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1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Struggles With Memory Lapses
10 Million Baby Boomers Face Alzheimer's, Report Predicts
10% of U.S. Kids Using Cough Medicine Every Week
11 New Cholesterol Genes Identified
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
2 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's
2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
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
9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's
A Daytime Nap Can Boost Memory
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 Substitute for Those Who Can't Take Statins?
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
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
Advances Made Against Alzheimer's Disease
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
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
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
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 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 and Even Mild Dementia Hasten Death
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 Drug Shows Early Promise
Alzheimer's Drugs Also Treat Behavioral, Psych Problems
Alzheimer's Gene Affects Brains of Young Adults
Alzheimer's Patients React Poorly to 'Elderspeak'
Alzheimer's Plaques More Complex Than Thought
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Soars, Global Focus Needed: Study
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle
An Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana
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
Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk
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
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
As TV Drug Ads Increase, So Do Concerns
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink
Asleep or Awake, Brain Functions the Same
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
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
Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss
Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients
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
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Being Single in Midlife Could Raise Risk for Dementia Later
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'
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Biomarkers May Help Measure Rate of Decline in Dementia
'Biomarkers' May Help Spot, Track Alzheimer's
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 Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
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 Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's
Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories
Brain Patterns Predict Mistakes
Brain Protein May Have Potential Against Alzheimer's
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts
Brain 'Switchboard' Separates Learning, Remembering
Brain's Memory Capacity Much Larger Than Believed
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
Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
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 Fight Alzheimer's
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 Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
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 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
Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline
Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism
Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than Morphine
Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior
Cellular Protein Yields Clues to Diabetes, Alzheimer's
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
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
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 Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
Cholesterol Plays Role in Heart Failure Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring
Chronic Media Multi-Tasking Makes It Harder to Focus
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Clues to Alzheimer's Spotted Earlier in Disease
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
College Night Owls Have Lower Grades
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
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 Chemotherapy Drug Linked to Memory Problems
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 Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage
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
Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures
Computerized Medication Box Approved
Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
Constipation May Lead to Other Problems
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA
Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills
Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects
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
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
Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
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
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
Dementia Risk Higher for NFL Players
Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries
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
'De-Tangling' Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise
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
Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer's Patients
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Diet Plans Produce Similar Results
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
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Docs Override Most Electronic Drug Warnings
Doctor-Pharmacist Teams Boost Blood Pressure Control
Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Often Prescribe Placebo Treatments
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors' Ties to Drug Companies Called Commonplace
Doctors Urged to Get Aggressive to Help Smokers
Does Diabetes Slow Alzheimer's?
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Dopamine Lets Bad Experiences Linger
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
Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information
Early Drug Treatment May Cut Multiple Sclerosis Risk
Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies
Early Treatment Benefits Newfound Brain Disorder
Early Use of NSAIDs Might Prevent Alzheimer's
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
'Eco-Atkins' Diet Sheds More Than Pounds
ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Education Doesn't Slow Alzheimer's Decline
Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds
Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study
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
Enzyme Beneficial to Alzheimer's Plays Darker Role in Other Dementia
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, 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 May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever
Even Mild Infections Hasten Decline With Alzheimer's
Excess Drinking Shrinks the Brain
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
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
Experts Urge Cognitive Testing of Kids With Epilepsy
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 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 Need to Know When Dementia Becomes Terminal
Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle
Famous Names Get Single Neurons Fired Up
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
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure
Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age
Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
Filling in the Alzheimer's 'Race Gap'
Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug
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
Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function
Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy
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 Kids With Down Syndrome, a 'Ray of Hope'
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
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 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 May Help Predict Timing of Alzheimer's Onset
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 Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease
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 Variants Can Predict Threat of Heart Disease
Gene Variations May Predict Antidepressant Response
Generic Heart Drugs as Good as Brand-Name Counterparts
Genes Give Clues to Age-Linked Eye Trouble
Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified
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
Gloomy Days Dim Cognitive Powers of the Depressed
Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure
Golimumab Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing
Got a Problem? Think About It Overnight
Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System
Greater Language Skills in 20s May Guard Against Alzheimer's
Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind
Green Tea Antioxidant May Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Green Tea Boosts Antibiotics for Superbugs
Green Tea May Help Brain Cope With Sleep Disorders
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
Gulf War Syndrome May Stem From Chemical Exposure
Hairstylists Often Privy to Older Clients' Health Issues
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 Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Insurance Rules Affect Medical Outcomes
Health Tip: Activities for People With Alzheimer's
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: Caring for a Loved One During the Holidays
Health Tip: Choosing an Assisted Living Option
Health Tip: Common Immune System Problems as You Age
Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's
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: Diet for People With Alzheimer's
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: Exercise Your Brain
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: Risk Factors for High Cholesterol?
