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1 in 4 Uninsured Are Eligible for Aid But Aren't Enrolled
1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Struggles With Memory Lapses
10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance
2 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's
2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
25 Million Americans Are 'Underinsured'
2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs
79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
A Few Extra Pounds Might Bring Extra Years
A Gene Tweak Could Keep Heart Young
A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble
Abuse of ADHD Drugs on the Rise
'Abuse-Resistant' Form of OxyContin May Be Near
Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring
Acid Reducers May Not Help All With Asthma
Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks
Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision
Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Add More Facts to Drug Ads, Experts Urge
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
ADHD Stimulant Meds Cut Young Girls' Drug Abuse Risk
Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
Aging Brain Can Learn New Tricks
Aging Brain May Contribute to Some Hearing Loss
Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs
Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too
Alert Issued on Use of Blood Thinners
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
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
ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific
Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury
Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
Americans Spend Billions on Alternative Medicine
America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
Anti-Aging Drug Closer to Reality
Antibiotic Combo Fights Resistant TB
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Antibiotics Largest Cause of Drug-Induced Liver Damage
Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Ease Back Pain
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period
Antidepressant Use in U.S. Has Almost Doubled
Anti-Drug TV Campaign Didn't Curb Teen Pot Use: Study
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia
Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients
Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning
Antiviral Drugs Should Be Used Cautiously to Fight Flu, U.S. Says
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Aquarobics May Help Ease Labor
Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
Autumn Sees More Women With Bunion Problems
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
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
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Beta Blocker Blocks Feelings of Bad Memories
Beta Blocker May Shrink Infant Hemangiomas
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta-Blockers Tied to Higher Cataract Risk
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
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
Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed
Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse
Bisphosphonates Cause Rare Eye Inflammation
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against MS
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Cause Skin Lesions
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior
Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
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-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes
Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
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 Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
Cancer Patients Often Stranded in Health Insurance Nightmares
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD
Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
Caregiving May Lengthen Life
Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen AMD
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
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
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Children of U.S. Farmworkers Often Uninsured
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 Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Chronically Ill U.S. Patients Often Skip Care Due to Costs
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Circumcision Rates Too Low
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's
Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
College Freshmen See Rx Drug Misuse More Risky Than Alcohol, Pot
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combat Vets Display Severe Sleep Disorders
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Common Medications Could Cause Physical Impairment in the Elderly
Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age
Compound Reverses Huntington's Symptoms in Mice
Compound Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Computerized Medication Box Approved
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
Cost of Diabetes Care Has Doubled
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease
Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs
Could Chinese Herb Be a Natural Viagra?
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Cyclosporine Eye Drops a Good Deal for Dry Eye
Dads' Substance Use Hurts Expectant Moms' Efforts to Quit
Daily Dose of Vitamin D Helps Prevent Falls in Seniors
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Death Rate 70% Lower at Top U.S. Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
Decongestant Exposure Needs Closer Look
Deep Sedation Becoming More Common for Dying Patients in Holland
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Dementia Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old'
Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death
Depression and Alzheimer's Risk Linked
Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease
Diabetes in Middle Age Raises Alzheimer's Risk
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diabetics Spend Thousands More on Care
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Have Little Effect on Sales: Study
Discharge Plan Cuts Hospital Readmissions, Patient Costs
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Doctors Can Help Lower Hospital Costs
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Know Little About Consumer-Directed Health Plans
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Point Out Gaps in U.S. Health Care
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Doctors Urged to Look for Link Between Type 2 Diabetes, Sleep Apnea
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drink Away Dementia?
