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Acetaminophen Use Associated with Asthma, and Decreased Lung Function
ADHD Drug Alters the Brain in Young Children
ADHD Drugs Send Thousands to Emergency Rooms

ADHD Over-Diagnosed and Over-Drugged

AIDS Data Shows Decreasing Trend

Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy Damages the Unborn Brain

Allergies Often Misdiagnosed

Alternative Healthcare
Alternative Medicine Gaining Acceptance, Says Study

A Medical Enron

Americans Aren't Making the Health Grade

Americans Take More Drugs
Americans Take More Drugs Than Any Other Nation

Anthrax Vaccine Rejected by More US Military Personnel

Antibacterial Soap Overuse May Help Spread Disease

Antibiotics for Children With Ear Infections Questionable
Antibiotics in the First Year of Life Increase Risk of Asthma
Antibiotics Linked to Bacteria Resistance

Antibiotics Linked to Serious Complications in Infants

Antibiotics May Be Scrapped for Most Ear Infections
Antibiotics Not Needed for Most Ear Infections

Antibiotic Resistance, Cause for Much Concern

Antibiotic Resistance Now Deemed a "Public Health Crisis"
Antibiotics Still Being Overprescribed for Children

Antibiotics To Bear New Warnings

Antibiotic Usage in Babies Linked to Asthma

Antibiotics Usage Shown Not helpful for Kids In New Study
Antidepressant Poses Risk to Unborn Baby
Antidepressant Use Rising Among Kids

Antidepressants And Children Not A Good Mix
Antidepressants for Kids Expected to Get Stronger Warnings
Antipsychotic Drug Use Among Kids Dramatically Increased

Aspirin Is Not for Everyone

Aspirin, Acetaminophen May Prolong the Flu

Aspirin to be Banned in United Kingdom for Children Under 16

Association Between Duration of Breastfeeding and Adult Intelligence

Asthma Patients May Benefit From Spinal Manipulation

Arthritis Drug May Cause Liver Damage

Autism Linked to Vaccine

Autism Link with Vaccinations Heats Up
Autism on the Rise

Baby Walkers May Slow Development

Back Belts Worn at Work Not Effective

Backpack Misuse Leads to Back Problems
Backpack Safety Big Concern in Press

Bacteria Are Winning Fight Against Drugs

Bacteria That Are Good for You

Bad Eating Habits Start Near Age 2

Bed Rest May Not be Helpful

Behavioral Drugs Discouraged by Colorado Board of Education

Birth Control Pills Linked to Breast Cancer

Birth Injury With Various Methods of Delivery

Brain, Your Amazing Brain

Breast Cancer Linked to Antibiotic Use

Breast Feeding

Breast-Feeding During Infancy May Lower Blood Pressures in Childhood

Breast Feeding Is Best For Baby

Breast Fed Babies Have Lower Risk of Heart Disease
Breast Feeding Linked to Resilience Against Psychosocial Stress in Children

Breast-Feeding Rate Rises

Breast Feeding Shows Benefits for Mothers

Breast Feeding Shows Additional Benefits for Mother and Baby
Caesarean Babies Three Times More Likely to Die in First Month

Caffeine

Canadians Want to Avoid Drug Advertising

Case Study of a Patient with Chronic Migraine Headaches

Celebrities Paid to Push Drugs on TV Talk Shows
Chemicals Can Reach the Baby in the Womb
Children Addicted to TV Run Higher Risk of Spinal Problems

Children's Blood Pressure Rising
Children May Not Need Antibiotics for Acute Infective Conjunctivitis

Children Sleeping Less Than Recommended

Children Victims of Too Many Medical Errors

Children & Unnecessary Antibiotics
Children Watching TV Linked to Poor Health Later in Life

Cholesterol Drug Linked to 40 Deaths Finally Pulled Off Market

Cholesterol Drugs Have Problems

Cholesterol Drugs (Statins) Under Fire as Ineffective and Possibly Dangerous

Communicating With Children About Disasters
Cold Medicines Inneffective and Even Dangerous for Infants
Conflicts of Interest Affect Government Drug Recommendations
Cough Medicine Doesn't Work, May Harm Kids

