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1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today

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2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective

2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions

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2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients

2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use

2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks

22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months

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2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective

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3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread

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3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'

3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke

3M Injected Drug Users Worldwide Could Be HIV-Positive

40 Swine Flu Cases Now Reported in U.S.

5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs

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76 Children Dead From Swine Flu: CDC

79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills

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9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma

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9/11's Health Effects Lingered for Years

A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk

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A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure

A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat

A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits

A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries

Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk

Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble

Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity

Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics

Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs

Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke

Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma

Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup

Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk

Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk

Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk

Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk

Active Video Games Count as Exercise

Active Video Games Help Kids Exercise

Active Young Women Need Calcium, Vitamin D

Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention

Actress Helps Promote New Campaign for Meningitis Vaccine

Acute Coronary Events Drop After Italy's Public Smoking Ban

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever

Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls

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ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk

Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise

Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen

Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease

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Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults

After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off

Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants

Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer

Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs

Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth

Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too

Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack

Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure

Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea

'Airport Malaria' Risk Rising With Global Warming

Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First

Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death

Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too

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Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender

Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners

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All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled

Allergies Dampen Sex Lives

Almost 6 Million U.S. Cases of Swine Flu in First Few Months

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Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems

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Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble

America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes

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Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health

Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle

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An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment

An Allergy Checklist for Holiday Gatherings

Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients

Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities

Anesthesia, Exertional Heat Deaths May Be Linked

Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death

Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary

Another Report Finds Swine Flu Targeting the Young

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Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat

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Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections

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Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period

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Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack

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Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients

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At Least 114 U.S. Kids Dead From Swine Flu

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At U.S. Colleges, Binge Drinking Is on the Rise

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Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis

Autumn Chores Often Hazardous

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Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk

Babies Injured in Car Seats Used Outside of Cars

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Backyard Raccoon 'Latrines' Harbor Hidden Dangers

Bacterial Infections May Be Overlooked in SIDS Cases

Bad Reaction No Good Reason to Avoid Future Shots

Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes

Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use

Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk

Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers

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Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health

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Bayer Marketing Two Unapproved Aspirin Products: FDA

Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback

Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina

Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight

Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense

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Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery

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Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'

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Beware of Dog Bites

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Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later

Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss

Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity

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Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill

Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

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Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction

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Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps

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Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes

Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's

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Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics

Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial

Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight

Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near

Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics

Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant

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Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability

Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet

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Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet

Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late

Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths

Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates

Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine

Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men

Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior

Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior

Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On

Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look

Breast Milk Molecule Gives Mom's Immunity to Baby

Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys

Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers

Breathe Easier Knowing Spring's Pollen Triggers

Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma

Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation

Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind

Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients

'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

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

Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease

Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk

Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk

Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect

Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?

Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger

Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation

Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma

Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients

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

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

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

Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely

Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22

Casual Smokers at Greater Risk for Alcohol-Use Disorders

Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss

Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants

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

Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust

Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids

Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets

Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated

Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention

Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel

Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries

Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S.

Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels

Childhood Asthma, Allergies Traced to Womb

Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk

Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On

Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise

Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System

Children Can Develop Tolerance to Egg Allergy

Children Move Less as They Get Older

Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured

Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders

Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans

China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread

Chlorine in Pools Raises Kids' Asthma, Allergy Risk

Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk

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

Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory

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 Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk

Cleaning Up the World's Sanitation

Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers

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

Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia

Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns

Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly

Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test

College Night Owls Have Lower Grades

Colleges Move to Limit Swine Flu's Spread

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low

Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease

Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely

Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders

Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks

Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early

Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids

Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies

Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes

Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze

Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy

Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking

Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations

Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks

Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength

Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia

Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing

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

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

Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image

Continuous Doctor Care Key to Childhood Screenings

Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study

Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness

Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?

Could Swine Flu Panic Be Worse Than Outbreak Itself?

Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis

Course of West Nile Infection Charted

CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes

Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab

CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis

CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries

Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts

Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit

Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards

Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed

Dangerous Toys Still on Store Shelves, Report Finds

Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies

Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure

Daycare Infants Less Likely to Develop Asthma

Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow

Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care

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

DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice

DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell

Delivery-Related Infant Deaths Decline in Scotland

Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries

Dental Implants Need More Work Than Root Canals

Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs

Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth

Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke

Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes

Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines

Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers

Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator

Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients

Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes

Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults

Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow

Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget

Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk

Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome

Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks

Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study

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 Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes

Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs

Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency

Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment

Disinfectants Can Boost Bacteria's Resistance to Treatment

Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women

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 Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings

Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides

Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery

Doctors Issue New Neuropathy Test Guidelines

Doctors Often Overestimate Patients' Health Literacy

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

Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?

Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer

Dog Flu May Have Been Active as Early as 1999

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

Don't Get Lazy About Lawn-Mower Safety

Don't Let Injury Spoil Outdoor Summer Fun

Don't Lose Sight of Halloween Safety

Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain

Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating

Drinkers May Exercise More Than Teetotalers

Drinking Before 15 Boosts Risk of Later Alcohol Abuse

Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression

Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous

Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors

Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk

Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss

Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth

Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions

Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder

Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise

Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease

Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean

Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus

Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's

Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas

Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB

Drug Shields Mice From Emphysema

Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes

Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Patients Urged

Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States

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 Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths

Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring

Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients

Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies

Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy

Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients

Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia

Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk

Eating Less May Hinder Immune System

Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties

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

Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices

Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis

Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes

Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies

Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens

E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits

Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health

End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome

Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs

Environmental Chemicals May Affect Male Reproduction

EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers

Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk

Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention

ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies

ER Visit Leaves Many Confused

ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006

Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes

Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist

Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers

Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More

Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia

Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA

Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report

European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards

Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR

Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart

Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks

Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated

Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries

Even Mismatched Cord Blood Can Help Kids

Even Small Amounts of Lead Harmful to Kids

Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child

Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis

Exercise 30 Minutes a Day? Who Knew!

Exercise Benefits Even the Oldest Old

Exercise Boosts Bone Density in Breast-Feeding Moms

Exercise Boosts Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women

Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue

Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment

Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too

Exercise During Pregnancy Keeps Newborn Size Normal

Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids

Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients

Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome

Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor

Exercise Keeps the Brain Young

Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery

Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer

Exercise May Help in Leukemia Recovery

Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss

Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study

Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure

Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients

Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries

Exercise Protects Black Women From Type 2 Diabetes

Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...

Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines

Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009

Exercise Tips to Keep Boomers on Their Feet

Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients

Exercise, Education Keep You Sharp in Old Age

Exercising Throat Muscles May Relieve Sleep Apnea

Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments

Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds

Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma

Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV

Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products

Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu

Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective

Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature

Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link

Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts

Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress

Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ

Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy

Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death

Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults

Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs

Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant

Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk

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

Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters

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 Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates

Family Income Impacts Children's Health

Family Study Associates Pesticide Use With Parkinson's Risk

Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs

Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body

Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men

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

FDA Approves 4 Swine Flu Vaccines

FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010

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 No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk

FDA Halts New Applications From Indian Drug Maker's Plant

FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug

FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses

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 Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads

FDA Panel OKs Newer Antipsychotics for Children

FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients

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 Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers

FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug

FDA: Company Knowingly Shipped Tainted Peanut Products

FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries

Fertilizer Ban Makes a Difference

Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure

Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates

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 Doses, Intramuscular Injection Cut Anthrax Shot Side Effects

Fewer Steps Per Day Send Disease Markers Up

Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products

Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke

Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes

Finding Fitness on the Dance Floor

Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients

Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer

Firm Parents Keep Teen Drivers Safe

First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company

First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog

First Swine Flu Death Reported in U.S.

First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery

Fish Oil's Benefits Remain Elusive

Fitness a Key Element in Determining Male Diabetic's Longevity

Fitness Fades Fast After 45

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 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

Focusing on CPR Improves Survival

Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby

Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk

Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief

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 Allergy Facts Need More Focus

Food Allergy Labeling Not Always Accurate

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 Every Blow to the Head, Quick Action Is Urged

For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better

For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary

For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists

For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home

For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt

For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key

Formula Puts Doctor, Patient Glucose Readings on Same Page

Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts

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

Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits

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

Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes

Gender Plays Role in Post-Concussion Healing

Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance

Gene Mutation Puts Some Kids at Risk for Tobacco Addiction

Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease

Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis

Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs

Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma

Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation

Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix

Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response

Gene Variations, Secondhand Smoke Linked to Early Asthma

Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts

Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke

Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease

Genes May Help Drive Rotator Cuff Injury

Genetic Approach Boosts Yeast Infection Treatment

Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients

Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure

Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller

Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

Genetically Engineered Mice Regenerate Beta Cells

Genetics, Social Factors Tied to Male Delinquency

Geographical Pattern Eyed in 1991 Gulf War Cases of ALS

Germicide Might Guard Against HIV Infection

Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher for Asian-White Couples

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

Get in Step With Summer Foot Care

Get Ready for Ragweed

Get Smart About Swine Flu for Back-to-School

Get the Most Out of Your Run

Get Your Vaccine for Seasonal Flu, Experts Urge

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

Global Attention to Snakebites Is Unmet

Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus

Global Warming May Bring More Respiratory Woes

Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved

Glucose Control Pays Long-Term Benefits for Diabetics

Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work

Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for Regulation

Golf Course Insecticides Pose Little Danger to Players

Good Oral Hygiene May Protect Against Heart Infections

Good Warm-Ups Could Halve Sports Injuries

Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System

Gradual Exercise Best After Joint Replacement

Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kids' Injury Risk in Half

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

Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men

Guideline Urges HIV Tests for All Patients 13 and Older

Gum Care Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes and Its Complications

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. 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

Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away

Hard, Cold Facts About Frostbite

Have Fun -- But Be Safe -- This Summer

'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought

Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag

Head Injuries All Too Common in Summer Play

Head-First Slide a Heads-Up Play

Health Experts Plot Strategy for Swine Flu Vaccine

Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed

Health Tip: Coping With COPD

Health Tip: Aerobic Exercise

Health Tip: After Your Medical Appointment

Health Tip: Allergies and Your Eyes

Health Tip: Asthmatics Don't Have to Stop Exercising