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1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Struggles With Memory Lapses
1 in 7 Low-Income Preschoolers Is Obese
13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk
2 Cardiovascular Proteins Tied to Severity of Alzheimer's
2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk
A Fat That May Keep You Thin
A Gene Tweak Could Keep Heart Young
A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat
A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits
Abdominal Fat Boosts Dementia Risk
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble
Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision
Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp
Active Social Life May Reduce Men's Alzheimer's Risk
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Adapting Gait May Help Elderly Avoid Falls
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Adding Light Eases Behavioral Problems of Dementia
ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk
Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood
Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young
Aerobics Can Reverse Mental Decline in Older Adults
After Age 55, Workplace Stress Seems to Decline
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
Aging Brain Can Learn New Tricks
Aging Brain May Contribute to Some Hearing Loss
Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment
Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific
Alzheimer's Research Brings Progress, Setbacks
Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges
America Losing the Fight With Type 2 Diabetes
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
Among Obese Diabetics, Sleep Apnea May Be Common
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anti-Aging Drug Closer to Reality
Antibiotics May Not Cause Diarrheal Bacteria
Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly
Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients
Antipsychotic Drugs Spur Dramatic Weight Gain in Kids
Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxious Kids at Risk for Obesity in Adulthood
Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness
As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink
Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients
Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
Balance in Old Age Tied to Brain Changes
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Banning Soft Drinks in Schools Has Small Impact
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Baseline Exam Is Key to Eye Health
Behavioral Management Plans Help Kids Lose Weight
Belly Fat May Make Migraines More Likely
Beta-Blockers Tied to Higher Cataract Risk
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians
Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss
Bill Clinton, Health Groups to Tackle Childhood Obesity
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.
Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Blood Pressure on the Rise in America
Blueberry Drink Protects Mice From Obesity, Diabetes
Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
Book Offers Novel Approach to Weight Loss
Boomers Should Add Muscle Before It's Too Late
Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
Brain Adjusts to Cope With Life's Upsets
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly
Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Bullying Top Concern of Parents With Overweight Child
Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's
Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
Caregiving May Lengthen Life
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen AMD
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60
Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off
Childhood Obesity May Cause Thyroid Problems
Children Move Less as They Get Older
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Children of Older Fathers at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Chronic Low Back Pain Is on the Rise
Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
Circadian Rhythm Plays Role in Memory
Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People
'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's
Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People
Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones
Community Exercise Programs Boost Seniors' Strength
Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age
Computerized Medication Box Approved
Cost Savings Adds to Value of Preventing Chronic Disease
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged
Curbing Obesity Epidemic Key to Health Care Reform: Experts
Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids
Daily Dose of Vitamin D Helps Prevent Falls in Seniors
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices
Daytime Sleeping Linked to Poor Recovery in Older Patients
Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Delaying Weight-Loss Surgery May Leave Teens at Risk
Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline
Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Dementia Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old'
Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death
Depression and Alzheimer's Risk Linked
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Diabetes Drug Byetta May Aid Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Boost Weight Loss in Obese Patients
Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls
Diabetes in Middle Age Raises Alzheimer's Risk
Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
Diabetes' Toll Continues to Grow
Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Diet, Exercise May Slow Kidney Disease Progression
Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
Disease Diagnosis Can Spur Change in Lifestyle
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis
Doctors' Efforts to Fight Childhood Obesity Not Working
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?
Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants
Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drink Away Dementia?
