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- With Rare Disorders, Misdiagnosis and Desperation Prevail
- Sleep Loss, Marijuana Use Linked in Teen Social Networks
- Health Highlights: March 19, 2010
- Clinical Trials Update: March 19, 2010
- Rising Drug Prices Slam Some Medicare Recipients
- Acne Drug May Help in the Fight Against AIDS
- High-Dose Zocor Boosts Muscle Injury Risk: FDA
- Pregnancy Dampens Memory
- Showdown Over Health-Care Reform Bill Heats Up
- For Elderly, Giving Up Driving Can Be Tough
- More Patients Die in Crowded Hospitals
- With Infertility May Come Sexual Dysfunction
- With Faulty Food Labeling, Who's Minding the Store?
- Music Soothes Anxiety as Well as Massage Does
- Avandia Researchers' Financial Ties Questioned
- Common Pesticide Tied to Development Delays in Kids
- Hypoglycemia May Raise Risk of Death in ICU Patients
- High Fructose Corn Syrup Linked to Liver Scarring
- Health Highlights: March 18, 2010
- Clinical Trials Update: March 18, 2010
- Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes
- Prenatal Stress May Boost Baby's Asthma Risk
- Swine Flu in Pregnancy Leads Some to ICU
- Prevention of Acupuncture Infection Needs More Focus
- FDA Toughens Rules on Tobacco Sales to Kids
- More Kids Now Extremely Obese
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- Review Faults Usefulness of Gene Expression Signatures
- Cultural Outreach Boosts Cancer Care in Asian Americans
- Omega-3 May Safely Treat Precancerous Bowel Polyps
- Learning May Be Tougher for the Teen Brain
- Implant Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Epilepsy
- Low-Fat Diet Does Little to Alter Cholesterol Levels
- Blocking Protein May Stem COPD
- Gene Sequences May Make You Unique
- Health Highlights: March 17, 2010
- Stitching Wounds May Be Safer Than Stapling
- Rehab Program Gets Back Pain Patients Back to Work Sooner
- 'Gaming' Sends Boys' Test Scores Sliding
- Risks of Kids' Surgeries May Not Stick With Parents
- Meth Exposure May Be Worse for Fetus Than Alcohol
- Ranking Doctors by Cost-Profile May Not Help Save Money
- Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer
- Gays, Lesbians Excluded From Some Medical Studies
- Widespread Public Defibrillators May Save Lives
- 6 Out of 10 American Adults Drink
- Online, Phone Tests Assess Diabetes Risk
- Abusive Men Often Rationalize Their Behavior
- Could Lowering Blood Pressure Help Stop Dementia?
- Sexual Desire, Satisfaction Don't Diminish During Pregnancy
- Colonoscopy Not Needed for Most With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Health Highlights: March 16, 2010
- Pain Relief Often Delayed for Cancer Patients
- Psychopaths' Brains May Focus Solely on Reward
- Treat Women With Heart Attack Just Like Men: Study
- Radiation May Help Those With Inoperable Lung Tumors
- Newer Blood Thinner Beats Plavix for Bypass Patients
- Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer
- Stenting May Save Legs
- Blood Vessels Bounce Back Once Smokers Quit
- Chemical in Bananas Might Combat HIV Infection
- Who's Been Using My Keyboard? Check the Germ Trail
- A New Way to Zap Away Uterine Fibroids
- DNA Test May Cut Hospitalizations Caused by Blood Thinner
- Are New Chemo Treatments Cost-Effective?
- Cancer Articles Tend to Focus on Positive Outcomes
- Prostate Cancer Radiation Side Effects May Subside With Time
- Older Colon Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo
- Health Highlights: March 15, 2010
- Aspirin Alone Works Best to Prevent Clots a Year After Stenting
- Clinical Trials Update: March 15, 2010
- Teen Girls Say Pink Camel in Cigarette Ads Caught Their Eye
- Siblings of Kids With Autism May Be Prone to Hyperactivity
- Freezing, Medicating Away a Dangerous Irregular Heart Rhythm
- Risk of Death Persists After a Hip Fracture
- Lip Implants Using Neck Tissue Have Lasting Effects
- Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers in the Millions and Rising
- Newer Genetic Test for Autism More Effective
- Combination Treatment May Help Depressed Alcoholics
- Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk
- Stem Cells Might One Day Treat Severe Asthma
- Arthritis Drug May Fight Diabetes, Too
- Relief Sought for Secondary Parkinson's Symptoms
- Women's Chromosomes May Affect Blood Pressure
- Boosting Vitamin D Can Do a Heart Good
- Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability
- 2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight
- More Evidence That Swings in Blood Pressure Raise Stroke Risk
- Intense Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Therapies Don't Help Type 2 Diabetics
- Strides Seen in Orthopedic Surgery for Kids
- Scans May Be Misleading for Hockey Players
- Hope for Inherited, Dangerously High Cholesterol
- Eye Health and Safety Should Be Job One
- Air Pollution Slows Women's Marathon Times
- Are Stock Market Woes Bad for the Heart?
