mom With Aphasia, 'Giving Up Was Not an Option'

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

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

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

Fossilized Teeth Hold Clues to Early Human Species' Diet

'Fragile X Syndrome' Researchers Boost Social Skills in Mice

Frailty Linked to Dementia in Oldest Adults

Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study

Friday Is 'National Wear Red Day' for Women's Heart Health

Fried Foods May Boost Prostate Cancer Risk, Study Says

Funding Meals on Wheels Keeps Seniors Independent: Study

Fungal Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 28 Dead, 363 Sickened

Future 'Smart' Objects Could Chat While They Help

Gauging Brain Cancer Survival Time May Get Easier: Study

Gay Men Who Marry Now Living Longer, Study Says

Gene Linked to Alzheimer's May Lose Power With Age

Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks

Gene Might Predict Brain Tumors' Aggressiveness

Gene Mutation Changed Cheetah's Spots to Stripes

Gene Mutation Linked to Facial, Skull Abnormalities

Gene Mutation Linked to Migraines, Researchers Say

Gene Mutations Appear Key to Childhood Leukemia Risk, Study Says

Gene Study Uncovers More Autism Clues

Gene Therapy Helped Mice Withstand Arthritis: Study

Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Rare Children's Brain Disorder

Generic Versions of Blood-Thinning Plavix Approved

Genes Influence Whether Psych Drugs Lead to Weight Gain

Genes Linked to Autism Seem to Have Strong Tendency to Mutate

Genes Linked to Effectiveness of Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer

Genes May Influence Reactions to Painkillers

Genes Might Help Some Smokers Kick the Habit

Genetic Disorder Test for Newborns May Speed Up Diagnoses

Gene-Tweaked Tomatoes, Probiotics Aim to Lower Your Cholesterol

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

Ginkgo Won't Prevent Alzheimer's, Study Finds

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

'Greenish-Black' Contaminant in Vials of Steroid Behind Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

Guidelines Issued for New Blood Thinner Brilinta

Gulp! Study Suggests Super-Size Soda Ban Could Fizzle

Gut Bacteria Often Similar in Humans, Chimps: Study

Gut Microbes Might Reflect Health, Diet of Older Adults

'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk

Half of Heart Patients Make Mistakes With Their Meds: Study

'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some With Sickle Cell

Hands-On Therapy May Spell Relief for Low Back Pain

Hanging Suicides Up in United States

Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies

Headaches Worse With Mild Head Trauma Than More Severe Trauma

Health Tip: Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Pain

Health Tip: At Risk for High Cholesterol?

Health Tip: Caring for an Older Person's Teeth

Health Tip: Comforting Baby's Pain

Health Tip: Coping With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Health Tip: Coping With Shoulder Arthritis

Health Tip: Dealing With Low Back Pain

Health Tip: Do I Need a Cardiac Stress Test?

Health Tip: Do You Have a Heart Murmur?

Health Tip: Do You Have Plantar Fasciitis?

Health Tip: Don't Combine Medication and Alcohol

Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues

Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pain During Exercise

Health Tip: Don't Take the Wrong Medication

Health Tip: Exercise Can Help Manage Menopause

Health Tip: Focus on Healthy Aging

Health Tip: Get Heart Healthy

Health Tip: Get Ready for Cardiac Rehab

Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine

Health Tip: Have Heart Palpitations?

Health Tip: Have Your Headaches Evaluated

Health Tip: Having an Allergy to Medication

Health Tip: Heed the Warning Signs of Heat Exhaustion

Health Tip: Help Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms

Health Tip: Help Prevent Heart Disease

Health Tip: Help Prevent Malnutrition in Seniors

Health Tip: Help Prevent Repetitive Stress Injury

Health Tip: Ice a Sprained Ankle

Health Tip: If Dementia Causes Sleep Problems

Health Tip: If You Wake With Neck Pain

Health Tip: If Your Child Gets Headaches

Health Tip: If You've Got Knee Arthritis

Health Tip: In Chronic Pain?

Health Tip: Is Arthritis Affecting Your Hands?

Health Tip: Keep Active by Walking

Health Tip: Keep Medications Out of Youngsters' Reach

Health Tip: Keep Your Teeth Healthier

Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker

Health Tip: Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Health Tip: Manage Bunion Pain

Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart...

Health Tip: Preventing Headaches

Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Adverse Drug Reactions

Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Falling

Health Tip: Safely Dispose of Medications

Health Tip: Seeing Behind the Wheel

Health Tip: Seniors on the Move

Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?

Health Tip: Should You Take NSAIDs?

Health Tip: Signs of a Herniated Disk

Health Tip: Signs of Heart Attack in Women

Health Tip: Signs That Baby is in Pain

Health Tip: Spot the Early Stages of Alzheimer's

Health Tip: Stay Active After a Heart Attack

Health Tip: Stay Healthier as You Age

Health Tip: Straining a Hamstring

Health Tip: Support Your Back While Sitting

Health Tip: Take a Walk!

Health Tip: Taking Medications During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Treating Osteoarthritis

Health Tip: Understanding Heel Pain

Health Tip: Walk at Work

Health Tip: Watch for Signs of Elder Abuse

Health Tip: What Triggers Your Migraines?

