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Beverage Can Tabs Remain a Risk for Kids

Beware of Dog Bites

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Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later

Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss

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Binge-Drinking Collegians at High Risk for Injuries

Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes

Biofeedback Now Seen as 'Regular' Medicine

Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures

Biomarker May Signal HIV Progression

Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths

Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3

Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed

Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse

Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill

Birth in South Raises Stroke Risk for Life

Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks

Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation

Bitter Cold Poses Health Dangers

Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites

Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care

Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression

Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction

Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery

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Bling Makes Your Brain Sing

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Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease

Blood Clot Threat After Surgery Worse Than Thought

Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes

Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise for Marfan Syndrome

Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's

Blood Pressure on the Rise in America

Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics

Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke

Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke

Blood Rush to the Brain When Angry Is a Good Sign

Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial

Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight

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Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near

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Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics

Blood Test Spots Colon Cancer, Polyps

Blood Thinner Combos Risky for Heart Attack Patients

Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding

Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots

Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack

Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems

Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers

Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players

Blue and Broke for the Holidays

Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability

Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet

Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers

Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients

Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence

Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet

Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late

Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking

Boosting Kids' Stroke IQ May Save Lives

Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths

Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates

Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine

Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines

Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk

Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men

Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior

Brain Anatomy Could Point to Autism

Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size

Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch

Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes

Brain Damage Seen in People With Severe Sleep Apnea

Brain Patterns Predict Mistakes

Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier

Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly

Brain Scans Reveal Video Gamers' Secrets

Brain Scans Shed Light on Dyslexia

Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain

Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts

Brain Scans Show Heightened Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Brain Scans Show How Humans 'Hear' Emotion

Brain Scans Suggest Some Vegetative Patients May Be Aware

Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On

Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression

Brain 'Switchboard' Separates Learning, Remembering

Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression

Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently

Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell

Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look

Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment

Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease

Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms

Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling

Breast-Feeding Can Help Mom's Heart Decades Later

Breast-Feeding May Protect a Woman's Heart

Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers

Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers

Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier

'Bug Bombs' Causing Injury

Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child

Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults

Burn Rate in Kids Has Dropped, But Still Causes Concern

Burning Heart Tissue Beats Atrial Fibrillation

Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says

Bye, Bye Back Fat?

Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease

Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk

Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk

Caffeine Without Healthy Diet Linked to Heart Risk

Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect

Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble

Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk

Calling All Heart Patients

Campaign Calls for Limits on Doctors' Hours

Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?

Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes

Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments

Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young

Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health

Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS

Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke

Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation

Cancer Drug May Help With Kidney Transplants

Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients

Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early

Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants

Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets

Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts

Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis

Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer

Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy

Car Cell Phone Use More Hazardous Than Chat With Passengers

Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids

Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones

Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies

Car Surfing Kills Teens

Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients

Car-Crash Death Rates Depend on Where You Live in U.S.

CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases

Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely

Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive

Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo

Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22

Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts

Carotid Artery Sections React Differently to Plaque

Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup

Casting Seems Best for Severe Ankle Sprains

Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders

Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss

Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors

Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation

Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants

Caution Can Help Keep Elderly Safe During Winter

CDC Campaign Targets MRSA Infections

CDC Has Candidate Viruses for Swine Flu Vaccine

CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine

CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot

CDC Shifts Swine Flu Focus to Likely Impact in the Fall

CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive

CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ

Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker

Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust

Cell Phones Put Traffic on Hold

Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids

Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk

Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate

Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs

Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated

Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer

Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention

Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries

Chemical BPA Linked to Heart Disease Risk

Chemicals in Carpets, Non-Stick Pans Tied to Thyroid Disease

Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits

Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats

Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers

Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients

Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed

Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels

Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk

Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble

Childhood Cancer Survivors Targets for Heart Disease

Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On

Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment

Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System

Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought

Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD

Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks

Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured

Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders

China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread

Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases

Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack

Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues

Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances

Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue

Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People

Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency

Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths

Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk

Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk

Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier

Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk

Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight

Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's

Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer

Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks

Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring

Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally

Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise

Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk

Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks

Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension

Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory

Circumcision Rates Too Low

Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life

Cleaner Air May Threaten Amazon Rainforest

Cleaning Concoctions Best Left to Experts

Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma

Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation

Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons

Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants

Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor

Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients

Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties

Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists

Clot Dissolver Doesn't Boost Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients

Clot-Busting Therapy Under Review

Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes

Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones

Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes

Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry

Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart

Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster

Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer

Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk

Coffee or Tea Consumption May Lower Stroke Risk

Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Best for Traumatized Youths

'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's

Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns

Cold Meds Send 7,000 U.S. Kids to ER Each Year

Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly

Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain

College Night Owls Have Lower Grades

Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread

Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low

Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease

Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely

Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders

Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks

Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics

Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early

Combo PET-CT Scans Can Spot Hidden Cancers

Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work

Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors

Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible

Combo Therapy Shows Promise Against Brain Cancer

Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study

Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids

Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life

Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke

Coming Soon -- Stem-Cell Surgical Thread?

Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy

Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking

Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner

Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes

Common Knee Pain May Improve With Therapy

Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations

Common Radio Frequency Tag Readers Might Trouble Pacemakers

Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks

Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength

Compact Heart Assist Device Approved

Compound Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage

Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice

Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke

Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used

Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing

Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean

Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective

Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease

Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain

Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades

Confirmed Swine Flu Cases in U.S. Near 2,300 Mark

Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research

Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge

Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia

Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA

Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products

Contact Lens Cases Often Contaminated

Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks

Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings

Contributors to Heart Failure Identified

Control Your Anger, Help Your Heart

Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study

Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness

Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns

Cord Blood Stem Cells May Help Treat Heart, Lung Disorders

Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk

Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks

Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills

Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition

Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects

Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise

Cost of Psoriasis Drugs Rising Faster Than Others

Could a Bigger Bottom Boost Health?

Could Omega-3s Boost Blood Fat Levels?

Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?

Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?

Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?

Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?

Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis

Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers

Course of West Nile Infection Charted

CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes

CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too

CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged

Cranberries May Help Prevent Urinary Tract Infections

Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab

Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk

CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis

CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries

CT Scans Deemed Best for Checking Heart Arteries

CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All

Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts

Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble

Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye

Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards

Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk

Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed

Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research

Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds

Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds

Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure

Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma

Deadly 'Choking Game' Still Common Among Kids

Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow

Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care

Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children

Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not

Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals

Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically

Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant

Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%

Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits

Deciphering the Language of Intoxication

Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products

Declines in Foodborne Illness Have Plateaued, Report Says

Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look

Decorative Halloween Eye Lenses May Pose Serious Risks

Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed

Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's

DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice

DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell

Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation

Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure

Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life

Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries

Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals

Dental Plaque Buildup May Raise Heart Risk in Black Men

Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs

Depression After Stroke Can Be Debilitating

Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth

Depression Heightens Sensitivity to Pain

Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat

Depression Often Goes Untreated in Working Moms

Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart

Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke

Depression's Effect on Pleasure Is Real

Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks

Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes

Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines

Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results

Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers

Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy

Device Approved for Child Heart Operations

Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque

Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia

Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve

Diabetes Drug Looks Safe for Heart Failure Patients

Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease

Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries

Diabetes Drugs Go Head-to-Head in Study

Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes

Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults

Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation

Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems

Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure

Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget

Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass

Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass

Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease

Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk

Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients

Dialysis Patients Do Better at Higher Altitudes

Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old

Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease

Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Dietary Aid Helps Kidney Patients Stay Safe

Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer

Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors

Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy

Diluted Bleach Baths Ease Kids' Eczema

Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes

Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs

Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies

Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency

Discrimination May Lead to Smoking in Boys

Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment

Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment

Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women

Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer

DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos

DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears

Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle?

Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality

Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men

Docs Miss Test Results -- Even With Alerts

Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings

Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides

Doctors Describe First U.S. Face Transplant

Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients

Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines

Doctors Lack Smoking Cessation Training

Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy

Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments

Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes

Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea

Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea

Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer

Dog Flu May Have Been Active as Early as 1999

Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research

Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants

Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety

Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating

Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer

Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse

Drinking Dampens Ability to Feel Fear

Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression

Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not

Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous

Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients

Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack

Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk

Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss

Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth

Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable

Drug Combo May Offer Best Relief for Nerve Pain

Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes

Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors

Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo

Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions

Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder

Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass

Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis

Drug Fights Diabetic Eye Disease

Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue

Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean

Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus

Drug Improves Mobility in Some MS Patients

Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients

Drug Improves Survival in Mice With Brain Tumors

Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice

Drug May Cut Aneurysm Risk for Heart Defect Patients

Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's

Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis

Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Drug May Help Colitis Patients Avoid Surgery

Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics

Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension

Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension

Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas

Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions

Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment

Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes

Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo

Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates

Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit

Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged

Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis

Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open

Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures

Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate

Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack

Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries

Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States

Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans

Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says

Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics

Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors

Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain

Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events

Drunk Drivers May Respond to Brief Motivational Interview

Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories

Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines

Earlier HIV Treatment Could Save Lives Worldwide

Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths

Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information

Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off

Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk

Early EKG Seems to Improve Odds After Heart Attack

Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients

Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies

Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy

Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk

Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients

Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia

Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder

Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk

Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC

Eating Less May Hinder Immune System

Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties

ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk

E-Cigarettes Pose a Health Hazard, FDA Warns

Economic Bad Times Put Minorities at Higher Crime Risk

Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll

ED an Indicator of Men's Health

ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices

Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates

Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis

Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients

Effort Could Lead to Blood Tests for Heart Problems

EKG Not Strong Predictor of Heart Risk

Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes

Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders

Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack

Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies

Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity

Electrocardiogram Blip Signals Heart Trouble

Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients

Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens

Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk

Elevated Urate Levels May Slow Parkinson's in Men

ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest

Embryonic Heart Shows Strong Capacity to Regenerate

Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells

Emergency Medical Transport By Air Carries Risks

Empathy Is 'Hard-Wired' in Children's Brains

Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health

Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation

Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs

Environmental Chemicals May Affect Male Reproduction

Enzyme Replacement May Help in Fabry Disease

EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers

EPA Unveils Stricter Smog Standards

EPA: Greenhouse Gases Hazardous to Your Health

Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's

Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk

Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention

ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks

ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies

ER Visit Leaves Many Confused

ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006

Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes

Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes

Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients

Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble

Erectile Dysfunction Predicts Heart Disease

Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist

Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers

Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia

Estrogen May Help Men's Hearts

Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA

Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report

Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR

Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart

Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End

Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated

Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries

Even Mild Lung Disease Affects the Heart

Even Mild Sleep Apnea Hikes Heart Risk

Even Mild Strokes Can Do Harm

Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids

Even Small Amounts of Lead Harmful to Kids

Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue

Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease

Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too

Exercise Guards White Blood Cells Against Aging

Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome

Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery

Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer

Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss

Exercise May Lead to a Smarter, More Successful You

Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure

Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries

Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes

Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines

Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009

Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients

Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments

Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise

Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes

Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds

Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's

Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity

Experimental Drug May Prevent Plaque Buildup

Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer

Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV

Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products

Experts Issue Warning on Prostate Hormone Therapy

Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu

Experts Push 7 Steps to Heart Health

Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI

Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart

Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective

Experts Say CPR by Untrained Bystander a Good Idea

Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature

Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans

Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link

Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts

Exploring Genetic Link Between Migraines, Cardiovascular Trouble

Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress

Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ

Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens

Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death

Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults

Face Transplants Show Promising Results

Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy

Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk

Fake Drugs Bought on the Web Pose Big Health Risks

Fall Cleanup Is a Prime Time for Accidents

Fall Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less

Fall Sports Peak Time for Lower Leg Damage

Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors

Falls Are Top Cause of Injury, Death Among Elderly

Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims

Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly

Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely

Family Flu Shots Protect Babies Before Leaving Hospital

Family Halloween Safety Can Be Fiendishly Simple

Family History Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk

Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle

Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers

Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk

Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates

Family Income Impacts Children's Health

Family Study Associates Pesticide Use With Parkinson's Risk

Fast Arrival at Hospital After Stroke Pays Off

Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes

Faster Detection of TB May Be on the Horizon

Faster Heart Rate May Raise Risk of Heart Attack Death

Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs

Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier

Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly

Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'

Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk

Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body

Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men

Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids

Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator

FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers

FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines

FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer

FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010

FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin

FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company

FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings

FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs

FDA Expands Pepper Warning in Salmonella Outbreak

FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide

FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert

FDA Faulted for Lack of Produce Oversight

FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers

FDA Finds Contaminant in Baxter's Recalled Heparin Products

FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk

FDA Halts New Applications From Indian Drug Maker's Plant

FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses

FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link

FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair

FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage

FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages

FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug

FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics

FDA Mulls Changes to Allergy Labeling on Foods

FDA Narrowing Tainted Tomato Probe to One Cluster

FDA Orders Label Warning for Testosterone Gels

FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics

FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs

FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads

FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children

FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment

FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients

FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery

FDA Proposes Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals

FDA Puts Black-Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs

FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage

FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning

FDA Rules How Much Melamine Is Too Much

FDA Says It's Safe to Eat Tomatoes

FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker

FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer

FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues

FDA to Require Faster Reporting of Food-Safety Problems

FDA Touts Efforts to Enhance Food Safety

FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks

FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products

FDA Warns of Dangers of Mexican Vanilla

FDA Warns of Heart Risks With Diet Drug

FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers

FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug

FDA: Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Products

FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries

'Fear of Losing' Key Emotion in Economic Decisions

Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk

Fertility Treatment Twins More at Risk for Hospitalizations

Fertilizer Ban Makes a Difference

Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure

Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect

Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger

Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates

Few Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug

Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders

Fewer College Kids Smoking, But Industry Tactics a Threat

Fewer Deaths Occurring From Brain Bleeds

Fewer Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects

Fewer Dying Now From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Fewer Heart Surgeries Needed as Technology Improves

Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products

Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke

Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes

Fighting Cancer With a Pen

Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners

Finding Out How Flavonoids Protect the Heart

Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors

Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients

Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds

Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer

Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe

First Ablation Catheters Approved for Atrial Fibrillation

First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company

First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S.

