Disease Prevention & Awareness Disease Prevention & AwarenessRelated Health News « Back to Disease Prevention & Awareness Index Sorted Alphabetically A-Z Sort by popularity A Common Organic Sweetener May Boost Arsenic Levels in Foods Act Quickly to Beat Mold After a Flood Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope Alternative to Colonoscopy Spots Cancers, Too America's Health Report Card: Needs Improvement Anti-Smoking TV Ads From Tobacco Industry Don't Help As Youth Baseball Season Nears, Experts Urge Injury Prevention Balding Before 30 May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk Baltimore Deemed U.S. City With Most Top-Ranked Hospitals Bathroom Reminders May Prod Guys to Wash Their Hands Blood Infections in ICU Cut With Simple Measures: Study Booze and Family History of Colon Cancer a Bad Mix: Study Brain Calls the Shots on Which Hand Holds Cellphone Can Brightly Colored Fruits, Veggies Protect Against ALS? Can Statins Prevent Parkinson's Disease? 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Widespread CPR Training Could Boost Heart Attack Survival Rates World Diabetes Day Designed to Raise Awareness Worries About Colonoscopy Unfounded: Study Worst-Ever West Nile Epidemic: What Happened? Sorted by Popularity (as on MedicineNet) Sort alphabetically Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Call Health Tip: Preparing for Your Next Checkup Hand Sanitizers: Do They Help Stop All Germs? In Hospitals, Daily Antiseptic Bath May Prevent Dangerous Infections Can Brightly Colored Fruits, Veggies Protect Against ALS? Experts: Common Women's Condition Needs a New Name Drivers' Attitudes While Learning May Predict Future Road Performance Smokers Die About a Decade Earlier on Average Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Snack on Fruits and Veggies Bathroom Reminders May Prod Guys to Wash Their Hands Routine Checkups Don't Cut Cancer, Heart Deaths: Study Home Is Where the Hearth Is Health Tip: Talkin' Turkey Worst-Ever West Nile Epidemic: What Happened? Great American Smokeout Is Thursday World Diabetes Day Designed to Raise Awareness Act Quickly to Beat Mold After a Flood Blood Infections in ICU Cut With Simple Measures: Study Study Questions the Value of Annual Physical Exams Tainted Tap Water Sickens 1.1 Million Each Year Third of Hospital Staff Say Hand-Washing Reminders Unwelcome New Tick-Borne Disease: 'Heartland Virus' Hantavirus FAQ Microbiology and Genome Experts Quell Deadly Bacteria Outbreak New Immune-Deficiency Illness Emerging in East Asia West Nile Virus: Who's at Risk? West Nile Outbreak on Track to be Worst Ever Shots Should Be on College Kids' Back-to-School List Seal Flu: Next Pandemic Threat? New Seal Flu Could Pose Threat to Humans CDC: Whooping Cough Heading to a 5-Decade High Ahead of AIDS Conference, New Reasons for Hope Preventive Measures Pay Off for Those at Risk of Stroke HPV Vaccine Reducing Infections, Even Among Unvaccinated: Study Health of Americans a Mixed Bag: CDC Report Graphic Cig Pack Labels Make Smokers Think, Study Finds Infant Vaccination 'Delays' Triple in Oregon: Study Many Lacked Preventive Care Before Health Reform Law: U.S. Report More Proof That Healthy Habits Fight Disease Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds Global Cancer Rates Set to Soar by 2030 Health Tip: Preparing for Colonoscopy Efficient Disease Risk Prediction a Long Way Off, Experts Say Flesh-Eating Bacteria No Cause for Panic, Experts Say The 6 Dirtiest Work Places Panel: Don't Get PSA Prostate Cancer Screen U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study Health Tip: When Should I Wash My Hands? Health Tip: How to Wash Your Hands Properly Sunburns, Tanning Beds: Young Adults at Risk Strides Made in Diagnosing, Treating Lupus Doctors Urge Routine Skin Screenings Routine Kidney Disease Screening Not Worthwhile, Experts Say For a Healthy Aging Brain, 'Use It or Lose It' Anti-Smoking TV Ads From Tobacco Industry Don't Help Health Tip: Caring for a Sunburn U.S. Measles Cases, Outbreaks Quadruple in 2011 Even Young Teens Show Signs of Sun Damage U.S. Panel Rejects Ovarian Cancer Screening Online Tool Could Diagnose Autism Quickly, Developers Say ER Docs Can Help Curb Patient Alcohol Abuse, Drunk Driving Sex Ed Becoming Less Prevalent in Grades 6-12 Obese White Women Shying Away From Colon Cancer Screening Ultrasound, MRI Might Spot Cancer in Dense Breast Tissue New Stool Test Might Aid in Early Detection of Colon Cancer Gene Mapping for Healthy People No 'Crystal Ball' Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Also Help Fight Cancer Early Study Hints That Breast Cancer Vaccine Might Work Melanoma Rates Skyrocketing in Young Adults Widespread CPR Training Could Boost Heart Attack Survival Rates U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Hit Record Low, CDC Says Flu Risk Higher for Workers in Certain Industries U.S. Health Systems Not Ready for Catastrophes: Report Two Studies Find Routine Mammography Saves Lives Daily Aspirin May Help Prevent and Treat Cancer Medicaid Patients Go to ERs More Often: Study Too Few Keep Heart-Healthy Habits Doctors Likely to Preach What They Practice Can Statins Prevent Parkinson's Disease? Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Heart Disease Is Cancer Outwitting 'Personalized Medicine'? Past Pregnancies May Protect Against MS Clostridium difficile on the Rise: Is Your Doctor To Blame? 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