- Psoriasis Tied to Raised Heart Risk
- Marathoners Face Greater Risk of Artery Problems
- Many WTC Responders Show Signs of Heart Trouble
- There's More to Mona Lisa Than Her Smile
- Health Highlights: March 12, 2010
- Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010
- Papaya Could Be a Cancer Fighter
- Adding Garlic Might Cut Cancer Risk
- Football Injuries More Likely on Certain Artificial Turf
- Daylight Savings: Not a Bright Time for All
- MRIs May Detect Hidden Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients
- 'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study
- Happy From Your Vacation? It Won't Last
- Bad Behavior in Youth Linked to Chronic Pain Later in Life
- Start Metformin Early for Best Results
- Knee Surgeon's Expectations May Differ From Yours
- High-Impact Sports Might Not Harm Knee Replacements
- Is Kindness Contagious?
- U.S. Minorities Especially Vulnerable to Kidney Failure
- Plavix Less Effective in Some Patients
- Health Highlights: March 11, 2010
- Mind Reading Moves Closer to Reality
- Pre-Season Test Spots Baseball Pitchers at Risk of Injury
- Inhalant Abuse a Deadly Middle-School Concern
- Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
- Variable Blood Pressure a New Stroke Risk Factor?
- Body's Response to Foods' Smell, Taste Could Be Diabetes Risk Factor
- Scientists Find Stem Cells in Hair That Can Become Skin
- Driving With Early Alzheimer's May Be Ill-Advised
- U.S. Chalks Up Victories in War on Cancer
- Medicine's Future Could Lie in Each Patient's Genome
- Heat Therapy Helps Treat U.S. Soldiers' Infections
- New Knee May Improve Balance
- Seaweed May Help Treat Lymphoma
- Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Fractures
- Online Dating as Honest as Real Life
- Health Highlights: March 10, 2010
- Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010
- High Natural Estrogen Might Raise Women's Stroke Risk
- Alcoholics' Relapses Better Understood
- Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common
- Severe Injuries From ATV Accidents on the Rise
- H1N1 Flu Spreads Slower Than Seasonal Flu: Study
- Scientists Find Key to Hormone-Resistant Prostate Tumors
- Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson's
- Cell Transplant May Help Treat Vitiligo
- Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse
- Doctors Turning to Cardiac Catheterization Too Quickly
- Vaccination, Prevention Is Beating Back Hepatitis
- Entire Family Genome Sequenced for First Time
- For Tough Head Lice, Pill Tops Lotion
- Panel Finds Many Women Can Avoid Repeat C-Sections
- Gene Mutations Identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome
- Alternative to Statins Shows Promise
- Health Highlights: March 9, 2010
- Survey May Help Docs Diagnose Mood Disorders
- Shift Work Can Put a Crimp on Sleep
- Cost of Junk Food May Influence Consumption
- Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest
- Most Drug Studies Don't Help Docs Pick Best Treatment
- Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated
- Kidney Donors Go On to Lead Long, Healthy Lives
- Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.
- Clinical Trials Update: March 9, 2010
- As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
- Recession May Mean Fewer Nips & Tucks
- Do Liberals, Atheists Have Higher IQs?
- Psychotherapy Can Help People With Lupus Cope
- Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
- Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk
- Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
- Health Highlights: March 8, 2010
- Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
- Teamwork Unlikely to Improve Cholesterol Levels
- Blacks, Hispanics With Heart Failure Less Likely to Use Hospice
- Sudden Protein Intake Harmful for Some Hospitalized Patients
- Study Looks At Cost-Effectiveness of ECG in Hyperactive Kids
- Supermarket Display May Make Spinach Even Healthier
- Sleepless Nights Plague America
- 1 in 5 At-Risk U.S. Babies Doesn't Get Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Diet, Exercise Can Improve Thinking
- Bleeding Alert Sounded for Stroke Drugs
- Waiting Safe for Some at Risk of Glaucoma
- Stroke Risk Runs in the Family
- Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
- Proteins May Predict Spread of Colon Cancer
- Light Drinking Might Help Keep Women Slim
- Health Highlights: March 5, 2010
- Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart Disease
- Processed Meat May Harm the Heart
- Breast-Feeding Helps Mom Stay Slimmer Later in Life
- Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
- New Prostate Cancer Guidelines Aim to Empower the Patient
- Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer
- Can You Talk Your Way to Happy?