Health Tip: When Lugging Luggage

Health Tip: When Varicose Veins Are a Problem

Health Tip: Why Some Seniors Can't Sleep

Health Tip: Will Cardiac Rehab Help?

Health Tip: Work Out at the Right Speed for You

Health Tip: Work Out in Water

Healthy Brain Connections Help Maintain Intellect in Old Age

Healthy Diet May Prevent Additional Heart Trouble

Healthy Diet, Exercise Extend Life for Women in Their 70s: Study

Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Survival Odds for Older Women With Cancer

Healthy Lungs May Keep Brain Running Smoothly

Healthy Older Women Advised Against Taking Calcium

Hearing Loss May Hasten Mental Decline

Hearing Restored in Mice With Noise-Induced Deafness

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 Muscle Cells Regenerate in Kids, Research Shows

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

Heartburn Meds May Often Be Taken for Too Long, at Too-High Doses

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

Heavy Drinking Linked to Earlier Stroke

'Hercules' Star Kevin Sorbo Knows Stroke Strikes the Young

Here's What Keeps Rudolph's 'Nose So Bright'

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

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

High Medical Bills Driving Some Americans to Extreme Measures

High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds

High-Carb Diet in Old Age Linked to Mental Decline

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 Surgery Increases Stroke Risk in Older Patients: Study

HIV 'Cure' Looks 'Promising,' Danish Scientists Contend

HIV Drug Combo May Help Prevent Malaria Reinfection

HIV Drug May Prevent Bone Marrow Transplant Complication

HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study

HIV May Raise Risk of Heart Attack

HIV Undetectable in 2 Men After Bone Marrow Transplants: Study

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

Home Elder Care: Buyer, Beware

Hops, Key to Flavor in Beer, May Prove Useful in New Drugs

Hormone May Boost Aging, Failing Brains

Hormone Replacement Therapy: Safe or Not?

Hormone Shows Potential as Diabetes Treatment in Mice

Hormone Therapy in Early Menopause May Benefit Some Women: Study

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

Hospitals Often Not Alerted About Incoming Stroke Patients

Hot Flashes Don't Signal Poor Heart Health for Most Women: Study

How Long Should Men's Urinary Infections Be Treated?

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

Human Airways' 'Brush' Mechanism Gives Clues to Lung Diseases

Human Breast Milk May Block HIV, Mouse Study Finds

Human Culture May Date Back 44,000 Years

Human Gene Patent Case Goes to Supreme Court

Human Teeth Healthier in the Stone Age Than Today: Study

Humans Can Sniff Out Old Age in Others, Study Shows

Humans Might Be Hard-Wired to 'Love Thy Neighbor'

Illegal 'Bath Salts' Mimic Cocaine in the Brain: Study

Immune System May Not Weaken With Age: Study

Immune Therapy Shows Early Promise for Advanced Leukemia

Implantable Defibrillators Linked to Decline in Cardiac Arrests

Implanted Defibrillator Patients Prefer Device Off if Very Ill: Survey

Implanted Device May Predict Epilepsy Seizures, Study Suggests

Implanted Heart Devices Have Real-World Benefits: Study

Impotence Drug Cialis Might Have Other Sexual Benefits: Study

In Mice, Alzheimer's-Linked Protein Shows Promise Against MS

In Rat Study, Eye Device Shows Promise for Restoring Sight

Incan Girl's Mummy Yields Evidence of Respiratory Woes

Incoherent Text Messages May Signal Stroke, Doctors Say

Income May Influence Outcome of Knee Replacement Surgery: Study

Inconsistency Seen in Safety Labeling for Generic Drugs

Infection With 2 HIV Strains Slows Disease Progression

Ingredient in New MS Drug Linked to Serious Brain Disease

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

Internet Search History May Reveal Unknown Drug Side Effects

Intuitive 'Number Sense' Makes Daily Life Easier

Iron-Rich Diet Might Ease PMS Misery

Irregular Heartbeat May Pose Higher Stroke Risk for Women Than Men

Is a Better Sleeping Pill on the Way?

Is a Breath Test for Colon Cancer Possible?

Is Childhood Intelligence Linked to Pain Problems in Adulthood?

Is Your Brain Working as You Nap?

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

IUD Might Ease Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Study Suggests

IUDs Work as Emergency Contraceptive: Review

Japanese-American Men With Low Vitamin-D Diet Face Higher Stroke Risk

Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression

Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study

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

Just How Severe Is This Flu Season?