First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery

Fish Oil Supplements Don't Help Depressed Heart Patients

Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure

Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive

Fish Oils May Prevent and Treat Heart Disease

Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact

Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss

Fliers Can Keep Blood Clots at Bay

Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly

Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims

Flu Can Raise Chances of Heart Attack

Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia

Flu Shots Lower Risk of Blood Clots

Flu Shots Worthwhile for College Students

Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic

Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia

Flu Vaccine Should Be More Effective: CDC

FocusDriven Seeks to Crack Down on Distracted Drivers

Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer

Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function

Focusing on CPR Improves Survival

Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby

Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart

Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk

Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy

Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places

Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children

Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm

Food as Medicine?

Food Phosphates Might Spur Lung Cancer

Food-borne Illnesses From Leafy Greens on Rise in U.S.

Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S.

Football Can Shrink Players

For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best

For Even Healthy Men, Alcohol Seems to Lower Heart Attack Risk

For Every Blow to the Head, Quick Action Is Urged

For Heart Health, Focus on Risk Factors

For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better

For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists

For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home

For Some, Virtual Colonoscopy May Be Just As Good

For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt

For Young Adults, Borderline High Blood Pressure a Threat

Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy

Formula Puts Doctor, Patient Glucose Readings on Same Page

Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts

Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk

Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis

Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May

Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids

Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

Freeze-Dried Formula May Block HIV Virus in Breast Milk

Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses

From Risky Health Status to a Better Life

Fructose Boosts Blood Pressure, Studies Find

Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

Fruits, Vegetables, Teas May Cut Smokers' Cancer Risk

Gains Against Heart Failure Reported

Game, Not Gore, Keeps Video Players Playing

Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure

Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids

Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest

Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux

Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain

Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow

Gender Bias at Play in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Gender Disparities Persist in Treatment of Stroke

Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants

Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment

Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Gender Plays Role in Post-Concussion Healing

Gene Behind Childhood Anemias Found

Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness

Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers

Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance

Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health

Gene Mutation Is Linked to Heart Muscle Disease

Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction

Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation

Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease

Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids

Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis

Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found

Gene Test Could Catch Deadly Heart Problem

Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return

Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma

Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use

Gene Therapy May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Severe Hereditary Eye Disease

Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation

Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix

Gene Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia

Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases

Gene Variant Protects Black Heart Failure Patients

Gene Variants Can Predict Threat of Heart Disease

Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response

Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts

Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified

Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly

Genes May Affect Complications After Heart Surgery

Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery

Genes May Help Drive Rotator Cuff Injury

Genes May Link Hip Fractures and Heart Disease

Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome

Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races

Genes That Control Body's Salt Levels Are Identified

Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment

Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found

Genetic Clues May Lead to New Skin Cancer Therapies

Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions

Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement

Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure

Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller

Genetic Markers May Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence

Genetic Medicine Making Inroads Against Disease

Genetic Test for Heart Disease Risk in the Works

Genetically Engineered Mice Regenerate Beta Cells

Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage

Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates

Genetics Used to Track Transmission of MRSA Bacteria

Genetics, Social Factors Tied to Male Delinquency

Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool

Geographical Pattern Eyed in 1991 Gulf War Cases of ALS

Germicide Might Guard Against HIV Infection

Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples

Gestures Processed in Brain's Language Center

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

Get in Step With Summer Foot Care

Get Smart About Swine Flu for Back-to-School

Get Your Vaccine for Seasonal Flu, Experts Urge

GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk

Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo

Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice

Ginkgo Won't Prevent Heart Attack, Stroke in Elderly

Girls From Poorer Areas More Likely to Have Sex Earlier

Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers

Give Yourself the Gift of Sleep for the Holidays

Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks

Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission

Global Attention to Snakebites Is Unmet

Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working

Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus

Glowing Substance Lights Up Cancer in Mice

Glucose Challenge in Pregnancy Could Predict Heart Disease

Glucose Control Pays Long-Term Benefits for Diabetics

Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer

Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for Regulation

Golf Course Insecticides Pose Little Danger to Players

Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections

Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System

Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement

Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kids' Injury Risk in Half

Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus

Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor

Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children

Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults

Group Urges Depression Screening for Heart Patients

Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May

Group Works to Streamline Cancer Therapy Approvals

Guideline Urges HIV Tests for All Patients 13 and Older

Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants

Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries

Gum Care Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes and Its Complications

Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery

Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link

Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight

Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Hair Beads Spurring Head Trauma in Kids

Hairspray Exposure Ups Risk for Birth Defect in Sons

Half of U.S. Babies Living Today May Reach 100

Half of U.S. Kids Assaulted Each Year: Study

Half-Dose Flu Shot Works Well in Young Adults

Halloween Candy: It's Not How Much Kids Eat, It's When

Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost

Halting Avandia Use Hikes Blood Sugar Levels

Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away

Hands-Only Resuscitation OK for Cardiac Arrest

Happy Marriage, Happy Heart

Hard, Cold Facts About Frostbite

Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth

Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified

Harm Begins With a Few Cigarettes, a Little Smog

'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought

Head Injuries All Too Common in Summer Play

Head, Neck Cancer Treatment Often Not Completed

Headphones May Threaten Heart-Device Performance

Health Agencies Express Concern Over BPA

Health Care Reform, Swine Flu Top Health News for 2009

Health Experts Plot Strategy for Swine Flu Vaccine

Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed

Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes

Health Secrets of Red Wine Uncovered

Health Tip: After a Heart Attack

Health Tip: About Heart Arrhythmia

Health Tip: After Your Medical Appointment

Health Tip: At Risk for Another Heart Attack?

Health Tip: At Risk for Carotid Artery Disease?

Health Tip: At the Heart of a Stent

Health Tip: Avoid Swimming Injury

Health Tip: Be Cautious at Christmas

Health Tip: Beta Blockers May Have Side Effects

Health Tip: Bike Safely

Health Tip: Biking Safely

Health Tip: Booster Seat Safety

Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air

Health Tip: Buy a Safe Bathtub for Baby

Health Tip: Buying Baby's First Bathtub

Health Tip: Cardiac Rehabilitation

Health Tip: Check Baby's Toys for Safety

Health Tip: Check Your Child's Car Seat

Health Tip: Choose a Safe Halloween Costume

Health Tip: Choosing a Child Safety Seat

Health Tip: Choosing a Crib

Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Changing Table

Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Playpen

Health Tip: Choosing Your Child's Therapist

Health Tip: Control Risk Factors for Stroke

Health Tip: Creating a Fire Escape Plan

Health Tip: Dealing With Peripheral Artery Disease

Health Tip: Decorate for the Holidays Safely

Health Tip: Driving During Winter

Health Tip: Eat a Heart-Healthy Diet

Health Tip: Enjoy Sledding Safely

Health Tip: Facts About Fleas

Health Tip: Farm Safety for Children

Health Tip: Fire Safety for Seniors

Health Tip: Getting Cardiac Rehabilitation

Health Tip: Hair Treatments During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Harmful Chemicals in Your Home

Health Tip: Have a Safe Fourth of July

Health Tip: Having Another Heart Attack

Health Tip: Having High Blood Pressure

Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack

Health Tip: Health Tip: Wine Could Benefit the Heart

Health Tip: Heart-Healthy Diet Should Start in Infancy

Health Tip: Help Prevent Lawn Mowing Accidents

Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome

Health Tip: Help Prevent Stroke

Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries

Health Tip: Help Protect Young Athletes

Health Tip: Home Safe Home

Health Tip: How a Pacemaker Helps the Heart

Health Tip: If You Have High Cholesterol

Health Tip: Improve Indoor Air After a Flood

Health Tip: Keep Baby Safe in the Crib

Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control

Health Tip: Lawn Mowing Safety

Health Tip: Life After a Heart Attack

Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker

Health Tip: Managing a Chronic Illness

Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food

Health Tip: Monitoring Beach Safety

Health Tip: Monitoring What You Drink

Health Tip: Painting During Pregnancy

Health Tip: Prepare a Fire Safety Plan

Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test

Health Tip: Preparing for an Ultrasound

Health Tip: Prevent Falls From Windows

Health Tip: Prevent Falls While Decking the Halls

Health Tip: Prevent Mold in the Home

Health Tip: Prevent Night-Driving Dangers

Health Tip: Prevent Skateboarding Injuries

Health Tip: Prevent Your Children From Choking

Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Pesticides

Health Tip: Recognize the Signs of Drowsy Driving

Health Tip: Reduce Pesticide Exposure

Health Tip: Risk Factors for Heart Disease

Health Tip: Risk Factors for High Cholesterol?

