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1 in 4 Antibiotic Prescriptions Isn't Needed: Study
15 Minutes Matters With Strokes
3 Drugs for Severe Epileptic Seizures Are Equally Effective: Study
A Fatty Meal Might Affect How You Absorb CBD
A Prescription for Medicating Your Child Safely
A 'Supercool' Breakthrough for Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant
Acne Drug Accutane May Not Depress Mood After All
Acupressure Is Good Medicine for Breast Cancer Survivors
Addicted to Video Games? This Treatment Might Help
ADHD Meds Help Keep Kids Out of Trouble
ADHD Meds Safe With Epilepsy, Study Finds
After Painful Ordeal and $800K Medical Bill, Unvaccinated Boy Survives Tetanus
After Peanut Allergy Rx, Eating Small Bits of Peanut Might Help: Study
Aging Population, Unhealthy Habits Underlie Expected Cancer Surge
'Alarming' Number of Lupus Patients Use Opioids for Pain: Study
Almost Half of Global Cases of Childhood Cancer Go Undiagnosed
An Antibiotic Alternative? Using a Virus to Fight Bacteria
An HIV Med Is Tied to Too-Small Heads in Newborns
Animal Study Suggests Ritalin Won't Harm the Heart
Another Climate Change Threat: More 'Flesh-Eating' Bacteria?
Another Opioid Scourge: Infection-Related Strokes
Another Use for Beta Blockers? Curbing A-fib
'Antibiotic Envelopes' Could Cut Infections After Pacemaker Implant
Antibiotics Still Misused in Babies With Viral Lung Infections
Anxiety Meds Like Valium, Xanax Could Raise Miscarriage Risk
Are Disinfectants Putting Nurses at Risk of COPD?
Are 'Inactive' Ingredients in Your Drugs Really So Harmless?
Are Kids' Ball Pits Jumping With Germs?
Are You Overdoing Antibiotics?
As Disease Outbreaks Tied to 'Anti-Vaxxers' Rise, States Take Action
As Opioid Crisis Continues, More Donor Organs Carry Hepatitis C
As U.S. Measles Outbreaks Spread, Why Does 'Anti-Vax' Movement Persist?
Attention, Seniors: Drink More Water and Head Off Disease
Bacteria Could Be Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Dengue
Bad Info May Be Scaring Patients Away From Heart-Healthy Statins
Bald Eagles Across U.S. Infected With Newly Identified Virus
Bats Are Biggest Rabies Danger, CDC Says
Bedtime May Be Best Time for Blood Pressure Meds
Benign Ovarian Cysts Should Be Left in Place, Study Suggests
Big Gains Against Hep C Possible With Big Investment
Bladder Drug Can Cause Eye Damage: Study
Blood Thinning Drug May Be Safer Option Against Recurrent Stroke
Brain Stimulation May Soothe Severe Depression
Brain 'Zap' Might Rejuvenate Aging Memory
'Buzzing' in Ear Alerted Boy to Very Unwelcome Visitor
California Parents Are Getting Around Vaccine Law, Fueling Measles Outbreaks
Can Major Surgeries Cause a Long-Term 'Brain Drain'?
Can Medical Pot Ease Mental Ills? Study Says Probably Not
Cancer Patients May Face Greater Risk of Shingles
Cardiologist Groups Say Newer Blood Thinners Best Against A-Fib
CDC Investigates Mystery E. Coli Outbreak Affecting 5 States
CDC Says Ground Beef Is Source of E. coli Outbreak, Cases Rise to 109
CDC Warns Again of Salmonella From Pet Hedgehogs
Cell Mapping Provides New Insights About Asthma
Certain Blood Pressure Meds Tied to Suicide Risk in Study
Chickenpox Vaccine Shields Kids From Shingles, Too
Chickens Help Scientists Pinpoint Origin of Rare, Deadly Virus
Chinese Scientists Cut Local Numbers of Dangerous Mosquito by 94%
Climate Change Hiking Danger of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Infections
Climate Change Will Hurt Kids Most, Report Warns
Cluster of Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant E. Coli Infection Spotted in NYC
Coming Soon: A Tiny Robot You Swallow to Help You Stay Healthy
Common Antidepressants May Work in Unexpected Way: Study
Common Infant Vaccine May Also Shield Kids From Type 1 Diabetes
Common Yeast Infection Treatment Tied to Miscarriage, Birth Defects
Construction Workers at Very High Odds for Opioid and Drug Abuse
Cooling Cardiac Arrest Patients May Mean Better Long-Term Brain Function
Could 2 Prostate Cancer Drugs Fight Disease in Earlier Stages?
