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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April 2004

Apr 30, 2004 - Gene Defect Linked to Premature Aging
Apr 30, 2004 - With Age Comes a Tough Skin
Apr 30, 2004 - Building Defenses Against Allergies a Mixe...
Apr 30, 2004 - More Kids Are Using Alternative Meds
Apr 30, 2004 - Blood Cells Can Become Brain Cells
Apr 30, 2004 - Anger Fuels Prejudice
Apr 30, 2004 - Lawn Chemicals Can Cause Cancer in Some Dogs
Apr 30, 2004 - Health Tip: Diabetes and Mouth Care
Apr 30, 2004 - Understanding Food Labels
Apr 30, 2004 - Electronic 'Nose' Sniffs Out Pneumonia, Si...
Apr 30, 2004 - Health Tip: House Plants Can Freshen Air
Apr 30, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 30,&nbs...
Apr 30, 2004 - Uganda Sees Stunning Decline in AIDS Cases
Apr 29, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 29,&nbs...
Apr 29, 2004 - Health Tip: Toxoplasmosis
Apr 29, 2004 - U.S. Sees Sharp Drop in Food Poisoning
Apr 29, 2004 - Lethal Genetic Heart Defect Found
Apr 29, 2004 - Flu Shots Now Urged for the Very Young
Apr 29, 2004 - 41 Million Americans at Risk of Diabetes
Apr 29, 2004 - Drug May Help Angina Patients Work Out
Apr 29, 2004 - Hypotension Treatment Gets Good Reviews
Apr 29, 2004 - Report Says Air in U.S. Still Too Dirty
Apr 29, 2004 - Women Born in Summer Have Fewer Children
Apr 29, 2004 - Gene Mutation Predicts Cancer Drug's Success
Apr 29, 2004 - New Liver Cancer Treatment Targets Tumors
Apr 29, 2004 - Bone Marrow Cells Can Become Brain Stem Cells
Apr 29, 2004 - Fertility Supplement Shows Promise
Apr 29, 2004 - Health Tip: Exercising After 50
Apr 28, 2004 - Health Tip: When it Comes to a Cane
Apr 28, 2004 - Language Centers in Brain Shift With Age
Apr 28, 2004 - Hormone May Govern Emotional Responses
Apr 28, 2004 - Genetic Study Could Predict Cancer Survival
Apr 28, 2004 - Treatments for Prostate Cancer Produce Sim...
Apr 28, 2004 - Predicting Trouble After Bypass Surgery
Apr 28, 2004 - Stroke Risk May Hit a High When Mood is Low
Apr 28, 2004 - Simpler HIV Therapy Isn't Always Better
Apr 28, 2004 - Parkinson's Drug Tied to Heart Problems
Apr 28, 2004 - The Case for Food Irradiation
Apr 28, 2004 - Health Tip: Eye Care as You Age
Apr 28, 2004 - Chlamydia Linked to Infertility in Men
Apr 28, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 28,&nbs...
Apr 27, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 27,&nbs...
Apr 27, 2004 - Health Tip: Outdoor Cooking
Apr 27, 2004 - Testosterone Helps HIV-Infected Women
Apr 27, 2004 - Bone Builder Linked to Heart Disease
Apr 27, 2004 - Help in the Emergency Room
Apr 27, 2004 - Doctors Issue New Guidelines to Treat Epil...
Apr 27, 2004 - Small Babies Tied to Dental X-Rays in Preg...
Apr 27, 2004 - Boys More Likely to Have Reading Problems
Apr 27, 2004 - Vitamin D Cuts Risk of Falls for Elderly
Apr 27, 2004 - Health Tip: Are You More Than a Social Dri...
Apr 27, 2004 - Prayer Can Be Good Medicine
Apr 27, 2004 - Bypass is Best for High-Risk Heart Patients
Apr 27, 2004 - Terrorism's Toll Lingers
Apr 26, 2004 - Studies Highlight New Cholesterol Findings
Apr 26, 2004 - Better Bypass Outcomes
Apr 26, 2004 - Body's 'Fat Hormone' Gives Up More Secrets
Apr 26, 2004 - State of Mind Can Matter With Mammograms
Apr 26, 2004 - Statins Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Apr 26, 2004 - Study Favors Premarin for Osteoporosis
Apr 26, 2004 - Parkinson's Drug Stills Restless Leg Syndrome
Apr 26, 2004 - Stem Cells Stem Heart Damage
Apr 26, 2004 - Health Tip: LASIK Eye Surgery
Apr 26, 2004 - Stroke Survivors Urged to Exercise
Apr 26, 2004 - 50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Rec...
