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Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk
News
You
May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention
1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
2 Years of Hormone Use May Be 'Safe'
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Diabetes Drugs Double Fracture Risk in Women
2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
2 or More Sodas a Day Boost Women's Kidney Risks
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
2nd Knee Surgery Common Among Young Patients
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Fat That May Keep You Thin
A Few Extra Pounds Might Bring Extra Years
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors
A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat
A Winning Strategy to Beat Spring Sporting Injuries
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abnormal Protein May Signal Pancreatic Cancer
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
Accumulated Lead May Affect Older Women's Brains
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
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
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes
Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Almost Half of Women Have Sexual Problems
Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
Among Obese Diabetics, Sleep Apnea May Be Common
Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children
Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients
Anesthesia, Exertional Heat Deaths May Be Linked
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer
Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found
Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Antioxidants Pose No Melanoma Threat
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Any Old Cane
Won't
Do
Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are We Exercising Pain Away? Not So Much.
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Artificial Light Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink
Asperger Syndrome Tied to Low Cortisol Levels
Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer
Aspirin Reduces Asthma Risk Among Older Women
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
Autism Tied to Older Moms, Breech Birth
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
Autumn Sees More Women With Bunion Problems
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Beetroot Juice May Boost Stamina
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Belly Fat May Make Migraines More Likely
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Better Pap Smear Follow-Up Needed Among Lower-Income Women
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians
Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis
Birth Control Pills Linked to Lupus Risk
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Bladder Problems May Often Be Related to Mental Health
Blocking Oncogene Can Stop Spread of Ovarian Cancer
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers
Blood Mercury Levels Rising Among U.S. Women
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Test May Predict Postpartum Depression
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Blood-Sugar Spikes Send Testosterone Levels Down
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
Bone Density Predicts Chances of Breast Cancer
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
Bone Loss Stable on Restricted Calorie Diet
Bone Therapy May Not Always Need Monitoring
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Chemical Could Spur Lovesickness
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes
BRCA Mutations Don't Spot All High-Risk Women
Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women
Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers
Breast Cancer Numbers Dip Most in Wealthy, Urban Areas
Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Works in Fewer, But Higher Doses
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
Breast Cancer Test Rates Drug Therapy Candidates
Breast Cancer Unchanged in Black Women, Despite Drop in HRT Use
Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease
Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising
Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort
Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
Breast-Conserving Surgery Leaves Many Cancer Patients Disappointed
Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
Breast-Feeding May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Breast-feeding OK for Most Moms with MS
Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years
Brisk Walk Can Help Leave Common Cold Behind
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Bye, Bye Back Fat?
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk
Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection
Calcium Helps Ward Off Colon Cancer
Calcium Supplements Cut Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy
Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species
Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts
Cancer Patients Often Stranded in Health Insurance Nightmares
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends
Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread
Cell Protein Could Help Spur Malignancy
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Called Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Just for Teens
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Changes Reduced Infections From Medical Abortion
Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier
Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Chemo Plus Palliative Care Reaps Benefits
Chemotherapy Linked to Sleep-Wake Cycle Disruptions
Chemotherapy Superior to New Drug for Early Breast Cancer
Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers
Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking
Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
Child-Care Relationships Tied to Kids' Stress Levels
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk
Cola May Be Bad to the Bones
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Stopped in Its Tracks in Swiss Study
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot
Color Red Makes Men Amorous
Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes
Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound Targets, Destroys Cancer Stem Cells in Mice
Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease
Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
'Crime Boss' Gene May Spur Breast Cancer
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids
Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Debt-Linked Stress May Spur Premature Delivery
Deciphering the Language of Intoxication
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Delayed Sleep Pattern Tied to Irregular Menstrual Cycles
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise
Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment
Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression May Hasten Cancer Death
Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
Diabetes Cases Expected to Double in 25 Years
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetes Linked to Depression During and After Pregnancy
Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility
Diabetics Less Likely to Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study
Dietary Fiber Cuts Risk of Pregnancy Complication
Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat
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
Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Disease Diagnosis Can Spur Change in Lifestyle
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos
DNA Variations May Alter Risk of Hodgkin's Disease
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?
Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Don't Get Lazy About Lawn-Mower Safety
Don't Let Injury Spoil Outdoor Summer Fun
Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain
Drinkers May Exercise More Than Teetotalers
Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Drinking, Weight, Depression Linked in Young Women: Study
Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Due to Drop in HRT Use
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug to Prevent Preterm Labor Shows Little Benefit
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Dying Wishes Followed More Often for Whites
Early Breast Cancer No More Likely to Return in Young Women
Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients
Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk
Early Mobility Best for ICU Patients
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Fish, Breast-Feeding Boost Infant Development
Eating Habits in the Obese May Echo Drug Addicts' Patterns
Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity
Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
Eating Strategies for Healthier Holiday Parties
Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll
ED an Indicator of Men's Health
Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices
Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk
Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Breast Cancer
E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits
Embolization a Nonsurgical Way to Treat Fibroids
Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits
Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
Epilepsy Drug May Raise Autism Risk in Offspring
Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk
ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Extends Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Estrogen Cream No Match for Sun-Damaged Skin
Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Estrogen May Help Men's Hearts
Estrogen Plays Surprise Role in Breast Cancer Treatment
Estrogen Supplements May Raise Odds of Benign Breast Disease
European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards
Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Evolution May Have Made Humans More Cancer Prone
Excess Drinking Shrinks the Brain
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis
Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
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 Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
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
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise
Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer
Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma
Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Experts Optimistic About Melanoma Vaccine
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks
'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Extra Pounds During
and Between
Pregnancies Can Pose Problems
Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Extremely Preemie Babies Prone to Behavior Woes Later On
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant
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
Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters
Family Discussion Plays Role in Breast Cancer Awareness
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family History Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk
Family History of Melanoma Doubles Parkinson's Risk
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Family History Ups Breast Cancer Risk Even Without BRCA Gene
Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls Avoid Drugs, Alcohol
Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body
Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity
Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive
FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
Female Hormones Deter Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
Female Incontinence a Prevalent Problem
Female Mammals May Select Out Competing Sperm
Female Supervisors More Likely to Be Sexually Harassed
Female Surgeons Like What They Do, Survey Finds
Fertility Drug Shows Potential Against Hot Flashes
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Few Student-Athletes Survive Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Fewer Steps Per Day Send Disease Markers Up
Fewer Sugary Drinks Key to Weight Loss
Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke
Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms
Fighting Cancer With a Pen
Finding Fitness on the Dance Floor
Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer
First-Ever Mapping of Cancer Patient's Genome
First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped by Surgery
Fitness a Key Element in Determining Male Diabetic's Longevity
Fitness Fades Fast After 45
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer
Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss
Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Folic Acid and Other B Vitamins Won't Help Prevent Cancer
Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart
Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
Folic Acid Supplements Raise Prostate Cancer Risk
Food as Medicine?
Food Phosphates Might Spur Lung Cancer
Football Can Shrink Players
For Health Info, Women Often Turn to the Web
For Hispanics, a Unique Cancer Profile Emerges
For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip
For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary
For Some Doctors, Empathy Is in Short Supply
For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt
For Women, a Happy Marriage Means Sweet Dreams
For Young Ballplayers, Support and Caution Are Key
Formaldehyde May Endanger Funeral Workers
Formula Samples Hinder Breast-Feeding Efforts
Fosamax Linked to Unusual Femur Fractures
Fractures in Older Adults Up Death Risk
Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer
Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
Freezing Ovaries Preserves Fertility, Scientists Report
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses
'Fresh' Transfusions Improve Odds for Cancer Patients After Surgery
'Freshman 15' Theory Takes a Pounding
Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study
Fruits, Vegetables, Teas May Cut Smokers' Cancer Risk
Full-Body Scans May Help the Highly Cancer-Prone
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure
Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
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 Post-Concussion Healing
Gene Activity May Explain Deadlier Breast Cancers Among Younger Women
Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy
Gene Boosts Drinkers' Colon Cancer Risk
Gene Boosts Resistance to Chemo Drug
Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness
Gene Connections Key to Brain Tumor Growth
Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers
Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer
Gene Discovery May Advance Head and Neck Cancer Therapy
Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
Gene May Be Key to Pregnancy Complication
Gene May Explain Women's Heightened Lupus Risk
Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks
Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis
Gene Profiles Might Help Guide Lung Cancer Care
Gene Screen Could Help Spot Melanoma
Gene Signature for Liver Cancer Recurrence Found
Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Test Could Predict Thyroid Cancer Risk
Gene Test May Help Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma
Gene Test Might Predict Tamoxifen's Effectiveness
Gene Therapy Helps Dogs Stricken With Cancer
Gene Therapy May Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
Gene Variant Raises Risk for Brain Cancer at Young Age
Gene Variant Raises Risk of Uterine Fibroids
Gene Variant Tied to Smokers' Risk of Lung Cancer
Gene Variants Behind Vulnerability to Yeast Infections
Gene Variation Linked to Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer
Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Genes Linked to Spread of Breast Cancer
Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease