Short People at Greater Risk for Heart Problems
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Health
War Against Cancer Progresses in Small but Promising Steps
Doctors reported gains against nearly every form of cancer at ...
FDA Puts Liver-Damage Warning on Diet Pills
Federal health officials are warning consumers that the weight loss ...
Trans Fat Labels Lead to Healthier Fast Foods
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Scientist, Dalai Lama Collaborate on Science of Happiness
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Study Can't Absolve Cellphone Use of Brain Cancer
Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren't off ...
Major Food Companies Join Lower Salt Initiative
Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt ...
Half of Seniors Have Health Care with Low Ratings
Millions of seniors signed up for popular Medicare Advantage insurance ...
Adult Premature Death Rates Lowest in Iceland, Cyprus
Men in Iceland and women in Cyprus have the lowest ...
Dolphin-Eating Japanese Villagers Have High Mercury
Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary "The ...
LSD, Magic Mushrooms Help Ease Anxiety
The big white pill was brought to her in an ...
First Transplant of Entire Face Claimed by Spanish Hospital
A hospital in Spain said it has carried out the ...
Bad Habits Add 12 Years to Physical Age
Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, ...
Dirty-Bomb Exposure Test May Help Cancer Victims
With a few drops of blood, scientists are creating a ...
Gene Therapy Used to Restore Sight to Blind Kids
Researchers have succeeded in using gene therapy to restore sight ...
Walking Seems to Reduce Stroke Risk for Women
Women can lower their stroke risk by lacing up their ...
Breast Cancers Preventable through Diet, Exercise
Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western ...
Eating Chocolate Cuts Heart Risks Dramatically
The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a ...
Science Gets Serious About Laughter's Benefits
So a scientist walks into a shopping mall to watch ...
Arteries Improve After Smokers Quit
Quitting smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking ...
Gene Testing Helps Set Correct Blood-Thinner Dosage
Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and ...
Calorie Counts to Become Much More In Your Face
That Caesar salad you're about to eat? It's 800 calories, ...
1 in 10 Among China's Adults Are Diabetic
After working overtime to catch up to life in the ...
Artery Clip Almost As Good As Heart Surgery
Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able ...
Scientists Catalogue Hundreds of Bacteria in Human Gut
The human gut is a virtual zoo, full of a ...
Apolo Ohno's Olympics Training Regimen
Apolo Anton Ohno followed a rigorous daily regimen in the ...
Psychiatrists Make Changes to Diagnostics Bible
Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual ...
Boredom Linked Indirectly to Early Death
Can you really be bored to death? In a commentary ...
Scientists Find Genes Linked to Stuttering
Why people stutter has long been a medical mystery, with ...
Glaxo to Remove Zinc from Denture Cream
GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday it will remove zinc from its denture ...
Date-Rape Drugs GHB, GBL Too Easiy to Obtain Says UN
Governments around the world must step up their efforts to ...
Interval Training Boosts Strength with Far Less Exercise Time
People who complain they have no time to exercise may ...
New National Experiment Tackles Teen Obesity
Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity ...
Brain Pill Tested Against Genetic Learning Disorder
A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An ...
Fish Oil Pills Show Promise Against Schizophrenia
Fish oil pills may be able to save some young ...
Cadmium Found in Adult Necklaces, Bracelets
Concern about the heavy metal cadmium in jewelry grew Tuesday ...
Use of "We" Found to Strengthen Marriage
Micki Sievwright has a new set of wheels that her ...
Male Chromosome Evolves Faster Than Rest of Genome
Women may think of men as primitive, but new research ...
Weekends Can't Make Up for Sleep Deprivation
Sleeping in on Saturday after a few weeks of too ...
Americans Are Fat but Holding the Line
Raise a glass of diet soda: The nation's obesity rate ...
J&J Issues Massive Recall of Tylenol, Motrin
Johnson & Johnson issued a massive recall Friday of over-the-counter ...
Smokers with Cancer Double Survival Chances by Quitting
People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double ...
Antibiotics Fed to Animals Afflict Humans with Killer Germs
The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between ...
Norway Finds Solution for Dug-Resistant Superbugs
Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The ...
Fighting Fat Goes Hi-Tech with Wearable Sensors
The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an ...
High Cadmium Levels Found in Kids' Jewelry from China
Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its ...
Proven Danger Doesn't Stop Demand for Silicone Injections
Clara Tolentino was terrified when her 43-year-old sister died last ...
General Mills to Cut Sugar Content of Kids' Cereals
General Mills — the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and ...
50 Mil. Americans Have Had Swine Flu Says CDC
Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed ...
Maine Mulls Cancer Risk Warning for Cell Phones
A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first ...
Short People at Greater Risk for Heart Problems
Short people have a 50 percent higher risk of having ...
War Against Cancer Progresses in Small but Promising Steps
Doctors reported gains against nearly every form of cancer at ...
