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42% of Americans Could Be Obese by 2030: CDC
A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way to Cut Disease, Death Risk
Abused Girls at Greater Risk for Heart Disease as Adults: Study
'Active' Video Games May Not Boost Kids' Fitness: Study
ADHD Drugs Don't Raise Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Adherence to Angioplasty/Stent Guidelines Lacking: Study
Adrenaline Therapy for Cardiac Arrest Linked to Worse Outcomes
Adult Children of Stroke Sufferers May Show Signs of Brain Aging, Too
After Stroke, Crossed Legs a Welcome Sign
Aging, Not Menopause, Raises Women's Heart Risks, Study Finds
Air Quality Improving in Many U.S. Cities: Report
Alcohol Affects Left, Right Heart Chambers Differently
Alcohol, Obesity Major Causes of Sudden Heart Death
Americans Aren't Getting Any Skinnier
Americans Getting Too Many Calories From Sugary Drinks: CDC
Americans Living Longer, Report Finds
Americans No Longer Outliving Europeans: Study
Americans Spending More of Their Lives Struggling With Diabetes
An Apple a Day Really May Keep the Doctor Away
Anemia Could Add to Surgical Risks
Anemia May Boost Death Risk After Stroke
Angioplasty May Be Risky for Those With Poor Leg Circulation
Anti-Clotting Drug May Cause Severe Bleeding With No Benefit
Antioxidants Not Behind Red Wine's Healthy Effect on Heart: Study
Any Exercise Benefits Kids' Heart Health: Study
Apnea Treatment Might Reduce Signs of Heart Disease Risk
Are Global Market Forces Linked to Obesity Epidemic?
Artificial Heart Valve Doesn't Require Open-Heart Surgery
As Heart Failure Worsens, Word Recall May Suffer Too
As Obesity Rises, More Suffer From Acid Reflux
As Waistline Expands, So Does Death Risk for Kidney Patients
Aspirin as Effective as Warfarin for Heart Failure: Study
Aspirin as Good as Plavix for Poor Leg Circulation: Study
Aspirin, Warfarin Fare Equally for Heart Failure Patients
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring More Telling Than Doctor's Office Readings
Attitude May Be Key to Overweight Girls' Risk of Depression
Autoimmune Woes May Raise Risk for Lung Clots
Avoid Window Seats to Cut Risk for In-Flight Blood Clots: Study
Babies Born With Heart Disease Often Harmed by Gut Bacteria
Bacteria From Mouth Can Lead to Heart Inflammation: Study
Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
Being Bullied Tied to Anxiety, Depression in Special-Needs Kids
Being Fit Before Stroke May Aid Recovery
Being Overweight May Take Years Off Seniors' Lives
Bettering Social Status Lowers High Blood Pressure Risk
Big Drop in Americans' Blood Levels of Trans Fats, CDC Says
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
Blacks Develop High Blood Pressure a Year Ahead of Whites
Blood Pressure Control in Middle Age Can Lower Lifetime Heart Risk
Blood Pressure Differences Between Arms Could Signal Heart Risk
Blood Pressure Variance Between Arms Points to Heart Risk
Blood Test May Better Predict Diabetics' Heart Risk: Study
Blood Thinner Xarelto Shows Promise for Heart Patients
Blood Type May Affect Survival After Heart Bypass
Blood Type May Be Associated With Stroke Risk: Study
Both Too Little and Too Much Sleep Bad for the Heart: Study
Brain Injury Appears to Boost Stroke Risk
Brain Scans Overused on U.S. Stroke Patients, Study Says
Brain Structure Adapts to Arm Injury, Study Says
Brains of Obese May Crave High-Calorie Foods More: Study
Breast Cancer Drug Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Older Women: Study
Breast Cancer Plus Other Health Issues Linked to Worse Outcomes
Brief, Intense Exercise Lowers Blood Sugar, Small Study Finds
Brilinta Approved for Acute Coronary Syndromes
Brisk Daily Walk Could Counter 'Obesity Genes'
'Broken Heart Syndrome' May Affect More People Than Thought
Brown Fat Cells May One Day Help Combat Obesity
Calcified Plaque in Arteries May Be Tied to Stroke, Dementia Risk
California's Rural Elderly Have High Rates of Chronic Illness
Can Removing Tonsils, Appendix Boost Early Heart Attack Risk?
Can Testosterone Therapy Help Obese Men Lose Weight?
Can Walking Speed, Hand Grip in Middle Age Predict Dementia Risk?
Can Weight-Loss Surgery Reverse Common Cause of Infertility?
Cancer Diagnosis May Raise Odds for Suicide, Heart Attack Death
Car, TV Ownership Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack
Cardiac Rehab May Cut Risk Factors After Mini-Stroke
Cardiac Rehab May Help Heart Patients Live Longer
Cardiologists Often Miss Heart Defects in Young Athletes: Study
Cartoon Characters Prod Kids to Nag for Unhealthy Foods
Caution Urged in Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
Certain After-Stroke Treatments May Boost Outcome
Certain Antidepressants With Blood Thinners May Pose Risk for Heart Patients
Certain Birth Control Pills May Carry Higher Blood Clot Risk: FDA
Certain Diabetes Drugs Might Aid Weight Loss
Certain Painkillers May Raise Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack: Study
Certain Risk Factors Could Spur Heart Failure in Normal-Weight People
Chewing Khat Raises Heart Disease, Death Risk: Study
Childhood Depression, Anxiety Tied to Pain in Adulthood
Childhood Obesity May Raise Odds of Adult Liver Cancer
Children Born to Obese Moms May Face Higher Autism Risk: Study
Children With Kidney Disease Face Many Health Woes
Children's Chest Pain Rarely Cause for Alarm: Study
Children's HIV Drugs May Cause High Cholesterol
Chips, Fries, Soda Most to Blame for Long-Term Weight Gain
Chocolate a Sweet Remedy for Many Ills?