Drop in Certain Visual Skills May Precede Alzheimer's
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
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 Combo May Relieve MS Symptoms
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Companies Say No Cold Meds for Kids Under 4
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 for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
Drug Holds Promise Against AIDS
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 Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin
Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
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 May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Shows Promise Against Childhood Epilepsy
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 Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries
Drug Use in Teens May Damage Memory Years Later
Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Might Increase Cancer Risk
Drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome Have Downsides
Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes
Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse Events
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Use of NSAIDs Might Prevent Alzheimer's
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
Economy Driving Women to Skimp on Health Care: Poll
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Doesn't Slow Alzheimer's Decline
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Elder Boom Will Be Felt Worldwide
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
Electronic Prescribing Saves Patients Money
End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk
Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's
ER Visit Leaves Many Confused
ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Estrogen Cream No Match for Sun-Damaged Skin
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End
Exercise Benefits Even the Oldest Old
Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Exercise Keeps the Brain Young
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients
Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
Exercise Tips to Keep Boomers on Their Feet
Exercise, Education Keep You Sharp in Old Age
Existing Drug May Lead to ALS Treatment
Expanding Health Coverage May Not Improve Access
Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Extended Antiviral May Benefit Kidney Transplant Patients
Extended Therapy Helps Drug-Addicted Teens
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Eye Care Checkups Tied to Insurance Status
Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Study
Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk
Fall Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less
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
Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle
Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Father's Age a Factor in Infertility
FDA Approves New Drug for Severe Epilepsy
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Details Access to 'Investigational' Drugs
FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
FDA Faults Drug Information for Consumers
FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
FDA Goes After Unapproved Eye Washes, Skin Ointments
FDA Identifies Contaminant in Blood-Thinning Drug
FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA Issues Health Alert on Kids' Tamiflu Dosages
FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics
FDA Mandates New Warnings for Botox
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads
FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients
FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Reverses Stance on Removal of Morphine Painkiller
FDA Seeks Better Regulation of Painkillers
FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs
FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA Wants More Time to Study Cold Meds for Kids
FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products
FDA Warns Drug Makers to Stop Selling Unapproved Prescription Painkillers
FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
FDA Warns Users on Psoriasis Drug
FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 11 Countries
Fear of Job Loss May Be Worse Than Loss Itself
Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates
Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems
Few Young Adults Seek Treatment for Psych Disorders
Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Fewer Women Are Having Mammograms
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
Firm Says Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Is Possible
Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted With Common Medications
Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk
Fitness Fades Fast After 45
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's
Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly
Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
For a Healthier Retirement, Work a Little
For Adolescents, Inhalants Are Drug of Choice
For All Their Plusses, Pets Pose a Risk for Falls, Too
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
For Some, More Costly Care Is Not by Choice
Foreclosures Plunge People Into Depression
Fosamax Linked to Unusual Femur Fractures
Fractures in Older Adults Up Death Risk
Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
Free Drug Samples Hike Out-of-Pocket Costs
Free Drug Samples May End Up Costing More
Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids
Fruits and Veggies May Strengthen Bones
Gains Against Heart Failure Reported
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
Gene Linked to Form of Parkinson's Disease
Gene Mutation Improves Response to Lung Cancer Drug
Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return
Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use
Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix
Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
Gene Variant Protects Black Heart Failure Patients
Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes Give Clues to Age-Linked Eye Trouble
Genes May Predict Lymphoma Treatment Outcome
Genetic Factors Affect Codeine's Work as Painkiller
Genetics May Help Fine-Tune Warfarin Dosage
Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's
Giving Swine Flu Drug by IV Could Save Lives
Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
Glaucoma May Boost Cardiovascular Death Risk in Blacks
Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing
Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System
Government Picks Up Health Tab of Uninsured Workers
Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer's
Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men
Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids
Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs
Gulf War Illness Strongly Linked to Chemical Exposure
Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
Half of U.S. Babies Living Today May Reach 100
Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer
Hazardous Falls Don't Have to Happen
Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag
Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Care Varies From State to State
Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket
Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes
Health Needs of Autistic Children Often Unmet
Health Tip: Age Affects the Senses
Health Tip: Aging Hair and Nails
Health Tip: Before You Take an NSAID
Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
Health Tip: Benefitting From Adult Day Care
Health Tip: Bones, Muscles and Aging
Health Tip: Choosing an Assisted Living Option
Health Tip: Common Immune System Problems as You Age
Health Tip: Dental Care for Seniors
Health Tip: Dental Visits for Older Patients
Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors
Health Tip: Depression in Seniors
Health Tip: Dietary Needs of Aging Women
Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea
Health Tip: Early-Stage Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Exercise for Bone Health
Health Tip: Fire Safety for Seniors
Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication
Health Tip: Getting Older and Weakened Immunity
Health Tip: Getting Up After a Fall
Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine
Health Tip: Good Shoes Can Prevent Falls
Health Tip: Have Unused Medications?
