More than 40% of middle class children with no health insurance don't see a doctor all year
Social workers hearing repeated stories can suffer post-traumatic stress of their own
Blocking blood vessel formation has already worked against breast, colon cancers
CDC says failure to be vaccinated is behind the worrisome trend
Remote screening cut hospital readmissions, provided timely intervention
The procedures were done at an unlicensed clinic in North Carolina, CDC says
National program aims to educate patients on best ways to get condition under control
Plants may help improve air quality and encourage youngsters to play more outdoors
Studies urge oxytocin use after delivery, re-evaluation of accepted birthing practices
Overhaul of outdated inspection practices desperately needed, critics say
Women who don't have timely tests 5 times more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease
Roughly a quarter of those asked had borrowed, given away allergy pills, antibiotics and painkillers
Genomic data will be made available for free to researchers around the world
Few studies since 1950 had agreement on standard outcomes, review finds
It's the shine that attracts ultraviolet rays, but sunscreen base can help, expert says
A 12% solution increased levels of antioxidants, researchers say
75% say they behave abnormally around food, survey finds
Children suffer even when pollutants fall below acceptable levels, study finds
Study showed little difference in survival when compared to expensive lab tests
But survey finds many aren't prepared to tackle the problem in coming decades
Inadequate safeguards could mean a return of cancer, study warns
One or 2 rounds of antibiotics sufficient to treat eye disease, study finds
Expert says goal is to maintain strength, not gain it, while you mend
More testing needed to prove that oversulfated chondroitin sulfate caused deaths, reactions
Experiments in mice could lead to better diagnosis and treatment, experts say
Canadian team develops simple test to identify those at risk
Finding another warning to pregnant women that drug use can affect fetal brain development
Mechanism unclear, but nursing home study says risk greatest week after meds begin
AMA data shows gains for women, but rural areas suffer as students choose specialty fields
Not only did overall health improve, but study finds snoring, daytime sleepiness reduced
Follow-up at home
And 'biological mechanism' that leads to adverse reactions identified, officials add
Study finds it reduces risk of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer
But study also finds survival rates similar, no matter when admission occurred
Even good adherence to infection control did not entirely prevent transmission, study finds
But planting low-allergen species, avoiding high pollen hours can help
With spring's arrival, optometrists' group urges public to treat vision like the pros do
Doctors step up efforts to vaccinate young women against virus that causes the disease
It helped to reduce air trapped in the lungs during exercise, researchers find
Changes in dopamine receptor density affects memory and psychomotor speed, study says
Self-treating headaches with these drugs doubles chance of having chronic episodes
Vision tests before age 2 were more beneficial than those done later, study finds
Used wisely, they may spur discoveries, but some warn privacy needs regulation
But one expert says there's a hitch: Kids can take them off
Study finds that despite heroic efforts, most strategies are doomed to fail
Ways to reduce moisture
Riluzole, used to treat Lou Gehrig's disease, inhibits aggressive growth, study finds
Avoiding food during religious holidays such as Ramadan increased risk almost 3-fold
But exercise outside organized teams has drops as adolescence approaches, study finds
Studies evaluate importance of imaging devices in prognosis, treatment of disease