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40 Years On, the Triumphs and Challenges of America's 'War on Cancer'
A Heart Disease Veteran at Just Age 12
A Little Exercise Goes a Long Way to Cut Disease, Death Risk
A Safe Tan? No Way, Experts Say
Abused Girls at Greater Risk for Heart Disease as Adults: 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 Colon Cancer Surgery, Early Chemo May Pay Off
After Stroke, Crossed Legs a Welcome Sign
Aging, Not Menopause, Raises Women's Heart Risks, Study Finds
Aim Skin Cancer Warnings at the Young, Too, Experts Say
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 Living Longer, Report Finds
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
Anti-Estrogen Treatment Shrank Lung Tumors in Mice
Antioxidants Not Behind Red Wine's Healthy Effect on Heart: Study
Anti-Smoking Efforts Saved 795,000 Lives Over 25 Years: Study
Any Exercise Benefits Kids' Heart Health: Study
Appeals Court Backs FDA Move for Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs
Are Too Many Older People Screened for Cancer?
Artificial Heart Valve Doesn't Require Open-Heart Surgery
As Heart Failure Worsens, Word Recall May Suffer Too
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 More U.S. Workplaces, Smokers Need Not Apply
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring More Telling Than Doctor's Office Readings
Autoimmune Woes May Raise Risk for Lung Clots
Avastin No Benefit to Older Lung Cancer Patients: Study
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 Fit Before Stroke May Aid Recovery
Bettering Social Status Lowers High Blood Pressure Risk
Black Africans Less Apt to Develop Heart Rhythm Disorder Than Whites
Blacks Fare Worse Than Whites After Colon Cancer Surgery
Blacks, Hispanics Have Higher Colon Polyp Risk Than Previously Thought
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
Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study
Both Too Little and Too Much Sleep Bad for the Heart: Study
Bottled Tan May Keep Women Out of the Sun
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
Breast Cancer Drug Raises Risk of Heart Problems in Older Women: Study
Breast Cancer Plus Other Health Issues Linked to Worse Outcomes
Brilinta Approved for Acute Coronary Syndromes
British Screening Program Finding More Early Stage Colon Cancers
Broccoli, Cabbage, Other Veggies May Protect Against Colon Cancer
'Broken Heart Syndrome' May Affect More People Than Thought
Calcified Plaque in Arteries May Be Tied to Stroke, Dementia Risk
California's Rural Elderly Have High Rates of Chronic Illness
Can NSAIDs Cut Colorectal Cancer Deaths in Older Women?
Can Removing Tonsils, Appendix Boost Early Heart Attack Risk?
Can Walking Speed, Hand Grip in Middle Age Predict Dementia Risk?
Cancer Diagnosis May Raise Odds for Suicide, Heart Attack Death
Cancer Incidence, Death Rates Continue to Drop: Report
Cancer Patients May Be at Greater Risk for Sun Damage
Cancer Risk Doubles After Organ Transplant, Study Finds
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
Cases of Legionnaire's Disease Tripled in 10 Years
Caution Urged in Intensive Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes
CDC Urges Americans: Get Your Flu Shot
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 Cancer Drugs Don't Interfere With Flu Vaccine: Study
Certain Cancer Drugs May Have Fatal Side Effects: Analysis
Certain Painkillers May Raise Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack: Study
Certain Risk Factors Could Spur Heart Failure in Normal-Weight People
Chemo for Late-Stage Cancer Patients May Be Unjustified
Chewing Khat Raises Heart Disease, Death Risk: Study
Childhood Cancer Survivors at Greater Risk for Tumors as Adults
Childhood Depression, Anxiety Tied to Pain in Adulthood
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
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
Chronic Bowel Disease Drugs Linked to Skin Cancer Risk
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 Death Rates Continue to Drop, CDC Reports
Colon Cancer Gaps for Blacks, Whites Largely Due to Screening
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 Blood Pressure Drugs May Not Cut Colon Cancer Risk
Common Heart Dysfunction Can Help Bring on Heart Failure
Community Hospitals Safe for Angioplasty: Study
Corticosteroids May Speed Pneumonia Recovery in Some
Could Discrimination Help Trigger Illness in Blacks?
Could Listening to Mozart Help Doctors Spot Colon Polyps?