Health Tip: Having a Baby After Age 35
Health Tip: Help Prevent Medical Errors
Health Tip: If Your Child Takes Medicine
Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children
Health Tip: Keep Seniors Safe at Home
Health Tip: Make Your Home Fall-Proof
Health Tip: Manage Medications Safely
Health Tip: Medications and Pregnancy
Health Tip: Mixing Drinks With Medicines
Health Tip: More Than You Can Chew
Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
Health Tip: Protect Aging Feet
Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy
Health Tip: Take Medications Safely
Health Tip: Take Medicines As Prescribed
Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
Health Tip: Wear and Tear on the Knees
Health Tip: What Seniors Eat
Health Tip: When Dementia Is Treatable
Health Tip: When Older Adults Drink
Health Tip: When Seniors Have Trouble Sleeping
Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women
Health-Care Reform Could Be Obama's Toughest Challenge
Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives
Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Women's Longevity
Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
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
Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem
Heat Exposure a Dangerous Summer Threat
Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Helping Seniors Beat the Holiday Blues
High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood
High Co-Pays Keeping Chronically Ill From Their Meds
High Costs Force Third of Americans to Skip Needed Health Care
High Doses of Vitamin E Lengthen Lives of Alzheimer's Patients
High Rate of Rehospitalizations Costing Billions
High-Dose Flu Shot Benefits Elderly
Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients
High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones
Hip Fracture Odds Rise With Women's Age
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
Hip, Knee Replacements Do Ease Symptoms
HIV Can Re-Emerge From a Single Cell
HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection
HIV Patients Living Longer
HIV Tests Cost-Effective for Some Seniors
Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems
Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives
Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors
Honey Bees on Cocaine 'Dance' When Food Is Found
Hormone Drug May Help Drinkers Stay Sober
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients
Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer
Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids
Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths
How Old Is Too Old to Work?
How Safe Are Popular Reflux Drugs?
HRT Shrinks the Brain
Hypertension Might Hinder Thinking
Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk
Ibuprofen Rated Best for Pain of Broken Arms
If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?
If Parents Had Alzheimer's, Aging May Come Early
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors
Independent Audit of Global Child Immunizations Urged
Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea
Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients
Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD
Inner Ear Dysfunction Puts Older Adults at Risk of Falls
Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Insurance Matters When It Comes to Kids' Health Care
Insured Kids With Uninsured Parents Miss Needed Health Care
Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits
Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer
Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?
Job Loss Has Long-Term Impact on Social Lives
Job, Education May Buffer Against Dementia
Keep Your Flu Shots Straight This Fall
Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake
Key Vioxx Research Was Written by Merck, Documents Allege
Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
Knee Replacement Considered a Good Value
Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice
Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
Lack of Good Sleep Might Be Deadly
Lack of Insurance Raises Abused Babies' Death Risk
Lack of Insurance to Blame for Almost 45,000 Deaths: Study
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
Leprosy Drug Holds Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
Letter Warns About Tricky Dosing With Liquid Tamiflu for Kids
Leukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer Patients
Leukemia Risk From MS Drug May Be Up
Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
Life Expectancy in U.S. Hits a New High
Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Light-Activated Therapy Seems to Rejuvenate Aging Skin
Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life
Limiting Work Hours for Medical Residents Could Be Costly
Living Healthily on Less
Living to 100 Doesn't Mean Living Poorly
Longer Hormone Treatment May Improve Prostate Cancer Outlook
Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications
Long-Term Antibiotic Use Affects 'Good' Gut Bacteria
Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions
Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics
Low Vitamin D Tied to Depression in Older Adults
Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
Lower Drinking Age Linked to Later-Life Problems
Lowering BP in Dialysis Cases Cuts Heart Risks
Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006
Lymphedema Raises Cost of Breast Cancer Care
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Majority of U.S. Doctors Back National Insurance Plan
Make Nursing Homes More Like Home: Medicare
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
Male Partner Violence Hurts Women's Health Worldwide
Mammograms Still a Good Idea for Elderly Women
Managing Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Cuts Stroke Risk
Many Alzheimer's Caregivers Admit to Abusive Behavior
Many Americans Share Prescription Meds
Many Americans Still Leery of Swine Flu Vaccine
Many Cancer Survivors Don't Adopt Healthy Lifestyle
Many Hispanics Shut Out of U.S. Health Care System
Many in U.S. Prisons Lack Good Health Care
Many Kids Lack Insurance, Despite Having Insured Parents
Many Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
Many Patients Don't Pursue Referrals
Many Phase 3 Cancer Drug Trials Yield Effective Medicines
Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