Drinking, Weight, Depression Linked in Young Women: Study
Drop in Certain Visual Skills May Precede Alzheimer's
Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors
Drug Combinations Putting Seniors at Risk
Drug May Stem Slide Into Alzheimer's for Some
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Early Weight Gain Might Mean Higher Blood Pressure Later
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
Eating Habits in the Obese May Echo Drug Addicts' Patterns
Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity
Eating Less May Slow Aging Process
Education Doesn't Slow Alzheimer's Decline
Elder Abuse, Neglect Make Early Death Far More Likely
Elder Boom Will Be Felt Worldwide
Elderly Can Benefit From High Blood Pressure Treatment
Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens
End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair
Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Epilepsy Drug May Prevent, Treat Alzheimer's
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers
Estrogen Cream No Match for Sun-Damaged Skin
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects
Exercise Benefits Even the Oldest Old
Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids
Exercise in Adolescence May Cut Risk of Deadly Brain Tumor
Exercise Keeps the Brain Young
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients
Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
Exercise Tips to Keep Boomers on Their Feet
Exercise, Education Keep You Sharp in Old Age
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's
Experimental Weight-Loss Pill Passes Early Test
Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
Extra Pounds During and Between Pregnancies Can Pose Problems
Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults
Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Study
Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant
Fall Risk Higher in Older Women Who Sleep Less
Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors
Falls Are Top Cause of Injury, Death Among Elderly
Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle
Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Father's Age a Factor in Infertility
Fatness Boosts Inflammation in Body
Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity
Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
FDA Investigating Weight-Loss Drug Over Reports of Liver Damage
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age
Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms
Fewer Steps Per Day Send Disease Markers Up
Fewer Sugary Drinks Key to Weight Loss
Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk
Fitness Fades Fast After 45
Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact
Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's
Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss
Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly
Flu Deaths Higher Among Seniors With Dementia
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
For a Healthier Retirement, Work a Little
For All Their Plusses, Pets Pose a Risk for Falls, Too
For Obese, Weight Gained in Pregnancy May Not Leave
For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
For Preschoolers, Even 'Play' Tends to Be Sedentary
For the Obese, Holiday Tables Serve Platefuls of Doubt
Fosamax Linked to Unusual Femur Fractures
Fractures in Older Adults Up Death Risk
Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
'Freshman 15' Theory Takes a Pounding
Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study
Fruits and Veggies May Strengthen Bones
Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain
Gastric Bypass Success Sparks Debate
Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer
Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
Gene Linked to Form of Parkinson's Disease
Gene May Make Kids Crave Junk Food
Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
Genes Give Clues to Age-Linked Eye Trouble
Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery
Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
Genetic Variants Tied to Obesity
Genetic Variation May Explain Preferences for Sugar
Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's
Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
Good News for Elderly: Happiness Keeps Growing
Government Launches Nursing Home Rating System
Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind
Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children
Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer's
Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men
Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat
Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
Half of U.S. Babies Living Today May Reach 100
Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth
Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer
Hazardous Falls Don't Have to Happen
Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes a Mixed Bag
Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Health Tip: Age Affects the Senses
Health Tip: Aging Hair and Nails
Health Tip: Benefitting From Adult Day Care
Health Tip: Bones, Muscles and Aging
Health Tip: Choosing an Assisted Living Option
Health Tip: Common Immune System Problems as You Age
Health Tip: Dental Care for Seniors
Health Tip: Dental Visits for Older Patients
Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors
Health Tip: Depression in Seniors
Health Tip: Dietary Needs of Aging Women
Health Tip: Early-Stage Alzheimer's
Health Tip: Exercise for Bone Health
Health Tip: Fire Safety for Seniors
Health Tip: Getting Older and Weakened Immunity
Health Tip: Getting Up After a Fall
Health Tip: Good Shoes Can Prevent Falls
Health Tip: Having a Baby After Age 35
Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome
Health Tip: Is Your Child Getting Too Much Sugar?