Apr 26, 2004 - Molecule Signals Danger For Heart Attack P...
Apr 26, 2004 - Health Tip: Teenage Workers
Apr 26, 2004 - Traditional Hernia Surgery Tops Laparoscop...
Apr 26, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 26,&nbs...
Apr 25, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 25,&nbs...
Apr 25, 2004 - Keeping Your Cool While Pregnant
Apr 24, 2004 - Getting the Drop on Hay Fever
Apr 24, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 24,&nbs...
Apr 24, 2004 - STD Rates Paint a Mixed Picture
Apr 23, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 23,&nbs...
Apr 23, 2004 - 'Morning After' Pill Doesn't Affect Teen S...
Apr 23, 2004 - Tune-ups for Two-Wheelers
Apr 23, 2004 - Athletic Injuries Shouldn't Be Kids' Stuff
Apr 23, 2004 - Supersized Breakfast Stresses Vessels
Apr 23, 2004 - Sticky Weather Can Cloud LASIK Results
Apr 23, 2004 - Doctors May Drop Ball With Hepatitis C Pat...
Apr 23, 2004 - When the Pounds Stop Dropping
Apr 23, 2004 - Study Urges New Look at Antibiotic Resistance
Apr 23, 2004 - Soy Could Help Men, Too
Apr 23, 2004 - Sinusitis: A Frequent Worry for Cystic Fib...
Apr 23, 2004 - Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine Spells Troub...
Apr 23, 2004 - Obesity May Be in Your Head
Apr 23, 2004 - Single Women Less Likely to Get Cancer Scr...
Apr 22, 2004 - Immune System Memory Center Identified
Apr 22, 2004 - Could a Spice Treat Cystic Fibrosis?
Apr 22, 2004 - Dental Headaches
Apr 22, 2004 - Artificial Liver Succeeds in Trial
Apr 22, 2004 - Three Drugs Equal With DVT
Apr 22, 2004 - Cinnamon as Medicine?
Apr 22, 2004 - Survey Reveals Wide Frustration Among Blac...
Apr 22, 2004 - Antidepressant Use in Kids Under Fire Again
Apr 22, 2004 - Childhood Poverty Can Hurt Eating Habits
Apr 22, 2004 - Small Fibroids May Increase Miscarriage Risk
Apr 22, 2004 - Swimming Pool Safety
Apr 22, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 22,&nbs...
Apr 22, 2004 - Drug Counters Immobility in Parkinson's Pa...
Apr 21, 2004 - Another Study Debunks AIDS-Polio Vaccine T...
Apr 21, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 21,&nbs...
Apr 21, 2004 - High Blood Pressure More Risky for Black M...
Apr 21, 2004 - Higher Drug Dose Hurts Kids in Cardiac Arrest
Apr 21, 2004 - Toilet Flush May Have Spread SARS
Apr 21, 2004 - Water vs. Sports Drinks
Apr 21, 2004 - Frog in Your Throat
Apr 21, 2004 - Early Treatment Works With Sickle Cell Dis...
Apr 21, 2004 - Curves Program Cuts Pounds
Apr 21, 2004 - Teen Shows: Prime Time for Alcohol Ads
Apr 21, 2004 - 'America's Oldest Teenager' Gets Serious A...
Apr 21, 2004 - Check Now for Head, Neck Cancer
Apr 21, 2004 - Chemo Combo Helps Some With Lung Cancer
Apr 21, 2004 - Radar Research Leads to New Breast Cancer ...
Apr 20, 2004 - New Cancer Research Promising
Apr 20, 2004 - Some Heart Drugs Aren't Properly Prescribed
Apr 20, 2004 - Using a Walker
Apr 20, 2004 - Steady Exercise Strengthens Older Immune S...
Apr 20, 2004 - Vioxx Tied to Higher Heart Attack Risk
Apr 20, 2004 - Menthol Eases Agony of Arthritis
Apr 20, 2004 - Fast-Acting Insulin Wins OK
Apr 20, 2004 - Good News for Needle Phobics
Apr 20, 2004 - Mountain Biking
Apr 20, 2004 - Heart Disease Exacerbates Immune Disorders
Apr 20, 2004 - Fat Sites Best Predict Heart Risk
Apr 20, 2004 - Study Backs Bypass Operations Without Pumps
Apr 20, 2004 - Donor Livers Don't Always Reach the Sickes...
Apr 20, 2004 - Scrawny Beats Brawny for Women Seeking a L...