Cough Syrup Doesn't Work on Children

Cow's Milk May Cause Type 1 Diabetes in Infants

Dangers of Vaccine Preservatives Revealed
Deadly Immunity

Death Rate Drops During Doctor Strike

Diabetes Drug Pulled Off the Market

Direct-to-consumer drug advertisements increasing by drug companies

Doctors Group Calls for End to Mandatory Childhood Vaccines

Doctors See Flaws in Healthcare System
Doctors Speed Death of ill Babies

Doctors Urged to Delay Kids' Earache Drugs

Don't Worry, Be Happy, and Get Less Colds

DPT and Tetanus Vaccine linked to Allergies and Asthma
Drinking Milk May Raise Parkinson's Risk in Men

Drug Advertising Debate Heats Up

Drug Company Found 80% Guilty of Murder
Drug Company Lobbying to Mandate Vaccine Against Sexually Transmitted Disease
Drug Companies Influence Doctors Diagnoses

Drug Companies Promoting Drugs for Uses not Approved by US Government
Drug Companies Spend More on Lobbying Than Anyone Else
Drug Complaints Reach Record High
Drug Effects on Kids Uncertain

Drug Errors In Children Draw Alarm

Drug Research

Drug Sales Globally Continue to Increase

Drug Studies May Be False

Ear Tubes in Children Questioned

Eating Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Heart Problems

Eating Whole Grains are Healthy

Elderly Spend 19% of Income on Medical Care
Exercise Can Add 3 Years to Life Expectancy

Exercise & Fitness
Exercise Helps Aging Bones

Exercise More Important Than Calcium for Strong Bones

Exercise Programs Save Companies Money

FDA Drug Advisers Have Financial Conflict of Interest
FDA Incapable of Protecting Americans

FDA Issues Warning on Acetaminophen (Tylenol)

FDA Says Many Prescription Drug Ads Are Deceptive

Fen Phen Drug Makers Should Have Known

Fevers in Children, a Normal Healthy Response

Fitness Can Improve Thinking Among Aging

Florida MD Found Guilty of Manslaughter for Prescribing Pain Medication
Flu Jabs Could be a Waste of Time

Flu Shot Unable to Combat Virus Strain
Fluoridated Water Increases Risk of Cancer in Boys

Fluoride in Drinking Water Does Increase Risk of Hip Fracture.

Fruits and Vegetables Reduce Stroke Risk

Germs and Dust May Protect Against Allergies and Asthma

Graduating US Physicians Feel Unprepared To Manage Some Common Conditions

Half of All Antibiotic Provided in Doctor Offices Are Unnecessary

Healing Power of Humor

Health Care Spending Hits $1.7 Trillion in 2003 in US

Health Costs Could Double by 2011
Healty Action Steps for 2007
Hepatitis B Vaccine Linked to Multiple Sclerosis

Holiday Weight Gain a Big Fat Lie

Home Births Safe for Most
Home Births With Certified Midwives Just as Safe as Hospitals
Hormone Pills Added to List of Carcinogens

Hospital Admissions Due to Doctor Caused Diseases Still High
Hospitals Add Alternative Healthcare Choices

Hospitals May Start Getting Report Cards

Hysterectomies Being Performed Needlessly in 70% of Cases

Inappropriate Prescribing
Increased Activity Lowers Death Risk In Seniors

Increased Psychotropic Medication Use Causes Concern

Interesting Health Facts for 2003

Internet Drug Sales Dangerous

Internet Drugs Sales Under US Federal Scrutiny

Investigative Report Shows Lax Hospital Procedures Kill Thousands of Infants

Is America Becoming a Drug-Dependent Nation?

Kids Get Psychiatric Drugs Too Often

Kids’ Junk-Food Ads Reach All Time High

Kids Using Prescription Drugs More

Lack of Sleep Can Affect Your Health
Lack of Sleep Can Make You Fatter

Lasik surgery may carry more risk than thought

Lean Red and Lean White Meat Have Same Effect on Cholesterol Experts Say.

