Study: Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy, defying conventional wisd

CHICAGO (AP) _ You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study

• Study: Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthy, defying conventional wisd

CHICAGO (AP) _ You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study

• Citizen soldiers at higher risk for new drinking problems after combat in Iraq,

CHICAGO (AP) _ National Guard and Reserve combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are more likely to develop drinking problems than active-duty soldiers, a new mi

• Not so fast, doc: Drugs as good as stents for many low-risk heart patients with

People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's mor

• Medication does not cure the fatal inherited disease, but treats a disabling sym

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal regulators on Friday cleared the first treatment approved in the United States for Huntington's, a rare inherited disease that causes

• Routine blood transfusions infect 2 with HIV in Argentine public hospitals

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) _ Two intensive-care patients contracted HIV after receiving blood transfusions at public hospitals in the Argentine province of Co

• Chew on this: Gum after surgery may help some patients with tummy troubles

CHICAGO (AP) _ Can you chew gum and recover from surgery at the same time? British researchers say it's a great idea for some patients. Chewing gum may speed th

• HEALTHBEAT: Got enough vitamin D? More doctors check, but unclear how much peopl

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Don't be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vit

• Wonders of human immune system: Blood of survivors of 1918 flu still protects ag

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Nearly a century after history's most lethal flu faded away, survivors' bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 viru

• FDA working on new warning label for Amylin, Eli Lilly drug Byetta after deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly Co. a

• Survey: Many Americans believe God's help can revive dying patients, despite me

CHICAGO (AP) _ When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention ca

• Scientists make red blood cells from embryonic stem cells; may someday help tran

NEW YORK (AP) _ Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion

• AP Exclusive: Mexican peppers posed health risks long before salmonella outbreak

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) _ Federal inspectors at U.S. border crossings repeatedly turned back filthy, disease-ridden shipments of peppers from Mexico in the months b

• Angioplasty through the wrist, not the usual route, seems safer and easier for s

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States ea

• Study suggests low-level arsenic exposure may be linked with Type 2 diabetes

CHICAGO (AP) _ A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researcher

• Study says HPV vaccine is a good investment for 12-year-olds, not for women in t

ATLANTA (AP) _ An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in th