Could Lots of Chocolate Lower Your Heart Risk?
Could Menthol Cigarettes Pose Even Higher Stroke Risk?
Could Statins Help Prevent Pneumonia?
CPAP Therapy Most Effective for Sleep Apnea, Experts Say
Cured Meat Products Linked to Lung Disease Flare-Ups
Dads Can Light Their Grills Without Fear
Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent Colon Cancer for Those at High Risk
Daily Coffee May Lower Your Skin Cancer Risk
Daily Four-Drug Combo Pill Halves Heart Disease Risk: Study
Dementia May Impede Stroke Recovery
Dementia May Lead to Avoidable Hospitalizations
Depressed Women Could Face Raised Risk of Stroke
Depression After Cancer Keeps Some From Follow-Up Care
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 Drug Metformin Might Also Help Fight Cancer
Diabetic Girls May Have Heart Risk Factors
Diabetics May Be at Greater Risk for Second Stroke
Disabilities From 9/11 Behind Rising Retirements for NYC Firefighters
Do Men Need Colon Cancer Screening Earlier Than Women Do?
Docs Most Often Spot Melanomas in Older Patients
Doctors in a Bind When Parents Want to Delay, Skip Vaccines
Doctors Urge Routine Skin Screenings
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
Drop in Melanoma Deaths Limited to Educated Whites: Study
Drug Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer
Drugs Previously Thought to Be Toxic May Stop Spread of Cancer
Early Morning Smoking Riskier For Cancer
Early Study Finds Some Promise for Lung Cancer Vaccine
Early Talk Therapy May Help Stroke Patients Bounce Back
Eating Fish May Help Ward Off Colon Polyps in Women
Efforts to Reduce Stroke in Kids With Sickle Cell Working: Study
EKG Testing May Spot Fatal Heart Conditions in Children
Elderly Lung Cancer Patients Can Gain From Two-Drug Chemo: Study
Endovascular Graft Approved for Tears of Aorta
Environmental Toxins Linked to Hardening of Arteries
ER Visits for Energy-Drink Ills Soar in U.S.
Erectile Dysfunction May Be Linked With Cardiovascular Trouble
Erivedge Approved to Treat Basal Cell Carcinoma
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 Slightly Higher Blood Pressure May Boost Stroke Risk
Even When Silent, Irregular Heartbeat Linked to Stroke Risk
Even Young Teens Show Signs of Sun Damage
Everyday Foods Add Up to Major Salt Problems: CDC
Exercise a Good Pick-Me-Up After Cancer Treatment: Study
Exercise May Boost Survival in Breast, Colon Cancer Patients
Exercise May Help Patients With High Blood Pressure Live Longer
Exercise May Protect the Brain From 'Silent Strokes'
Experimental Blood Thinner Given Before Surgery Shows Benefit
Experimental Chemo Combo for Colon Cancer Disappoints
Experimental Drug Bests Chemo in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Study
Experimental Drug for Irregular Heart Rhythm Raises Death Risk: Study
Experimental Drug Might Beat Aspirin in Preventing Repeat Strokes: Study
Experimental Drug Might Help Some a Bit With Colon Cancer
Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Lung Cancer: Study
Experts Point Out Signs of Dangerous Heart Rhythm
Experts Recommend Cardiac Screening for College Athletes
Experts Say Stroke Care Differs for U.S. Minorities
Eye Changes May Predict Heart Disease in Blacks With Diabetes
Eye Color May Help Predict Vitiligo Risk
Family Heart Disease Risk Linked to Genes, Not Lifestyle
Family History May Predict Heart Attack More Than Stroke
Family History of Cancer Needs to Be Updated as You Age
Family Tree May Aid Treatment of Inherited Heart Disorders
Faster Transition From CPR to Defibrillator May Save Lives
Fasting Plus Chemo May Help in Cancer Fight: Study
Fatalism Keeps Many From Colon Cancer Screening
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 Approves Novel Melanoma Drug
FDA Calls on Tobacco Companies to List Harmful Ingredients