Health Tip: Keep Seniors Safe at Home
Health Tip: Keeping Off the Weight
Health Tip: Lose Weight, and Keep it Off
Health Tip: Make Your Home Fall-Proof
Health Tip: Mixing Drinks With Medicines
Health Tip: More Than You Can Chew
Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child
Health Tip: Protect Aging Feet
Health Tip: Wear and Tear on the Knees
Health Tip: What Seniors Eat
Health Tip: When Dementia Is Treatable
Health Tip: When Older Adults Drink
Health Tip: When Seniors Have Trouble Sleeping
Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives
Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age
'Healthy Fat' Chemical Aids Body's Metabolism
Healthy Lifestyle Boosts Women's Longevity
Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
Heart Association Warns of Surgery Risks in Obese
Heart Failure Drugs Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men
Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply
Heavier People Have Heart Attacks Earlier
Heavy Patients Get Little Respect From Doctors
Heavy Smoking as Teenager Might Add Pounds Later
Helping Seniors Beat the Holiday Blues
High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood
High Doses of Vitamin E Lengthen Lives of Alzheimer's Patients
High Fructose Diet Inhibits Appetite Hormone
High Insulin May Boost Odds of Breast Cancer
High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
High-Dose Flu Shot Benefits Elderly
Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids
High-Impact Activity May Be Good for Old Bones
High-Risk Kids, Diabetics Need Regular Blood Pressure Checks
Hip Fracture Odds Rise With Women's Age
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
Hip, Knee Replacements Do Ease Symptoms
HIV Patients Living Longer
HIV Tests Cost-Effective for Some Seniors
Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems
Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives
Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors
Hormone Lowers Glucose Levels in Mice
Hormone Therapy May Make Lung Cancer More Likely
Hormone Therapy Not Best for Older Prostate Cancer Patients
Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
How Old Is Too Old to Work?
How Weight Loss Helps the Heart
HRT Shrinks the Brain
Hunger Hormone Makes Food Look More Tasty
Hypertension Might Hinder Thinking
Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk
If Parents Had Alzheimer's, Aging May Come Early
Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks
Inappropriate Prescribing for Older Patients a Growing Problem
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers
Inflammation May Play Role in Sleep Duration
Inner Ear Dysfunction Puts Older Adults at Risk of Falls
Insulin May Protect Against Alzheimer's
Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits
Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
Intestinal 'Sleeve' Mimics Effects of Gastric Bypass
Is Human Growth Hormone a Key to Longevity?
Job Loss Has Long-Term Impact on Social Lives
Job, Education May Buffer Against Dementia
Keep a Food Diary, Lose Twice as Much Weight
Keep Your Flu Shots Straight This Fall
Keeping a Healthy Holiday Balance
Key Protein May Link Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Woes
Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
Kids Gulping Down More Sugary Beverages
Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections
Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes
Kids of Stressed, Low-Income Moms Prone to Weight Problems
Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain
Kids Who Live Near Green Spaces Seem to Walk More
Kids Who Skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter
Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
Know Your Odds for Heart Failure
Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
Lack of Good Sleep Might Be Deadly
Let Kids Sleep Late on Weekends to Fight Fat: Study
Leukemia Cells May Hide in Fat Tissue
Life Expectancy in U.S. Hits a New High
Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years
Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk
Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
Light-Activated Therapy Seems to Rejuvenate Aging Skin
Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life
Limiting School Snacks Boosts Fruit, Veggie Consumption
Living to 100 Doesn't Mean Living Poorly
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Low Vitamin D Tied to Depression in Older Adults
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Make Nursing Homes More Like Home: Medicare
Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise
Mammograms Still a Good Idea for Elderly Women
Many Alzheimer's Caregivers Admit to Abusive Behavior
Many Americans Fear Being Diagnosed With Diabetes
Many Americans Still Leery of Swine Flu Vaccine
Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study
Many Cancer Survivors Don't Adopt Healthy Lifestyle
Many Overweight Kids Not Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
Marriage Ends, Health Declines
Married Folks Still the Healthiest
Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar
Medicare Drug Plan 'Doughnut Hole' Could Impact Seniors' Health
Medicare Drug Plan Still Needs Work
Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors
Medicare's Monthly Premium Won't Rise in 2009
Mediterranean Diet Aids the Aging Brain: Study
Memory Loss Tied to Brain's White Matter
Memory Problems Tied to Sound Processing Disorder
Men More Likely to Develop Cognitive Problems