Apr 20, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 20,&nbs...
Apr 19, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 19,&nbs...
Apr 19, 2004 - Botox Silences Voice Disorder
Apr 19, 2004 - ATV Alert
Apr 19, 2004 - Cutting Calories Can Prolong Life
Apr 19, 2004 - Doctors Urge Cholesterol Drugs for Diabetics
Apr 19, 2004 - Low-fat the Natural Way
Apr 19, 2004 - Epilepsy Drug Eases Migraines
Apr 19, 2004 - Attacking Asthma in Children
Apr 19, 2004 - Iron Pills May Boost Brain Function in Women
Apr 19, 2004 - Tea Looks a Promising Prostate Cancer Fighter
Apr 19, 2004 - Too Much Drinking Could Serve Up Colon Cancer
Apr 19, 2004 - Two Compounds Disrupt Female Hormones
Apr 19, 2004 - Drug Shows Promise Against Parkinson's
Apr 19, 2004 - New Diagnostic Markers for ALS Found
Apr 18, 2004 - Don't Harvest Carpal Tunnel in Your Garden
Apr 18, 2004 - Home Care For the Aging: What You Need to ...
Apr 18, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 18,&nbs...
Apr 17, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 17,&nbs...
Apr 17, 2004 - Spring Can Mean Sinusitis
Apr 17, 2004 - Alcohol and Health: Distilling the Risks a...
Apr 16, 2004 - Brain Booster
Apr 16, 2004 - New Drug-Resistant Strain of Salmonella Found
Apr 16, 2004 - More Fallout From 9/11
Apr 16, 2004 - Not All Back Pain Treated the Same
Apr 16, 2004 - Searching Out Diabetes
Apr 16, 2004 - What Women Need to Know About C-Sections
Apr 16, 2004 - Yoga Study Will Focus on Fatigue
Apr 16, 2004 - Stomach Cancer Procedure Doesn't Improve Odds
Apr 16, 2004 - Nerve Stimulation May Help With Fecal Inco...
Apr 16, 2004 - New DNA Test Catches Colon Cancer
Apr 16, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 16,&nbs...
Apr 16, 2004 - Most College Smokers Don't Quit
Apr 16, 2004 - Subnormal Vision
Apr 15, 2004 - Watch Your Waistline
Apr 15, 2004 - Explaining Blood Pressure Spikes During Ex...
Apr 15, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 15,&nbs...
Apr 15, 2004 - State Cuts in Anti-Smoking Efforts Raise T...
Apr 15, 2004 - Inner Strength Helps Women After Cancer
Apr 15, 2004 - Two Scans Better Than One for Lung Cancer
Apr 15, 2004 - New Genetic Clue to Parkinson's Found
Apr 15, 2004 - Girl Chimps Get Ahead by Aping Mom
Apr 15, 2004 - New Target for Skin Cancer Vaccine Discovered
Apr 15, 2004 - Alzheimer's Insight Could Lead to New Ther...
Apr 15, 2004 - Love Mends a Broken Heart
Apr 15, 2004 - Relief for Acid Reflux
Apr 15, 2004 - Study Criticizes Quality of Some Cancer We...
Apr 15, 2004 - To Avoid Gout, Avoid Stout
Apr 14, 2004 - Cognitive Damage From Drinking Lingers
Apr 14, 2004 - Kids' Sleep Problems Can Portend Alcohol a...
Apr 14, 2004 - College Women's Drinking Raises Abuse Risk
Apr 14, 2004 - Seniors in Schools Good for Everyone
Apr 14, 2004 - Age Doesn't Matter with Kidney Transplants
Apr 14, 2004 - Key Protein in Blood Vessel Formation Found
Apr 14, 2004 - When Coughing Can Save Your Life
Apr 14, 2004 - Priming Your Toddler for the Potty
Apr 14, 2004 - Genetic Tests Show Promise Against Leukemia
Apr 14, 2004 - Study: Tobacco Industry Tried to Stall Sec...
Apr 14, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 14,&nbs...
Apr 14, 2004 - Most Juvenile Delinquents Suffer Traumas
Apr 14, 2004 - Fewer Women Having Triplets or More
Apr 14, 2004 - Genetic Link to Liver Cancer Found
Apr 13, 2004 - Secondhand Smoke Slows Wound Healing
Apr 13, 2004 - Protein Lowers Heart Attack Risk
Apr 13, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 13,&nbs...
