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B Vitamins

B Vitamin Supplements Don't Affect Colon Cancer Risk (10/12/2012, HealthDay)
See also B Vitamins

Back Injuries

Health Tip: Packing a Backpack (09/06/2012, HealthDay)
Overloaded Backpacks Can Injure Kids (08/26/2012, HealthDay)
Health Tip: When Lugging Luggage (07/24/2012, HealthDay)
See also Back Injuries

Back Pain

New Guidelines for Doctors Treating Low Back Pain (10/01/2012, HealthDay)
Study Ties Common Back Ailment to Faulty Gene (09/28/2012, HealthDay)
Skiers, Rowers May Not Have More Back Pain (09/20/2012, Reuters Health)
Soaring U.S. Spinal Care Spending Due to Specialists (09/13/2012, HealthDay)
Health Tip: Packing a Backpack (09/06/2012, HealthDay)
Workers Counseled on Back Pain Return to Job Sooner (08/09/2012, HealthDay)
See also Back Pain

Bacterial Infections

Drug Shortage Led to Spike in Kids' Infections (10/11/2012, Reuters Health)
Some 'Super Tasters' Might Be Less Prone to Sinus Woes (10/09/2012, HealthDay)
Differences Seen in Lung Microbes of Cystic Fibrosis Patients (09/26/2012, HealthDay)
'Superpowered' Bacteria May Lurk Behind Sinus Infections (09/12/2012, HealthDay)
Could Bacteria in Skin Mites Help Cause Rosacea? (08/30/2012, HealthDay)
Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak (08/22/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bacterial Infections

Bedbugs

Health Tip: Help Keep Bed Bugs at Bay (08/10/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bedbugs

Bedwetting

Health Tip: If Your Older Child Wets the Bed (08/02/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bedwetting

Birth Control

Free Birth Control Tied to Drop in Abortions (10/12/2012, Reuters Health)
Social Media Could Boost Condom Use, Study Suggests (10/11/2012, HealthDay)
IUDs, Implants Encouraged for Teenage Girls (09/24/2012, Reuters Health)
Male Birth Control Drug Shows Promise in Mice (08/16/2012, HealthDay)
More U.S. Women Choosing IUDs for Birth Control (08/02/2012, Reuters Health)
More Than a Third of Births 'Unintended': CDC (07/24/2012, HealthDay)
See also Birth Control

Birth Defects

Common Solvents Tied to Birth Defects (10/03/2012, Reuters Health)
Common Pesticide Linked to Birth Defect, Study Suggests (09/28/2012, HealthDay)
Study Finds Birth Defects Down Among IVF Babies (09/28/2012, Reuters Health)
High-Potency Pot in Pregnancy May Cause Brain Damage (08/16/2012, HealthDay)
For Parents Facing a Difficult Diagnosis, Social Networks Can Give A Different Picture Than Doctors (07/23/2012, American Academy of Pediatrics)
Parents of Severely Disabled Kids Say They Enrich Their Lives (07/23/2012, HealthDay)
See also Birth Defects

Bladder Cancer

Adding Chemo Improves Outcomes from Bladder Cancer Radiation (10/04/2012, American Cancer Society)
See also Bladder Cancer

Bladder Diseases

Nuclear Kidney Scans in Children with Urinary Tract Infections Increase Costs and Radiation Exposure (10/01/2012, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
See also Bladder Diseases

Bleeding Disorders

Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Cerebral Bleeding in Some Women (08/14/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bleeding Disorders

Blood

Your Blood Type May Boost Your Heart Risk, Study Finds (08/14/2012, HealthDay)
See also Blood

Blood Disorders

Rare Cancers Yield Potential Source of Tumor GrowthFrom the National Institutes of Health (09/17/2012, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
See also Blood Disorders

Blood Pressure Medicines

Common Heart Medicine May Not Be Effective for Some (10/02/2012, HealthDay)
Melatonin May Improve Sleep for People on Blood-Pressure Meds (09/28/2012, HealthDay)
Doctors Don't Always Address High Blood Pressure (09/26/2012, Reuters Health)
High Blood Pressure and PregnancyVideo (09/11/2012, HealthDay)
Some Blood Pressure Drugs Might Help Slow Alzheimer's (09/11/2012, HealthDay)
More Pregnant Women Taking High Blood Pressure Drugs, Yet Safety Unclear (09/10/2012, American Heart Association)
Heart-Lip Link?Video (08/07/2012, HealthDay)
See also Blood Pressure Medicines

Blood Thinners

Aspirin May Help Preserve Brain Function in Older Women with Heart Disease (10/04/2012, HealthDay)
Year of Taking Risky Blood Thinners May Be Unnecessary After Stent Surgery (09/20/2012, HealthDay)
Study Assesses Blood Thinner Use After Gastrointestinal Bleeding (09/17/2012, HealthDay)
Adding Plavix to Aspirin Doesn't Help Guard Against Second Stroke (08/29/2012, HealthDay)
New Blood Thinner Effient No Better Than Plavix At Preventing Heart Trouble: Study (08/27/2012, HealthDay)
See also Blood Thinners

Blood Transfusion and Donation

Fresh Blood as Good as Older Blood for Preemie Transfusions: Study (10/08/2012, HealthDay)
Study Uses Stem Cells to Boost Red Blood Cell Production (08/07/2012, HealthDay)
See also Blood Transfusion and Donation

Body Weight

Shoppers Who Read Food Labels Are Thinner, Study Says (09/17/2012, HealthDay)
Kids Who Can Resist Sweets Might Be Slimmer as Adults (08/16/2012, HealthDay)
Normal-Weight People with Type 2 Diabetes Have Higher Death Risk (08/07/2012, HealthDay)
Many Americans in Denial Over Weight Gain (08/01/2012, HealthDay)
See also Body Weight