FDA Issues Multiple Sclerosis Drug Alert
FDA Issues New Rules on Sunscreens
FDA OKs Heart Valve That Does Not Require Open-Heart Surgery
FDA Panel Cites Clot Risk From Contraceptive Patch
FDA Panel Rejects Avastin for Breast Cancer
FDA Panels to Weigh Safety of Newer Forms of the 'Pill'
FDA to Hear Appeal on Breast Cancer Drug
FDA Unveils Graphic Images for Cigarette Packs
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
Fewer Melanoma Deaths in Counties With More Dermatologists
First Bedside Gene Test Shows Promise
First Drug Ok'd to Combat Spreading Basal Cell Skin Cancer
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
Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps May Raise Risk of Skin Cancer
Flu Hits 90 Million Children Under 5 Each Year
Flu Shot May Lower Odds for Preemie Delivery
Following Heart-Healthy Behaviors May Lengthen Your Life
For Many, Risks of Lung Biopsy May Outweigh Benefits: Study
Frailty May Threaten Melanoma Survival More Than Age
From Tanning Beds to Melanoma Surgery
Frying With Olive, Sunflower Oil OK for Heart, Study Finds
Gene Mutation Helps Clear Fats From Blood, Study Finds
Gene Mutation Linked to Chemo-Resistant Colon Cancer
Gene Study Sheds Light on Often Fatal Heart Condition
Gene Variant May Raise Death Risk After Heart Bypass
Gene Variants That Boost Lung Cancer Risk Identified
Generic, Brand-Name Heart Drugs Seem to Have Same Effect on Thyroid
Genetic Tweak Helps Mice Avoid Cancer, Obesity: Study
Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer: Who, Me?
Ginger Supplements Might Ease Inflammation Linked to Colon Cancer
Giving Birth to Small Babies Linked to Heart Disease in Moms: Study
Global Toll of 'Non-Communicable Diseases' -- $47 Trillion by 2030
Globally, 2 Million Deaths a Year Linked to Smoky Stoves
Greater Exercise Intensity May Add Years to Life
Grief Is a Real Heartbreaker, Study Finds
Half of Stroke Victims Don't Call 911, Research Shows
Handheld Metal Detectors Don't Seem to Affect Pacemakers: Study
Health Care Reform Battle Tops Health News for 2011
Health Tip: Fears and Phobias
Health Tip: Are You at Greater Risk for Pneumonia?
Health Tip: Factors That Contribute to Skin Cancer
Health Tip: How to Lower Your Risk of Stroke
Health Tip: Insufficient Sleep Can Be Dangerous
Health Tip: Know Your Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
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 Skin From Sun Damage
Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Heart Disease
Health Tip: Recovering From Pneumonia
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
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-Dose Statins May Increase Diabetes Risk
Higher Hospital Admissions Equal Higher Readmissions: Study
High-Fiber Diet May Help Thwart Colon Cancer
High-Fiber Diet Might Lower Risk for Colon Polyps
Hispanic Americans Born Outside Country Have Fewer Strokes
Hispanics Seem to Have Better Odds of Lung Cancer Survival
Hormonal Changes May Trigger Migraines in Some Women
Hormone Drugs Might Not Raise Heart-Related Deaths in Prostate Patients
Hospital Delays Tied to Racial Divide in Heart Attack Care
Hospitals in U.S. Territories Have Higher Death Rates: Study
Hospitals Ranked for Emergency Medicine Quality
How Much Salt Is Best for the Heart?
Human Stem Cells Used to Fix Damaged Mouse Heart
Hypertension in Young Adulthood May Mean Trouble Later On
Illegal Silicone Buttock Injections Can Be Deadly: Experts
Immune-Based Drug Combo Might Extend Cancer Survival
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
In Tougher Economy, Fewer Americans Get Colonoscopy
Inadequate Bowel Prep May Invalidate Colonoscopy
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 Cancer Outwitting 'Personalized Medicine'?
Is Female Hormone Disorder Tied to Familial Heart Risk?