Juxtapid Approved for LDL Cholesterol Condition

Katrina, Other Crises Boost Heart Attacks: Studies

Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients

Keep Moving to Ease Pain of Knee Arthritis: Review

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

Kidney Disease May Be as Harmful to Heart as Heart Attack: Study

Kidneys Sometimes Removed Needlessly in Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder

Kids With HIV at Risk of Heart Disease, Study Says

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

Knowing Time Needed to Walk Off Calories May Curb Appetite

Lab-Grown Blood Vessels May Improve Heart Bypass

Ladies, Drink to Your (Bone) Health

Language Barrier Blocks Epidural Use in Childbirth: Study

Large Breasts Can Take Mental, Physical Toll on Teens

Lasting Wedded Bliss May Lead to Better Health

Later End-of-Life Discussions May Mean More Aggressive Treatment

Latest Meningitis Outbreak Toll: 20 Deaths and 257 Infections, CDC Says

Less Bystander CPR Done in Poor, Black Neighborhoods, Study Shows

Less Invasive Surgery Safe for Harvesting Bypass Veins: Study

Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved

Life's Winners May Not Win the Life Span Race

Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed

Lifestyle Might Curb Loss of Height That Comes With Age

Lifetime of Speaking a 2nd Language May Boost Aging Brain

Lighter Sleep May Dull Memory Skills in Seniors

Limited Use of Antibiotics OK for Dental Patients: Study

Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds

Living in Smoggy Areas May Reduce Seniors' Brainpower

Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk

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

London Smog May Be Tough on Olympians

Loneliness May Boost Odds of Dementia

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

Long-Term Side Effects Key When Cancer Patients Choose Drugs

Long-Term Use of Some Antipsychotics Not Warranted in Older Adults: 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

Loss of Key Blood Cell Gene Tied to Anemia, Animal Research Suggests

'Love Hormone' May Aid Women's Recovery After Childbirth

Low-Cost, Speedy Liver Test in Development

Low-Dose 'Pill' Linked to Pain During Orgasm, Study Finds

Low-Fiber Diet May Raise Teens' Risk for Heart Disease, Diabetes

Lowly Dung Beetle Looks to the Stars to Navigate

Lucky Dogs Get Shot at Diabetes Cure

Lupus May Be Linked to Serious Pregnancy Complication

'Magic' Carpet Could Help Shield Elderly From Falls

Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine Craving

Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux

Maintain Heart Health During Summer

Major Bleeds After Heart Procedures May Raise Death Risk: Study

Making People Sign Forms at the Top May Keep Them Honest

Many Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says

Many Americans Taking Too Much Acetaminophen

Many Heart Attacks May Go Unrecognized in Seniors

Many Hospitalized Children Experience Severe Pain: Report

Many Hospitalized Kids Struggle With Pain

Many Medicaid Patients Skip Drugs That Could Prevent Heart Trouble

Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer

Many Older Heart Attack Survivors Don't Stick With Meds

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

Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey

Many Seniors Overpaying for Medicare Drug Plans: Study

Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds

Many Studies' 'Wow' Results Usually Fade in Follow-Up

Many Suffer Chronic Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery, Study Finds

Many Suffer Leg, Lung Clots While Hospitalized: CDC

Many U.S. Blacks Eager to Take Part in Medical Research

Many U.S. Hispanics Have Heart Disease Risk Factors

Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits

Marathons Safe for Aging Boomers, Study Finds

Marijuana Extract May Help Ease Muscle Stiffness in MS: Study

Marijuana Extract May Not Relieve MS Spasms: Review

Marijuana, Real or Fake, Can Lead to Unusual Gastro Problem

Marriage May Cut Heart Attack Risk for Both Spouses

Mass. Launches Criminal Probe of Firm Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: Report

Massage Right After Muscle Injury May Boost Healing

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 Groups Agree on Use of Hormone-Replacement Therapy

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Don't Boost Local Crime: Study

Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice?

Medical School Ethics Policies May Affect How Doctors Prescribe

Medicare Coverage Gap May Cause Seniors to Forgo Antidepressants

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

Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia

Melanoma a Big Threat to Older Men

Melatonin May Improve Sleep for People on Blood-Pressure Meds

Men Have a Greater Lifetime Risk for Kidney Failure: Study

Men May Benefit From Osteoporosis Drug, Too: Study

Men More Prone to Depression After Stroke: Study

Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later

Meningitis Outbreak Not Over Yet: Experts

Meningitis Outbreak Throws Spotlight on 'Compounding' Pharmacies

Meningitis Outbreak Tied to 15 Deaths, 205 Cases: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 21 Dead, 271 Sickened: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 23 Dead, 284 Sickened: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 23 Dead, 297 Sickened: CDC

Meningitis Outbreak Toll Now 33 Dead, 480 Sickened, CDC Says

Meningitis Toll Now 11 Dead, 119 Sick: CDC

Meningitis Toll Now 12 Dead, 137 Sick: CDC

Meningitis Toll Now 14 Dead, 170 Sick: CDC

Meningitis/Steroid Toll Now 34 Dead

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

Menopause-Like Woes Hinder Breast Cancer Treatment: Study

Mental Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Sharp

Mental Health Woes Raise Odds for Prescription Painkiller Abuse

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

Metformin Outperforms Common Class of Diabetes Drugs in Study

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

Methadone for Pain Relief Leading Cause of Fatal Overdoses: CDC

Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak

'Micro-Stents' May Hold Potential to Treat Glaucoma

Middle Age Can Be a Bummer for Great Apes, Too

Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds

Might Smallpox Virus Help Fight a Lethal Breast Cancer?