Could a 'Tickle' a Day Keep the Doctor Away?
Could Common Heart Meds Lower Prostate Cancer Risk?
Could Gut Bacteria Be Linked to Dementia Risk?
Could Invasive Lung Cancer Biopsies Be Replaced by Blood Tests?
Could MS Have Links to the Herpes Virus?
Could Treating Gut Bacteria Help Ease Autism Symptoms?
Could Vitamin C Infusions Save Patients With Sepsis?
CPR Not Always Given at Dialysis Clinics When Needed
Dangerous UTIs Can Follow Hospital Patients Home
Deadly Meningitis B Targets College Students
Deep Brain Stimulation May Relieve Ringing in the Ears: Study
Dentists Prescribe Antibiotics Far Too Often: Study
Dermatologists Cut Back on Antibiotics But Still Prescribe the Most
Diabetes Control Has Stalled Across U.S.
Dial Down the Stress
Disinfectants Can't Stop This Dangerous Hospital Germ
Dispensing Opioid Antidote Without a Prescription Might Save Lives
Ditch the Itch: Researchers Find New Drug to Fight Hives
Do Adults Need a Measles Booster Shot?
Do Hospitals Have Flu's Spread Under Control?
Do Your Gut Bacteria Affect Your Diabetes Meds?
Docs Prescribe More Opioids at Certain Time of Day
'Double-Edged Sword': Lung Cancer Radiation Rx May Raise Heart Attack Risk
Doubt Over Long-Term Use of Hormone Rx for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Drier Winter Air May Propel Flu's Spread
Drug Limits Damage of Brain Injury
Drug May Help Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
Drug Trio Could Give Patients With Cystic Fibrosis a New Option
Dual Therapy Might Be Advance Against Genital Herpes, Animal Study Suggests
Dual-Drug Therapy May Boost Odds Against a Tough Breast Cancer
E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Ground Beef Climbs to 177 Cases
E. Coli Outbreak Tied to Ground Beef Expands to 10 States
Ebola Survivors Continue to Suffer Years After Recovery
Epilepsy DrugTied to Higher Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Young Users
Everyday Medications That Can Ruin Your Sex Life
Experimental Blood Thinner May Help Prevent Stroke, Without the Bleeding Risk
Experimental Drug Could Be New Option for Type 2 Diabetes
'Exposure Therapy' May Work Best for PTSD Plus Drinking Problems
Fatal Medical Emergencies on the Rise Worldwide: Study
Fertility Treatments Don't Raise Cancer Risk for Offspring
Fish Slime Could Hold Key to Beating 'Superbug' Infections
Flu Has Arrived for the Holidays, CDC Head Says
Flu May Be a Factor in Many Kidney Failure Deaths
Flu Rides the Subway, Too
Flu Shot Crucial for Those With COPD
Flying Insects in Hospitals Carry 'Superbug' Germs
'Focused' Radiation Could Lighten Treatment Burden for Early Breast Cancer
For Insomniacs, Sleep Aids Can Ease a Troubled Mind
For Many With Mild Asthma, Popular Rx May Not Work: Study
For Many, Pot Is Now an Alternative to Opioids or Sleep Meds
For Men, Living Alone May Mean Poorer Control of Blood-Thinning Meds
Fungal Invasion May Drive Some Pancreatic Cancers
Gene Therapy May Help Fight Tough-to-Treat Blood Cancer
Gene-Based Therapy Helps Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer
Germ Transplant Helps Women With Tough-to-Treat Vaginal Infections
Give HIV-Infected Newborns Meds Right Away to Improve Outcomes
Good Smells May Help Ease Tobacco Cravings
Got Unused Meds? Saturday Is National Drug Take Back Day
Gut Microbes May Help Drive Lupus, Study Finds
Hands Don't Spread HPV, Study Finds
Heading to Europe This Summer? Get Your Measles Shot
Health Tip: Causes of Swollen Glands
Health Tip: Causes of Swollen Lymph Nodes