Judge Blocks FDA Plan for Graphic Cigarette Warnings
Jump in Resting Heart Rate Might Signal Higher Death Risk
Keep Sun Safety in Mind This Summer: Experts
Kentucky Goes on the Offensive Against Colorectal Cancer
Kidney Cancer Patients Fare Better With Tumor Removal Only
Kidney Donors May Not Face Higher Heart Disease Risk
Kids Urged to Take Steps to Avoid Spreading Illness at School
Kids Who Need Heart Surgery May Fare Better at Busier Hospitals
Lack of Sunlight May Raise Stroke Risk
Lasers Safe for Removal of Pacemaker Wires in Elderly: Study
Lengthy Hospital Transfers May Hamper Heart Attack Care
Less Heart Disease Among Women in Wealthier States: Study
Less Invasive Colon Surgery Results in Fewer Blood Clots: Study
Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Works for Elderly: Study
Less Lighting Up in Movies Aimed at Kids
Lifesaving Defibrillators Often Not Nearby When Needed
Light or Moderate Drinking Linked to Lower Stroke Risk in Women
Lightheadedness Upon Standing Could Signal Heart Risk
Link Explored Between Colon Cancer, Bacterium
Living Near Major Roads May Shorten Heart Attack Survival
Longer CPR Backfires for Certain Heart Patients: Study
Lost Hour of Sleep Over Weekend May Put Heart at Risk Monday
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
Lung Cancer Rates Begin to Decline for U.S. Women
Lung Cancer Screening Might Pay Off, Analysis Shows
Lung Cancer's Hidden Victims: Those Who Never Smoked
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Might Help Some Stroke Patients
Male Heart Disease May Be Linked to Mom's Lifetime Nutrition
Many Docs Order Unneeded Lung Cancer Screening Tests: Survey
Many Hispanics Don't Call an Ambulance For Stroke: Study
Many Patients Skip Recommended Colonoscopy: Study
Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study
Many With Irregular Heartbeat Unaware of Raised Stroke Risk
Many Women Having a Heart Attack Don't Have Chest Pain
Many Young Adults at Risk of Skin Cancer: CDC
Many Young Adults Unaware They're Developing Heart Disease
Marathoners at Slim Risk of Cardiac Arrest
Marathons May Damage Part of Heart: Study
Marriage Might Boost Colon Cancer Survival
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
MelaFind Device Approved to Detect Melanoma
Melanoma Drug's Link to Other Skin Cancers Identified
Melanoma May Be More Aggressive in Kids
Melanoma Rates On the Rise Among Young Adults: Study
Melanoma Vaccine Shows Promise in Trial
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
Mice Exposed to Smoke Helped by Blood Pressure Drug: Study
Mild Strokes May Have Hidden Effects
Millions Don't Get Meds for Serious Artery Disease: Study
'Mini-Strokes' Linked to Earlier Deaths
Mixed News on Tough-to-Treat Lung Cancer
Mobile Stroke Units Might Trim Time to Treatment
More Evidence CT Scans Better at Detecting Lung Cancer
More Evidence for Oxaliplatin as Colon Cancer Chemotherapy
More Evidence Links Tanning Beds to Higher Skin Cancer Risk
More Evidence Shows Newer Forms of 'Pill' Raise Clot Risk, FDA Says
More Evidence Shows That Daily Aspirin Might Combat Cancer
More Evidence Tanning Beds May Be Addictive
More Fake Avastin Found in U.S., FDA Says
More Heart Attack Patients Take Meds When They Are Free
More Kids Hospitalized for Flu, Skin Infections
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 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. Men Die From Cancer Than Women: Study
Muscle Training May Benefit Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Narcissism Especially Bad for Men's Health, Study Says
Narrowed Artery Condition Often Goes Undiagnosed: Study
Nearly 900,000 Fewer Cancer Deaths Since 1990: Report
'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 Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Focus on Individual Risk
New Drug Approved for Advanced Skin 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 Gel Treats Precancerous Skin Condition in Days: Study
New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Heart Disease
New Guidelines Seek to Prevent Sudden Death in Young Athletes
New Melanoma Drug May Extend Survival
New Scoring Method May Help Predict Stroke Outcome
New Stool Test Might Aid in Early Detection of Colon Cancer
New Techniques May Improve Infant Heart Surgery
New Treatment May Boost Survival in Advanced Lung Cancer Cases
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 Proof That Gum Disease Causes Heart Disease, Experts Say