Chocolate Could Be Sweet Defense Against Stroke
Cholesterol Deposits Around Eyes Linked to Heart Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Safe for Long-Term Use, Study Finds
Chubby Doctors Could Be Bad for Your Health
Circulatory Disorder Not Studied Enough in Women, Experts Say
Citrus Fruits May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Class of Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risk in Older Diabetics
Climate Change Could Be Tough on Seniors' Health: Study
Clogged Arteries Might Raise Risk of Dementia, Experts Warn
Clot-Buster Doesn't Raise Bleeding Risk in Warfarin Patients: Study
Clot-Busting Drug May Work for Those Who Have Strokes While Asleep
Cocaine-Related Heart Damage May Be 'Silent'
Cold Air May Raise Heart-Attack Risk During Exercise
Colon Cancer Prognosis Worse for the Obese, Type 2 Diabetics
Combining Heart Valve Repair With Bypass May Be Worthwhile
Common Blood Pressure Drug Safe for Heart Failure: Study
Common Heart Dysfunction Can Help Bring on Heart Failure
Community Hospitals Safe for Angioplasty: Study
Contraceptives Work Well in Obese Women, But Hormone Levels Lower
Cooking Class Benefits Kids in Many Ways
Could Discrimination Help Trigger Illness in Blacks?
Could Eating Fast Increase Diabetes Risk?
Could Lots of Chocolate Lower Your Heart Risk?
Could Menthol Cigarettes Pose Even Higher Stroke Risk?
Could the Childhood Obesity 'Epidemic' Be Ebbing?
Could Unroasted Coffee Beans Help You Shed Pounds?
CPAP Therapy Most Effective for Sleep Apnea, Experts Say
CT Scans Deliver More Radiation to Obese People: Study
Daily Four-Drug Combo Pill Halves Heart Disease Risk: Study
Dementia May Impede Stroke Recovery
Depressed Women Could Face Raised Risk of Stroke
Depression Could Worsen Mental Decline in Heart Patients
Depression Linked to Higher Odds for Poor Leg Circulation
Depression Often Follows Stroke, But Treatment Lacking
Depression Tied to Earlier Death in Heart Patients
Depression Tied to Higher Risk for Stroke
Diabetes, Obesity After 60 May Drive Up Breast Cancer Risk
Diabetic Girls May Have Heart Risk Factors
Diabetics May Be at Greater Risk for Second Stroke
Diet Might Help Those Immobilized by Knee Osteoarthritis
Dieters Share Success Strategies
Dieting Can Prove Dangerous for Kidney Disease Patients
Disrupted Sleep May Raise Risk for Obesity, Diabetes: Study
Doctors Likely to Preach What They Practice
Doctors Urge Ban on Junk Food Ads During Kids' Shows
Does Your Personality Dictate Whether You'll Be Overweight?
Dogs Can Boost Exercise Rates for Moms-to-Be
Donated Pacemakers From U.S. Safely Reused in India: Study
Doubt Cast on Use of Genetic Test Before Plavix
Drinking Patterns Affect Heart Health, Mouse Study Finds
Early Talk Therapy May Help Stroke Patients Bounce Back
Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study
EKG Testing May Spot Fatal Heart Conditions in Children
Electronic Diary Helped Obese Adults Stick to Weight-Loss Plan
Endovascular Graft Approved for Tears of Aorta
Environmental Toxins Linked to Hardening of Arteries
Epidemic of Obesity in U.S. Kids Began in Late '90s
ER Visits for Energy-Drink Ills Soar in U.S.