Men Who Get Active in Midlife Live Longer
Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand
Men's Stroke Risk Rises Dramatically in Mid-40s
Mental Activity Seems to Keep the Brain Vital
Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From Exercise
Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying
Mental Test Spots Alzheimer's Risk
Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly
Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes
Metabolic Syndrome May Raise Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease
Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75%
Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity
Mice Study Shows How 'Fat Gene' Works
Middle-Age Heart Risk Factors Shorten Men's Lives
Midlife Heart Risk Factors Linked to Later Dementia
Migraines More Frequent, Intense in Overweight Kids
Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Friendly Cities for Women
Minorities to Bear Brunt of Rise in U.S. Cancer Cases
Mishandling Money May Foreshadow Alzheimer's
Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby
Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age
More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia
More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts
More Evidence Healthy Living Brings Long Life
More Kids Becoming Severely Obese
More Seniors Falling Victim to Escalator Injuries
More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat
More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs
More Whole Grains May Mean Less Fat
Most Adult Americans at Some Risk for Heart Disease
Most Early-Onset Dementia Not Alzheimer's
Most Fit Have Less Brain Atrophy From Alzheimer's
Most Medicare Drug Premiums Same or Lower in 2009
Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese
Most Older Americans Living Longer and Better
Multivitamins Might Prolong Life
Muscle Mass Won't Grow in Women Over 80
Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders
National Scorecard Ranks Palliative Care Across Country
Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
Neck Size May Affect Severity of Sleep Apnea
Neighborhood Influences Exercise Levels
Neighborhood Safety Is Linked to Disability
New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon
New Cancer Patients Retain Little Medical Information
New Diet Pill Doubles Weight Loss of Current Drugs
New Guidelines Make It Easy to Get Fit
New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain
New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
New Treatments Hold Hope for Failing Eyes
Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
Nightly Snacking May Speed Weight Gain
Nighttime Urination Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Elderly
No Osteoarthritis Seen in Obese Mice Without Leptin
Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows
Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight
Not All Dementia Is Called Alzheimer's
Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes Fare Better in Studies
Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline
Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease
Nutrition Still Not 'A' Grade in U.S. Schools: Studies
Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries
Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays
Obese Kids Have Old Arteries
Obese Kids More Prone to Limb Injuries in Car Crashes
Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer
Obese Middle-Aged Women Face Unhealthy Future
Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies With Birth Defects
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement
Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease
Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries
Obese Women Less Likely to Be Tested for Some Cancers
Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis
Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk
Obesity is a Family Affair
Obesity Just as Risky for Teens as Heavy Smoking
Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
Obesity Linked to Poor Prognosis for Some Breast Cancer Patients
Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Women
Obesity May Dampen Response to Asthma Meds
Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S.
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health
Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes
Obesity Worsens Asthma
Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival
Obesity, Lack of Insurance Take Toll on Young Americans
Obesity-Related Hormone Tied to Psoriasis
Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks
Oh-So-Cold Temperatures Plague Older People
Older Adults Get Drunk Faster Than Younger Drinkers
Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
Older Adults Who Exercise Boost Blood Flow in Brain
Older Americans May Lack Adequate Nutrition
Older Brains May Not Be So Small After All
Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns
Older Diabetics' Risk of Cardiac Ischemia Lower Than Thought
Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate
Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
Older Problem Gamblers Face Increased Suicide Risk
Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
Older Women Have Harder Time Preserving Muscle Than Men
Omega-3 Foods May Lower Eye Disease Risk
On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English
One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
One-Third of Dementia Cases Laid to Small Blood Vessel Damage
One-Third of Diabetics Have Sleep Apnea
