Health
Goal-driven achievers less prone to Alzheimer's
A surprising study of elderly people suggests that those who see themselves as self-disciplined, organized achievers have a lower risk for developing Alzheimer's disease than people who are less con
Doctors report rare heart attacks in kids
Beth Meter is a cardiac nurse who has seen plenty of heart attacks, so when her son complained of sudden crushing chest pain that spread to his arm, she was certain he was having one.
Five commonly misdiagnosed diseases
Empowered Patient is a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen that helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care. The celebrity was John Ritter.
Study: Panic attacks may raise women's heart, stroke risk
The rapid pulse and shortness of breath of a panic attack can feel like a heart attack, and it may signal heart trouble down the road, a study of more than 3,000 older women suggests.
Experts: Senator's form of dementia usually forces people off jobs
Four prominent neurologists say they cannot see how Sen. Pete Domenici can continue his work as a U.S. senator given his diagnosis with frontotemporal lobar degeneration, a type of dementia.
Alcohol and breast cancer: Weigh your risks
We've heard for nearly a decade about the benefits of alcohol -- red wine in particular. It's good for your heart and may have other positive effects. In moderation, we thought, it's not only OK, bu
Study: Bad marriage could damage heart
A lousy marriage might literally make you sick.
Study: Migraine pill helps some alcoholics taper off
A migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment, researchers report, offering a potential option for a hard-to-treat problem.
Study: Cholesterol drugs' protection long-lasting
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs help prevent heart attacks for at least a decade after people stop taking them, the first long-term study of the world's top-selling type of medication finds.
Low-fat diet later may cut ovarian cancer risk
Try fewer burgers and more veggies after menopause: Cutting dietary fat may offer a long-sought protection against deadly ovarian cancer -- if you stick with the diet long enough.
Cancer death rates dropping faster than ever
Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal cancer.
2 moms, too stressed, looking for relief
Jennifer Lynch and Jennifer Gonzalez live nearly 900 miles apart. But they have much more in common than their first names: Each has three young children, each works outside the home and each admits
Site posts videos of autistic behaviors
What's so unusual about a baby fascinated with spinning a cup, or a toddler flapping his hands, or a preschooler walking on her toes?
My job's giving me a heart attack!
Empowered Patient is a regular feature from CNN Medical News correspondent Elizabeth Cohen that helps put you in the driver's seat when it comes to health care.
Experts: Drug-resistant staph deaths may surpass AIDS toll
More than 90,000 Americans get potentially deadly infections each year from a drug-resistant staph "superbug," the government reported Tuesday in its first overall estimate of invasive dis
Schools closed after teen's staph-related death
A high school student who was hospitalized for more than a week with an antibiotic-resistant staph infection has died, and officials shut down 21 schools for cleaning to keep the illness from spread
Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith on surviving breast cancer
Actress Jaclyn Smith will never forget the day she found out she had breast cancer. And she'll never forget the lesson she learned in those very first moments of being a cancer patient.
Olivia Newton-John, Jaclyn Smith on surviving breast cancer
Actress Jaclyn Smith will never forget the day she found out she had breast cancer. And she'll never forget the lesson she learned in those very first moments of being a cancer patient.