Erectile Dysfunction May Be Linked With Cardiovascular Trouble
Estrogen-Only Therapy May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Even a Little Exercise Helps the Heart, Study Finds
Even a Little Exercise Helps the Heart, Study Finds
Even Preschoolers View the Overweight Negatively
Even Slightly Higher Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk
Even When Silent, Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Stroke Risk
Everyday Foods Add Up to Major Salt Problems: CDC
Excess Pounds May Lower Odds of Surviving Breast Cancer
Exercise May Help Patients With High Blood Pressure Live Longer
Exercise May Protect the Brain From 'Silent Strokes'
Exercise Might Help Thwart 'Obesity Gene'
Experimental Blood Thinner Given Before Surgery Shows Benefit
Experimental Drug for Irregular Heart Rhythm Raises Death Risk: Study
Experimental Drug Might Beat Aspirin in Preventing Repeat Strokes: Study
Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Type 2 Diabetes
Experimental Drug Slims Obese Monkeys
Experts Assess What Works for Weight Loss
Experts Point Out Signs of Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Experts Recommend Cardiac Screening for College Athletes
Experts Say Stroke Care Differs for U.S. Minorities
Extra Pounds a Deadly Risk Factor for Black Women: Study
Extra Pounds Linked to Weaker Legs in Older Women
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Family Heart Disease Risk Linked to Genes, Not Lifestyle
Family History May Predict Heart Attack More Than Stroke
Family Tree May Aid Treatment of Inherited Heart Disorders
Fast Food Is King of the Neighborhood, Study Reports
Faster Transition From CPR to Defibrillator May Save Lives
Fast-Food Outlets Near Schools May Not Be Making Teens Fat
Fatty 'Comfort' Foods May Alter Brain's Response to Sadness
Fatty Foods Might Harm Men's Sperm, Research Suggests
Fatty Liver Disease Doesn't Affect Survival, Study Finds
Fatty Meals Could Trigger Inflammation for Diabetics
FDA Adds Safety Warnings to Statins
FDA Advisers Back Weight-Loss Drug Qnexa
FDA Approves Blood Thinner Brilinta for Heart Patients
FDA Approves First Combo Drug for Diabetes, Cholesterol
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
FDA OKs Heart Valve That Does Not Require Open-Heart Surgery
FDA Panel Cites Clot Risk From Contraceptive Patch
FDA Panel Gives Blessing to New Weight-Loss Drug
FDA Panels to Weigh Safety of Newer Forms of the 'Pill'
FDA Targets Homeopathic Weight Loss Products
FDA Urges Reduced Doses for Anemia Drugs
FDA Weighs Fate of Qnexa for Weight Loss, Again
Few Anesthesiologists Monitor Key Heart Signal
Fewer Disease Risk Factors Yet More Fatal Heart Attacks
First Bedside Gene Test Shows Promise
First Generic Lipitor Approved
Fish May Cut Threat of Heart Disease in Young Women
Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure, Even With Family History
Fitness in Middle Age Lowers Medical Costs Later: Study
Fitness May Lower Death Risk Even Without Weight Loss
Following Heart-Healthy Behaviors May Lengthen Your Life
Food Industry Sets Standards for Advertising to Kids
For Many Girls, Slimming Down Doesn't Help Self-Esteem
For Many, Weight-Loss Surgery Also Eases Migraines
Fructose No Worse Than Other Sugars for Weight Gain: Study
Frying With Olive, Sunflower Oil OK for Heart, Study Finds
Gastric Bypass May Dampen Desire for High-Fat Foods
Gene Might Boost Risk for Obesity
Gene Mutation Helps Clear Fats From Blood, Study Finds
Gene Study Sheds Light on Often Fatal Heart Condition
Gene Variant May Raise Death Risk After Heart Bypass
Generic, Brand-Name Heart Drugs Seem to Have Same Effect on Thyroid
Genetic Tweak Helps Mice Avoid Cancer, Obesity: Study
Gestational Diabetes Predictable Before Pregnancy, Experts Say
Giving Birth to Small Babies Linked to Heart Disease in Moms: Study
Global Toll of 'Non-Communicable Diseases' -- $47 Trillion by 2030
Greater Exercise Intensity May Add Years to Life
Grief Is a Real Heartbreaker, Study Finds
Gut Bugs Might Influence Child's Odds for Obesity
Half of Stroke Victims Don't Call 911, Research Shows
Handheld Metal Detectors Don't Seem to Affect Pacemakers: Study
Health Tip: Fears and Phobias
Health Tip: Avoid Unnecessary Eating
Health Tip: Binge Eating May Lead to Weight Gain
Health Tip: Discuss Weight With Your Child
Health Tip: How to Lower Your Risk of Stroke
Health Tip: Insufficient Sleep Can Be Dangerous
Health Tip: Keep the Weight Off
Health Tip: Know Your Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
Health Tip: Make Low-Cholesterol Salad Choices
Health Tip: Manage Stress
Health Tip: Managing Diabetic Heart Disease
Health Tip: Metabolic Syndrome Raises Chance of Cardiovascular Disease
Health Tip: Parenting a Child With a Heart Defect
Health Tip: Preparing for a Stress Test
Health Tip: Protect Your Heart
Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Heart Disease
Health Tip: Smoking Strains the Heart
Health Tip: Undergoing Cardiac Rehab
Healthy Behaviors Extend Life After Cancer, Experts Say
Healthy Diet May Counteract Heart Disease Gene
Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer
Healthy Lifestyle Choices Could Cut Cancer Rates: Report
Healthy Lifestyle May Ward Off Sudden Cardiac Death in Women
Healthy Weight Loss May Also Cut Your Cancer Risk
Heart Attack Damage Not Reduced by Adding Balloon Pump to Angioplasty
Heart Attack Victims Face Greater Risk of Dying When Ambulances Are Diverted
Heart Defect Seems to Pose Low Risk of Aorta Tear
Heart Disease May Pose Problems in Orthopedic Surgery Patients
Heart Disease Prevention May Save Billions Annually in U.S.