Many Trial Reports on FDA-Approved Drugs Go Unpublished
Marijuana Linked to Aggressive Testicular Cancer
Marriage Ends, Health Declines
Married Folks Still the Healthiest
Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children
Media Doesn't Often Mention Pharma Funding on Research
Medical Bills Driving Most Middle-Class Bankruptcies
Medical Debt Sending Many Over Financial Brink
Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions
Medical Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts
Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
Medicare Costs Soar for Cancer Care
Medicare Advantage Plans Get Lion's Share of Insurers' Ad Dollars
Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health
Medicare Drug Plan Still Needs Work
Medicare Faces Challenges Caring for Chronically Ill
Medicare Part D: What to Expect This Open Enrollment Period
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Shows Mixed Results
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
Medicare to Pay Bonuses for 'E-Prescribing'
Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors
Medicare's Monthly Premium Won't Rise in 2009
Medication May Improve Scar Healing
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics
Medication Review May Help With Heart Failure
Medications That Lower Breast Cancer Risk Carry Other Dangers
Mediterranean Diet Aids the Aging Brain: Study
Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom
Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival
Memory Loss Tied to Brain's White Matter
Memory Problems Tied to Sound Processing Disorder
Men More Likely to Develop Cognitive Problems
Men Who Get Active in Midlife Live Longer
Men With Low Testosterone Not Receiving Treatment
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Mental Activity Seems to Keep the Brain Vital
Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying
Mental Test Spots Alzheimer's Risk
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
Methamphetamine Abuse Costs U.S. $23.4 Billion
Middle Class Uninsured Kids' Health Risk Almost as High as Poor Children's
Midlife Heart Risk Factors Linked to Later Dementia
Midwest and Northeast May Face Surgeon Shortage
Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'
Millions in U.S. Can't Afford Health Insurance
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Minorities More Likely to Die in ER
Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases
Minority Clinics Tougher on Doctors
Mishandling Money May Foreshadow Alzheimer's
Mistrust May Cause People to Put Off Treatment
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control
Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age
Money Woes Keeping Many Couples From Fertility Treatments
More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia
More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts
More Educated Choose Healthier Foods, But Pay More
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
More Seniors Falling Victim to Escalator Injuries
More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat
More Vitamin D in Childhood Cuts Later Diabetes Risk
More Whole Grains May Mean Less Fat
More Young People Going Without Health Insurance
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot
Most Depressed Teens Don't Get Treatment
Most Early-Onset Dementia Not Alzheimer's
Most Fit Have Less Brain Atrophy From Alzheimer's
Most Insured Adults Worry About Health Care Costs: Poll
Most Medicare Drug Premiums Same or Lower in 2009
Most Newer Antipsychotics No Better Than Older Ones, Just Different
Most Off-Label Cancer Drug Use for Palliative Care
Most Older Americans Living Longer and Better
Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Health Care
Most Women Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Multivitamins Might Prolong Life
Muscle Mass Won't Grow in Women Over 80
Nanoparticles May Help Attack Cancer More Directly
Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders
Narcolepsy Drug Might Be Addictive
National Scorecard Ranks Palliative Care Across Country
Nausea Drug Shows Promise Against Opioid Addiction
Neighborhood Safety Is Linked to Disability
New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon
New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes
New Antibiotic Could Shorten TB Treatment
New Anti-Clotting Pill Works Well in Trials
New Anti-Clotting Treatment Urged for Cancer Patients
New Benefits From Old Heart Measures
New Cancer Patients Retain Little Medical Information
New Class of Drugs May Fight Alzheimer's
New Class of Drugs Might Cause Congenital Heart Defects
New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions
New Compound Might Be Improvement Over Allergy Shots
New Compound Slows HIV Replication
New Diabetes Drug Works Well in Trial
New Drug for Brain Cancer Too Dangerous for Pediatric Patients
New Drug Helps Relieve Gout
New Drug May Help Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis
New Drug Shows Promise Against Heartbeat Abnormality
New Drug Shows Promise for Rheumatoid Arthriitis
New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer
New Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Schizophrenia
New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension
New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy
New Hope for Parkinson's Patients
New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers
New Imaging Identifies Types of Liver Disease
New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money
New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Migraine Drug Shows Promise
New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers
New MS Therapies Show Promise
New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver
New Psoriasis Pill Appears Effective
New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin
New Statistical Model Could Cut Needless Breast Biopsies
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Treatments Hold Hope for Failing Eyes
New Type of Stent Appears Safe, Effective
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance
Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain
Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
Newer Drugs No Better Than Older Ones for Childhood Schizophrenia
Newer Sedative May Reduce Delirium in ICU Patients
Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection
Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
