Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Year 2003

Dec 31, 2003 - Could Cutting Calories Add Years to Your L...
Dec 31, 2003 - Older Couples at Risk for Murder/Suicide
Dec 31, 2003 - Genetic Link to Inflammatory Bowel Disease...
Dec 31, 2003 - Food Labels Educate the Consumer
Dec 31, 2003 - Gastric Bypass Surgery Cures Diabetes
Dec 31, 2003 - Drug Halts Spread of Genital Herpes
Dec 31, 2003 - Heart Disease Remains Top Killer in U.S.
Dec 31, 2003 - Gene Tied to Inflammatory Attack on Arteries
Dec 31, 2003 - Not a Lean Year for Health News
Dec 31, 2003 - Off-Pump Bypass Surgery Not for Everyone
Dec 31, 2003 - Winter Months Increase SIDS Risk
Dec 31, 2003 - When School-Age Kids Need Surgery
Dec 31, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 31, ...
Dec 31, 2003 - If Caught in a Blizzard
Dec 30, 2003 - Study Absolves Men in Yeast Infections
Dec 30, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 30, ...
Dec 30, 2003 - When Babies Get the Blues
Dec 30, 2003 - Genital Herpes Vaccine to Be Tested
Dec 30, 2003 - Picky Eater
Dec 30, 2003 - Savvy Skiing
Dec 30, 2003 - Heart Patients May Have New Medicinal Snake
Dec 30, 2003 - Doctors Tend to Prescribe Pricey Blood Pre...
Dec 30, 2003 - Elderly Readily Admit Hearing Loss
Dec 30, 2003 - Keep the Holidays Safe -- and Sober
Dec 30, 2003 - U.S. Bans Ephedra
Dec 30, 2003 - New Drug Treats Bipolar Disorder
Dec 29, 2003 - Chicken Soup Soothes More Than the Soul
Dec 29, 2003 - Brain's Insulation Key to Alzheimer's
Dec 29, 2003 - Experts Insist U.S. Meat Supply Safe
Dec 29, 2003 - Genetic Testing Helps Breast Cancer Patients
Dec 29, 2003 - U.S. Women Likelier to Survive Breast Cancer
Dec 29, 2003 - Study Backs Early Prostate Screening for B...
Dec 29, 2003 - Drugs Treat Late-Stage Anthrax
Dec 29, 2003 - Young Flu Blues
Dec 29, 2003 - Workout in a Winter Wonderland
Dec 29, 2003 - Smokers: Consider Your Legs
Dec 29, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 29, ...
Dec 29, 2003 - Cold Bagged Lunches
Dec 28, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 28, ...
Dec 28, 2003 - Trouble in Paradise?
Dec 28, 2003 - The Smart Woman's Guide to Health Care
Dec 28, 2003 - Shield Your Eyes While on the Slopes
Dec 28, 2003 - Meat From Infected Cow Found in More States
Dec 27, 2003 - Diseased Cow Came From Canada, U.S. Offici...
Dec 27, 2003 - Helmets a Good Idea for Winter Sports
Dec 27, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 27, ...
Dec 27, 2003 - Dry Lips Won't Take a Licking
Dec 26, 2003 - Easing the Itch of Eczema
Dec 26, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 26, ...
Dec 26, 2003 - U.S. Scrutinizing Its Beef Inspections
Dec 26, 2003 - Dust Trapped in Your Eyes?
Dec 26, 2003 - Taking the Guesswork Out of Diabetes Manag...
Dec 26, 2003 - Marines Help Test Hearing-Loss Drug
Dec 26, 2003 - Holidays Hard for Those Who Have Lost Love...
Dec 26, 2003 - Good Posture Can Prevent Back Strain
Dec 26, 2003 - Seniors Should Steer Clear of These Meds
Dec 25, 2003 - Pour Another Tall One
Dec 25, 2003 - Gum Disease in Kids
Dec 25, 2003 - Keep the Healthy in Your Holiday Eating
Dec 25, 2003 - Why Is Dark Meat Dark?
Dec 25, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 25, ...