Health Tip: Safe Use of Candles

Health Tip: Sports Safety for Kids

Health Tip: Stay Safe at the Amusement Park

Health Tip: Stay Safe on the School Bus

Health Tip: Staying Safe on the Playground

Health Tip: Swing Set Safety

Health Tip: Taking a Daily Aspirin

Health Tip: The ABCs of School Bus Safety

Health Tip: Tornado Safety

Health Tip: Trick-or-Treating Safely

Health Tip: Try Kickboxing

Health Tip: Understanding Metabolic Syndrome

Health Tip: Use a Ladder Properly

Health Tip: Use Household Chemicals Safely

Health Tip: Use Tools Safely

Health Tip: Using a Carbon Monoxide Detector

Health Tip: Using Hair Dyes

Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt During Pregnancy

Health Tip: What's Behind High Cholesterol?

Health Tip: Where to Keep a Fire Extinguisher

Health Tip: X-Rays at the Dentist

Health Tip: Your Child Must Wear a Bike Helmet

Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms

Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives

Healthy Diet Lowers Death Risk for Women

'Healthy Fat' Chemical Aids Body's Metabolism

Healthy Foods Harder to Find in Poor Neighborhoods

Healthy Heart Tips for a Bad Economy

Healthy Lunches Help Kids' Concentration in School

Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s

Hearing Loss May Be More Widespread Than Thought

Hearing Loss Tops Parents' Concern for Kids

Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese

Heart Attack Care Often Delayed for the Poor

Heart Attack Treatment Speeds Up Nationwide

Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today

Heart Attacks More Common in Winter

Heart Attacks Peak During the Holidays

Heart Blood Vessels Grown in the Lab

Heart Damage After Vascular Surgery Raises Death Risks

Heart Defect Spotted During Surgery May Not Need Repair

Heart Device Recipients Often Not Aware of Recalls

Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk

Heart Disease Gender Gap Narrows

Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens

Heart Disease Starts Early in Life

Heart Docs Often Fail to Order Tests Before Angioplasty

Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter

Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival

Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending

Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses

Heart Failure Drugs Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply

Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy

Heart Failure Raises Risk of Fractures

Heart Failure Raises Risks After Non-Cardiac Surgeries

Heart Failure Treatment Underused

Heart Patients Benefit From At-Home Care, Study Finds

Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant

Heart Risk Can Be Predicted Without Lab Tests

Heart Risk Tied to Inflammatory Protein

Heart Risks Emerging in People With HIV

Heart Risks Rise With Smokeless Tobacco

Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted

Heart Test Deemed OK Before Kidney Transplant

Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids

Heart Valve Implanted Via Catheter Approved

Heart Valves Fashioned From Stem Cells in Umbilical Cord Blood

Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment

Heart-Assist System Approved for Severe Heart Failure

Heartbeat Might One Day Power Pacemakers

Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner

Heart-Pacing Devices Hold Promise for Heart Failure

Heart's Stem Cells Not Created Equally

Heat Exposure a Dangerous Summer Threat

Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier

Heavier Sons Tied to Higher Death Risk for Parents

Heavy Metals Can Taint Wine

Heavy Traffic Can Be Heartbreaking

Helmets Can Save Lives in Winter Sports

Heparin Problems Reported in Germany

Hepatitis B Vaccination Protects Against Liver Cancer

Hepatitis C Therapy Useless for Some

Her Music Eases the End for Dying Patients

Herbal Remedies Can Cause Cardiac Problems

Hidden Salt in Diet Haunts Many With Heart Failure

High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans

High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk

High Blood Fats Tied to Diabetic Nerve Loss

High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans

High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors

High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease

High Blood Sugar Boosts Women's Heart Disease Risk

High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds

High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone

High Insulin May Boost Odds of Breast Cancer

High Lipoprotein Levels Can Cause Heart Disease

High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks

High Resting Heart Rate Spells Trouble for Women

High Salt Levels Common in Many Foods

High-Dose Chemo Fails Against Small Cell Lung Cancers

Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients

Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks

Higher Wealth Linked to Lower Risk of Early Stroke

High-Risk Women May Often Avoid Using Tamoxifen

High-Volume Hospitals Better for Abdominal Aortic Rupture Repairs

Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo

Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age

Hispanic Workers Dying at Higher Rates Than Others

Hispanics Less Likely to Get Repeat Artery Surgery

Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy

HIV 'Atlas' Shows Virus Targeting Minorities

HIV Can Penetrate a Woman's Healthy Genital Skin

HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell

HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants

HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus

HIV Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack

HIV Outbreak Began Decades Earlier Than Thought

HIV Patients May Have Stiffer Arteries

Hodgkin's Survivors Prone to Breast Cancer Later

Holiday Meals With a Calorie-Conscious Twist

Home Blood-Pressure Monitoring Recommended

Home Defibrillators Fail to Boost Survival Rates

Home Dialysis a Good Option for Kidney Disease Patients

Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients

Home Renovations by Affluent Families Can Unleash Lead Threat

Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives

Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors

Hope for Damaged Heart Muscle

Hopes for AIDS Vaccine Still Alive Despite Setbacks

Hormone Drug May Help Drinkers Stay Sober

Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP

Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease

Hormone Therapy for Early Prostate Cancer Not Always Best

Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients

Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer

Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids

Hospital Practices Influence Which Moms Will Breast-Feed

Hospital Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes

Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing

Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths

'Hot' Toys May Not Be the Best Present

Hot-Tub Injuries on the Rise

How Bad Feelings Can Harm Your Health

How Much Fish to Eat While Pregnant?

How to Avoid a Holiday Trip to the ER

How to Have Your Tomatoes, and Eat Them, Too

How to Stay Out of the ER This Summer

How Weight Loss Helps the Heart

HPV Data May Aid Vaccine's Effectiveness

HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes

HRT Dosing May Determine Risks, Benefits

HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women

HRT Increases Stroke Risk

HRT Shrinks the Brain

HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys

Human Heart Can Make New Cells

Human Nose Too Cold for Bird Flu Virus

Human Pacemakers Offer Hope to Ailing Dogs

Human Stem Cell Transplant Helps Brain-Impaired Mice

Hurricane Threats: Time to Batten Down the Hatches

Hybrid Cars Pose Risk to Blind, Visually Impaired

Hydrating Kidney Patients With Sodium Bicarb Has Little Effect

Hydrogen Sulfide Key Player in Blood Pressure Regulation

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest

Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries

Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk

Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors

ICU Docs Less Likely to Discuss End-of-Life Issues With Blacks

ICU Nutritional Program Failed to Boost Outcomes

Illness Presents Diabetics With Special Challenges

Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes

Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood

Imaging IDs Brain Neurons With Preference for Real Words

Imaging of Low Back Pain Fails to Change Outcomes

Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works

Imaging Shows Why Injured Brains 'Work Harder'

Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery

Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise

Immigrants at Lower Stroke Risk Than Long-Term Residents?

Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection

Immune Response May Speed AIDS Progression in Women

Immune System Biomarkers May Predict Early Lung Cancer

Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival

Immune Therapy May Aid Kids With Neuroblastoma

Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought

Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas

Implantable Defibrillators May Not Help Women With Heart Failure

Implanted Defibrillator Might Extend Life

Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People

Implanted Defibrillators Boost Long-Term Survival

Improper Microwaving Led to Pot Pie-Salmonella Outbreak

Improved Fungicides May Be Easier on Environment

In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks

In Some Cities, Spring Swine Flu May Be Easing Fall Outbreak

In Summertime, the Livin' Can Be Buggy

In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog

In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission

In Toys and More, Are Chemicals Safe or Harmful?

In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy

Inactive Teens at Risk for More Behavioral Problems

Incidence of High Cholesterol Drops in U.S.

Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise

Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors

Increased Heart Risk Seen for Retired NFL Players

Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization

Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates

Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged

Indigo Ointment Benefits Psoriasis Patients

Individual Genome Changes Over a Lifetime

Indoor Lightning Injuries On the Rise

Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea

Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital

Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk

Inflammation May Play Role in Sleep Duration

Inflammation, Coagulation Tied to Non-AIDS Deaths in HIV Cases

Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients

Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD

Injectable Vaccines More Effective for Adult Flu Than Nasal Sprays

Injected Medication Errors a Major Problem

Injection May Heal Damaged Heart

Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity

Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's

Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease

Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids

Intensive Insulin Therapy Won't Boost Septic Shock Survival

International Consortium Will Hunt Down Genetics of Cancer

Internet Can Help Curb Drinking Among College Students

Internet Program Helps Problem Drinkers

Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function

Interventions to Promote Breast-Feeding Succeed

Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass

Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots

IPods Don't Interfere With Pacemakers, Study Shows

Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer

Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning

Irregular Heartbeat During Angioplasty Could Raise Death Risk

Irregular Heartbeat Risk Higher in Women With Type 2 Diabetes

Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease

Is Bypass Truly Better than Stenting?