Health Tip: Dealing With a Stomach Virus
Health Tip: Ear Piercing For Kids
Health Tip: Prevent a Finger Infection
Health Tip: Prevent Rotavirus
Health Tip: Prevent Skin Problems at the Gym
Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Sepsis
Health Tip: Recognizing a Staph Infection
Health Tip: Recognizing a Yeast Infection
Health Tip: UTI Warning Signs
Health Tip: When a Child's Adenoids Act Up
Heart Patients Pay the Price When Nearby Pharmacy Closes
Heartburn Drugs Again Tied to Fatal Risks
Heartburn Drugs Might Bring Allergy Woes
Hepatitis A Infections Soaring: CDC
Hepatitis C Screening Can Help Prevent Liver Disease
Here's to a Healthy Holiday Season
High Deductibles May Threaten Breast Cancer Patients' Survival
High Post-Hospital Death Rate Trails Ebola Survivors
High-Deductible Health Plans Can Harm COPD Patients: Study
High-Dose Radiation a Game Changer in Fighting Deadly Prostate Cancer
High-Fiber Diet May Help Gut 'Microbiome' Battle Melanoma
Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heightened Alzheimer's Risk
Hospital Privacy Curtains Could Be Breeding Ground for Germs
Houseflies: Just How Bad Are They for Your Health?
How Helpful Are Self-Help Programs?
How to Decide When You're Too Sick to Work
How to Fight Norovirus, the 'Cruise Ship' Germ
How to Keep Your Feet on a Sound, Pain-Free Footing
Hurricanes Can Hurt Survival Odds Among Those With Cancer
Incontinence Drug May Cut Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
Infants May Not Be as Immune to Measles as Thought
Infections, Especially UTIs, May Be Triggers for Strokes
Insurers' Denials of Opioid Coverage Spurs CDC to Clarify Guidelines
Is a Chlamydia Vaccine on the Horizon?
Is That Prostate Cancer Worth Treating? Chromosomes May Tell
Is That Statin Doing You Any Good?
Kidney Failure Patients Face Higher Risk of Cancer Death
Kidney Transplants Safe When Donors Had Hepatitis C
Kids of Opioid-Using Parents May Be More Likely to Attempt Suicide
Liver Transplants Tied to Alcohol Use Doubled Since 2002
Love the Smell of a Cup o' Joe? Here's What That Reveals About You
Lungs, Hearts Infected With Hepatitis C Still OK for Transplant
Lyme Disease Now a Threat in City Parks
Magnet 'Zap' to the Brain Might Jumpstart Aging Memory
Major Flooding Can Bring Skin Infection Dangers
Making OxyContin 'Tamper Proof' Helped Spread Hepatitis C
Many Advanced Colon Cancers Were 'Born' Ready to Spread
Many Cancer Patients Have Undiagnosed Hepatitis
Many Cancer Patients Take Alternative Meds But Don't Tell Their Doctors
Many Common Meds Could Alter Your Microbiome
Many Health Care Workers With Flu, Colds Still Go to Work: Study
Many Heart Failure Patients Might Safely Reduce Use of Diuretics
Many Lung Cancer Patients Not Getting Recommended Treatment
Many Misdiagnosed With MS
Many Paramedics Ignore Hand Hygiene Rules, Study Finds
Many Parents Conflicted About Opioids for Their Teens' Pain
Many Pneumonia Patients Get Too Many Antibiotics
Many Women With Heart Disease Falling Short on Exercise
Measles Leaves People More Vulnerable to Future Infections
Med Students' Smartphones Loaded With Staph, Other Germs
Medical Marijuana Use Rising Among Cancer Patients
Medical Marijuana Won't Help Ease Opioid Crisis: Study
Microbes in Diabetic Foot Ulcers May Help Predict Treatment Success
Microbes on International Space Station Are Familiar From Earth
Middle Age Now a High-Risk Time for Bad Falls
More Americans Mixing Opioids With Sedatives
More Antibiotics, Higher Odds for Colon Cancer?