FDA Puts Liver-Damage Warning on Diet Pills
Federal health officials are warning consumers that the weight loss ...
Trans Fat Labels Lead to Healthier Fast Foods
Holy fish sticks! Scientists finally have some good news about ...
Scientist, Dalai Lama Collaborate on Science of Happiness
After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and ...
Study Can't Absolve Cellphone Use of Brain Cancer
Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren't off ...
Major Food Companies Join Lower Salt Initiative
Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt ...
Half of Seniors Have Health Care with Low Ratings
Millions of seniors signed up for popular Medicare Advantage insurance ...
Adult Premature Death Rates Lowest in Iceland, Cyprus
Men in Iceland and women in Cyprus have the lowest ...
Dolphin-Eating Japanese Villagers Have High Mercury
Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary "The ...
LSD, Magic Mushrooms Help Ease Anxiety
The big white pill was brought to her in an ...
First Transplant of Entire Face Claimed by Spanish Hospital
A hospital in Spain said it has carried out the ...
Bad Habits Add 12 Years to Physical Age
Four common bad habits combined — smoking, drinking too much, ...
Dirty-Bomb Exposure Test May Help Cancer Victims
With a few drops of blood, scientists are creating a ...
Gene Therapy Used to Restore Sight to Blind Kids
Researchers have succeeded in using gene therapy to restore sight ...
Walking Seems to Reduce Stroke Risk for Women
Women can lower their stroke risk by lacing up their ...
Breast Cancers Preventable through Diet, Exercise
Up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western ...
Eating Chocolate Cuts Heart Risks Dramatically
The Easter Bunny might lower your chances of having a ...
Science Gets Serious About Laughter's Benefits
So a scientist walks into a shopping mall to watch ...
Arteries Improve After Smokers Quit
Quitting smoking can turn back time. A year after kicking ...
Gene Testing Helps Set Correct Blood-Thinner Dosage
Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and ...
Calorie Counts to Become Much More In Your Face
That Caesar salad you're about to eat? It's 800 calories, ...
1 in 10 Among China's Adults Are Diabetic
After working overtime to catch up to life in the ...
Artery Clip Almost As Good As Heart Surgery
Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able ...
Scientists Catalogue Hundreds of Bacteria in Human Gut
The human gut is a virtual zoo, full of a ...
Apolo Ohno's Olympics Training Regimen
Apolo Anton Ohno followed a rigorous daily regimen in the ...
Psychiatrists Make Changes to Diagnostics Bible
Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual ...
Boredom Linked Indirectly to Early Death
Can you really be bored to death? In a commentary ...
Scientists Find Genes Linked to Stuttering
Why people stutter has long been a medical mystery, with ...
Glaxo to Remove Zinc from Denture Cream
GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday it will remove zinc from its denture ...
Date-Rape Drugs GHB, GBL Too Easiy to Obtain Says UN
Governments around the world must step up their efforts to ...
Interval Training Boosts Strength with Far Less Exercise Time
People who complain they have no time to exercise may ...
New National Experiment Tackles Teen Obesity
Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity ...
Brain Pill Tested Against Genetic Learning Disorder
A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An ...
Fish Oil Pills Show Promise Against Schizophrenia
Fish oil pills may be able to save some young ...
Cadmium Found in Adult Necklaces, Bracelets
Concern about the heavy metal cadmium in jewelry grew Tuesday ...
Use of "We" Found to Strengthen Marriage
Micki Sievwright has a new set of wheels that her ...
Male Chromosome Evolves Faster Than Rest of Genome
Women may think of men as primitive, but new research ...
Weekends Can't Make Up for Sleep Deprivation
Sleeping in on Saturday after a few weeks of too ...
Americans Are Fat but Holding the Line
Raise a glass of diet soda: The nation's obesity rate ...
J&J Issues Massive Recall of Tylenol, Motrin
Johnson & Johnson issued a massive recall Friday of over-the-counter ...
Smokers with Cancer Double Survival Chances by Quitting
People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double ...
Antibiotics Fed to Animals Afflict Humans with Killer Germs
The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between ...
Norway Finds Solution for Dug-Resistant Superbugs
Aker University Hospital is a dingy place to heal. The ...
Fighting Fat Goes Hi-Tech with Wearable Sensors
The fight against fat is going high-tech. To get an ...
High Cadmium Levels Found in Kids' Jewelry from China
Barred from using lead in children's jewelry because of its ...
Proven Danger Doesn't Stop Demand for Silicone Injections
Clara Tolentino was terrified when her 43-year-old sister died last ...
General Mills to Cut Sugar Content of Kids' Cereals
General Mills — the maker of Lucky Charms, Trix and ...
50 Mil. Americans Have Had Swine Flu Says CDC
Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed ...
Maine Mulls Cancer Risk Warning for Cell Phones
A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first ...