Dec 25, 2003 - Shy Teens
Dec 25, 2003 - And to All a Good... Night's Sleep
Dec 24, 2003 - Teen Pregnancy May Lead to Osteoporosis
Dec 24, 2003 - Keep Kids Safe During the Holidays
Dec 24, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 24, ...
Dec 24, 2003 - Immediate Mad Cow Impact Likely to be Economi
Dec 24, 2003 - Experts Say U.S. Beef Supply Is Safe
Dec 24, 2003 - Holidays Hit Women Hard
Dec 24, 2003 - Exercise Can Keep Kids Healthy
Dec 24, 2003 - Shape Up for Ski Season
Dec 24, 2003 - Calculate Your Heart Rate
Dec 24, 2003 - Helping Seniors Stay on Their Feet
Dec 24, 2003 - Mad Cow: Where Did It Come From?
Dec 24, 2003 - New Protein Discovery Tied to Memory
Dec 24, 2003 - New Picture of Cell Death in Stroke
Dec 24, 2003 - Studies Advance Myeloma Treatment
Dec 23, 2003 - Study: Steroids for COPD Don't Extend Life
Dec 23, 2003 - Combined Scans Speed Cancer Treatment
Dec 23, 2003 - Sober Holidays, Safe Holidays
Dec 23, 2003 - 'You Never Forget'
Dec 23, 2003 - New Method for Detecting Alzheimer's
Dec 23, 2003 - Local Anesthetic Eases Migraine
Dec 23, 2003 - States, Cities Defy U.S. in Importing Drugs
Dec 23, 2003 - Prevent Chipped Teeth
Dec 23, 2003 - Taming SARS: What Worked, What Didn't
Dec 23, 2003 - Computer Burnout
Dec 23, 2003 - Costs of Smoking Linger Long After You Quit
Dec 23, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 23, ...
Dec 23, 2003 - How to Decompress During the Holidays
Dec 23, 2003 - Bears Give Clues to Avoiding Osteoporosis
Dec 22, 2003 - Study Backs Keyhole Appendectomies
Dec 22, 2003 - Love and Marriage: An Emotional Mixed Bag
Dec 22, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 22, ...
Dec 22, 2003 - ICU Patients Often Exposed To Bacteria
Dec 22, 2003 - Shots for Teens
Dec 22, 2003 - Epilepsy Drug Effective Against Chronic He...
Dec 22, 2003 - Wary Walker
Dec 22, 2003 - Milk Does a Child's Body Good
Dec 22, 2003 - Drug-Coated Stents Safe, Effective in Real...
Dec 22, 2003 - Poinsettias May Be Pretty, But ...
Dec 22, 2003 - Why Memory Fades With Drinking
Dec 22, 2003 - Blood Vessels Enable Tumors
Dec 22, 2003 - Obesity Worsens Prostate Cancer
Dec 22, 2003 - DVT Can Be a Danger During Travel
Dec 21, 2003 - Maybe It's More Than Just Heartburn
Dec 21, 2003 - You Can't Catch a Cold out in the Cold
Dec 21, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 21, ...
Dec 21, 2003 - Safeguard Snooze Time During Holidays
Dec 20, 2003 - More Study Needed on Salt's Health Risks
Dec 20, 2003 - The Winter Blues
Dec 20, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 20, ...
Dec 20, 2003 - Holiday Feasts May Bring on Gallstones
Dec 20, 2003 - The A-B-C's of Smart Antibiotic Use
Dec 19, 2003 - Keep Track of Your Meds During the Holidays
Dec 19, 2003 - Keeping Smoke Away From Baby
Dec 19, 2003 - Babies Harmed by Pollution, too
Dec 19, 2003 - Steering Clear of Colds
Dec 19, 2003 - Snowmobile Deaths Increase in New England
Dec 19, 2003 - Nuts for Nuts
Dec 19, 2003 - Fever in Pregnancy Linked to Kids' Behavio...
Dec 19, 2003 - CDC: Flu Outbreak Now an Epidemic
Dec 19, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 19, ...
Dec 19, 2003 - Heart Patients Gain by Quitting Smoking
Dec 19, 2003 - From Booster To Seat Belt
Dec 19, 2003 - Snuff Packs Biggest Nicotine Punch
Dec 18, 2003 - AIDS Vaccine Trial Starts
Dec 18, 2003 - Testicle Pain
Dec 18, 2003 - Heigh-Ho! Silver Cars Are Safer
Dec 18, 2003 - 'Economy-Class Syndrome' Not a Myth: Study
Dec 18, 2003 - Internet Dating Fuels Syphilis Spike in Ga...