Apr 13, 2004 - There's a Spider in My Grapes
Apr 13, 2004 - Finding the First Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Apr 13, 2004 - Predicting Odds Against Prostate Cancer
Apr 13, 2004 - Over-the-Counter Drugs Aren't Risk-Free
Apr 13, 2004 - Estrogen-Only Study Produces Mixed Results
Apr 13, 2004 - Lung Cancer in U.S. Women Is 'Epidemic'
Apr 13, 2004 - Colon Cancer Test Disappoints
Apr 13, 2004 - Quick Hip Fracture Surgery Cuts Patient Pain
Apr 13, 2004 - Get Checked for Asthma and Breathe Easier
Apr 13, 2004 - Pneumonia Raises Death Risk Even in Midlife
Apr 13, 2004 - Which Walker Works For Me?
Apr 12, 2004 - Chemo Side Effects Underestimated
Apr 12, 2004 - More Frequent Mammograms Urged for High-Ri...
Apr 12, 2004 - Brain Regions Work in Tandem in Math Wizards
Apr 12, 2004 - Trial Drug Targets Impotence Via the Brain
Apr 12, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 12,&nbs...
Apr 12, 2004 - Help Yourself to Heart Health
Apr 12, 2004 - Heart Condition Doesn't Boost Risk of Seco...
Apr 12, 2004 - Drinking Enough Water
Apr 12, 2004 - New Schizophrenia Drugs Show Promise
Apr 12, 2004 - Fat-Free Fallacies
Apr 12, 2004 - Diabetics Face Major Vision Risks
Apr 12, 2004 - Most Patients Curious About Their Medical ...
Apr 12, 2004 - Heart Attack Patients Spending Less Time i...
Apr 12, 2004 - AIDS Treatment Was Delayed for Minorities,...
Apr 11, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 11,&nbs...
Apr 11, 2004 - Curbing College Drinking No Easy Task
Apr 11, 2004 - Warm Up Before Spring Tee Offs
Apr 10, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 10,&nbs...
Apr 10, 2004 - Spring Into Shape...
Apr 10, 2004 - Do You Ride a Bicycle
Apr 9, 2004 - Taxed Out?
Apr 9, 2004 - Study Renews Debate Over Antidepressants f...
Apr 9, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 9, ...
Apr 9, 2004 - Condoms Prevent More Than Pregnancy, HIV
Apr 9, 2004 - Money is the Root of ... Stress
Apr 9, 2004 - White Helmets Cut Cycle Crash Risk
Apr 9, 2004 - Protection From Pet Diseases
Apr 9, 2004 - The Great Sexual Divide Starts Early
Apr 9, 2004 - MRIs Can Detect Blocked Arteries
Apr 9, 2004 - Dental Pain Memory May Be 'All in Your Head'
Apr 9, 2004 - Laparoscopic Surgery Recovery Time Faster ...
Apr 9, 2004 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Painful Yet My...
Apr 9, 2004 - Prostate Cancer's Effect on Siblings: High...
Apr 8, 2004 - Statins Can Benefit Stroke Survivors
Apr 8, 2004 - Aggressive Care Boosts Diabetics' Overall ...
Apr 8, 2004 - Lack of Brain Protein Causes Learning Woes...
Apr 8, 2004 - Eye Medication May Reduce Stroke Risk
Apr 8, 2004 - Nursing a Slipped Disc
Apr 8, 2004 - Genes Strongly Tied to Asthma Identified
Apr 8, 2004 - Green Tea Component Kills Leukemia Cells
Apr 8, 2004 - Second Penicillin Allergies Less Common Th...
Apr 8, 2004 - Safely Spruce Up Your Yard
Apr 8, 2004 - Drug May Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients
Apr 8, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 8, ...
Apr 8, 2004 - Staffing Up Has an Unhealthy Down Side
Apr 8, 2004 - Literacy Gap Harms Nation's Health
Apr 8, 2004 - Sustained Weight Loss Is Possible
Apr 7, 2004 - Compression-Only CPR Better for the Untrained
Apr 7, 2004 - New Drug Aids Dialysis Patients
Apr 7, 2004 - Trial Drug Lifts 'Good' Cholesterol Levels
Apr 7, 2004 - Blueberry Bonanza
Apr 7, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 7, ...
Apr 7, 2004 - Lesbian Teens More Likely to Light Up
Apr 7, 2004 - A Safer Gastric Bypass Surgery
Apr 7, 2004 - What to Do During a Flood
Apr 7, 2004 - How Does Alcohol Affect Your Health?
Apr 7, 2004 - Not Every Sore Throat Is Strep Throat
Apr 7, 2004 - Journal Criticizes FDA for Delay on Emerge...
