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Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic

Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds 30 percent of those overweight think they're normal size

Health Tip: Get Ready for Baby's Bath

Be prepared before you put baby in the tub

Health Tip: If You Have Cirrhosis

Here's how it could impair your liver

Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia

Those with PTSD at greater risk than peers with combat injuries but no stress disorder, study found

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 1, 2010
  • Chronic Pain

  • Overactive Bladder (OAB)

  • Atrial Fibrillation

Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice

Findings reflect those of population studies in humans, researchers say

Diet Pill Meridia Ups Heart Attack Risk: Study

While researchers saw no rise in deaths, some experts wonder if this drug has a future

Double-Dose Plavix Benefits Certain Patients, Study Finds

And higher-dose aspirin is no more effective than low dose, researchers say

Elective Surgery Patients Often Report Poor Recovery

1 year after procedure, 17% have more pain and 24% have less vitality than before, study finds

Health Highlights: Sept. 1, 2010
  • Michael Douglas Says He'll Beat Throat Cancer

  • Oregon Children Least Likely To Be Hospitalized For Asthma

  • Botox Maker Pays $600 Million To Settle Marketing Investigation

  • Obama Administration Appeals Judge's Order Banning Stem Cell Research

  • Cough Medicine Ingredient May Get New Restrictions: FDA

Health Tip: Don't Drive After Drinking

Suggestions for getting home safely

Health Tip: When Something's Stuck in Your Eye

Take care not to scratch the cornea

Immune System Research Sees Many Similarities Among People

Findings may lead to better diagnosis, treatment of cancers, autoimmune diseases, study says

Lower Blood Pressure May Help Sicker Kidney Patients

Standard goal may not be low enough for those with protein in their urine, study finds

Lung Damage From Secondhand Smoke Observed in Rats

Findings may aid efforts to develop new ways to treat respiratory diseases in people, researchers say

Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer's

Games, reading help mask trouble in brain, study suggests, making later progress of disease seem quicker

Overactive Blood Platelets May Play Role in Lupus

Study suggests anti-clotting drug Plavix might help treat disease

Sleep-Deprived Teens Eat More Fat, Study Finds

Those who get less than eight hours a night at risk for obesity, experts say

Teen Substance Use Seems to Differ by Race

California study finds Hispanics most likely to drink, smoke, use marijuana; Asians least likely

To Not Sleep, Perchance to Shorten Your Life

Study finds insomniac men were more likely to die earlier


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