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East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA
Feds advise shoring up homes,
storing water and food, and monitoring radio, TV
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Experimental TB Test Called Fast and Accurate
Health experts say it has potential
to greatly improve treatment of the respiratory disease
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Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report
Tax credits, new options will leave
more employees insured, Commonwealth Fund study says
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Long-Term Use of Bone Drugs May Be Linked to Esophageal Cancer
5 years of meds such as Boniva,
Fosamax almost doubles chances, but actual risk still low,
researchers say
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Many Americans Don't Even Know They're Fat
Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll
finds 30 percent of those overweight think they're normal size
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Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports
Statins, asthma meds,
antidepressants and stimulants top the list
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Proximity Affects Influence of Online 'Health Buddies'
Study finds long-distance friends
less likely to sway behavior than close-knit social networks
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Response Team Reduces Rate of Cardiac Arrests: Hospital
'Code Blue' emergencies at VA
center declined 57 percent in first two years, study shows
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Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young
Study found older people preferred
negative stories about younger folks