Health Tip: Suggestions to Help Improve Memory
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: Talk to Loved Ones About Your Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Talking to a Person With a Brain Disorder
Health Tip: Talking to a Person With Alzheimer's Disease
Health Tip: Warding Off Age-Related Memory Loss
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
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
Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Helping Seniors Beat the Holiday Blues
High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk
High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood
High Blood Pressure Likely in Alzheimer's Offspring
High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease
High Doses of Vitamin E Lengthen Lives of Alzheimer's Patients
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 Plus Alcohol Hampers Short-Term Memory
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
Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk
Hospice Care Eases the End for Loyal Pets
Hospital Fixes Cut Opiate Errors in Kids
Household Chemicals May Affect Cholesterol Levels
How Old Is Too Old to Work?
How Safe Are Popular Reflux Drugs?
HRT Shrinks the Brain
Hypertension Linked to Thinking Problems in Middle Age
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
Imaging Shows Why Injured Brains 'Work Harder'
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study
In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks
In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working
In U.S., No Comeback Seen for Hormone Therapy
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Incidence of High Cholesterol Drops in U.S.
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
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
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits
Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function
Iressa as Good as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer
Irregular Heartbeat Tied to Alzheimer's Disease
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 Protein Might Shield Brain Cells
Key Vioxx Research Was Written by Merck, Documents Allege
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
Kids' Fever Time Cut Using Ibuprofen First
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
Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
Latest Research Supports New AIDS Drug
LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics
Learning Takes Place When You Get Things Right
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
Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk
Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Light-Activated Therapy Seems to Rejuvenate Aging Skin
Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life
Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Little-Known Fat Can Be a Heartbreaker
Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing Dementia
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 Childhood IQ Tied to Dementia in Old Age
Low Cholesterol May Help Prevent Cancer
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
Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best
Low-Fat Milk OK for Some Toddlers
Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study
Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Make Nursing Homes More Like Home: Medicare
Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
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 Kids Suffer Medication Side Effects: Study
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 Heroin Helps Treatment-Resistant Addicts
Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment
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 Prescription Drug Benefit Shows Mixed Results
Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
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
Mediterranean Diet Plus Exercise Lowers Alzheimer's Risk
Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom
Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival
Memory Formation Different in Those With Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders
Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb
Memory Lapses Come When 2 Parts of Brain Compete
Memory Loss Tied to Brain's White Matter
Memory Problems Tied to Sound Processing Disorder
Memory Takes a Hit During Menopause
Men More Likely to Develop Cognitive Problems
Men Who Get Active in Midlife Live Longer
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Mental Activity Seems to Keep the Brain Vital
Mental Exhaustion Impedes Physical Performance
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
Midlife Heart Risk Factors Linked to Later Dementia
Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome'
Migraine With Aura May Lead to Brain Lesions
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases
Mishandling Money May Foreshadow Alzheimer's
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
Moderate Drinking Might Guard Against Alzheimer's
Mom's Depression May Worsen Child's Asthma
Moms With Alzheimer's May Pass on Risk to Kids
Moms-to-Be Need Facts on Pain Control
Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age
More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia
More Evidence That Caffeine Can Jolt Memory
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
Morning Sickness Drug Gets Green Light in Study
Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
Most Early-Onset Dementia Not Alzheimer's
Most Fit Have Less Brain Atrophy From Alzheimer's
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