Heart Experts Make Boosting Bystander CPR a Priority
Heart Failure Patients Urged to Discuss Care With Docs
Heart Failure, Diabetes Might Be Linked by Protein
Heart Failure, Osteoporosis Go 'Hand-in-Hand': Researchers
Heart Patients Using Vitamins May Take Meds Improperly
Heart Screenings Yield More False-Positives Among Black Athletes
Heart Test Spots Sudden Death Risk in Young Athletes
Heat-Linked Illnesses Strike Thousands Each Year: Report
Heavier Baby Girls at Higher Risk for Diabetes, Heart Woes as Adults
Heavier Ex-NFL Players May Be Prone to Brain Decline
Heavy Kids May Not Respond as Well to Asthma Meds
Help Your Kids Stay in Shape This Summer
Helpful Gut Microbes May Differ Based on Diet
Here Are Fruits, Veggies That Offer Best Bang for Your Buck
High Blood Pressure May Be Especially Lethal for Blacks
High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That May Surprise You
High Doses of Statins Tied to Less Arterial Plaque in Study
High School Kids Get Too Many Sugary Drinks, Too Little Exercise: CDC
High-Dose Statins May Increase Diabetes Risk
High-Fiber Diet May Help Thwart Colon Cancer
Hispanic Americans Born Outside Country Have Fewer Strokes
Hormonal Changes May Trigger Migraines in Some Women
Hormonal Disorder Linked to Pregnancy Complications: Study
Hormone Drugs Might Not Raise Heart-Related Deaths in Prostate Patients
Hospital Delays Tied to Racial Divide in Heart Attack Care
Hospitals Ranked for Emergency Medicine Quality
How Much Salt Is Best for the Heart?
Human Stem Cells Used to Fix Damaged Mouse Heart
'Hunger Hormones' May Drive Post-Dieting Weight Gain
Hypertension in Young Adulthood May Mean Trouble Later On
If Your Dining Partner Overeats, So May You
Illegal Silicone Buttock Injections Can Be Deadly: Experts
Impaired Heart Function Seen in Teens With Type 2 Diabetes
Implantable Device May Ease Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
In Some Brain Bleeds, Patients Do Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Infections Might Raise Stroke Risk in Children: Study
Inflammation From Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Heart Disease
Inflammation Might Play Role in Heart Disease: Study
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Risk of Post-Op Blood Clots
Injectable Psoriasis Drugs May Not Hike Heart Risks: Study
Insomnia Might Boost Heart Attack Risk
Insulin Resistance May Lead to Kidney Disease in the Elderly: Study
Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Raised Death Risk in Women
Irregular Heartbeat May Predict Mental Decline in Some
Irregular Heartbeat Poses Greater Stroke Risk for Women Than Men
Is Breast Reduction After Weight Loss Surgery Best?
Is Female Hormone Disorder Tied to Familial Heart Risk?
Jump in Resting Heart Rate Might Signal Higher Death Risk
Kidney Donors May Not Face Higher Heart Disease Risk
Kids Can Be Tougher on Obese Peers
Kids From Poorer Families Drink Too Much Juice: Poll
Kids of All Weights Benefit From Car Seats
Kids Who Need Heart Surgery May Fare Better at Busier Hospitals
Lack of Sleep May Give You the Munchies
Lack of Sunlight May Raise Stroke Risk
Lasers Safe for Removal of Pacemaker Wires in Elderly: Study
Lawmakers Urged to Consider Health Effects of Major Legislation
Lengthy Hospital Transfers May Hamper Heart Attack Care
Less Heart Disease Among Women in Wealthier States: Study
Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Works for Elderly: Study
Less Salt, More Veggies in School Lunches: USDA
Life in U.S. Not Always a Plus for Immigrants' Health
Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed
Lifestyle Changes Help Type 2 Diabetics Keep Moving
Lifestyle Changes Might Prevent Millions of Cases of Alzheimer's
Lifetime 'Dose' of Excess Weight Linked to Diabetes Risk
Light or Moderate Drinking Linked to Lower Stroke Risk in Women
Lightheadedness Upon Standing Could Signal Heart Risk
Liposuction May Lower Certain Blood Fats, Researcher Says
Living Near Major Roads May Shorten Heart Attack Survival
Long Shifts May Raise Some Nurses' Odds for Obesity
Longer CPR Backfires for Certain Heart Patients: Study
Looking to Lose Weight? Get a 'Coach'
Losing Baby Weight Cuts Odds of Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes
Losing Weight May Help Fight Gum Disease
Lost Hour of Sleep Over Weekend May Put Heart at Risk Monday
Lots of TV May Harm Kids' Diet
Low Vitamin D May Increase Stroke, Heart Attack Risk in Women
Low-Cal Diet Cuts Fat Around Heart in Obese People: Study
