Home
Contact Us
Newsletter Sign-up
Search Options
Our Services
Our Quality
Find an Event
Find a Physician
Health Resources
Careers
About Us
Community Programs
Medical Services
Patient & Visitor Information
Online Services
Our Commitment to Quality
How Tenet Hospitals Compare
Quality Programs and Recognition
Core Measures of Quality
Hospital News
Business Philosophy
Mission Statement
General Facts
How Tenet Cares in the Community
Vision Statement
Leaders Program
Education
Welcome from the CEO
NPP
Notice of Privacy Practices
For Physicians
New to the Area
Health Encyclopedia
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Search
Go
En Español
Library
Wellness
Outcome Improvement
Your Family
Interactive Tools
Your Health
About This Site
Documents relating to:
Antioxidants
News
You
May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention
1 in 10 Ex-NFL Players Used Steroids, Poll Reports
11 New Cholesterol Genes Identified
2 Years of Hormone Use May Be 'Safe'
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective
2 Markers Predict Survival Odds in Colon Cancer Patients
2 Million Cancer Cases Tied to Tobacco Use
2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
2 Techniques Found Effective in Carotid Artery Narrowing
25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers
3-D MRI Helps Detect Patients at High Risk for Stroke
3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes
3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo
40 Years of Heart Transplants
60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
9/11 Responders May Be At Raised Myeloma Risk
A Better Blood Test for Heart Risk?
A Drop of Blood May Help Assess Cancer Therapy
A Health Gift for Men on Father's Day
A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure
A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors
A One-Man History of Cardiac Advances
A Substitute for Those Who Can't Take Statins?
Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
Abnormal Protein May Signal Pancreatic Cancer
Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk
ACE Inhibitor as Effective as More Expensive Blood Pressure Drug
Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk
Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk
Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells
Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments
Acupuncture May Help Relieve Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure
Adding a Cancer Drug May Make Matters Worse
Adding a Stent May Help Resolve Brain Aneurysm
ADHD Medications Don't Pose Cancer Risk
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off
After Job Loss, People Report More Health Issues
After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await
After-Effects of Chemotherapy May Include Memory Problems
Age No Bar to Aggressive Rx for Cardiogenic Shock
Agent Orange Linked to Parkinson's, Heart Disease
Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit
Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Pollution Harms Patients After Heart Attack
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender
All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
All New Dialysis Patients at Increased Risk of Death
Almost Half of Adults Will Develop Knee Osteoarthritis by 85
Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines
American Heart Association Guidelines Save Lives
Americans Are Urged to Cut Sugar Intake
Americans Losing Sight of Eye Health
America's Pending Shortage of Cancer Doctors
Among Cardiologists, Women Cite Discrimination
An Aid to Tailoring Prostate Cancer Treatment
An Oral Approach to Heart Disease
Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F'
Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients
Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Anemia Drugs Linked to Stroke Study Deaths: FDA
Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients
Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients
Anesthesia Type Won't Influence Neck Artery Surgery Outcomes
Aneurysms in 2nd Generation May Not Come Early
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Angina Often Affects Quality of Life
Angina Strikes 1 in 5 Heart Attack Survivors
Angioplasty Proves Reasonable Alternative to Bypass Surgery
Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price
Angioplasty Not Cost-Effective for Chronic Coronary Disease
Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
Angst May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer
Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
Ankle Circulation Could Warn of Future Strokes
Ankle Replacement Device Approved
Ankle Replacement System Lets Feet Move
Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Test Predicts Heart Disease Risk
Anniversary of Parent's Passing Can Trigger Death
Another Blood Fat Fuels Heart Attack Risk
Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found
Anti-Cholesterol Drug May Ease Back Pain
Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke
Anticoagulant Drugs Had Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty
Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
Antidepressants Linked to Heart Defects in Newborns
Antidepressants May Prevent Depression After Stroke
Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
Antioxidant-Rich Foods Lose Nutritional Luster Over Time
Antioxidants Abound in Cereals, Popcorn, Whole-Grain Snacks
Antioxidants Blunt Exercise Benefit, Study Shows
Antioxidants Pose No Melanoma Threat
Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
Anxiety Helps Elderly Women Live Longer
Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk
Any Day OK for Heart Bypass Surgery
Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
Any Old Cane
Won't
Do
Applying Parallel Pressure Improves Vascular Grafting
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen?
Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk
Artery Plaque Boosts Hispanics' Odds for Stroke
Artery Plaque Rupture Can Occur Without Symptoms
Artery-Opening Method Works Well in Women
Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
Artificial Light Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk
As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure
Aspirin Doesn't Guard Diabetics Against Heart Disease
Aspirin Doesn't Prevent First Heart Attack, Stroke
Aspirin Linked to Brain Microbleeds
Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk in Peripheral Artery Disease
Aspirin May Stem Deaths From Colorectal Cancer
Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs
Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss
Attention Training Might Help Stroke Victims
Autoimmune Disorder Linked to Stroke, Heart Attack in Women
Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery
Avandia Raises Heart Failure Risk More Than Actos
Avandia Raises Risk of Heart Failure, Fractures
Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer
B Vitamins Might Lower Stroke Risk
Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart
Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk for Women
Bat Saliva-Based Stroke Drug Disappoints in Trial
Being Heart Smart Just Makes Sense
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation
Beta Blocker Use Questioned in Non-Heart Surgery
Beta Blockers Help Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery
Better Drug Emerges for Steroid-Induced Bone Loss
Better Pap Smear Follow-Up Needed Among Lower-Income Women
Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers'
Big, Beefy Football Players May Face Heart Problems Later
Binge Drinking Clogs Arteries With Plaque
Biologics Don't Raise Cancer Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer
Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths
Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3
Birth Size Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks
Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites
Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care
Black Heart Patients Treated Less for Depression
Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery
Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
Black Youths With High BP May Face Elevated Heart Risks
Blacks at Greater Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke
Blacks Fare Worse After Cardiac Arrest
Blacks Less Likely to Get Optimal Lung Cancer Treatment
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease
Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
Blood Flow Mismatch Seen in Pancreatic Cancers
Blood Pressure Drug Shows Promise for Marfan Syndrome
Blood Pressure Treatment Can Be Used Against Stroke
Blood Protein May Predict Heart Attack But Not Stroke
Blood Rush to the Brain When Angry Is a Good Sign
Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise
Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment
Blood Thinner Linked to Increased Brain Bleeding
Blood Thinner May Prevent Chemo-Related Clots
Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems
Blood Type May Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Blood-Thinner Contaminant Traced to Chinese Plant
Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
Blows to the Chest Up Death Risk for Lacrosse Players
Body Fat, Muscle Distribution Linked to RA Disability
Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bowel Disease Treatment May Raise Skin Cancer Risk
Brain Aneurysm Rupture Risk Tied to Location, Size
Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch
Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes
Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response
Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes
Breast Abnormality Follow-Up Often Later in Black Women
Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop 2% Annually
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age
Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look
Breast Cancer Survivors Report High Quality of Life After Treatment
Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
Breast Cancer Unchanged in Black Women, Despite Drop in HRT Use
Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease
Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
Breast Self-Exam Rates Go Up With Counseling
Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients
Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments
Caffeine Consumption Doesn't Raise Overall Breast Cancer Risk
Caffeine May Offer Some Skin Cancer Protection
Caffeine Without Healthy Diet Linked to Heart Risk
Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble
Calcium Scans Help Predict Coronary Risk
Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer
Calling All Heart Patients
Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
Cancer Cells' Chromosomes Hint at New Treatments
Cancer Death Rates Decline Among Blacks, But Disparities Linger
Cancer Deaths Declining, Especially Among Young
Cancer Deaths Take Heavy Financial Toll
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
Cancer Drug May Boost Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation
Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early
Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species
Cancer Medicine Advances on Many Fronts
Cancer Patients Often Stranded in Health Insurance Nightmares
Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Cancer Screenings for Medicaid Patients Miss Targets
Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab
Cancer Survival Depends on Where You Live
Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts
Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends
Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer
Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring
Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients
CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates Vary Widely
Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive
Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo
Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
Carotid Artery Sections React Differently to Plaque
Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer
Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen Macular Degeneration: Study
Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker
Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread
Cell Protein Could Help Spur Malignancy
Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some
Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Seems Safe
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
'Chemical Nose' May Sniff Out Cancer Earlier
Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA
Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer
Chemo Drug May Help Sun-Damaged Skin
Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors
Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients
Chemo Plus Palliative Care Reaps Benefits
Chemotherapy Linked to Sleep-Wake Cycle Disruptions
Cherry-Enriched Diet Cut Heart Risks in Rats
Chest CT Scans Detect Spread of Head, Neck Cancers
Chest Pain May Signal Cocaine Use in Young Patients
Chewable Aspirin More Readily Absorbed
Chewing Tobacco No Safer Than Smoking
Childhood Beach Vacations May Boost Melanoma Risk
Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble
Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
Childhood Stroke More Common Than Thought
Children of Centenarians Face Lower Heart Risks
Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases
Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack
Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis
Chocolate for Your Valentine a Healthy Idea
Cholesterol Drug Controversy Continues
Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances
Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Stroke Risk in Older People
Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths
Cholesterol Drugs May Raise Post-Op Delirium Risk
Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
Cholesterol Screening Shouldn't Rely on Kids' Weight
Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's
Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks
Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk
Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists
Clot Dissolver Doesn't Boost Survival in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Clot-Busting Therapy Under Review
Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes
Clues to Hypertension in Kids May Be Seen in Bones
Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten
Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients With Diabetes
Cocoa in Chocolate May Be Good for the Heart
Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster
Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer
Coffee Drinking Lowers Women's Stroke Risk
Coffee or Tea Consumption May Lower Stroke Risk
Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation
Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low
Colon Cancer Stopped in Its Tracks in Swiss Study
Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests
Colonoscopy Has a 'Right Side' Blind Spot
Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing
Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising for Under 50 Set
Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease
Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely
Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
Combining Internet With Office Visits Cut Heart Attack Risks
Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics
Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
Combo Therapies to Lower Cholesterol Don't Work
Combo Therapy Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients
Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors
Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
Combo Treatment May Ease Depression After Stroke
Combo Treatment Ups Survival When Cancer Spreads to Abdominal Lining
Common Diabetes Drug May Fight Cancer
Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk
Common Heart Drugs May Hamper Blood Thinner
Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk
Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
Compact Heart Assist Device Approved
Compound Could Reduce Heart Attack Damage
Compound Targets, Destroys Cancer Stem Cells in Mice
Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke
Computer-Aided Mammogram Reading Effective
Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease
Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research
Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge
Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia
Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks
Control Your Anger, Help Your Heart
Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness
Cornflakes, White Bread Could Boost Heart Risk
Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks
Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills
Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition
Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise
Could the Recession Be Good for Your Health?
Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
Crowded Households Raise Women's Heart Risk
CT Colonography Screens for Cancer, Osteoporosis
CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries
CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All
Culture May Help Raise Breast Cancer Death Rate for American Indians
Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble
Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards
Daily Naps May Raise Older Women's Death Risk
Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed
Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research
Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure
Dealing Cervical Cancer a Knockout Blow
Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant
Deaths From Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30%
Decline in Cigarette Sales Offset by Use of Alternative Products
Defect in Gene Tied to Atrial Fibrillation
Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
Defibrillators Don't Diminish Quality of Life
Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise
Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment
Dental Plaque Buildup May Raise Heart Risk in Black Men
Depression After Stroke Can Be Debilitating
Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
Depression May Hasten Cancer Death
Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart
Depression, Anxiety Hinder Quality of Life After Stroke
Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers
Determining Who Will Respond to Brain Tumor Therapy
Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque
Device May Offer Alternative to Warfarin for Arrhythmia
Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve
Diabetes Boosts Liver Cancer Risk in Hepatitis, Cirrhosis Cases
Diabetes Drug Slows Clogging of Arteries
Diabetes Medications Don't Lower Inflammation
Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure
Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
Diabetics Face Doubled Risk of Heart Attack
Diagnosing Strep Key to Curbing Rheumatic Heart Disease
Dialysis' Drawbacks Outweigh Benefits for Some Older Patients
Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment?
Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks
Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes
Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies
Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
Disease Prevention Programs Worth the Investment
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
DNA Coding May Make Bowel Prone to Cancer
DNA Variations May Alter Risk of Hodgkin's Disease
DNA-Based HPV Tests More Accurate Than Pap Smears
Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients
Doctors' Guide to Cancer Drugs May Need Revising
Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs
Dogs Helping to Advance Cancer Research
Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
Drink a Little Wine, Live a Little Longer
Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Drinking Moderately or More Ups Men's Cancer Risk
Drinking Raises Cancer Risk for Middle-Age Women
Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
Drop in Breast Cancer Rates Due to Drop in HRT Use
Drug Can Slow Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer Patients
Drug Coated Stents Better After Heart Attack
Drug Combo Fights Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Cell Growth
Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Drug Combo May Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancer
Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass
Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
Drug Given 24 Hours After Stroke Helps Repair Brain Tissue
Drug Improves Outcomes for Gout Patients
Drug Inhibits Colon Cancer in Mice
Drug May Cut Aneurysm Risk for Heart Defect Patients
Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Drug May Help Against Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Hypertension
Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas
Drug Reduces Inflammatory Arthritis Symptoms, Lesions
Drug Re-Sensitizes Breast Tumors to Treatment
Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes
Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
Drug Therapy Boosting Heart-Attack Survival Rates
Drug Trials Show Modest Gains Against Lung Cancer
Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open
Drug-Coated Stents Reduce Repeat Artery Procedures
Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate
Drug-Eluting Stents Safe After Heart Attack
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans
Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
Drugs Best First Defense Against Heart Disease for Diabetics
Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
Dubious Drugs, Tainted Foods Top 2008's Health Stories
Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
Dying Wishes Followed More Often for Whites
Early Defibrillator After Heart Attack May Not Pay Off
Early Menopause Doubles Stroke Risk
Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice
Eating in America Still Unhealthy: CDC
ECG Reading May Predict Death, Rehospitalization Risk
ED an Indicator of Men's Health
Education Helps Women Make Safer Tanning Choices
Education, Income Affect Heart Attack Survival Rates
Effient Sanctioned for Angioplasty Patients
Effort Could Lead to Blood Tests for Heart Problems
Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study
EKG Not Strong Predictor of Heart Risk
Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders
Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
Electrical Brain Stimulation May Boost Dexterity
Electrocardiogram Blip Signals Heart Trouble
Elevated Insulin Levels Linked to Breast Cancer
ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest
Embryonic Heart Shows Strong Capacity to Regenerate
Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits
Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells
Emergency Medical Transport By Air Carries Risks
ER Less Likely to Diagnose Stroke in Younger Folks
ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies
ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Extends Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes
Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients
Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble
Estrogen May Help Men's Hearts
Etanercept, Methotrexate Safe for Juvenile RA
Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium
Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart
Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End
Even Light Smoking Affects Young Adults' Arteries
Even Mild Sleep Apnea Hikes Heart Risk
Even Mild Strokes Can Do Harm
Evolution May Have Made Humans More Cancer Prone
Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis
Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Exercise Improves Stroke Outcome
Exercise Key Player in Knee Replacement Recovery
Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study
Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure
Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines
Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients
Ex-NFL Players Hold Their Own Health-Wise
Experience Brings Better Angioplasty Outcomes
Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds
Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise
Experimental Drug May Prevent Plaque Buildup
Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer
Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma
Experts Optimistic About Melanoma Vaccine
Experts Release Guidelines on Use of Breast MRI
Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
Experts Say Blood Sugar Guidelines Remain Effective
Experts Urge Limits on Use of Cardiac CT Scans
Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link
Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
Exploring Genetic Link Between Migraines, Cardiovascular Trouble
Exposure to Holocaust May Have Raised Cancer Risks
Extended Work Absences May Signal Risk of Death
Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment
Facility Characteristics Influence Mammography Accuracy
Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant
Fallout From Atomic Bombs Still Causing Health Problems
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters
Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims
Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
Family History Key Player in Brain Cancer Risk
Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
Family History of Melanoma Doubles Parkinson's Risk
Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk
Family History Plays Role in Black Colon Screen Rates
Fast Arrival at Hospital After Stroke Pays Off
Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes
Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells
Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men
Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids
Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
FDA Bars Generic Drugs From Indian Company
FDA Demands Tougher Warnings on Immunosuppressive Drugs
FDA Faulted for Stance on Chemical in Plastics
FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair
FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics
FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs
FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients
FDA Panel Snubs Seroquel as 1st Choice Depression Treatment
FDA Panel Supports Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients
FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs
FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer
FDA to List Drugs Under Review for Safety Issues
FDA Wants New Diabetes Drugs Tested for Heart Risks
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Ovarian Cancer Risk
Fetal Surgery May Treat Heart Defect
Few Americans Know of Leg Artery Danger