http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Health_and_FitnessFind stories, videos, and photos about Health and Fitness from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sat, 25 May 2013 19:27:53 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Health_and_Fitness14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Health and Fitness from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/31/health/chicago-hotel-legionnaires-disease/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/31/health/chicago-hotel-legionnaires-disease/index.htmlThe JW Marriott Chicago hotel said Friday it has removed its lobby fountain and closed parts of its luxury spa after health authorities determined them to be the likely source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that has now killed three people.Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/health/medical-tests-you-need/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/29/health/medical-tests-you-need/index.htmlBlood tests, throat cultures, EKGs, ultrasounds... A doctor's visit these days can be filled with medical tests.Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/health/chicago-hotel-legionnaires-disease/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/health/chicago-hotel-legionnaires-disease/index.htmlA Chicago hotel has closed and drained its pool, hot tub and fountain in response to the deaths of two people who contracted the flu-like Legionnaires' disease, authorities said Monday.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/health/psa-screening-divide-time/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/health/psa-screening-divide-time/index.htmlIf you're wondering why experts still can't agree on prostate-cancer screening, you're not alone.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/health/inside-hoarders-brain/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/health/inside-hoarders-brain/index.htmlWhy do some people find it impossible to get rid of old newspapers and junk mail, and end up hoarding them instead?Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/09/health/obesity-paradox-thin-diabetes-time/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/09/health/obesity-paradox-thin-diabetes-time/index.htmlBeing overweight or obese is a risk factor for developing Type 2 diabetes, but it turns out that these heavier patients may have an advantage: people who are overweight when they are diagnosed with diabetes live longer than their thinner peers.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/world/americas/cuba-cholera-outbreak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/28/world/americas/cuba-cholera-outbreak/index.htmlCuba's government declared Tuesday that health workers had eradicated a cholera outbreak that infected 417 people and killed three, according to a statement from the country's Health Ministry.Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/health/aap-circumcision-recommendation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/27/health/aap-circumcision-recommendation/index.htmlRevising its policy on circumcision for the first time in 13 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says that the preventative health benefits of infant circumcision clearly outweigh the risks.Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/health/armstrong-livestrong-cancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/health/armstrong-livestrong-cancer/index.htmlLance Armstrong may be associated with cycling and doping allegations, but for many, his greatest strides have been against cancer.Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/health/cnnheroes-imerman-cancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/health/cnnheroes-imerman-cancer/index.htmlJust two weeks after his wedding, Christophe Quancard was diagnosed with glioblastoma, one of the deadliest types of brain tumors.Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/health/heart-attack-prediction/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/23/health/heart-attack-prediction/index.htmlMore than 1 million people in the United States will have a heart attack this year. Most will occur in people with no symptoms.Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/health/west-nile-virus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/22/health/west-nile-virus/index.htmlThe recent West Nile virus outbreak is the largest ever seen in the United States, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/health/rape-pregnancy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/health/rape-pregnancy/index.htmlA woman's chances of becoming pregnant are the same after rape as they are after consensual sex, according to medical experts and published studies.Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/world/africa/congo-ebola/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/world/africa/congo-ebola/index.htmlThe Ebola virus has killed 10 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/19/health/west-nile-virus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/19/health/west-nile-virus/index.htmlAn Illinois man died from West Nile complications over the weekend as the United States battles its biggest spike in the virus since 2004.Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/politics/jackson-kennedy-visit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/17/politics/jackson-kennedy-visit/index.htmlRep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is suffering from "serious depression -- deep, deep depression," his longtime friend and former U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy told CNN Friday, a day after meeting with Jackson at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:50:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/loretta_hunt/08/16/julie.kedzie/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/loretta_hunt/08/16/julie.kedzie/index.htmlWhen Julie Kedzie's bulimia was at its worst, her ritual was to walk to the grocery store after work, load up on junk food 'til her fingers hurt carrying the bags home, eat it all in one sitting, force herself to vomit it up, then go back to the store to buy more.Fri, 17 Aug 2012 21:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/15/politics/campaign-wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/15/politics/campaign-wrap/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama wrapped up a three-day bus tour of Iowa on Wednesday by accusing Mitt Romney of dishonest attacks on his record, while the certain Republican nominee continued to call Obama's re-election effort a hateful divide-and-conquer strategy.