Migraine Sufferers Stigmatized Because of Their Condition: Study

Migraine With Aura May Raise Risk of Heart Trouble

Migraines May Hurt Kids' Grades Too

Migraines Not Linked to Decline in Thinking Skills

Mild Hyperthyroidism Tied to Higher Death Risk

Mild Hyperthyroidism Won't Raise Heart Risk: Study

Millions of Americans Have Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: CDC

Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Hand Could Be Breakthrough

'Mini-Strokes' May Be More Damaging Than Thought

Minorities Less Likely to Use Hospice Care: Study

Miscarriages Tied to Elevated Risk for Heart Conditions

Missed Diagnoses in ICU Often Have Deadly Results: Review

Missing Data May Skew Clinical Trials

'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study

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

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

Money Woes Weaken the Institution of Marriage: Study

Monkey Study Suggests Long-Term Use of ADHD Drugs Safe

More Americans Get Effective HIV Treatment, Study Says

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 Baby Boomers Opting to Cohabit, Not Marry

More Dietary Fiber Might Help Thwart Stroke: Study

More Drug Trials Needed for Conditions Affecting Kids: Review

More Drugs Linked to Meningitis Outbreak: FDA

More Evidence Acupuncture Can Ease Chronic Pain

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 That Truvada Can Help Prevent HIV

More Evidence Ties Heart Disease to Mental Decline

More Gene Variants Linked to Heart Trouble

More Genes Linked to Osteoarthritis Identified

More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds

More Kids Taking Antipsychotics for ADHD: Study

More Mental Health Woes in College Kids Who Abuse Prescription Drugs

More New Drugs a Bad Fit With Grapefruit, Study Finds

More Oversight Urged for Money Spent on Research

More Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Recognize Stroke Risk: Survey

More Pregnant Women on Blood Pressure Drugs: Study

More Progress Made on Artificial Pancreas for Diabetes Patients

More Proof Cranberry Juice Thwarts Infection

More Regular Meals May Improve Dementia Care

More Research Points to Long-Term Ills With Bone Drugs

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

More Vitamin D Might Help Older People Stay Active

Most Coughs Don't Respond to Antibiotics, Study Confirms

Most Docs Don't Follow ADHD Treatment Guidelines for Preschoolers: Study

Most of World's Adults Consume Too Much Salt, Study Finds

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

Most U.S. Soldiers May Suffer From Sleep Problems

Motherhood, Breast-Feeding May Affect Long-Term Weight

Mother's Menopause May Influence Her Daughter's Fertility

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

Mouse Study Offers Clues to Obesity-Diabetes Link

Mouse Study Sheds Light on How Diet May Affect Epilepsy

Mouse Study Sheds New Light on How Memories Are Stored

Mouse With Human-Like Immune System Could Advance AIDS Research

Muhammad Ali's Daughter Champions Fight Against Parkinson's Disease

Multiple Tests Needed to Spot Infections in Newborns: Study

Multivitamins Won't Help Men Ward Off Heart Disease: Study

Musicians' Brains Might Have an Edge on Aging

Mussels' Stickiness Inspires Surgical Adhesive

Myelodysplastic Syndrome Linked to Abnormal Stem Cells

Nationwide Study Examines Common Heart Procedures

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

Nearly 30 Percent of Americans Have High Blood Pressure: CDC

Need to Get Walking More? Clip on a Pedometer

Needed: Recruits of All Ages for Medical Research

Nerve Stimulation May Restore Hand Function After Spinal Injury

Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines

Neurology Group Lists Procedures That May Be Unneeded

New Antibiotic May Treat Skin Infections in Shorter Time

New Anti-Clotting Drug Bests Warfarin, Study Says

New Blood Thinner Beats Older Drug for Vein Clots: Study

New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix at Preventing Heart Trouble: Study

New Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Leg Clots, Study Finds

New Blood Thinner May Lower Chances of Clots in High-Risk Heart Patients: FDA

New Clues to How Alcohol May Boost Cancer Risk

New Clues to How Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

New Defibrillator Implanted Just Under the Skin

New Diabetes Drugs Have Different Advantages, Study Says

New DNA-Based Blood Test May Spot Signs of Cancer

New Drug Effective for Rare Genetic Skin Cancer: Studies

New Drug May Help Those Who Can't Take Statins

New Drug Might Help Treat Irritable Bowel Syndrome

New Drug Regimens May Slow Advanced Breast Cancer

New Drug Shows Promise for Myeloma Patients

New Drugs May Offer Hope to Parkinson's Patients

New Drugs Might Give Heart Patients an Edge

New Gene Test Predicts Whose Mouth Lesions Might Be Cancerous

New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain

New Guidelines Say No to Screening EKGs for Low-Risk Patients

New Guidelines Seek to Streamline Care for Worst Heart Attacks

New Medicine Might Fight Drug-Resistant TB, Study Says

New Melanoma Treatment Might Delay Cancer Progression

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 'Personalized' Drugs Show Promise Against Melanoma, Lung Cancer

New Pill Might Relieve Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis

New Pill Shows Promise Against Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