More Evidence HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Rate
More Evidence That Abuse of Xanax, Valium Is on the Rise
Most Nations May Be Rid of Cervical Cancer By 2100
Nagging Low Back Pain? Try Mindfulness
New 'Cancer Vaccine' Attacks Tumors From Within
New Cholesterol Drug's High Price May Not Be Worth It: Study
New Database Shows 'Rare' Diseases Are Not So Rare Worldwide
New Drug on the Horizon for Flu's Ills?
New Hope Against a 'Dizzying' Form of Migraine
New Treatments Could Be Powerful Weapons Against Brain Tumors
Newer Diabetes Drug Shows Promise in Kids, Teens
Newer Drug Extends Lives of Young Breast Cancer Patients
No Needle Prick: Laser-Based Test Hunts Stray Melanoma Cells in Blood
Nurse Practitioners Often Restricted From Prescribing Opioid Treatments
Nutritional Supplements Don't Ward Off Depression: Study
Ocean Swimming Causes Skin Changes: Study
One Death, 8 Hospitalized in Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Ground Beef
One High Dose of Radiation May Be Enough for Early Prostate Cancer
One Key Step Can Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
Only a Third of Pregnant Women Getting Vaccinations They Need
Only Thing Certain About Flu Season: You Need to Get Your Shot
Opioid Misuse, Binge Drinking Often Go Hand in Hand
Opioid OD Deaths Are Saving Lives Through Transplantation
Opioid Prescriptions for Eye Surgery Patients Surge
Opioids May Help Chronic Pain, But Not Much
Opioids Prescribed in Hospital Often Tied to Long-Term Use
Opioids Put Alzheimer's Patients at Risk of Pneumonia: Study
Organic Chicken Less Likely to Harbor a Dangerous 'Superbug'
OxyContin Maker Purdue Offering Up to $12 Billion to Settle Opioid Claims
Packaged Caesar Salad Suspected as Possible Source in E. coli Outbreak
Packaged Caesar Salad Suspected as Possible Source in E. coli Outbreak
Paperwork, High Costs Could Mean Worse Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Patients With Primary Care Docs May Get Better Health Care
Pediatric Group Issues Updated ADHD Guidelines
Penicillin Allergy Less Common Than Thought: Study
Pet Hedgehogs Still Spreading Salmonella, CDC Warns
'Poop Transplants' May Help Ease Painful Colitis
Poor Whites Bear the Brunt of U.S. Opioid Crisis, Studies Find
Popular Heartburn Drugs May Up Odds of Stomach Bug
Postpartum Opioid Rx May Lead to Persistent Use: Study
Potentially Blinding Shingles of the Eye on the Rise
Prescription Opioids Linked to Poor Outcomes in Kidney Patients
Prescription Opioids May Raise Pneumonia Risk
Quantity, Not Type of Opioid Matters for Post-Op Dependency
Race May Matter for Liver Transplant Success
Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer May Cause Problems Years Later
Reacting Against a 'Too Clean' World, Some Parents Go Too Far the Other Way
Risk of Psychosis Varies With ADHD Meds, But Still Small: Study
Roundup Linked to Human Liver Damage: Study
Routine Use of Antibiotics May Help After Complicated Vaginal Birth: Study
Scientists Develop an Antibiotic Alternative Against 'Superbugs'
Scientists Spot Clues to Predicting Breast Cancer's Return
Scientists Spot Signs of Virus Behind Disease Paralyzing Kids
Screen Every Pregnant Woman for Hep B: Task Force
Second HIV Patient May Be Cured After Transplant
Seniors With UTIs Need Antibiotics ASAP, Study Says