Lean Red and Lean White Meat Have Same Effect on Cholesterol Experts Say.

Light Cigarettes More Dangerous Than Thought

Liposuction Can Be Deadly

Low-Tar Cigarettes Not Any Better

Malpractice
Malpractice Study Links Doctors' Basic Errors to Wrong Diagnoses

Manual Therapy Works Best for Neck Pain

Many Kids Take Too Many Headache Pills

Many Parents Don't Know Cold Facts

Medical Doctors Group takes Different Approach

Medical Errors Kill up to 98,000 Hospitalized Americans per Year

Medical Errors Make News More Than Ever
Medical Errors Still a Leading Killer

Medical Injuries Cause Extra Deaths, Higher Costs, Longer Hospital Stays

Medical Schools Teaching Complementary Procedures

Medication Side Effects Strike 1 in 4

Medical Spending Continues to Rise

Medications & Children

Medication Utilization, Drug Reactions & Death Rates
Mental Exercise Can Keep Brain Young
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) Linked to Chromosomal Changes

MDs Willing to Lie to Get Insurance Coverage
Medical Journals Insist Drug Manufacturers Register All Trials

Medical Journals May Have Bias or Conflicts
Milk, Does a Body Bad?

Milk, It Does a Body Good, or Does It?

Misdiagnosis

Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Health!

Modest Activity Fights Obesity

Moms Who Breast-Feed Reduce Infants' Asthma Risk

More Americans Seek Out Non-Medical
More Americans Take Prescription Drug

More People Using Non-Medical Care

Money Can Not Buy Health or a Longer Life 

More Children Taking Central Nervous System Drugs

More Kids Receiving Psychiatric Drugs

Morning Sickness May Be Good for Fetus
Most Get Mediocre Health Care

Murder or Bad Vaccine
Naproxen Linked to Heart Disease, FDA Issues Warning
New Bacteria Threaten Public Health

New Drugs May Not Be Safe
New Study Highlights Dangers of Over the Counter Pain Medications

New Warning Labels Proposed for Over the Counter and Prescription Drugs
New Warnings on ADHD Drugs

News Media May Offer Misleading Drug Information

No Junk Food Schools

Non Medical Care Usage Continues to Rise

Nursing Homes Kill Thousands Report Says
Obesity Surgery Is Much Riskier Than Previously Thought

Off-Label Drug Prescriptions for Children Rampant

Older Americans Visiting Doctors More Often

One In Three Medical Doctors Unlikely To Get Routine Medical Care, Including Flu Shots

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Less Likely in Men Who Jog

Over-the-counter Cough Medicines Have "No Evidence of Effectiveness."
Over-the-Counter Drugs Carry Dangers

Pacifier Use May Increase Risk of Ear Infections
Pain Pills can Kill

Painkiller Abuse Has Quadrupled in the Last Decade

Parents Refusing to Get Kids Vaccinated
Parents Turn to Organic Food

Patients Urged to Guard Against Medical Errors

Patients Used as Drug Guinea Pigs

Placebos

Pain Killers Addition Becoming Increasing Problem

Pain Killers May Delay Bone Healing
Painkillers May Raise Risk of Heart Failure
People Check the Internet Before Their Doctor for Health Information

Periodic Fasting May Improve Health
Pets and Dirt Good for Child's Immune System

Physicians Withhold Information on Treatment Choices
Placebos Make People Feel Better

Popular Drugs Are Changing Names Due to Mix-ups

Pregnancy Articles

Pregnant Women Who Exercise Have Healthier Babies
Prescribed Drugs Top Abuse List

Prescription Drugs Kill More Floridians Than Illegal Drugs
Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Among Teenagers

Prescription Drug Use On the Rise

Prescription Painkillers Linked to Miscarriage

Prestigious Medical Journal Discovers New Use for Duct Tape
Primary Care Near Collapse in US