New Pills Show Promise for Hepatitis C

New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery

New Raccoon Virus May Offer Clues to Human Cancer

New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks

New Stroke Guidelines Stress Treatment Within One Hour of Arrival in ER

New Study Debunks Virus Theory for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

New Symptoms Tied to Death Risk in Severe Kidney Disease

New Therapies Show Some Promise Against Pancreatic Cancer

New Treatment Aids Weight Loss, Improves Diabetes in Monkeys

New Treatments May Help Restore Speech Lost to Aphasia

New Vaccine Strategy May Fight Genital Herpes, Mouse Study Suggests

New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial

New York's Trans-Fat Ban Is Working: Study

Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests

Newer Bone Drug Better for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients: Study

Newer Drug-Releasing Stent Cuts Chances of Cardiac Events: Study

Newer Psoriasis Drugs May Lower Heart Attack Risk for Patients

Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Don't Raise Cancer Risk: Study

Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Don't Seem to Increase Risk of Shingles

Newly Aggressive Dogs May Be Reacting to Pain

Newly Created Rats Designed to Speed Alzheimer's Research

NFL Docs Urge More Caution With Key Pain Med

Niacin Won't Help, May Harm Heart Patients: Study

Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients

No Benefit Seen in Extending Herceptin for Breast Cancer

No Evidence That Lupus Drugs Lead to Cancer, Says Study

No Need to Fast Before Cholesterol Blood Test: Study

No Proof Drugs Ease Kids' Migraines: Study

No Proof That 'Doping' With EPO Gives Athletes an Edge: Review

No Risks to Pregnancy Seen With Morning Sickness Drug

'Nordic Walking' a Winner for Heart Failure Patients, Study Says

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

Novel Drug Approach Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer

Novel Drugs Show Early Promise Against Several Cancers

Number of Americans With Alzheimer's May Triple by 2050

Number of Meningitis Cases Now Stands at 91, CDC Says

Nutrient Drink Might Boost Memory in Early Alzheimer's: Study

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

Obama Unveils Vast Brain-Mapping Project

Obese Children Struggle With Joint Pain: Study

Obese Kids May Be at Higher Risk for Heart Disease

Obese New Mothers May Have Higher Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

Obese Patients Urged to Lose Weight Before Kidney Transplant

Obese Teens Can Have Heart Damage Without Showing Signs

Obese Women With Diabetes May Need Different Workouts Than Men

Obesity Does Slow People Down, Study Confirms

Obesity Helps Spur Cancer's Growth, Mouse Study Suggests

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

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

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

Officials Seeking Patients Who May Have Received Contaminated Steroid

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

'Off-the-Shelf' Artificial Blood Vessels Show Promise

Older Adults' Posture May Predict Future Disability

Older Americans See Better Today, Study Finds

Older Antipsychotics May Work as Well as Newer Ones: Review

Older Dads May Pass on Longevity to Kids, Study Finds

Older Dads May Raise Risk for Autism, Schizophrenia in Kids

Older Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer Beat Newer, Pricier Meds

Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes

Older People With Dementia Cared for Mostly at Home

Omega-3 Supplements May Not Aid Aging Brain

Omega-3s May Not Help Your Heart After All, Study Says

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

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

One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds

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

One-Fifth of Nursing Home Residents Fall in First Month

Only 1 in 4 Americans With HIV Has Virus Under Control: CDC

Only Half of Meds Taken by Kids Have 'Adequate' Safety Info: Study

Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life

Oral Allergy Treatment May Ease Asthma, Hay Fever, Study Finds

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

Overactive Thyroid May Raise Risk for Common Irregular Heartbeat

Owner of Meningitis-Linked Pharmacy Declines to Testify Before Congress

Oxygen Therapy Slows Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study Says

Oxygen Therapy Spurs Recovery in Some Stroke Patients

Pain From Sexual Assault Often Untreated, Study Says

Pain Intensity May Help Differentiate 2 Skin Cancers

Pain Level After Car Crash Could Depend on Your Genes, Studies Say

Pain Reported by Nearly Half With Type 2 Diabetes

Painkiller Abuse by Kids Way Up, Study Finds

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

Palpitations May Signal Future Heart Rhythm Problem

Panel Rules Against HRT for Preventing Chronic Disease

Pap Test Could Spot Some Ovarian Cancers, Study Finds

Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind

Paralyzed Patients Use Mind to Move Robotic Arm

Parents Can Adapt, Thrive After 'Empty Nest'

Parents Not Too Worried About Kids' Use of Pain Meds: Poll

Parents Will Push for Medication, Even If Doc Says Not Needed

Patient Education Helps Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics for Cough, Study Finds

Patient Wishes Should Guide End-of-Life Care, Researchers Say

Patients May Receive Too Much Acetaminophen in Hospital

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' Skin Cells Yield Research Model for Alzheimer's

