Study in mice points to real damage, scientists say
Experts offer advice on how to get ready for a colonoscopy
November is health awareness month, so check with a physician if you're in pain
But experts say study results aren't sufficient to counter current warnings
Trees, parks get inner city kids moving, study finds
Poverty, social deprivation among factors boosting odds of preeclampsia, hypertension
Innovative approach could give heart attack victims, other patients more time, developers say
Technique is safe and effective, say Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh reseachers
Close monitoring means type 1 patients can avoid retinopathy, study suggests
Stock your car with supplies
Behavioral counseling needs to go beyond merely urging safe sex practices, study says
Only 12 servings out of hundreds had nutrients that didn't contain it, researchers say
Modifying gene called Foxp3 may develop cells capable of suppressing immune response
Researchers in Detroit say it detected additional cardiovascular damage
14% for whites, 19% for blacks, 21% for Hispanics and 27% for others, study says
British study finds less than half of people in 30s, 40s use them when with a new partner
2004 legislation appears responsible, but study finds reasons why are more complex
Number of XDR-TB cases down to only 2 in 2007, CDC reports
Researchers point to obesity epidemic in explaining the troubling trend
Study found getting one reduced chances by 26%
Italian study shows that gains with shorter intervention programs aren't sustained
Increased risk of stroke a major issue in analysis of 33 research projects
Taken less than 5 days before operation leads to more bleeding, longer hospital stay, study finds
Allergists say poor access, distrust of docs behind inequalities in treatment
Study found they could cause interference when placed too closely to pacemakers, ICDs
Extensively drug-resistant disease deadlier and more common than thought, researchers find
Two factors increase risk 8-fold, researchers say
Study shows appetite suppressant fenfluramine may damage cardiac valves years later
More bystander CPR, faster patient-to-doctor time would boost survival rates, survey finds
Having more parks, forests, playing fields affects health behaviors, study says
Eight more people -- mostly young children -- infected, bringing total to 79, CDC says
It's when blood sugar levels are rising, but disease can still be prevented, CDC says
Studies are taking place at more than 1,100 facilities across the U.S.
Medicines in droplet or pill form aren't yet ready to replace injections, physicians say
Occasional drink, decent income also key to happy old age, study finds
Findings could lead to more targeted prevention efforts, researcher says
Special bond between doctor, parents opens way to discuss habits, offer treatment referrals
Poisonings, deaths pose severe public health threat, especially in underdeveloped areas
Those with asthma, other conditions have vaccination rates far below goals, study finds
Children 3 and older more prone to act out than those without deployed kin
Women need not be frightened but should limit consumption of stimulant, experts say
Giving shot 2 weeks earlier reduces the time babies are unprotected by 25%, study says
Findings challenge widespread belief that older sitters raise likelihood of harm
But orthopedists say a home safety review could cut odds of fractures in those over 65
Finding may help evaluate infants, as well as psychiatric, movement disorders
Study found people thought certain illnesses were more dangerous if publicized
Agency says it contains coumarin, which is related to ingredient in blood thinners
Limit trick-or-treating to familiar places, don't take candy from strangers, expert says
Without doctor's advice, cat's-eyes, color contacts boost odds of bacterial infection
Could be a possible health hazard, British researchers say