Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report
Tax credits, new options will leave more employees insured, Commonwealth Fund study says

East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA
Feds advise shoring up homes, storing water and food, and monitoring radio, TV

Most Study Volunteers Seem Willing to Share Genetic Data
But they want to be asked before info enters a national database, study finds

Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports
Statins, asthma meds, antidepressants and stimulants top the list

Study Identifies Risks for Painkiller Addiction
Greater odds if you're younger than 65, have a history of drug abuse and depression, and use psychiatric meds

Proximity Affects Influence of Online 'Health Buddies'
Study finds long-distance friends less likely to sway behavior than close-knit social networks

Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia
Those with PTSD at greater risk than peers with combat injuries but no stress disorder, study found

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010

Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's
Games, reading help mask trouble in brain, study suggests, making later progress of disease seem quicker

Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study
While researchers saw no rise in deaths, some experts wonder if this drug has a future

Double-Dose Plavix Benefits Certain Patients, Study Finds
And higher-dose aspirin is no more effective than low dose, researchers say

Lower Blood Pressure May Help Sicker Kidney Patients
Standard goal may not be low enough for those with protein in their urine, study finds

Case Study Reveals 'Percussionist Wrist' Injury
Similar to tennis elbow, painless growth appears to be instance of overuse

Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
Findings reflect those of population studies in humans, researchers say

Overactive Blood Platelets May Play Role in Lupus
Study suggests anti-clotting drug Plavix might help treat disease

To Not Sleep, Perchance to Shorten Your Life
Study finds insomniac men were more likely to die earlier

Sleep-Deprived Teens Eat More Fat, Study Finds
Those who get less than eight hours a night at risk for obesity, experts say

Immune System Research Sees Many Similarities Among People
Findings may lead to better diagnosis, treatment of cancers, autoimmune diseases, study says