Pediatricians Endorse New Acne Treatment Guidelines

Pediatrics Group Issues New Ear Infection Guidelines

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

People Underestimate How Much They Might Change in the Future

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

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

Phobic Anxiety May Link to Premature Aging

Physical Activity in Old Age May Protect Brain

Physically Fit Docs More Likely to Prescribe Exercise, Study Finds

Piling on Pounds When Younger May Lead to Enlarged Heart Later

Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients

Playing Several Sports Keeps Kids Slimmer: Study

Pneumonia May Lead to Serious Aftereffects for Seniors

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

Poor Sleep May Age Your Brain

Poor Sleep Ups Odds for Nursing Home Care, Study Finds

Poorer Patients Find Thyroid Cancer at Later Stage: Study

Popular Diabetes Meds Put to the Test

Porcupine Quill Could Foster New Medical Devices

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

Pot Might Help Ease Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Pot Psychosis May Be Gene-Related

Potions From the Past Held More Than a Snake-Oil Promise: Study

Prediabetes Linked to Higher Stroke Risk in Study

Pregnancy Hormone Shows Promise as Heart Failure Drug

Pregnant Mothers' Gut Changes May Support Fetal Growth

Prenatal Use of Common Epilepsy Drug Tied to Higher Autism Risk

Prescription Drug Abuse Drops Among U.S. Young Adults

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

Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Set for Saturday

Prescription Painkillers Trail Only Marijuana in Abuse Rates, Report Shows

Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke

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

Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study

Programming Change in Defibrillator Implants May Lower Death Risk: Study

Programming Implanted Defibrillators to React More Slowly Might Be Safer: Study

Psoriasis Drug May Help People With Crohn's Disease: Study

Psych, Sleep Meds May Affect Driving

Psychiatric Drugs More Often Prescribed in the South

PTSD Can Hamper Drug Treatment for Stroke Survivors: Study

PTSD Symptoms Common After Heart Attack: Study

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

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 Even in Old Age Prolongs Life: Study

Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey

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.

Rats May Also Feel 'Placebo Effect,' Study Suggests

Reading, Games May Help Aging Brains Stay Sharp

Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats

Recent Ex-Smokers May Fare Worse After Heart Bypass: Study

Records Show Problems at Steroid Pharmacy as Far Back as '06

Redheads May Face Higher Risk of Melanoma, Even Without Sun Exposure

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

Report Details Start of Steroid Meningitis Outbreak

Report: 39 States on Pace for Obesity Rates Above 50%

Re-Routing Spinal Cord Signals Restores Movement in Paralyzed Rats

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

Research Pinpoints Brain's 'Gullibility' Center

Research Suggests Possible Vaccine to Prevent Premature Birth

Research With Dogs Points to Early Test for Arthritis

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

Researchers Discover Gene Defect Linked to Deafness

Researchers Map Vision in Brain

Researchers Propose Plan for Managing Drug Shortages

Researchers Tackle Age-Related Decline in Immune Response

Researchers Test Implanted Brain Stimulator for Alzheimer's

Resilient Personality May Bring Better Aerobic Health

Response to First Treatment May Predict Epilepsy's Course

Retinal Device Restores Sight to Blind Mice

Retina's Thickness May Be Tied to Severity of MS, Study Suggests

Roadside Breath Test for Drugs Could Be on Horizon

Rosie O'Donnell's Heart Attack a Lesson for Women

Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study

Runners May Live Longer

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

Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis

Scientists Complete 1st Map of 'Emotional Intelligence' in the Brain

Scientists Develop New Method for Growing Bone

Scientists Find Clue to Aging Reversal in Mice

Scientists Focus on Factors Behind Asthma Attacks

Scientists ID Antibody That Might Boost Cancer Therapy

Scientists ID Gene Mutation That May Triple Alzheimer's Risk

Scientists ID New Gene Linked to Vision Loss in Infants

Scientists ID New Gene Regions Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Scientists Inch Closer to Genetic Blueprint of Diseases

Scientists Map Genetic 'Blueprint' of Heart

Scientists May Have Spotted Brain's 'Numbers Center'

Scientists Now See 200 Genes Linked to Crohn's Disease

Scientists Pinpoint How Deep Brain Stimulation Eases OCD

Scientists Pinpoint Most Major Genes Behind Deadly Blood Cancer

Scientists Probe Diversity of Human Body's Microbes

Scientists Probe How Some HIV Patients Resist AIDS

Scientists Report Clues to Flu Shot's Effectiveness

Scientists Say Blood Test May Help Predict Alzheimer's

Scientists Shed Light on Fungus Behind Deadly Pneumonia Strain

Scientists Spot More Migraine Genes

Scientists Track Activity in Rappers' Brains

Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Cardiac Cells to Help Failing Hearts

Scientists Use Stem Cells to Mimic Huntington's Disease

Screen All Adults for Obesity: U.S. Panel

Screening Tool Reveals Two Multiple Sclerosis Types

Second Compounding Pharmacy Shut Down in Massachusetts

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

Secret of Anesthesia Revealed, Study Says

Secrets of New SARS-Like Virus Uncovered

Sedatives May Raise Pneumonia Risk

Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke

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

Seniors' Creativity Can Thrive Despite Dementia

Seniors Who Fell Recently May Fare Worse After Surgery

Serious Exercise May Benefit Middle-Aged Arteries

Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds

Severe Anemia Linked to Higher Death Risk After Heart Surgery

Severely Injured Vets May Need Ongoing Emotional Care

Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key

Sharp as a Tack at 90: Here's Why

Shopping Around Brings Steep Prescription Drug Savings, Report Finds

Shorter Arms May Explain Why Women Need Glasses Sooner Than Men

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 Breath Test Might Diagnose Heart Failure