Novel Hepatitis C Vaccine Shows Some Early Promise
NSAID Painkillers Linked to Risk of Kidney Cancer
Ob/Gyn Visit a Good Time to Screen for Heart Disease: Study
Obese White Women Shying Away From Colon Cancer Screening
Obesity Continues to Balloon in U.S. and U.K.: Study
Obesity's Health Costs Double Earlier Estimates
Occasional Pot Smoking Won't Harm Lungs: Study
Older Lung Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Treated
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 Don't Help, May Hurt ICU Patients
Omega-3 Supplements No Help Against Repeat Heart Trouble: Review
One-Third of Severe Heart Attack Patients Have Treatment Delays
Only 1 in 4 Young Teens Uses Sunscreen Regularly, Study Finds
Optimal Heart Health Starts Early: Study
Optimism May Lower Stroke Risk
Optimism Might Cut Your Risk for Heart Attack
Parkinson's Disease May Boost Melanoma Risk: Study
Patches, Counseling, Persistence Can Help Smokers Quit
Patient Disparities Seen in Lung Cancer Drug Trials
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
Pneumonia Vaccine Approved for Older People
Poor Lung Function Linked to Heart Failure in Study
Poorer Countries Have Higher Rates of Stroke, Study Finds
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
Previous Cancer May Up Melanoma Risk
Procedure May Lower Complications After Leg Clots
Program Shrinks Time-to-Treatment for Heart Attack: Study
Proper Bowel Prep Key to Effective Colon Cancer Screening: Study
Protecting Heart May Improve Erectile Dysfunction
Psoriasis Patients May Face Higher Heart Risk
Psoriasis, High Blood Pressure May Be Linked
Quitting Smoking May Halve Risk of Oral Health Problems
Radiation After Lung Cancer Surgery Doesn't Help All: Study
Rate of Hospitalizations for Stroke Has Declined in U.S.
Regular Teeth Cleanings Could Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study
Reported Decline in U.S. Pneumonia Deaths May Be False: Study
Research May Point to New Obesity Treatments
Researcher Uses Genomics to Predict His Odds for Disease
Researchers Look at Genomes of Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer
Researchers Test Laxative-Free Colon Scan
Resolve to Take Colon Cancer Test, Experts Say
Respiratory Virus Killed 8 Military Recruits After Vaccination Program Halted
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
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
Scientists Discover 'Ultra-Bad' Cholesterol
Scientists ID More Genes Linked to Heart Disease
Scientists Map Melanoma's Genome
Scientists Use Brain Waves to Eavesdrop on the Mind
Scientists Zero In on Key Melanoma Links
Screening Alone Not Enough to Prevent Sudden Death in College Athletes
Screening for Other Health Problems May Aid COPD Survival
Screening Lots of Lymph Nodes Little Help for Colon Cancer Patients
Secondhand Smoke May Harm Heart Function
Selenium Supplements May Help -- or Harm
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
Skin Cancer Check May Come With New Hairdo
Skin Cancer Foes Declare May 27 'Don't Fry Day'
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
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 Linked to Skin Cancer in Women
Smoking May Double Risk for Stroke
Smoking Might Raise Sex Hormone Levels After Menopause
Smoking Raises Odds for Cancer in Women Already at High Risk
Sniffer Dogs Spot Early Stage Lung Cancer: Study
Snow Shoveling Really Does Raise Heart Attack Risk: Study
Soluble Fiber Appears Key to Trimming 'Bad 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
Southern States Lag Behind North in Drop in Colon Cancer Death Rates
Specialists More Likely to Spot Deadly Skin Cancer
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
States' Efforts to Boost Cigarette Taxes Slows: CDC
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
Stigma, Shame Can Worsen Depression in Lung Cancer Patients
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'
Studies Offer More Evidence That Colonoscopy Saves Lives
Study Casts Doubt on Hot Dogs' Link to Colon Cancer
Study Challenges Potassium Guidelines for Heart Attack Patients
Study Contends Taller People at Heightened Cancer Risk
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 Offers Update on Staph Pneumonia Trends in Children
Study Pinpoints New Abnormality in 'Athlete's Heart'
Study Pits New Blood Thinner Against Warfarin For Irregular Heartbeat