Dec 18, 2003 - Cholesterol-Free Mice Created
Dec 18, 2003 - How Anthrax Goes Into Hiding
Dec 18, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 18, ...
Dec 18, 2003 - Go to the Head of the Class, Die Sooner
Dec 18, 2003 - Decoding Drugs
Dec 18, 2003 - Prolonged Use of Ritalin May Change Brain
Dec 18, 2003 - Titanic Survival Is a Wash
Dec 18, 2003 - Older Americans Are on the Cuspid of Denta...
Dec 18, 2003 - Fighting Childhood Cancer
Dec 17, 2003 - New Prostate Cancer Drug to Be Tested
Dec 17, 2003 - Did West Nile Conquer Alexander the Great?
Dec 17, 2003 - Race May Be Factor in Who Gets Flu Shots
Dec 17, 2003 - Some Male Alcoholics Lack Feelings
Dec 17, 2003 - 'Morning-After' Pill Could Halve Unintende...
Dec 17, 2003 - Alcohol Isn't Your Friend in Car Crashes
Dec 17, 2003 - Periodontitis an Antisocial Disease?
Dec 17, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 17, ...
Dec 17, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 17, ...
Dec 17, 2003 - Two Drugs Better Than One for Enlarged Pro...
Dec 17, 2003 - Cruise Control
Dec 17, 2003 - SARS Can Take Flight
Dec 17, 2003 - Studies: Inflammation a Bad Actor for Heart
Dec 17, 2003 - Drug Company Fees to FDA Don't Buy Special...
Dec 17, 2003 - Driving On Ice
Dec 16, 2003 - Nailing Down Gender Differences in Heart D...
Dec 16, 2003 - New Heart Therapy Wins Tempered Praise
Dec 16, 2003 - Moves Urged to Boost Childhood Vaccine Supply
Dec 16, 2003 - New Technique Tames Tonsillectomy Pain
Dec 16, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 16, ...
Dec 16, 2003 - First Weight-Loss Drug for Children Approved
Dec 16, 2003 - It's All Good: Healthy Holiday Eating
Dec 16, 2003 - Soothing News for Psoriasis Sufferers
Dec 16, 2003 - Another New Drug for Psoriasis
Dec 16, 2003 - Unfit Today, Heart Trouble Tomorrow
Dec 16, 2003 - Tea Time Not Just a Social Event
Dec 16, 2003 - Metabolic Syndrome Players Deadly When Com...
Dec 16, 2003 - Oral Drug Could Help Prevent Breast Cancer
Dec 16, 2003 - MS Drug Offers Hope to Cocaine Addicts
Dec 16, 2003 - 'Healthy Steps' Puts Parents on Path to Be...
Dec 15, 2003 - Childhood Cancer Victims Not Followed Clos...
Dec 15, 2003 - Urine Test May Find Early Kidney Cancer
Dec 15, 2003 - Breast Cancer Survivors Can Also Be Moms
Dec 15, 2003 - Stroke May Boost Alzheimer's Risk
Dec 15, 2003 - Genetics Play Smaller Role in Late Alzheim...
Dec 15, 2003 - Dampening the Desire to Drink
Dec 15, 2003 - Alcohol Acts as Social Grease for the Very...
Dec 15, 2003 - Alzheimer's Signs Found in Young Adults
Dec 15, 2003 - Measuring the Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Dec 15, 2003 - Better for Basketball
Dec 15, 2003 - A New Drug for Multiple Sclerosis
Dec 15, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 15, ...
Dec 15, 2003 - European Wrinkle Smoother Approved
Dec 15, 2003 - Pollution Harder on Heart Than Lungs
Dec 15, 2003 - Home Security
Dec 14, 2003 - Heart Health in the Cold
Dec 14, 2003 - Beware the Snowblower
Dec 14, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 14, ...
Dec 14, 2003 - Neighborhoods That Nudge People to Exercise
Dec 13, 2003 - Keep That Holiday Glow Under Control
Dec 13, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 13, ...