Bone Density

Quitting Drinking May Help Alcoholics' Bone Loss (09/14/2012, HealthDay)
Teen Girls Need Bone Health Advice to Stave Off Osteoporosis (08/24/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bone Density

Bone Diseases

A Few Hours of Weekly Exercise May Help Women's Bones (08/15/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bone Diseases

Bone Marrow Transplantation

'Half-Match' Marrow Transplants Help Some with Sickle Cell (09/21/2012, HealthDay)
HIV Undetectable in Two Men After Bone Marrow Transplants (07/26/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bone Marrow Transplantation

Botox

Botox Shows Promise Against Persistent Neck, Shoulder Pain (10/15/2012, HealthDay)
Treating An Overactive BladderVideo (10/05/2012, HealthDay)
Botox Injections: Option for Urge Incontinence? (10/04/2012, HealthDay)
Wrinkle-fighting SurgeryVideo (09/18/2012, HealthDay)
See also Botox

Bowel Incontinence

Health Tip: If Bowel Control Is a Problem (08/30/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bowel Incontinence

Bowel Movement

Coffee May Speed Up Bowel Recovery from Colon Surgery (10/12/2012, HealthDay)
See also Bowel Movement

Brain Aneurysm

Brain Bleeds More Common in Smokers, Research Shows (08/30/2012, HealthDay)
See also Brain Aneurysm

Brain Cancer

Strategy Developed to Improve Delivery of Medicines to the BrainFrom the National Institutes of Health (09/07/2012, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Gene Might Predict Brain Tumors' Aggressiveness (08/27/2012, HealthDay)
Multiple Brain Tumors Even More Malignant (08/24/2012, HealthDay)
See also Brain Cancer

Brain Diseases

Some Women's Brains Contain Male DNA (09/26/2012, HealthDay)
Even 'High-Normal' Blood Sugar Tied to Brain Shrinkage (09/04/2012, HealthDay)
Chronic 'Butter Flavoring' Exposure Linked to Harmful Brain Process (08/06/2012, HealthDay)
See also Brain Diseases

Breast Cancer

'Believing' Propels Cancer Survivors to Exercise, Study Finds (10/12/2012, HealthDay)
Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off (10/11/2012, HealthDay)
Therapy, Exercise Aid in Chemo-Related Menopause (10/11/2012, Reuters Health)
Rare Breast Cancer Poses New Set of Challenges (10/05/2012, HealthDay)
Study: Digital Beats Film Mammography at Spotting Breast Cancer (10/02/2012, HealthDay)
Superior Cancer Screening?Video (10/02/2012, HealthDay)
Breast Cancer Awareness (10/01/2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Sex Problems Common with Breast Cancer Drugs (09/28/2012, Reuters Health)
Gene Study Yields New Clues to Breast Cancer (09/24/2012, HealthDay)
Study Reveals Genomic Similarities between Breast Cancer and Ovarian CancersFrom the National Institutes of Health (09/23/2012, National Cancer Institute, National Human Genome Research Institute)
FDA OKs First Ultrasound Imaging System for Dense Breasts (09/18/2012, HealthDay)
Least Aggressive Breast Cancer Still Poses Long-Term Risk, Study Finds (09/18/2012, HealthDay)
Some Screens Miss Spread of Breast Cancer (09/12/2012, HealthDay)
'Chemo Brain' After Breast Cancer Backed by Study (09/07/2012, HealthDay)
X-Rays May Up Breast Cancer Risk for Women with Certain Genes (09/07/2012, HealthDay)
Breast Cancer Patients with High Density Mammograms Do Not Have Increased Risk of DeathFrom the National Institutes of Health (09/06/2012, National Cancer Institute)
Face-Down Position May Be Safer During Radiation for Breast Cancer (09/06/2012, HealthDay)
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought (08/30/2012, HealthDay)
Breast Cancer and WeightVideo (08/27/2012, HealthDay)
Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer (08/27/2012, HealthDay)
Extra Pounds Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence, Death (08/27/2012, Reuters Health)
Dense Breasts Not Linked to Cancer Deaths (08/20/2012, HealthDay)
Newer Bone Drug Better for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients (08/14/2012, HealthDay)
Study Questions Guidelines on Radiation for Older Breast Cancer Patients (08/13/2012, HealthDay)
When Partner Has Breast Cancer, Men Find Their Own Ways to Cope (08/09/2012, HealthDay)
Breast Cancer Drug Duo Wins out in Study (08/01/2012, HealthDay)
High-Carb Diet Tied to Breast Cancer Risk for Some (07/26/2012, Reuters Health)
FDA Approves Afinitor for Advanced Breast Cancer (07/20/2012, Food and Drug Administration)
Most Women Return to Work After Breast Cancer (07/20/2012, Reuters Health)
See also Breast Cancer

Breast Feeding

Bottle-Feeding May Raise Baby's Risk for Intestinal Trouble (09/03/2012, HealthDay)
Breastfeeding, Early Milk Not Tied to Puberty Timing (08/23/2012, Reuters Health)
Breast-Milk Compound May Shield Babies from HIV (08/17/2012, HealthDay)
Breastfeeding Report Card - United States, 2012 (08/01/2012, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
See also Breast Feeding

Bullying

Adults See Some Teen Bullying as Less Serious (09/21/2012, HealthDay)
Food BullyingVideo (09/14/2012, HealthDay)
Almost Half of Teens with Autism Bullied (09/03/2012, Reuters Health)
See also Bullying

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