Low-Carb, Low-Fat Diets May Each Help the Heart
Low-Dose Aspirin to Prevent First Heart Attack or Stroke? Not So Fast
Low-Dose Daily Aspirin Enough to Help Heart Attack Patients: Study
Low-Fat Dairy Linked to Lower Stroke Risk
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Might Help Some Stroke Patients
Male Heart Disease May Be Linked to Mom's Lifetime Nutrition
Many Americans Ambivalent Over Laws Aimed at Healthy Living
Many Don't Believe Their Obesity is Unhealthy: Study
Many First-Graders Shun Overweight, Obese Kids
Many Gaps in Fast-Food Nutrition Information
Many Hispanics Don't Call an Ambulance For Stroke: Study
Many Kindergarteners Already on Road to Obesity, Study Finds
Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study
Many U.S. Kids Still Buy Unhealthy Snacks at School
Many Unaware of Plastic Surgery Options After Weight Loss Procedures
Many With Irregular Heartbeat Unaware of Raised Stroke Risk
Many Women Having a Heart Attack Don't Have Chest Pain
Many Young Adults Unaware They're Developing Heart Disease
Marathoners at Slim Risk of Cardiac Arrest
Marathons May Damage Part of Heart: Study
Married Heart Surgery Patients Live Longer
Married Men Seek Help for Stroke Sooner Than Their Wives
Medical Groups Update Heart, Blood Pressure Care Guidelines
Meds Better Than Stent for Preventing Second Stroke: Study
Medtronic Stent Approved to Treat Coronary Artery Disease
Men Develop Diabetes With Less Body Fat Than Women: Study
Menopause Does Not Boost Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
Men's Waistlines Could Be Key to Health
Mental Illness Tied to Higher Rates of Physical Problems: Report
Merck to Pay $950M to Settle Probe of Vioxx Marketing
Mexican-Americans' Diets Suffer as They Abandon Traditional Foods: Study
Mid-Morning Snacks May Thwart Diets
Mild Strokes May Have Hidden Effects
Millions Don't Get Meds for Serious Artery Disease: Study
'Mini-Strokes' Linked to Earlier Deaths
Mobile Stroke Units Might Trim Time to Treatment
More Evidence Shows Newer Forms of 'Pill' Raise Clot Risk, FDA Says
More Heart Attack Patients Take Meds When They Are Free
More Kids Eating Calorie-Packed Take-out Food
More Known About Proteins That Cause Autoimmune Diseases
More Neurology Residents Using Clot-Busting Drug for Stroke
More Olive Oil in Diet Could Cut Stroke Risk: Study
More People Need Training in Lifesaving Epinephrine Use, Advocates Say
More Sleep May Cut Kids' Risk of Obesity
More Smog Might Mean More Hospitalizations
More Stroke Patients Get Clot-Busting Drug But Barriers Remain
More Than 200,000 Suffer Cardiac Arrest in Hospitals Annually
More U.S. Doctors Are Urging Patients to Exercise: CDC
Most Doctors Don't Tell Parents Kids Are Overweight
Mother-Toddler Bond May Influence Teen Obesity
Mouse Study Reveals How Smoking Helps Keep People Thin
Muscle Training May Benefit Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Narcissism Especially Bad for Men's Health, Study Says
Narrowed Artery Condition Often Goes Undiagnosed: Study
Neighborhood Can Affect Obesity, Diabetes Risk
'Nerve Snip' Might Ease Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat
New Anti-Clotting Drug May Cut Brain Bleeding Risk: Study
New Blood Thinner Beats Plavix When Paired With Low-Dose Aspirin
New Blood Thinner Linked to Higher Heart Attack Risk
New Blood Thinner May Outperform Warfarin for Irregular Heartbeat
New Blood Thinner May Prevent Blood Clots During Cancer Treatment
New Bypass Surgery for Stroke Riskier Than Drug Treatment
New Clues to Link Between Fatty Diet, Colon Cancer
New Drug Bests Standard Treatment for Certain Strokes
New Drug Boosts 'Good' Cholesterol in Study Patients
New Drug May Put the Squeeze on Heart Failure
New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Heart Disease
New Guidelines Seek to Prevent Sudden Death in Young Athletes
New Guidelines Urge Cholesterol Check for All Kids Ages 9 to 11
New Scoring Method May Help Predict Stroke Outcome
New Techniques May Improve Infant Heart Surgery
New U.S. Health Initiative Highlights Disease Prevention
New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Trial
Newer Contraceptive Pills Could Raise Clot Risk, FDA Warns
Newly Found Gene Mutations May Aid Heart Treatments
No Cancer Benefit From Vitamin B, Omega-3 Supplements in Heart Patients
No One Treatment for Acid Reflux Clearly Better Than Another: Study
No Proof That Gum Disease Causes Heart Disease, Experts Say
NYC Sees Drop in Child Obesity; Can Other Cities Do Same?