Dec 13, 2003 - Winter Tough on Skin and Sinuses
Dec 12, 2003 - Coping With Morning Sickness
Dec 12, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 12, ...
Dec 12, 2003 - Signaling Pathway for Nerve Growth Found
Dec 12, 2003 - When Toddlers Need Surgery
Dec 12, 2003 - Safe Toys Make for Happy Holidays
Dec 12, 2003 - A Toy Story With a Twist
Dec 12, 2003 - Glycerin May Heal Skin
Dec 12, 2003 - Pesticide Exposure High in Migrant Workers
Dec 12, 2003 - Gene That Causes Alcohol Intoxication Found
Dec 12, 2003 - Borage Oil No Salve for Eczema
Dec 12, 2003 - Cost Savings of New Arthritis Drugs Questi...
Dec 12, 2003 - New Risk for Heart Disease Found
Dec 12, 2003 - Sound Slumber the Natural Way
Dec 11, 2003 - Passive Smoking Can Kill Nonsmokers
Dec 11, 2003 - Got Crohn's? Maybe the Fridge is to Blame
Dec 11, 2003 - The Mechanics of Muscular Dystrophy
Dec 11, 2003 - Food Labels Facing Overhaul
Dec 11, 2003 - Handlebar Palsy
Dec 11, 2003 - U.S. Buys More Flu Vaccine as Outbreak Widens
Dec 11, 2003 - Jogging 101
Dec 11, 2003 - ADHD, Reading Disabilities May Spring From...
Dec 11, 2003 - Can Fear to Boldly Go Shorten Life?
Dec 11, 2003 - Some Animals Engage in Higher Thinking
Dec 11, 2003 - Why Sixth Graders Light Up
Dec 11, 2003 - Gulf War Vets Still Struggle With Health P...
Dec 11, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 11 ...
Dec 11, 2003 - Monkeying With Evolutionary Genes
Dec 10, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 10 ...
Dec 10, 2003 - Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 10, 2003
Dec 10, 2003 - Stem Cells Coaxed Into Sperm
Dec 10, 2003 - Overweight Boys More Prone to Stress
Dec 10, 2003 - Agency Clears Anthrax Test
Dec 10, 2003 - Researchers ID Most Effective HIV Drugs
Dec 10, 2003 - Using Virtual Reality for Car Crash Traumas
Dec 10, 2003 - Air Travelers Face 'Mild' Blood Clot Risk
Dec 10, 2003 - Help for Hereditary Breast, Ovarian Cancer...
Dec 10, 2003 - Interferon Doesn't Improve Odds With Melanoma
Dec 10, 2003 - Birth Defects Tied to Dieting in Pregnancy
Dec 10, 2003 - Secondhand Smoke Might Ignite Asthma
Dec 10, 2003 - Ready, Set, Skate
Dec 10, 2003 - What Daily Exposure to Radiation Can Do
Dec 10, 2003 - Finding a Fitness Club
Dec 10, 2003 - New Clue to Sudden Coronary Death
Dec 10, 2003 - Survey Reveals How Female Docs Watch Their...
Dec 9, 2003 - Atkins Diet May Help Kids With Epilepsy
Dec 9, 2003 - Teenage Weight Predicts Future Weight
Dec 9, 2003 - U.S. Officials Scramble to Meet Flu Shot S...
Dec 9, 2003 - Striking Back at Stroke
Dec 9, 2003 - Blood Molecule Tied to Hypertension Risk
Dec 9, 2003 - Alcoholism Runs in the Family
Dec 9, 2003 - Gleevec Formally OK'd for Rare Cancer
Dec 9, 2003 - Vitamin D Seems to Thwart Colorectal Cancer
Dec 9, 2003 - Bath For Baby
Dec 9, 2003 - Nosebleed
Dec 9, 2003 - Health Highlights: Dec. 9, ...
Dec 9, 2003 - Childhood Vaccines Are Safe
Dec 9, 2003 - Whooping Cough on the Rise
Dec 9, 2003 - Nitric Oxide Helps Newborns With Respirato...
Dec 9, 2003 - 'Super' TB Sheds Light on How It Infects

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