Protective Effect of Childhood Infections

Prozac and Zoloft May be Leading to Suicides

Psychiatric Drug Use Soars in Toddlers Despite Limited Knowledge of Effects
Reactions to Medications Send Over 700,000 Americans to Emergancy Rooms Each Year
Recommended Amounts of Tylenol Might Lead to Liver Damage

Report Details Medical Error Horrors

Risk of Miscarriage With Use of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs During Pregnancy

Ritalin Dangers

Ritalin Maker and American Psychiatric Association Sued for Conspiracy

Ritalin Usages Increases in Small Children

Rotavirus Vaccine Loses US Federal Backing

Routine Use of Antibiotics for Otitis Media (Earaches) Unproven

Running Delays Disability in Older Persons

Safety of Depression Drugs Questioned
Safety of Mercury in Dental Fillings Questioned

Scientists Link Mercury-based Preservative in Childhood Vaccines to Autism

School Kids Choose Unhealthy Lunches, Study Finds

Secondhand Smoke Shown to be More Dangerous Than Thought

Seniors; Are They Being Over-medicated?

Sham Knee Surgery Just As Good As Real Thing

Should Doctors Do Away With Delivery Dates?

Should Watchful Waiting Be Used More Often for Acute Otitis Media?

Smallpox Vaccine Risky Even for Those Who Don't Get It

Smoking During Pregnancy Damages Unborn Lungs

Smoking During Pregnancy Results in Child Behavioral Problems
Smoking in Late Pregnancy Linked to Lower IQ

Sore Throats Unnecessarily Treated With Antibiotics

Spirituality and Healing in Medicine

States Told to Monitor Drug Prescriptions

Steroid Treatment Have Negative Affects for Both Young and Old
Story Exposes Vaccine-Mercury Link Known Long Ago

Straight From The Horse’s Mouth

Study Finds Neonatal Care Excessive
Study Finds Risks of Ritalin in Preschool Kids

Study Says Nerve Blocks, Don't Reduce Pain, Improve Mood or Cut the Use of Analgesic Medications
Study Shows Low Back Surgery No Better Than Rehabilitation
Study Suggests Low-Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks
Sugar-Free Foods May Play a Role in Obesity

Summertime Tips for Your Health

Super Bug Danger Increases
Sugary Soft Drinks May Raise Risk of Diabetes

Surgical Calamities on Rise

Survey Says Parents Over Treat Harmless Fevers in Kids

Surgical Tools Left in 1,500 Patients Per Year
Sweet Drinks Linked to Overweight Children
Take the Pain out of Going Back to School
The Age of Autism

The Power of Prayer in Medicine

Tomatoes and Orange Juice Show Health Benefits
Treat Holiday Shopping as an Athletic Event

Tylenol and Aspirin Increases Risk of Kidney Failure

United States Far From Healthiest Country in the World

US Congress Passes Ban on Forcing Kids' Medication
US Government Awards $6.2 Million for Prescription Drug Abuse Monitoring
US Releases New Dietary Guidelines

US Taxpayers Subsidize Wealthy Drug Companies

Vaccinated Children Twice as Likely to Get Asthma and Allergies

Vaccination Controversy Takes Center Stage

Vaccination Issues and Questions

Vaccine Web Sites Offer Good Information

Vaccine Exemption Law Expands

Vaccines Largest Cause of Insulin-dependent Diabetes in Young Children

Variations in Medical Care Costs

Veggies Lose Nutrients in the Microwave

Veterans Administration to Develop Policy on Chiropractic

Viagra linked to Cases of Blindness
Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's

Watchful Waiting Best Approach to Fluid in the Middle Ear

Water Fluoridation Issue Draws Action

Website Pill Pushing Draws Warning of AMA

Wellness Programs Help Companies Save on Health Costs

White-Coat Hypertension

Whole Grain Diet Helps Prevent Stroke

World Health Organization Issues Warning About Antibiotic Overuse

World Health Organization Warns Against 'Just In Case' Antibiotic Use for Anthrax
Wrong Site Surgery on the Rise