Apr 7, 2004 - Cholesterol Drugs Tied to Birth Defects
Apr 7, 2004 - Famine Can Hike Breast Cancer Risk
Apr 7, 2004 - Secondhand Smoke Deadly for Nonsmokers
Apr 6, 2004 - Frequent Ejaculation May Ward Off Prostate...
Apr 6, 2004 - Heavy Women More Likely to Have Twins
Apr 6, 2004 - Asthma and Exercise Can Go Hand-in-Hand
Apr 6, 2004 - Instant Mammogram Result Eases Anxiety
Apr 6, 2004 - Personality Disorders Found in Those Who A...
Apr 6, 2004 - New Hope for Depressed or Disabled Seniors
Apr 6, 2004 - Squatting Can Cripple Knees
Apr 6, 2004 - Hardening of Arteries Takes Emotional Toll
Apr 6, 2004 - Alzheimer's Reduces Life Span
Apr 6, 2004 - New-Parent Primer
Apr 6, 2004 - Many Parents Flunk Car Safety When It Come...
Apr 6, 2004 - Young Americans Ignorant About Sexual Dise...
Apr 6, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 6, ...
Apr 6, 2004 - The Young Vegetarian
Apr 5, 2004 - Nailing Down the Cause of Nerve Disorder
Apr 5, 2004 - Brain Freeze
Apr 5, 2004 - Doctors: Beware Drug-Testing Kits Sold on Web
Apr 5, 2004 - Diet, Exercise Can Cut Heart Risk in Heavy...
Apr 5, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 5, ...
Apr 5, 2004 - Should Preteens Pump Iron?
Apr 5, 2004 - Smoking Bans May Cut Down on Heart Attacks
Apr 5, 2004 - Less Breathing Is More in CPR
Apr 5, 2004 - When Your Memory Is Likely to Fail You
Apr 5, 2004 - Taste Preferences Form Early
Apr 5, 2004 - Toddler TV Time May Shorten Attention Spans
Apr 5, 2004 - ADHD Drugs May Slow Growth
Apr 5, 2004 - Arthritis Patients Benefit From Aggressive...
Apr 5, 2004 - Double Mastectomy Likelier With Genetic Di...
Apr 4, 2004 - Scientists Strive for Breast Cancer Vaccine
Apr 4, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 4, ...
Apr 4, 2004 - Pitch for Safety on the Mound
Apr 3, 2004 - The Pain Fields
Apr 3, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 3, ...
Apr 3, 2004 - Time Change Can Trouble the Sleep-Deprived
Apr 2, 2004 - Children and Emergencies
Apr 2, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 2, ...
Apr 2, 2004 - Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2004
Apr 2, 2004 - Saving Face
Apr 2, 2004 - Men Need to Track Their Blood Pressure
Apr 2, 2004 - Metabolism Management
Apr 2, 2004 - Study Finds Negligent Care Likelier in Out...
Apr 2, 2004 - New Antibiotic Fights Respiratory Infections
Apr 2, 2004 - Virtual Colonoscopy: New Weapon in War Aga...
Apr 2, 2004 - Teens and Dieting a Losing Proposition
Apr 2, 2004 - Black Men Less Likely to Be Treated for Pr...
Apr 2, 2004 - Which Older Women With Diabetes Should Tak...
Apr 2, 2004 - Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure in Teens
Apr 2, 2004 - Drinking Increases Risk of Sexual Harassment
Apr 2, 2004 - San Antonio Tops List of Drunken Cities
Apr 2, 2004 - Testosterone Therapy Not For Every Man
Apr 1, 2004 - Report Cites Ways to Keep Dietary Suppleme...
Apr 1, 2004 - Autism May Have Hereditary Link
Apr 1, 2004 - Science Closing in on Rare Viral Leukemia
Apr 1, 2004 - New Burn Treatment Shows Dramatic Results
Apr 1, 2004 - Leptin Works on Brain Before and After Birth
Apr 1, 2004 - Scientists Create Mice With Human Immune S...
Apr 1, 2004 - Even Mild Psoriasis a Problem for Sufferers
Apr 1, 2004 - Here's to the Two-Legged Commute
Apr 1, 2004 - Health Highlights: April 1, ...
Apr 1, 2004 - Infant Safety
Apr 1, 2004 - Home Trampolines
Apr 1, 2004 - Women More Sensitive to Pain Than Men
Apr 1, 2004 - Nerve Damage Can Be Extensive
Apr 1, 2004 - Most People With Schizophrenia Don't Take ...

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