Simple Measures May Curb Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Simple Test Might Predict Whether Some Pregnancies Succeed

Sitting Can Harm Health, Even for Those Who Exercise

Sitting for Hours Daily Might Boost Your Kidney Disease Risk: Study

Skin Cells Turned Into Brain Cells in Lab Study

Skipping Aspirin Before Artery Procedure May Boost Death Rates

Sleep Can Sharpen Your Memory

Sleep Deprivation May Disrupt Your Genes

Sleep May Ease Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease: Study

Sleeping Pill Linked to Hospital Falls, Researchers Say

Sleepwalking in Adults More Common Than Thought

Small Babies Can Be Sign of Heart Problems in Mother

Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring

Smell Tests Don't Predict Alzheimer's, Study Finds

Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors

Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study

Smokers at Higher Risk of Another Stroke: 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 Prices Keep Leukemia Drugs From Patients, Experts Say

Solving the Medical Mystery of Cold Feet

Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery

Some Diabetics May Not Benefit From Daily Aspirin

Some Improvement in Heart Risk Factors for Americans: CDC

Some Parkinson's Patients Discover an Artistic Side

Some Prisoners Misuse Antibiotic Ointments: Study

Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say

Some With Alzheimer's Better Off Staying on Antipsychotics: Study

Sound Sleep Helps the Heart, Expert Says

Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt'

Spouses of Heart Attack Victims May Face Heightened Depression Risk

'Spray-on Skin' May Someday Heal Stubborn Leg Ulcers

Springtime Allergies More Severe, Last Longer Now, Experts Say

Standard Dose of Blood Thinner May Not Be Best for All Patients

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

Statin Use Tied to Possible Boost in Cataract Risk

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 Tied to Reduced Glaucoma Risk

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 Cell Transplants in Mice Show Promise for Lou Gehrig's Disease

Stem Cells Behind Clogged Arteries, Mouse Study Reveals

Stem Cells Fix Bladder Leakage in Mice, Study Finds

Stem Cells From Donor May Help Heal Heart

Stem Cells to Cartilage? Promising Results Seen in Mice

Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain?

Steps You Can Take to Protect Yourself From the Flu

Steroid Shots Disappoint in Back Pain Study

Steroid Shots for Sciatica: Benefits Only Brief, Analysis Finds

Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 30 Dead, 419 Sickened, CDC Says

Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 31 Dead, 424 Sickened, CDC Says

Steroid-Meningitis Toll Now 32 Dead, 438 Sickened, CDC Says

Stimulation Device for Esophagus Might Ease GERD Symptoms

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, 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

Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating Lupus

Stroke Before Age 50 Linked to Raised Risk of Early Death

Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says

Stroke Patients Hospitalized on Weekends Don't Seem to Do As Well

Stroke Prevention: More Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers

Stroke Risk Higher After Bypass Than Angioplasty: Analysis

Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study

Strokes More Common in Southern States: CDC

Studies See Advances in Detecting, Treating Pancreatic Cancer

Studies Show Value of AIDS Drugs as Prevention

Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check

Study Explores Distraction's Role in Pain Relief

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

Study Finds Soy Supplements Don't Boost Thinking Skills

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 Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy to Lower IQ

Study Links Long-Term Aspirin Use With Vision Loss

Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm

Study Offers Ways to Decrease Use of Restraints at Nursing Homes

Study Pinpoints Optimal Treatment Window for HIV

Study Probes Use of Filter Device to Stop Deadly Blood Clots

Study Questions Importance of 'Triggers' in Setting Off Migraines

Study Reveals Why Elderly Often Vulnerable to Scams

Study Sheds Light on Evolution of Tree-Dwelling Humans

Study Shines Light on Harmless Bacteria on Fruits, Veggies

Study Shows MS Patients at Most Risk for Drug-Linked Brain Illness

Study Spots Early Warning Signal for Sudden Cardiac Death

Study Supports Use of 'Brain Stents' for Certain Stroke Patients

Study Tallies Economic Fallout From Workers' Heart Attacks

Study Ties Common Back Ailment to Faulty Gene

Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits

Study Uses Stem Cells to Boost Red Blood Cell Production

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

Study: Blood Tests for Inflammation Could Help Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke

Study: Electronic Prescribing Cuts Medication Errors

Study: Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant

Study: Mega Vitamins Won't Help After Heart Attack, Chelation Treatment Might

Study: No Long-Term Heart Risks From Breast Radiation

Study: Treating Sleep Disorder May Thwart Heart Disease

Sugary Drinks Tied to 25,000 U.S. Deaths a Year

Suicide Now Kills More Americans Than Car Crashes: Study

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

Sunburn May Help Rid Body of Radiation-Damaged Cells

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

Supplements of Red Wine Antioxidant Don't Help Obese Men

Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke

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

Synthetic Skin Heals Itself With a Touch, Study Shows

Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls

Tainted Steroid Injections May Affect Those Treated for Joint Pain

Taking Anti-HIV Meds Prior to Exposure May Help Prevent Infection

Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in U.S., Doctors Say

TB Drug Shortages Put U.S. Patients in Peril, Study Finds

Teach Prescribers About Dangers of Long-Acting Pain Meds: FDA

Teens Who Drink, Smoke More Likely to Abuse Painkillers: Study

Teething Baby? Avoid Benzocaine, FDA Says

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

Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds

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

Thigh Fat May Slow Down Seniors

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

Those Childhood Piano Lessons Should Start Early

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

Timed Traffic Crosswalks Too Fast for Many Elderly: Study

Timeline Detected for Rare, Early Alzheimer's

To Stop Smoking, Teens Should Start Moving

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

Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults

Too Few Adults Get Recommended Vaccines: CDC

Too Little Sleep Tied to Stroke Risk

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

Topical Products for Muscle, Joint Pain May Cause Burns: FDA

Traffic May Keep City Dwellers Awake, Harming Health

'Transparent' Mouse Brain Could Shed Light on Human Brain Health

Treating Kidneys With Radio Waves May Ease Tough-to-Control Hypertension

Treating Prediabetes Might Prevent Full-Blown Disease

Treatment for Blindness in Dogs Might Help People, Too

Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise

Trees Plus Man-Made Pollution Creates Smog, Study Suggests

Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer's

TV Ads for Statins May Drive Overtreatment

Two Antibiotics Linked to Liver Injury in Elderly

Two Years On, Stem Cells Still Healing Damaged Hearts

Two-Drug Combo Helps Teens With Migraines

Two-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma Treatment

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

U.S. Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Highest in South: Study

U.S. Bests Canada, Europe in Drug Approvals

U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: Report

U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report

U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds

U.S. Kids Might Not Be Over-Medicated After All

U.S. Launches Extensive Alzheimer's Studies

U.S. Lifestyles Thwarting Heart Health Progress: Report

U.S. Plans Billion-Dollar Project to Study the Brain

U.S. Program Targets Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes

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

Ultrasound Waves, Bone Marrow Cells Show Promise in Heart Failure Patients

'Uncertainty' Remains Over Supply of Key Cancer Drugs

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

Untreated Depression May Cut Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness

Up to 13,000 Got Steroid Shots at Center of Meningitis Outbreak: CDC

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

Urban Hospitals May Act as Breeding Ground for MRSA

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

Using Marijuana to Treat Pain? A Pill May Outlast a Puff

Vaccine With Drug Payload Shows Promise Against Tumors

Vaginal Ring Delivers HIV Drug in Animal Study

Vegetarianism May Cut Heart Disease Risk By Third: Study

Very Obese Teens See Heart Gains From Weight-Loss Surgery: Study

Viagra, Aliskiren Not Helpful for Heart Failure After All: Studies

Video Game May Help Keep Aging Brains Sharp

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

Vigorous Exercise Might Keep Psoriasis at Bay

Vitamin D Doesn't Improve Knee Arthritis, Study Finds

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

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

Volunteering May Boost Teen Heart Health

Walk Your Way to a Longer Life, Study Says

Walking for Heart Health? Speed It Up, Study Suggests

Walking Program Helps Stroke Survivors Get On With Life

Want to Live Longer? Turn Off That TV and Stand Up

Want to Lose Weight? Then Run, Don't Walk: Study

Was Heart Disease the Mummies' Real Curse?

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

Weak Muscles in Teen Years Linked to Early Death in Men

Wednesday Is National HIV Testing Day

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 May Boost Risk for Alcohol, Drug Abuse: Study

Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Drop in Heart Risk Factors

'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well

What Drives Your Daily Biological Clock?

'What's Bad for the Heart Also Bad for the Brain'

What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer

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

When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer

Which Hospital Patients Need Drugs to Prevent Gastrointestinal Bleeding?

Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine Print

Why Johnny Can't Add, Even After Tutoring

Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication

Why Some Wolves Became Dogs

Why Women Outlive Men: Fruit Flies Give Clues

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 Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit

With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins?

With Certain Strokes, Effects Can Persist a Decade Later

Women 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

Work By Female Scientists Gets Judged More Harshly: Study

Workers With Paid Sick Days Healthier, More Productive: Study

Working Out Cuts Women's Appetite, Study Finds

Work-Linked Sleep Loss May Harm Police Officers' Health

Workplace Bullying Takes Toll on Witnesses Too, Study Finds

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

Writing Using the Eyes Might Help Paralyzed Communicate

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 Men Taking HIV Meds May Be at Risk for Bone Loss

Younger Men Biggest Consumers of Added Sugars: CDC

Your Autoantibody 'Profile' Might Someday Help Spot Illness

Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds

Your Genetic Secrets May Not Be as Safe as You Think

Yo-Yo Dieting Can Hurt the Heart, Study Finds

Zinc Harder to Absorb in Old Age, Animal Study Shows

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