It's Back to Basics to Save a Life

IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries

IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35

Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health

Just Like Skin, Eyes Can 'Burn' in Strong Sun

Keep Fire Safety in Mind as You Celebrate

Keep Your Flu Shots Straight This Fall

Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers

Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake

Key Blood Test Protein May Not Cause Heart Disease

Key Factors Define 'Prolonged Grief'

Key Protein Limits Damage of Heart Attack

Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes

Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival

Kidney Cancers More Likely to Be Diagnosed Early

Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages

Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death

Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective

Kidney Injury While Hospitalized May Lead to Future Dialysis

Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension

Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds

Kidney Patients More Susceptible to Sudden Cardiac Death

Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble

Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients

Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked

Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities

Kids' Eye Injuries From Golf Clubs Rare But Severe

Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First

Kids' Flu Shot Largely Ineffective Over Past Few Years

Kids Given Photos of Sunburn Damage Covered Up Better

Kids Living With Relatives Have Fewer Problems Than Those in Foster Homes

Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes

Kids' Screenings in Place, But Referrals Lacking

Kids Think Glasses Make Others Look Smart, Honest

Kids' Use of Alternative Therapies Often Mimics Parents'

Kids Who Beat Cancer Still Face Heart Risks

Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight

Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk

Kids With Parent in War Zone Face Behavior Risks

Knee Injuries Main Cause of HS Sports Surgeries

Know the Warning Signs of Stroke

Know the Warning Signs of Stroke? Most Don't.

Know Your Odds for Heart Failure

Lab Study Makes Strides in Mending Hearts

Labels on OTC Painkillers Need Improvement

Lack of Sleep Hurts Women's Hearts Most

Ladders, Swings and More Can Cause Peril

Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications

Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

Larger Skin Lesions More Likely to Be Melanoma

Laser Deemed Best Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy

Laser Resurfacing Produces Long-Term Results

Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers

Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems

Laser Therapy Disappoints in Stroke Trial

Late Preterm Birth Poses Developmental Risks

Later School Start Time Cuts Teens' Car Crash Risk

Later Use of Clot-Buster After Stroke Possible: Study

Latest Breast Imaging Techniques Offer New Views

Laughter Can Boost Heart Health

LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics

Lead Exposure in Childhood Linked to Criminal Behavior Later

Leading COPD Drug May Raise Chances of Heart Trouble

Leading COPD Drug Won't Harm Heart: FDA

Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack

Leafy Greens Top Risky Food List

Leave That Ear Wax Alone

Leg Clots May Not Travel to Lungs

Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases

Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease

Less Education May Mean Poorer Health

Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease

Less Invasive Way to Stage Lung Cancer Shows Promise

Less Sensitivity to Hormone May Play Role in Autism

Letter Warns About Tricky Dosing With Liquid Tamiflu for Kids

Levels of Circulating Tumor Cells Could Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome

Life Expectancy in U.S. Hits a New High

Life Expectancy in U.S. Hits New High

Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart

Lifestyle Changes Boost Enzyme Regulating Cell Aging

Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years

Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk

Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk

Light Drinking Poses No Heart Risk for Women

Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly

Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion

Light-Activated Therapy Seems to Rejuvenate Aging Skin

Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps

Limiting Work Hours for Medical Residents Could Be Costly

Link Between Vaccine and MS Unproven

Lip Balms and Glosses May Boost Skin Cancer Risks

Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk

Lithium Beats Valproate for Long-Term Bipolar Therapy

Little Steps Add Up to Major Reductions in Blood Pressure

Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker

Live Chickens on Trucks Could Transmit Dangerous Germs

Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk

Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

Local Health Officials Recognize Threat of Global Warming

Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications

Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria

Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk

Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence

Long-Term Lead Exposure Linked to Heart Deaths

Long-Term Problems Linked to Testicular Cancer Chemo

Long-Term Statin Use Best Way to Cut Cardiovascular Deaths

Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics

Low Blood Pressure During Surgery Boosts Stroke Risk

Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients

Low Childhood IQ Tied to Risk of Later Mental Disorders

Low Doses of Melamine Won't Harm Kids' Kidneys

Low Iron Levels Cut Cancer Risk in Men With PAD

Low Levels of 2 Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Cells Shortened Survival

Low Thyroid Function Linked to Heart Failure Risk

Low Vitamin D Could Raise Death Risk

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart Disease

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages

Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk

Low Vitamin D Levels May Initiate Cancer Development

Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Salt Sensitivity

Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard Times

Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis

Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths

Lower Vitamin D Levels in Blacks May Up Heart Risks

Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks

Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks

Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best

Low-Salt Diet May Not