Ob/Gyn Visit a Good Time to Screen for Heart Disease: Study
Obese Drivers Less Likely to Buckle Up: Study
Obese Kids May Face Social, Emotional Woes
Obese Patients May Benefit the Most From Surgery for Irregular Heartbeat
Obese People at Higher Risk of Infection After Colon Surgery
Obese White Women Shying Away From Colon Cancer Screening
Obese Women at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Study
Obese Women Face Higher Complication Risk After Breast Surgery
Obese Workers' Health Care Costs Top Those of Smokers
Obese, Asthmatic Kids Need Special Care Under Anesthesia
Obesity a Major Cause of Early Death in Women: Study
Obesity Appears Linked to Pain
Obesity Before Pregnancy May Raise Child's Asthma Risk
Obesity Continues to Balloon in U.S. and U.K.: Study
Obesity Costing States Billion in Yearly Medical Expenses
Obesity Counseling Should Stress Brain, Not Willpower: Study
Obesity Greater Risk for Fatty Liver Than Alcohol, Study Finds
Obesity Less Harmful to Self-Esteem in Black Women: Study
Obesity Linked to Higher Esophageal Cancer Death Rates
Obesity Linked to Lower Paychecks
Obesity Linked to Poorer Mental Skills in Seniors
Obesity Linked to Worse Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Obesity Linked to Worse Outcomes With Early Breast Cancer
Obesity May Hinder Flu Shot's Effectiveness
Obesity May Increase Risk of Surgical Complications
Obesity More Likely in 'Night-Owl' Kids
Obesity Rates Rise Among Mexican-Americans: Report
Obesity, Diabetes Pose 1-2 Threat to Young Americans
Obesity's Health Costs Double Earlier Estimates
Older Women With Breast Cancer Probably Won't Die From It: Study
Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Heart Patients With Stents
Omega-3 Supplements No Help Against Repeat Heart Trouble: Review
One-Third of Severe Heart Attack Patients Have Treatment Delays
Optimal Heart Health Starts Early: Study
Optimism May Lower Stroke Risk
Optimism Might Cut Your Risk for Heart Attack
Overweight 7-Year-Olds Face Higher Risk of Asthma
Overweight Kids at Greater Risk for High Blood Pressure
Overweight Pregnant Women at Higher Risk for Complications
Overweight Teen Girls May Have Higher Acne Risk
Overweight Teens Don't Seem to Grasp Weight Loss Rules
Painful Gout Afflicting More Americans: Study
Pancreas May 'Taste' Fructose, Hinting at Links to Diabetes
Parents May Hold Key to Healthy Weight in Hispanic Kids
Parents May Hold Key to Treating Kids' Obesity
Parents Should Lead By Example in Weight Loss, Study Finds
Patches, Counseling, Persistence Can Help Smokers Quit
Patients Taking Antipsychotics Urged to Get Routine Physicals
Pediatricians Split on Heart Tests Before Kids' ADHD Meds
People With HIV at Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac Death
Physical Activity Levels Linked to Employment Status
Physically Demanding Work Raises Heart Risk in Unfit Men: Study
Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Poor 'Fat-Tasters' May Tend to Be Heavier
Poor Lifestyles Harming U.S. Heart Health: Report
Poor Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure in Study
Poorer Countries Have Higher Rates of Stroke, Study Finds
Poorer, Less Educated Youth More Prone to Hypertension
Poorer, Obese Adults Might Benefit From Behavior-Change Program
Popular Antidepressants Not Always Best Choice for Seniors
Popular Blood Pressure Meds Not Linked to Cancer, FDA Says
Post-Heart Attack Exercise May Depend on Where You Live
Post-Stroke Speech Problems Inflate Cost of Treatment
Pot Belly Boosts Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: Study
Potatoes May Be Good for the Heart After All, Study Says
Predicting Who Will -- and Won't -- Survive a Heart Attack
Pregnancy Complications May Predict Heart Trouble Later
Prescription Meds Can Put on Unwanted Pounds
Procedure May Lower Complications After Leg Clots
Program Shrinks Time-to-Treatment for Heart Attack: Study
Protecting Heart May Improve Erectile Dysfunction
Psoriasis Patients May Face Higher Heart Risk
Psoriasis, High Blood Pressure May Be Linked
Pumping Iron Helps Smokers Quit Without Weight Gain: Study
Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Red Wine Antioxidant Could Give Metabolism a Boost
Regular Teeth Cleanings Could Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Researchers Identify Liver Cancer Risk Factors
Restaurant Calorie Counts Can Miss the Mark: Study
Restless Legs Syndrome May Boost Blood Pressure
Rheumatoid Arthritis May Raise Risk of Heart Rhythm Disorder
Right Side of Heart Linked to Lung Diseases, Study Finds
Rigorous Exercise May Boost Benefits of Weight-Loss Surgery
Rising Obesity Rates Might Mean More Rheumatoid Arthritis
Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Study
Robotic Therapy May Help Some Stroke Survivors Walk
Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
Rural Stroke Victims May Benefit From 'Virtual' Care
Rx for Heart Patients: Healthier Living, Medication
Satisfaction With Life Seems Good for the Heart
Scans of Egyptian Mummies Show Heart Disease Was Ancient Malady
School Soda Bans Don't Keep Kids From Sugary Drinks
Scientists Discover 'Ultra-Bad' Cholesterol
Scientists ID More Genes Linked to Heart Disease
Scientists Pinpoint Childhood Obesity Genes
Scientists Use Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on the Mind
Screening Alone Not Enough to Prevent Sudden Death in College Athletes
Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Sedentary Jobs Helping to Drive Obesity Epidemic
Self-Monitoring of Blood Thinner May Halve Clot Risk
Sepsis Plus Heart Rhythm Disorder Linked to Stroke, Death
Sex After Heart Attack? Doc's OK May Be Key
Sex OK for Many Heart Patients, Docs Say
Shift Workers Show Rise in Stress Hormone
Sibling Had a Stroke? Your Risk Might Rise, Too
Sickle Cell Disease Tied to 'Silent Strokes' in Children
'Silent Strokes' Linked to Memory Loss in Elderly: Study
Singing May Help Some Stroke Victims Regain Speech
Single Reading Can't Gauge Blood Pressure Control: Study
Sleep Apnea Linked to Blood Vessel Disorders in Study
Sleep Apnea May Be Tied to 'Silent' Strokes, Study Finds
Sleep Disorder Linked to Heart Rhythm Problems
Sleepy Teens More Prone to Weight Gain: Study
Slower Walking Speed Linked to Surgical Risk in Elderly
Small Study Suggests Milk, Soy Proteins Lower Blood Pressure Modestly
Small, Rural Hospitals Provide a Lower Quality of Care: Study
Smaller Plate Won't Help Your Diet, Research Shows
Smart Food Choices Key to a Healthy Barbeque
Smog May Harm Women's Brains: Study
Smoking After Heart Attack Raises Risk of Dying
Smoking Harder on Women's Arteries Than Men's, Scans Show
Smoking Linked to Raised Risk of Irregular Heartbeat, Study Finds
Smoking May Double Risk for Stroke
Snacking Totals a Quarter of Daily Calories for Many
Snow Shoveling Really Does Raise Heart Attack Risk: Study
Soluble Fiber Appears Key to Trimming 'Bad Fat'
Some Brains Easily Distracted by Rewarding Stimuli
Some Ethnic Groups More Vulnerable to Dangerous Fat
Some Holiday Traditions Have Health Consequences: Expert
Some Smokers More Likely to Quit After Stroke Than Others
Some Stroke Survivors Can't Recognize Fear, Anger in Others
Sooner Is Better for Controlling Obese Kids' Weight: Study
Specialized Stroke Centers Deliver on the Weekends
Speech Therapy Key to Stroke Rehab, But Many Miss Out
Spinal Surgery Riskier for Certain Patients, Study Finds
Spouses of Cancer Patients May Have Raised Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
Starvation in Youth Linked to Heart Risk in Adulthood
Statins Don't Raise Risk of Brain Bleeds After Stroke: Study
Statins Equally Effective in Women and Men
Statins May Boost Diabetes Risk in Older Women
Statins May Help Heart in Some Young Stroke Patients
Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly
Stem Cell Therapy Shows Promise for Stroke, Studies Say
Stem-Cell Trial Failed to Treat Heart Failure
Stenting, Surgery Appear Comparable for Opening Neck Artery
Stents No Better Than Medicine for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Steps Outlined to Screen All Newborns for Heart Defects
Stopping Blood Thinners Raises Stroke Risk for Patients With Irregular Heartbeat
Stopping Daily Aspirin Boosts Heart Attack Risk: Study
Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Ups Risk of Heart Problems: Study
Stress May Be Tougher on Women's Hearts Than Men's: Study
Stroke Can Impact a Child's Language, Hand-Eye Coordination
Stroke Patients May Regain Function Just as Easily at Home
Stroke Patients With Delirium Have Worse Prognosis
Stroke Risk Rises With Duration of Type 2 Diabetes: Study
Strokes Rising Among Teens, Young Adults: CDC
Strutting the Catwalk in Red, Stars Promote 'The Heart Truth'
Study Challenges Potassium Guidelines for Heart Attack Patients
Study Explores Fish Oil's Healthy Effect on Heart
Study Finds Almost 1 in 5 Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure
Study Finds Aspirin Still Best at Preventing 2nd Stroke
Study Finds Direct Link Between Obesity, Heart Disease
Study Finds Gene Behind Inherited Cases of Enlarged Heart
Study Finds Heart Failure Drug Ineffective
Study Finds Link Between Heart Failure, Brain Changes
Study Finds Link Between Low IQ, Large Waistline
Study Finds Most Urgent Angioplasties Warranted
Study Hints at Why Heart Disease Is More Deadly for Blacks
Study Links 'Body Clock' to Sudden Cardiac Death
Study Looks at Stroke Risks in Teen Football Players
Study Pinpoints New Abnormality in 'Athlete's Heart'
Study Pits New Blood Thinner Against Warfarin For Irregular Heartbeat
Study Sees Link Between Psoriasis, Obesity in Kids
Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System
Study Ties Blood Markers to Death Risk in Heart Failure
Study Weighs In on Diets for Kids
Study: Kids Who Sleep in Parents' Bed Less Likely to Be Overweight
Substance Abusers, Even Recovering Ones, May Face Stigma
Sudden Cardiac Arrest More Common in Poorer Neighborhoods
Sugary Drinks Can Be Hard on Heart: Study
Surgeon Experience Matters in Neck Artery Procedure: Study
Surgery May Boost Survival With Dangerous Heart Condition
Survival After Cardiac Arrest in ICU May Depend on Cause
Survival of Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients May Vary by Ethnicity
Survivors of Brain Hemorrhage May Experience PTSD
Switching to Water, Diet Drinks Linked to Modest Weight Loss
Taking Blood Pressure Meds at Bedtime May Be Better
Taller, Heavier Women May Face Higher Ovarian Cancer Risk
Tasers Can Trigger Fatal Heart Trouble, Study Says
Test for Calcium Buildup May Spot Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Testosterone Supplements Might Help Patients With Heart Failure
That Long Commute May Be Harming Your Health