Study Reveals Trigger That May Speed Melanoma Growth
Study Sees Link Between Psoriasis, Obesity in Kids
Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System
Study Supports CT-Based 'Virtual' Colonoscopy to Spot Colon Cancer
Study Ties Blood Markers to Death Risk in Heart Failure
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
Surgery Rates Rising for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Study
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
Taking Blood Pressure Meds at Bedtime May Be Better
Taking Chemo Drug Continuously Delayed Lung Cancer's Return
Tanning Beds May Be Even Riskier Than Thought
Tanning Salon Tax No Deterrent: Study
Tarceva Battles Lung Cancer in Some
Targeted Drugs, Lung CT Screening Top Cancer Advances in 2011
Tasers Can Trigger Fatal Heart Trouble, Study Says
Test for Calcium Buildup May Spot Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer's Return
Testosterone Supplements Might Help Patients With Heart Failure
Tests Might Someday Help Spot Early Lung Cancer
The Fattier Your Heart, the Greater Your Heart Disease Risk
The War on Cancer Continues
Thyroid Condition Linked to Heart Problems: Study
Today's Kids May Be Destined for Adult Heart Disease
Too Few Americans Getting Screened for Common Cancers: CDC
Too Many Americans Skipping Colon Cancer Screening
Too Much Drinking May Raise Lung Cancer Risk: Study
Too Much Fructose Sweetener Tied to Heart Risks in Teens
Too Much Sitting Raises Odds for Cancer: Study
Too Much Vitamin D Could Be Harmful to Heart
Toxic After-Effects Still Haunt 9/11 Responders
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
Two Drugs Shown to Prolong Survival in Advanced Melanoma Cases
Two-Day Dialysis Interval Could Pose Danger: Study
Type of Muscular Dystrophy Linked to Raised Cancer Risk
U.N. Summit Seeks to Tame 'Non-Communicable Diseases'
U.S. 'Stroke Belt' May Also Be 'Sepsis Belt'
U.S. Blacks More Likely to Die of Colon Cancer Than Whites: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Culture Linked to Greater Sunscreen Use Among Latinos
U.S. Diet Still Has Too Much Salt, CDC Warns
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. Seeks to Prevent 1 Million Heart Attacks, Strokes
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. Will Push to Have Graphic Warnings on Cigarettes
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
Use Vanity to Reduce Young People's Sun Exposure: Task Force
Veggies, Fruit May Lower Women's Stroke Risk
Viagra May Help Children With Rare Blood Pressure Disorder
Virtual Colonoscopy Still Has Its Skeptics
Vitamin A Supplements Might Cut Melanoma Risk: Study
Vitamin D Levels Linked to Certain Skin Cancers, Study Finds
Vitamin D, Calcium Combo May Halve Melanoma Risk in Some Women
Votrient Approved to Treat Cancer That Begins in Soft Tissue
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
Warnings on Cigarette Packs May Keep Ex-Smokers From Relapse
Weight Loss in Heavy, Obese Women Boosts Vitamin D Levels
Weight Loss Surgery Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Inflammation, Disease Risk
What Causes Hot Flashes, Anyway?
When Mom-to-Be's Overweight and Smokes, Risk for Birth Defects Rises
When Paramedics Suspect Stroke, They're Usually Right
Who Should Get a CT Scan to Screen for Lung Cancer?
Why Cancer Symptoms May Elude M.D.
Why Stress Might Make You Sick
Widely Used Heart Drugs Linked to Better Breast Cancer Outcomes
Widespread CPR Training Could Boost Heart Attack Survival Rates
Witnessing, Experiencing Traumatic Events May Worsen Heart Disease
Woman's Recovery From Advanced Melanoma Could Help Guide Research
Women Fare Better With Heart Failure
Women May Be Getting Unneeded Heart Imaging Tests
Women May Face Greater Heart Risk From Smoking Than Men
Women More Likely to Survive Melanoma Than Men: Study
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
Women's High Blood Sugar Linked to Colorectal Cancer: Study
Worries About Colonoscopy Unfounded: Study
Worrying Too Much Might Raise Your Risk for Stroke
Xalkori Approved for Advanced Lung Cancer
Xarelto Approved to Prevent Stroke in People With Abnormal Heartbeat
X-Ray Screening Doesn't Prevent Lung Cancer Deaths: Study
You Survived Cancer: Now Pay Attention to Your Overall Health
Younger Docs More Likely to Prescribe Drugs for Heart Disease: Study
Your Neighborhood Can Affect Your Heart Health