Mouse Model to Aid Sinusitis Research
MRI Captures Alzheimer's Lesions
MRI Might Find Early Alzheimer's
Multiple Doses of Steroids Don't Help Preemies
Multivitamins Might Prolong Life
Muscle Mass Won't Grow in Women Over 80
Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors
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 May Fight HIV
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 Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition
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 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 Psoriasis Pill Appears Effective
New Smells 'Etched' in Brain: Study
New Standards Set for Heparin and Glycerin
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Treatments for Alzheimer's on the Horizon
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
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
Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows
Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Non-Hormonal Therapies Aid Breast Cancer Patients
Not All Dementia Is Called Alzheimer's
Not Many U.S. Kids Need Statins
Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes Fare Better in Studies
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline
Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
Occasional Forgetfulness Tied to Loss of Brain Volume
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 Fatty Acid Falls Short in Alzheimer's Trials
Omega-3 Foods May Lower Eye Disease Risk
Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
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 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
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
Other Health Problems Can Delay MS Diagnosis
Outbreak Investigation Highlights Drug Safety Issues
Out-of-Control Blood Sugar May Affect Memory
Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk
Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome
Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain
Pacemakers Change Biology of the Heart
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
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
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
Pathway to Wisdom May Be Found in Brain Circuitry
Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's
Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers
PET Scans May Help Detect Alzheimer's Brain Plaques
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
Premature Delivery Linked to High Cholesterol in Moms Later
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
Preventing Second Stroke May Stave Off Dementia
Professionals Use Drugs to Sharpen Their Minds, Survey Finds
Program Aids Hospital Compliance With Stroke Guidelines
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
Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Questionnaire May Help Spot Early Dementia
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
Racial Disparity in Death Rate May Be Avoidable
Radiation for Brain Tumors May Affect Cognition
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
Red Wine Compound Helps Heart, May Slow Aging
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Report Confirms Source of Contaminated Heparin
Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes
Research Links Low HDL Levels With Memory Loss
Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work
Researchers Define Mechanism of Methamphetamine Addiction
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin
Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia
Restrictive Prescription Drug Policies Hurt Schizophrenics
Retirement Brings Most a Big Health Boost
Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health
Rheumatoid Arthritis a Threat to the Heart
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising Among U.S. Women
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated
Rich, Poor See Similar Declines in Old Age
Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain
Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
Robotic Device Could Help Stroke Patients
Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue
Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms
Run for Your Life
Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges
School Days Give Some Kids a Headache
Science Zeroes In on New Alzheimer's Drug Target
Scientists Discover Protein Involved in Fat Production
Scientists Erase Specific Memories in Mice
Scientists ID 2 New Genes for Bowel Disease in Kids
Scientists ID Compounds That Prevent Brain Nerve Damage
Scientists ID Enzyme Causing Brain Cell Death
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
Scientists Spot 4 New Alzheimer's Genes
Scientists Spot New Clue to Alzheimer's
Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein
Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Dementia
Secrets of Telomerase Revealed
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
Seizure Meds Can Be Safely Withdrawn From Kids With Epilepsy
Selenium Supplements May Pose Heart Risk
Self-Dosing Pain Medication Errors Too Common: Study
Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury
Seniors Avoid ER at Start of Month
Seniors Cope With Sleep Loss Better Than Young Adults
Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever
Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery
Seniors No Strangers to Happiness
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Seniors Tend to Stick With End-of-Life Care Preferences
Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health
Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
Severe, Lasting Depression Tied to Heart Patient Deaths