Nighttime Urination Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Elderly
No Definitive Link Seen Between Vytorin and Cancer
No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
Not All Dementia Is Called Alzheimer's
Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes Fare Better in Studies
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline
Number of Uninsured Americans Drops
Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease
Obama Backs Health Care Reform
Obama Taps Alabama Doctor to Be Surgeon General
Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans
Oh-So-Cold Temperatures Plague Older People
Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
Older Adults Get Drunk Faster Than Younger Drinkers
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
Older Adults Who Exercise Boost Blood Flow in Brain
Older Americans May Lack Adequate Nutrition
Older Brains May Not Be So Small After All
Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought
Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds
Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate
Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
Older Drugs Better at Fighting Depression in Parkinson's Patients
Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
Older Problem Gamblers Face Increased Suicide Risk
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than Men
Omega-3 Foods May Lower Eye Disease Risk
On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English
Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control
One in 10 High School Seniors Have Used Narcotic Painkillers
One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
One in Five Working Adults Said to Lack Health Insurance
One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
One-Quarter of Biologic Drugs Have Had Safety Issues
One-Third of Dementia Cases Laid to Small Blood Vessel Damage
One-Third of Diabetics Have Sleep Apnea
One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
Online System Could Cut Referrals to Dermatologists
Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy
Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70
Optimal Warfarin Dosing Improves Anticoagulation Control
Oral Drug Ups Survival in Advanced Prostate Cancer Cases
Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement
Osteoporosis Drug Prompts Increase in Certain Bone Cells
Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors
Osteoporosis May Raise Risk for Vertigo
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk
Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
Paid Family Leave Program Goes Mostly Unused
Pain Robs Years From Folks at Mid-Life
Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults
Painkiller May Prevent Diabetes-Related Retinal Damage
Painkillers Boost Muscle Mass Among Weight-Training Elderly
Painkillers Linked to Increase in Overdose Deaths
Painkillers Lower PSA Test Readings
Palliative Care Programs Could Boost Hospitals' Bottom Line
Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels
Parkinson's Drugs Again Linked to Compulsive Disorders
Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors
Parkinson's Patients More Prone to Vitamin D Deficiency
Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
Pay-for-Performance Doesn't Shortchange Patients
People With Huntington's Report Discrimination
Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's
Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers
Pfizer to Pay Record Fine in Fraud Probe
'Phase 0' Trials Aim to Speed Cancer Drug Development
Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
Pill Could Boost Sports Performance
Pill Reduces Relapses in MS Patients
Plaques, Tangles in Brain Don't Always Lead to Alzheimer's
Plastic Surgeons Stay Busy in Recession
Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk
Playing Video Games May Boost Older Brains
Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack
Poll Shows Strong Support for Obama Health Care Reforms
Poor Night Vision May Predict Age-Related Eye Disease
Poor Sense of Smell May Be Early Sign of Parkinson's
Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination
Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding
Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers
Pot Might Blunt Damage of Binge Drinking
Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells
Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness
Pot-Smoking Drivers Tied to Range of Road Accidents
Poverty Raises Mortality Risk With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism
Prescription Chondroitin May Help Knee Osteoarthritis
'Prescription Switching' Would Make Most Patients Unhappy
Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
Program Helps Homeless Cut Use of Emergency Services
Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought
Prostate Meds Not Tied to Increased Hip Fracture Risk
Protein Clumps May Appear Years Before Memory Problems
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Protein Might Mute Effects of Methamphetamine
Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's
Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young
Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Pulled From U.S. Market
Psych Patients With Cost-Sharing Plans Use More Services
Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk
Psychotherapy Works Best Over the Long Term
Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Questions Continue About Using Beta Blockers Before Surgery
Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death
Quick Saliva Test May One Day Diagnose Diseases
Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
Racial Disparities Widespread in Kidney Patient Outcomes
Racial Disparity in Death Rate May Be Avoidable
Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling
Rapid Weight Loss in Seniors Signals Higher Dementia Risk
Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected
Reading, Games Help Keep Aging Memories Sharp
Recent Cancer Screening Changes Leave Many Confused
Recession Adds to Ranks of Americans With Depression
Recession Scrambling Health Spending in U.S.
Red Wine Compound Helps Heart, May Slow Aging
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Report Compares Health-Care Platforms of Presidential Candidates
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Report Finds Big Disparities in Well-Being of U.S. Kids