Severe 'Mono' Infection May Raise Risk for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sick Americans Turning to Medical Pot for Help
Sinus Infections: What You Need to Know
Smartphone App Gets Heart Patients to Follow Their Rx
Snuggling Your Pet Hedghog May Spread Salmonella, CDC Warns
Some Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Heart Risks
Special Bag Helps Patients Get Rid of Unused Opioids
Statins Won't Harm Aging Brains, and May Even Help
Still No Source as E. Coli Outbreak Grows to 96 Cases Across 5 States: CDC
Strict Blood Pressure Control Could Help Make Stroke Care Safer
Study Points to Herd Immunity Against HPV in Unvaccinated U.S. Adults
Study Reaffirms Safety of Hepatitis C Meds in Liver Cancer Patients
Study Refutes Notion That People on Warfarin Shouldn't Eat Leafy Greens
Study Supports Radiation for Early, Hormone-Driven Breast Cancer
Sudden Death Can Occur Even in Well-Controlled Epilepsy
'Superbugs' Hang Out on Hospital Patients
Tainted Fecal Transplant Killed One Patient -- More Vigilance Needed
Take High Blood Pressure Meds? Exercise Might Work Just as Well
Teens Are Getting Hooked on Leftover Prescription Meds
Teens' Opioid Abuse May Be Gateway to Heroin
Testicular Cancer Treatment Unlikely to Trigger Birth Defects
Texas Cities Are Ripe for Measles Outbreaks, Study Finds
The Safer Way to Ease Post-Surgical Pain
Three-Drug Inhaler May Be an Advance for Asthma Patients
Tighter Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Brain Lesions
Too Few Heart Patients Getting Good Results From Medicines Alone
Tougher Rules on Opioids After Surgery Doesn't Mean More Pain for Patients
Traveling Abroad? Make Sure Your Measles Shot Is Up to Date
Treatment Advances Making Pancreatic Cancer a Less Deadly Disease
Trying to Avoid a Second Stroke? Blood Pressure Control Is Key
'Two Wave' Flu Season Unusually Long: CDC
U.S. Cases of Infant Gut Illness Plummet After Vaccine Introduced
U.S. Dentists Prescribe 37 Times More Opioids Than in England: Study
U.S. Flu Activity Low Right Now, but Rising: CDC
U.S. Flu Season Ebbing, but Cases Still Widespread: CDC
Ultrasound May Ease Common Form of Hand Tremor
Unlocking Speech for Kids With Autism
Use of Meds for Enlarged Prostate Might Delay a Cancer Diagnosis
VA Doctors Prescribing Unnecessary Antibiotics, Study Says
Vaping Habit Might Make You More Prone to Flu
Vitamin D Supplements May Not Help Your Heart
Vulnerable Preemie Babies Often Behind On Vaccines
'Watchful Waiting' Less Likely for Black Prostate Cancer Patients
Weight-Loss Procedure Works Long-Term, Without Surgery
What Couples Considering IVF Need to Know
What Works Best to Treat Depression?
When Your Medications Are the News
Where Is Your Risk of Dying Greatest After Surgery?
Which Misused Prescription Meds Send Americans to the ER?
WHO Declares Congo Ebola Outbreak a 'Global Health Emergency'
Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Fades With Time: Study
Whopping Numbers on Whooping Cough
Why a Knee Replacement Can Go Bad
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Window for Safe Use of Clot-Buster Widens for Stroke Patients
Women in Cardiac Arrest Less Likely to Receive Help, Study Finds
Young Athletes Need to Be Sidelined After Bout of Mono
Your Gut Bacteria Could Affect Your Response to Meds
Zika's Damage Continues in Children Infected Before Birth
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