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Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Good Evidence Weight Loss Supplements Work: Study
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breastfeeding Moms
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Pregnancy Undermines Body Image in Half of Women
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Resolved to Lose Weight in 2023? Experts Compare Popular Diets
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study
'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Some COVID Survivors Can't Regain Weight Lost During Illness
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some People's Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
'Spare Tire' in Middle Age Could Mean a Frail Old Age
'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Spouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Stick With These Foods to Help You Lose Weight
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surprising Factors That Raise (or Lower) Your Odds for COVID-19
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Future of Cancer for Americans
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Toxin in Undercooked Meat Shows Links to Rare Brain Tumors
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
Weightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to New-Onset Epilepsy
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
WHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women