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Warning: Work, Commute, and Autumn May Disrupt Your Sleep

Weight Gain Linked to Heart Failure Admissions

Once A Year Drug Reduces Fractures In Elderly

Good News for Many Frequent Fliers

Fetal Cells Protect Mother Against Breast Cancer

Common Antidepressant Use Doubles Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Drop in Cancer Death Rates in US Continues

Make Your Halloween a Hoot, Not a Howl

Screening for Autism Should Occur Twice Before Age Two

Father's Age Associated with Autism

Health Effects From 9-11 Tragedy Persist

Fresh Spinach Linked to Outbreak

New Study Finds Food Labels Baffling for Many

Exercise Before Joint Replacement, Skip Rehabilitation Center

Gum Disease Linked to Chronic Health Conditions

New Medication for Type 2 Diabetes Approved

Asthma Worse When Nebulizers Improperly Used

Obesity Leading to "Double Diabetes"

Room for Improvement in School Bus Safety

Angioplasty Timing Critical to Outcome

Aspirin May Decrease Risk for Head, Neck Cancers

Next Generation of Breast Imaging on Horizon

Hair-Loss Medication Can Affect Prostate Cancer Test

Osteoarthritis Pain Less with Massage Therapy

Hot Flashes, Night Sweats Not Relieved by Black Cohosh

Higher Risk of Hip Fracture With Regular Use of Powerful Antacids

Diet Advice in Magazines May Spark Unhealthy Eating Behaviors

Skip Milk in Black Tea, Boost Antioxidant Power

Aspirin May Help to Prevent Asthma

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Recommended for Adolescent Girls

Ex-NFL Linemen Prone to Heart Disease

Depression May Contribute to Early Heart Disease

Midday Snooze May Lower Heart Risk

Heart Disease Risk in Women is Focus of New Guidelines

Eating Disorders More Common In Midlife

VP's Blood Clot Focuses Attention on Common Condition

High Doses of Anemia Drugs Can be Fatal, Says FDA

Improved Diagnosis for Alzheimer's on the Horizon

Medical Treatments Best First-Line of Defense for Stable Coronary Disease

New Screening Mammography Guidelines Affect Women in Their Forties

Numbers of Severely Obese Rising Sharply

Cut Inflammation, Cut Cancer Risk?

New Choice for Colonoscopy on Horizon

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Alzheimer's

Woman's Age No Longer Issue for Down Syndrome Screening

Migraines Associated with Signs of Retinal Disease

Smoking, and Its Risks, Moves Outdoors

Some International Jet Passengers Exposed to Highly Drug Resistant TB

Fight Against Liver Cancer Gains New Ammunition

Stress and Memory Decline Linked

Smokers' Infants Born With High Nicotine Exposure

Diabetes Meeting Yields Information from New Research

Antidepressant Medications No Longer Linked to Suicide Attempts

Western Diet May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Pitching Can Work for You - and Against You

Drinking Even Diet Soda May Be Harmful to Your Health

Light Shed on Mystery of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

ADHD Is "Real"

Some Asians Fare Better with Prostate Cancer in US

Cranberries May Help with Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Smoking Link to Head and Neck Cancers Reveals Greater Risk in Women