Sex Hormone Levels Linked to Fractures in Men
Sharing Prescription Meds Common Among U.S. Teens
Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing
Shingles Raises Stroke Risk: Study
Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians
Side Effects in Statin Users Linked to Gene Mutation
Silent Strokes More Common in Younger People Than Thought
Simple Blood Test Could Spot Alzheimer's Risk
Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game
Simple Steps to Maintaining Memory
Skin Pain, Sensitivity Rises With Migraine
Skin Patches Can Cause Burns During MRIs
Skin Test Spots Heart Risks in Healthy People
Skyrocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans
Sleep Apnea Linked to Memory Loss
Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction
Sleep Deprivation Might Lead to Alzheimer's
Sleep Disorder Could Signal Neurological Disease
Sleep Disorder Linked to Neurodegenerative Conditions
Sleep May Be Essential for Long-Term Memory
Sleep Needs May Decline With Age
Sleep Problems Plague the Older Set
Sleep Therapy Restores Brain Function in Insomniacs
Sleep Troubles Vary Between Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers
Sleeping Helps Preserve Important Memories
Slightly Underactive Thyroid May Be a Plus
Slow-Healing Bones May Get Boost From Drug
Small Drug Promo Items May Influence Young Doctors
Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold
Smoking Makes You Old Before Your Time
Smoking Tied to Memory Loss in Middle Age
Smoking, Drinking, Cholesterol May Be Alzheimer's Risk Factors
Smoking, Hypertension Each Account for 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths
'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes
Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds
Some OTC Sleep, Cold Meds Could Harm Aging Brain
Some Prescription Meds May Raise Seniors' Risks of Falling
Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease
Sounds May Help Solidify Memories While Asleep
Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol
Special Eye Drops May Reverse Glaucoma Damage
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
Sport Supplement May Help Shield Seniors From Falls
SSRI Antidepressants May Lower Adult Suicide Risk
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Statin Might Help More People Fight Heart Disease Than Thought
Statin Use Doesn't Inhibit Lymphoma Drug Therapy
Statins Don't Cut Cancer Risk
Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer
Statins Help Prevent Delirium After Heart Surgery
Statins Lower Blood Marker for Prostate Cancer
Statins May Prevent Some Miscarriages
Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat
Statins May Not Protect Against Pneumonia
Statins May Stave Off Gallstones
Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
Statins Reduced Death Risk From Pneumonia
Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder
Stay Upbeat, Active to Keep the Mind Young
Stay Upbeat, Exercise to Help Prevent Cancer in Old Age
Stay Upbeat, Healthy to Thrive in Senior Years
Staying Social May Keep Dementia at Bay
Steroid Concoction May Ease Sinusitis
Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse
Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression
Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids
Stroke Drug Might Be a Memory-Booster
Stroke Patients at High Risk for Falls
Stroke Treatment Window May Allow a Bit More Time
Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
Studies Differ on Benefits of Aggressive Blood Sugar Control
Studies Support Testosterone Supplements for Older Men
Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium
Study Brings Value of Echocardiography Into Focus
Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny of 'Off-Label' Drug Use
Study Counters Warnings on Quit-Smoking Drug
Study Details New Molecular Approach to Preventing Alzheimer's
Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs
Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
Study Finds Older Corneas Suitable for Transplantation
Study Finds Potential Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Study IDs Gene for Late-Onset Alzheimer's
Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity
Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly
Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages
Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
Study Recruiting From Alzheimer's-Prone Families
Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax
Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk
Study Shows Exercise Shields Against Osteoporosis
Study Suggests a Wider Use for Statins
Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen
Study Ties Mini-Strokes to Memory Loss
Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
Study Upholds Stopping Plavix Use Before Surgery
Study Urges Low-Tech Solutions for Medical Errors
Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
Subtle Nervous System Problems Signal Stroke Risk
Sugar Shortens Life Span in Worms
Suicide Rates Rise Among Baby Boomers
Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age
Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer
Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits
Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
Surgery a Boon for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
Surgery May Not Help Most People With Narrowed Brain Artery
Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors
Survey Finds Binge Drinking Among Older People, Too
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People Hardest
Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain
Take Note: Doodling Can Help Memory
Taking Codeine While Breast-Feeding May Harm Infant
Taking Statins Faithfully Lengthens Life
Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer
Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients
TB Drug Treatment Can Lead to Severe Pneumonia
TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat
Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer
Teens Likely to Trade Team Sports for Individual Exercise
Testosterone Therapy May Reduce Bone Loss in Older Men
Tests Could Predict Benefit From Cancer Drugs
Tests Gauge Alzheimer's Patients' Ability to Drive
Tests May ID Older Patients at Risk for Post-Op Delirium
Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma
The Brain Comes Alive With the Sounds of Music
The Elderly Can Be Candidates for Angioplasty, Stenting
Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor
Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs
Thyroid Hormone May Boost Women's Alzheimer's Risk
'Time Stamp' in Brain Cells Encodes Memories
TNF Blockers May Help Some With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
Topical Cream for Erectile Dysfunction Shows Promise
Topical Treatment May Ease Erectile Dysfunction
Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk
Travel Tips for Seniors
Treating Childhood Leukemia With Fewer Side Effects
Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report
TriLipix Approved to Help Lower Cholesterol
Trio of Gene Variants Discovered That May Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Trouble With Daily Activities Could Point to Alzheimer's Risk
Tweaking Insulin Might Help Fight Aging
Two Drugs Better Than One for Crohn's Patients
Two Parents With Alzheimer's Raises Child's Risk
Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage
Type 2 Diabetes Drug May Increase Fracture Risk
Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS
Tysabri May Cause Liver Damage, Health Officials Say
U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth
U.S. Health Officials Announce New Heparin Formula
U.S. Hospitals Lag in Patient Satisfaction
U.S. Kids Take More Psychotropic Drugs Than Europeans
U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out
U.S. Relaxes Opposition to Medical Marijuana
U.S. Spending on Mental Health Care Soaring
U.S. Women Delaying Motherhood, Report Shows
Ulcer Preventative May Raise Pneumonia Risks
Umbilical Cord Blood Injections Aid Aging Brains
Uncertainty Surrounds Testing for Alzheimer's
Unconscious Learning: In the Eye of the Beholder?
Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics' Memory
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase
User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse
Using Cell Phones, Internet to Battle Eating Disorders
Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma
Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies
Varicose, Spider Veins May Be Inevitable for Some
Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise
Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect
Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted
Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma
Video Gamers Older Than You Think
Video May Help People Make End-of-Life Choices
Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later
Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall
Vioxx's Heart Risk Lingered Long After Use Ended
Vitamin B No Help for Alzheimer's
Vitamin B12 Key to Aging Brain
Vitamin D May Help Keep Aging at Bay
Vitamin Holds Promise for Alzheimer's Disease
Voice Problems in Seniors Undertreated
Vulnerability to Shingles May Hinge on Family
Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems
Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries
Warfarin Underused in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines
Web Surf to Save Your Aging Brain
Weekly Drug Helps Type 2 Diabetics
Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study
What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
What Moms Learned May Be Passed to Offspring
What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
When a Mind Begins to Disappear: A Young Family's Journey to the Dark Side
When Gauging Age, the Eyes Have It
When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better
When It Comes to Memory, It's All About Location
When It Comes to Prescription Drugs, Get Smart
When the Caregiver Becomes the Patient
Whole Brain Radiation Not Best for Cancer That Has Spread
Whole Grains Lower Risk of Heart Failure
Why Chimps, Monkeys Don't Develop Alzheimer's
Why Music Triggers a Walk Down Memory Lane
Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
With a Broken Hip Comes Higher Risk for Dying
With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia
With Alzheimer's, Health-Care Costs Could Triple
With Alzheimer's, It Takes a Family
With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
With Microdermabrasion, Rough Seems to Work Better
Without Job Stress, Retirees Sleep Better
Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes
Women's Death Rate Higher From Severe Heart Attack
Working Memory Fluctuates in Kids With ADHD
Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory of Aging
Written Instructions Cut Bleeding Risk for Blood Thinner Use
Yoga Program May Help Prevent Falls in Elderly
Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex
Young Animals May Be Able to Erase Bad Memories
Young Hodgkin Survivors Face Later Risk of Second Cancers
Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu
You're Never Too Old for a Flu Shot
Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants
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