- Alcohol Influences How Memorable Trauma Might Be
- Identifying Older Drivers at Risk of Crashes
- Treating Gum Disease May Thwart Preterm Births
- Prion Disease in Mice May Help Advance Alzheimer's Research
- Clinical Trials Update: March 5, 2010
- Anti-Drinking Ads That Engender Guilt May Not Work
- Bans on Same-Sex Marriage May Affect Mental Health
- Blacks Less Likely to Abuse Alcohol
- Grinding Teeth at Night May Be a Sign of Daytime Stress
- More Info Needed on Problems With Insulin Pumps
- Health Highlights: March 4, 2010
- As Temperatures Rise, So Do Cocaine Deaths
- Hearts of Hospice Patients Being Needlessly Shocked
- Gut Bacteria May Spur Obesity, Research Suggests
- Gene Sequencing Yields Picture of Human Gut
- Pre-Diagnosis Diet Linked to Ovarian Cancer Survival
- Radiation Most Effective Soon After Breast Cancer Surgery
- New Hope for Migraine Patients
- Airway Injury Plaguing 9/11 First Responders
- Clinical Trials Update: March 4, 2010
- Shoulder Dislocations a Sports Hazard
- Vaccine for Asbestos-Related Cancer Looks Safe
- People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed
- Years of Exposure to Traffic Pollution Raises Blood Pressure
- Air Travel Could Raise Risk for Heartbeat Irregularities
- Salmonella Scare Prompts Wide Product Recall
- As Pro Baseball Players Get Bigger, So Do Their Health Risks: Study
- Health Highlights: March 3, 2010
- Dental Problems Could Point to Meth Use
- New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines Unveiled
- Glaucoma Begins in Mid-Brain, Not in Eye, Research Shows
- A Cheek Swab to Choose Your Diet Plan?
- Clinical Trials Update: March 3, 2010
- High Hormone Level Linked to Cancer Death in Older Men
- Food-borne Illnesses in U.S. Cost $152B Annually
- Potassium-Rich Foods Do a Heart Good
- Chocolate May Make Some Strokes Less Likely
- You Can't Exercise Away TV's Toll on the Heart
- Oldest Epilepsy Drug Best for Children
- Newer Blood Test Predicts Diabetes, Heart Disease
- People Still Trust Their Doctors Rather Than the Internet
- New Drugs, Approaches Offer Hope Against Prostate Cancer
- Whole Grains Take a Bite Out of Type 2 Diabetes Risk
- Health Highlights: March 2, 2010
- Screen Time May Take a Toll on Kids' Relationships
- Sea Squirt Helps Researchers Test New Alzheimer's Drug
- Having Prediabetes May Not Kick-Start Prevention Efforts
- Child Obesity Rates Going Up
- A Purposeful Life May Stave Off Alzheimer's
- Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
- Clinical Trials Update: March 2, 2010
- Death After Discharge Rates Higher in Elderly ICU Patients
- Study Questions Value of Test for Peripheral Artery Disease
- Secondhand Smoke Starts Damaging Arteries in Childhood
- For Some on Dialysis, Anemia Drugs Pose Risks
- Coffee Is Generally Heart-Friendly
- Workplace Wellness Programs Work
- Fitness May Boost Kids' Grades
- Cluster of Genes Tied to Alcoholism
- U.S. Pays a Price for Dirty Air
- Health Highlights: March 1, 2010
- Scans Might Monitor Success of Alzheimer's Drugs
- Future Heart Disease May Be in Store for Obese Kids
- Risk of Childhood Obesity Higher Among Minorities
- Clinical Trials Update: Mar. 1, 2010
- Primary Care Doctors Ordering Unnecessary Scans
- Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?
- Parents Still Worried About Vaccine Safety
- Routine Heart Tests for Athletes Would Save Lives
- Clot Buster More Critical for Female Stroke Victims
- Cutting Salt Could Prevent Almost 500,000 Heart Attacks
- New MRI May Lead to Better Brain Pictures
- Global Warming Kicks Up Allergy Storm
- Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries
- Some Parents Consider Hastening a Sick Child's Death
- Low-Fat Diets Beat Low-Carb Regimen Long Term
- It's Not Always Women and Children First
- Hormone Outperforms Insulin in Diabetic Mice
- Watching Special Videos May Not Make Kids Brainier
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