One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70
Osteoporosis May Raise Risk for Vertigo
Other Health Problems Can Delay MS Diagnosis
Overeating Can Throw Off Metabolism
Overeating? Blame Your Genes
Over-the-Phone Weight Loss Counseling Works
Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
Oxycodone May Reduce Shingles Pain
Pain Robs Years From Folks at Mid-Life
Painkillers Boost Muscle Mass Among Weight-Training Elderly
Parents Not Best Barometer of Kid's Eating, Exercise Habits
Parkinson's Patients More Prone to Vitamin D Deficiency
Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids
Personal Contact Helps Maintain Weight Loss
Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers
Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
Plaques, Tangles in Brain Don't Always Lead to Alzheimer's
Plastic Surgeons Stay Busy in Recession
Playing Video Games May Boost Older Brains
Pneumonia Vaccine Lowers Chances of Heart Attack
Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity
Poor Night Vision May Predict Age-Related Eye Disease
Poor Sense of Smell May Be Early Sign of Parkinson's
Poor Sleep, Hypertension a Dangerous Combination
Portion Distortion
Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss
Pot Belly Boosts Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome
Poverty Raises Mortality Risk With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
Preschool Intervention Curbed Trend Toward Obesity
Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
Protein Clumps May Appear Years Before Memory Problems
Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's
Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications
Quick Saliva Test May One Day Diagnose Diseases
Races Differ in Rates of Sleep-Related Obesity
Racial Disparity in Death Rate May Be Avoidable
Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function
Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
Rapid Weight Loss in Seniors Signals Higher Dementia Risk
Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC
Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected
Reading, Games Help Keep Aging Memories Sharp
Red Wine Compound Helps Heart, May Slow Aging
Relaxation Tapes or Mozart Lower Blood Pressure
Remembrance of Fat May Be at Root of Cravings
Research Links Low HDL Levels With Memory Loss
Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice
Researchers ID Genetic Markers for Esophageal Cancer
Researchers ID Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells
Researchers ID Suite of Genes in Aging Process
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone'
Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk
Retirement Brings Most a Big Health Boost
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rising Among U.S. Women
Rich, Poor See Similar Declines in Old Age
Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain
Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender
Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue
Run for Your Life
Rural Areas Able to Increase Colon Cancer Screenings
Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges
School Environment Can Curb Kids' Weight Gain
School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity
School Soda Ban Has Limited Effect
Science Finds Healing in Halloween Horrors
Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
Scientists Develop New Strategy to Fight Obesity
Scientists Find Way to Make 'Good' Brown Fat
Scientists Spot 4 New Alzheimer's Genes
Scientists Spot New Clue to Alzheimer's
Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein
Scientists Turn Off 'Obesity Switch' in Mice
Secrets of Telomerase Revealed
Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly
Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury
Seniors Avoid ER at Start of Month
Seniors Cope With Sleep Loss Better Than Young Adults
Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever
Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery
Seniors No Strangers to Happiness
Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History
Seniors Tend to Stick With End-of-Life Care Preferences
Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health
Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
Sex Hormone Levels Linked to Fractures in Men
Shingles Raises Stroke Risk: Study
Silent Strokes More Common in Younger People Than Thought
Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game
Simple Steps to Maintaining Memory
Sleep Disorder Could Signal Neurological Disease
Sleep Disorder Linked to Neurodegenerative Conditions
Sleep Needs May Decline With Age
Sleep Problems Plague the Older Set
Slide Into Debt Could Bring Wider Waistline
Slightly Underactive Thyroid May Be a Plus
Slow-Healing Bones May Get Boost From Drug
Smog Tougher on the Obese
Smoking Coupled With Obesity Raises Death Risk
Smoking Makes You Old Before Your Time
Smoking, Hypertension Each Account for 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths
Snorers Burn More Calories During the Day
'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes
'Soda Tax' Wins Health Experts' Support
Soda Taxes Not Making a Dent in U.S. Waistlines
Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds
Some OTC Sleep, Cold Meds Could Harm Aging Brain
Some Prescription Meds May Raise Seniors' Risks of Falling
Sport Supplement May Help Shield Seniors From Falls
'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children
Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men
Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's
Stay Upbeat, Active to Keep the Mind Young
Stay Upbeat, Exercise to Help Prevent Cancer in Old Age
Stay Upbeat, Healthy to Thrive in Senior Years
Staying Social May Keep Dementia at Bay
Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
Stroke Drug Might Be a Memory-Booster
Stroke Patients at High Risk for Falls
Studies Affirm Value of Healthy Lifestyle
Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein
Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
Studies Support Testosterone Supplements for Older Men
Study Finds Molecular Link Between Obesity, Hypertension
Study Finds Older Corneas Suitable for Transplantation
Study Finds Potential Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Safer Than Thought
Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity
Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to Addiction
Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly
Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages
Study Shows Exercise Shields Against Osteoporosis
Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive
Subtle Nervous System Problems Signal Stroke Risk
Successful Dieters Show Unique Brain Patterns
Sugar Shortens Life Span in Worms
Suicide Rates Rise Among Baby Boomers
Suicide Risk With Antidepressants Falls With Age
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Surfing to a Higher Weight
Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
Surgery Only Works for Some Kids with Sleep Apnea
Survey Finds Binge Drinking Among Older People, Too
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People Hardest
Teen Obesity Ups MS Risk in Women
Teens Likely to Trade Team Sports for Individual Exercise
Teens Spending Too Much Screen Time
Testosterone Therapy May Reduce Bone Loss in Older Men
Tests Gauge Alzheimer's Patients' Ability to Drive
Tests May ID Older Patients at Risk for Post-Op Delirium
Texting Food Diaries Helps Kids Stick With Diets
The Dark Side of Vegetarianism
The Elderly Can Be Candidates for Angioplasty, Stenting
The Ups and Downs of 'Yo-Yo' Dieting
Thin Thighs Might Be Harbinger of Heart Disease
Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor
Thyroid Hormone May Boost Women's Alzheimer's Risk
Too Few Americans Aware of 'Pre-Diabetes'
Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
Too Few Understand Diabetes' Dangers
Too Little Sleep May Raise Diabetes Risk
Too Much Media May Be Tough on Kids' Health
Traces of Corn Found in Almost All Fast Food
Trouble With Daily Activities Could Point to Alzheimer's Risk
Troubled Minds Can Mean Wider Waistlines
TV in the Bedroom Is Not a Teen's Best Friend
TV Time May Not Be Benign
TV, Internet Causing Kids Harm: Report
Tweaking Insulin Might Help Fight Aging
Two Parents With Alzheimer's Raises Child's Risk
Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes
U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out
U.S. Obesity Epidemic Continues to Grow
U.S. Women Delaying Motherhood, Report Shows
Umbilical Cord Blood Injections Aid Aging Brains
Uncertainty Surrounds Testing for Alzheimer's
Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend
Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection
Urine Test May ID Unhealthy Diets
Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase
Varicose, Spider Veins May Be Inevitable for Some
Vending Machines Found in Most Middle Schools
Video Gamers Older Than You Think
Video May Help People Make End-of-Life Choices
Views on Old Age May Become Reality Later
Vigorous Exercise Aids Those With Obesity-Related Gene
Vigorous Exercise Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Vitamin B12 Key to Aging Brain
Vitamin D May Help Keep Aging at Bay
Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men
Voice Problems in Seniors Undertreated
Vulnerability to Shingles May Hinge on Family
Waist-Hip Ratio Good Gauge of Obesity in Elderly, Study Shows
Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off
Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries
Want Leaner Kids? Parents May Need to Toe the Line
Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say
Web Surf to Save Your Aging Brain
Weekends Tough on the Diet
Weight Boosts Older Women's Breast Cancer Risk
Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study
Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success
Weight-Loss Enzyme Identified
Weight-Loss Surgery Breaks Families' 'Obesity Cycle'
Weight-Loss Surgery Weighed as Diabetes Rx
When Gauging Age, the Eyes Have It
When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better
When It Comes to Memory, It's All About Location
Where You Put on Pounds May Influence Clot Risk
Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women
Wider Waist Boosts Asthma Risk
With a Broken Hip Comes Higher Risk for Dying
With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia
With Alzheimer's, Health-Care Costs Could Triple
With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up
With Microdermabrasion, Rough Seems to Work Better
Without Job Stress, Retirees Sleep Better
Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes
Workplace Health Programs Effective Interventions
Workplace Wellness Seems to Really Work
Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory of Aging
Worries About Weight Are Tied to Teen Suicide Tries
Yoga Program May Help Prevent Falls in Elderly
Young Hodgkin Survivors Face Later Risk of Second Cancers
You're Never Too Old for a Flu Shot