Salt Blamed for China's 200 Mil. Hypertension Cases

High levels of dietary salt has been blamed as a ...

Third of All Americans May Be Diabetic by 2050

As many as 1 in 3 U.S. adults could have ...

Low-Dose Aspirin May Cut Colon Cancer Risk

A new analysis suggests that taking a low dose of ...

Embryonic Stem-Cell Therapy Tested on Paraplegic

Geron Corp. has begun testing an embryonic stem-cell treatment on ...

Cancer Deemed World's Costliest Disease

Cancer is the world's top "economic killer" as well as ...

Psychiatrists Debate Adding Parental Alienation

The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its ...

Kids with ADHD More Likely to Be Missing DNA

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely ...

New Heart-Valve Surgery Done Without Opening Chest

Thousands of older Americans who need new heart valves but ...

High-Altitude Living Boosts Suicide Risk

Americans and Koreans living at higher altitudes are more suicide ...

China Hospitals to Grow Skin for 2 Plane-Crash Survivors

A Chinese hospital is seeking international help in growing skin ...

Ovary Removal Helps High-Risk Women Says Study

Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to ...

More Omega-3 Fats Didn't Help Heart Patients

Eating more heart-healthy omega-3 fats provided no additional benefit in ...

New Procedure Regrows Cornea of Vision-Impaired

Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting ...

19 Oregon Football Players Suffer Baffling Muscle Damage

School officials, parents and players remained puzzled Sunday over what ...

Pre-Run Stretching Only Helpful for Those Used to It

Should runners limber up before they head out on their ...

Astronauts' Muscles Atrophy After 6 Months in Space

Astronauts can become as weak as 80-year-olds after six months ...

Egg Illnesses to Grow Though Cooking Kills Salmonella

A salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and led to the ...

228 Mil. Eggs Recalled After Salmonella Cases in Calif., Minn.

An Iowa egg producer is recalling 228 million eggs after ...

One in Five Teens Has Slight Hearing Loss

A stunning one in five teens has lost a little ...

Head Injuries Linked by Toxic Proteins to Lou Gehrig's

Scientists funded in part by the NFL say they have ...

HIV Virus Delivers Healthy Genes to Stop Brain Disease

French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in ...

Mild Side Effects Seen for Swine Flu Vaccine

Vaccine is the best tool against swine flu despite reports ...

Suzanne Somers Book Crusades Against Chemotherapy

Suzanne Somers is at it again. Less than a year ...

Obese Moms May Program Obesity in Fetuses

When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, ...

FDA Panel Backs First Radio-Frequency Asthma Treatment

Federal health advisers are recommending a novel technology from Asthmatx ...

Sleeplessness Survey Ranks W. Virginia Tops

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are ...

Cholesterol Drugs May Help Body Fight Swine Flu

A new treatment for swine flu may already be on ...

Acupuncture, Herbs Now Taught in Nursing Schools

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs ...

Low Cholesterol Levels May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk

A new study suggests that men may be able to ...

Vaccine-Like Shots Effective Against Cocaine Addiction

Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also ...

Placebo Effect Credited with Alternative Remedies

People looking for natural cures will be happy to know ...

Men Exposed to High BPA Levels Report Sexual Problems

Male factory workers in China who got very high doses ...

New Stem-Cell Approval Opens Way for Promising Research

Scientists can start using taxpayer dollars to do research with ...

Missing DNA Found to Trigger Extreme Obesity in Kids

Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks ...

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 ...

Antibiotics Fed to Animals Afflict Humans with Killer Germs

The mystery started the day farmer Russ Kremer got between ...

NFL Players Report Higher Rates of Dementia

Retired professional football players may have a higher rate than ...

Health Care Horror Story May Not Support Reform Opponents

Shona Holmes is the Harry and Louise of this year's ...

Breakthrough Vaccine Cuts Risk of HIV Infection

For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection ...

Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Risk in 4-Year Study

People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut ...

New Drug, Tamiflu Both Effective in Saving Lives

Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in ...

Wost Fears About Swine Flu Laid to Rest

Put swine flu in a room with other strains of ...

Titans Punter Drops 29 Pounds in 4 Weeks on Juice ...

Craig Hentrich knew he had to do something drastic if ...

Costly Device Reduces Heart Failure but May Not Save Lives

A two-in-one heart device to fix irregular beats and contraction ...

10 Things You Should Know About Swine Flu

Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu ...

Resynchronizing Implant Better at Preventing Heart Attacks

Vitamin D, Fish Oil to Be Subject of Major Test

Early Detection Test for Alzheimer's Highly Reliable