The Cycling Stud Who Shed His Couch Potato Skin
The Fattier Your Heart, the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk
Thin Children Have More Energy-Burning 'Brown Fat'
Those Extra Pounds Could Harm Your Back
Thyroid Condition Linked to Heart Problems: Study
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
Too Much Drinking May Raise Lung Cancer Risk: Study
Too Much Exercise Delays Pregnancy in Normal-Weight Women: Study
Too Much Fructose Sweetener Tied to Heart Risks in Teens
Too Much Sitting Can Kill You, Study Suggests
Too Much Vitamin D Could Be Harmful to Heart
Too Much Weight Gain in Pregnancy Linked to Chubby Babies
Too Much Work, Food, Media May Be Hurting Health
Traffic Pollution May Raise Short-Term Heart Attack Risk
Trans Fats May Raise Stroke Risk in Older Women
Treating Prehypertension Lowers Stroke Risk: Study
Trial Stopped After Niacin Brings No Benefit to Heart Patients
Troubled Homes May Fuel Obesity in Girls
TV Ads May Play Role in Underage Drinking, Obesity
Two-Day Dialysis Interval Could Pose Danger: Study
Type of Bacteria May Be Linked to Diabetes
U.N. Summit Seeks to Tame 'Non-Communicable Diseases'
U.S. 'Stroke Belt' May Also Be 'Sepsis Belt'
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Diet Still Has Too Much Salt, CDC Warns
U.S. Found to Be Losing Ground in Life Expectancy
U.S. Health Care Spending High, But Quality Lags: Report
U.S. Health Officials Urge Lifestyle Changes to Cut Stroke Risk
U.S. Heart Disease Rates Keep Falling: CDC
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Spread
U.S. Obesity Rate Set to Soar, Costing Billions: CDC
U.S. Report Outlines Strategies to Prevent Obesity
U.S. Seeks to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks, Strokes
U.S. Serves Up New Nutrition Guidelines on 'MyPlate'
U.S. Southeast 'Stroke Belt' Also Shows Higher Rates of Cognitive Decline
U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
U.S. Underestimates Long-Term Costs of Obesity, Experts Say
U.S. Women Could Be More Obese Than Believed
Ultrasound May Determine Heart Attack Risk in HIV Patients
Ultrasound of Neck Arteries May Help Gauge Stroke Risk
'Upper Normal' Blood Pressure Linked to Heart Risk in Men
Veggies, Fruit May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Viagra May Help Children With Rare Blood Pressure Disorder
Vitamin D Lacking in Many Spine Surgery Patients
Vitamin D Levels Tied to Diabetes Risk in Obese Kids
Walk-to-School Programs Put Kids' Fitness First
Wanted: Female Nurses for Large, Ongoing Study
Warfarin Helps Cut Stroke Risk, Researchers Report
Warning Signs for Health Problems Seen in Young Adults Born Prematurely
Ways to Curb Childhood Obesity Outlined in U.S. Report
Weighing Weight-Loss Programs
Weight Gain Hits Women After Marriage, Men After Divorce: Study
Weight Gain Might Raise Endometrial Cancer Risk
Weight Loss in Heavy, Obese Women Boosts Vitamin D Levels
Weight Loss May Boost Sex Life of Obese, Diabetic Men
Weight Loss May Help Sleep Apnea Symptoms
Weight Loss Surgery Can Help Whole Families: Study
Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Inflammation, Disease Risk
Weight Loss Surgery May Help Diabetes
Weight Watchers Produces Bigger 'Losers' Than Standard Weight-Loss Care
Weight-Loss Surgeries May Beat Standard Treatments for Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery Beat Drugs for Cutting Diabetes in Very Obese
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Be Effective Despite Depression
Weight-Loss Surgery Gains More Practitioners
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to Rise in Fracture Risk
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
Weight-Loss Surgery Seems Safe for Kidney Disease Patients
What Causes Hot Flashes, Anyway?
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
When Mom Has Pregnancy Diabetes, Breast-Feeding Curbs Child Obesity
When Mom-to-Be's Overweight and Smokes, Risk for Birth Defects Rises
When Paramedics Suspect Stroke, They're Usually Right
When Prodded, Restaurant Diners Often Opt for Smaller Portions
Where Folks Live Plays Role in Health Disparities: Study
Why Stress Might Make You Sick
Why You Overeat Even When You're Full
Widely Used Heart Drugs Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes
Wider Waistlines Linked to Memory Problems in HIV Patients
Widespread CPR Training Could Boost Heart Attack Survival Rates
With Junk Food Stores Nearby, Teens May Eat More of It
Witnessing, Experiencing Traumatic Events May Worsen Heart Disease
Women Fare Better With Heart Failure
Women Less Apt Than Men to Get Recommended Daily Exercise
Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests
Women May Face Greater Heart Risk From Smoking Than Men
Women More Prone to 'Broken Heart' Syndrome: Study
Women No More Likely to Die After Angioplasty
Women Wear Red on Friday to Highlight Heart Health
Women With Heart Failure Treated as Well as Men: Study
Women, Younger Men Under-Treated Before Heart Attack: Study
Worrying Too Much Might Raise Your Risk for Stroke
Xarelto Approved to Prevent Stroke in People With Abnormal Heartbeat
You Survived Cancer: Now Pay Attention to Your Overall Health
Young Americans Need to Cut Calorie Intake: Study
Younger Americans Face Greater Health Disparities: Study
Younger Docs More Likely to Prescribe Drugs for Heart Disease: Study
Your Neighborhood Can Affect Your Heart Health