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/14/health/doctors-crohns-treatment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/14/health/doctors-crohns-treatment/index.htmlWe read with great interest Debbi Wynn's description of her life with Crohn's disease and commend her for sharing her personal story so that others can learn about this difficult disease.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/15/politics/romney-medicare-counteroffensive/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/15/politics/romney-medicare-counteroffensive/index.htmlThe fight to define Paul Ryan is getting more heated by the day. But days after defending against an offensive against his running mate, Mitt Romney's campaign appears to be mounting a counteroffensive.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/14/politics/campaign-wrap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/14/politics/campaign-wrap/index.htmlPresident Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battled over Medicare and energy policy Tuesday as the November election campaign reached out to battleground states crucial to both sides' chances for victory.Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/14/health/melon-recall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/14/health/melon-recall/index.htmlBurch Farms has recalled all cantaloupes and honeydew melons it grew this year because of possible listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/health/crohns-disease-explained/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/07/health/crohns-disease-explained/index.htmlCarrie Johnson is representing the United States at the 2012 Olympics in pursuit of the gold medal in women's kayaking.Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/komen-mammograms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/komen-mammograms/index.htmlA national breast cancer charity is being accused of using misleading statistics to convince women to have mammograms, according to a paper published Thursday in the British Medical Journal.Fri, 03 Aug 2012 16:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/therapist-violence/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/therapist-violence/index.htmlConfidentiality is paramount between a patient and a therapist, but it's not ironclad -- confession to a crime, or the possibility of a potential crime, is not supposed to remain a secret.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/uganda-ebola-virus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/02/health/uganda-ebola-virus/index.htmlThe hospital at the center of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday.Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/health/mental-health-service-dogs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/08/01/health/mental-health-service-dogs/index.htmlHis name is Valor. He's half Labrador retriever, half Great Dane, and goes everywhere with Sgt. Charles Hernandez. But Valor is more than a pet -- Hernandez considers the dog a personal physician.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/world/africa/uganda-ebola-virus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/world/africa/uganda-ebola-virus/index.htmlTeams in Uganda are trying to track down anyone who came into contact with patients infected with the Ebola virus, which has killed at least 14 people there this month, authorities said Monday.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/31/health/the-ebola-outbreak/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/31/health/the-ebola-outbreak/index.htmlFourteen people have died so far from the Ebola outbreak that began earlier this month in Western Uganda. According to the World Health Organization, the first case is believed to be from the Nyanswiga village in Nyamarunda, a sub-county of the Kibaale district of Uganda.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/world/africa/namibia-forced-sterilization/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/world/africa/namibia-forced-sterilization/index.htmlA judge ruled Monday that three HIV-positive women in Namibia were sterilized without their informed consent, their lawyer said.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/31/health/baby-seals-avian-flu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/31/health/baby-seals-avian-flu/index.htmlA new strain of avian flu that jumped from birds to mammals is responsible for the death of more than 160 seals off the New England coast last year, scientists announced Tuesday.Tue, 31 Jul 2012 15:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/28/world/uganda-ebola-virus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/28/world/uganda-ebola-virus/index.htmlThe lethal Ebola virus has left at least 14 people dead in western Uganda this month, according to Health Ministry officials, after local reports of a "strange disease" swept through the region.Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/health/polio-eradication-efforts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/27/health/polio-eradication-efforts/index.htmlTwo little girls in matching gingham jumpers -- Pam is crouching and pulling on her sister Patricia's leg brace -- appeared in a poster for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in the early 1950s. They'd both recovered from polio.Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/opinion/swanson-colorado-shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/opinion/swanson-colorado-shooting/index.htmlA witness to the horrific shooting rampage in the Colorado movie theater called it "the longest minute" of his life. One can only imagine. But the second longest minute may be the waiting for someone -- the authorities, the pundits, the doctors -- to tell us "why" these killings happened. Police say James Holmes, a 24-year-old graduate student in a neurosciences program, called himself the Joker and rained merciless bullets on strangers watching a Batman movie. Why?Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/25/health/youn-wild-west-medicine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/25/health/youn-wild-west-medicine/index.htmlMartha* had decided to undergo a breast augmentation. She researched doctors and found one she thought was well-qualified; ads in magazines touted him as board-certified and a top plastic surgeon in the area.Wed, 25 Jul 2012 11:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/justice/colorado-shooting-holmes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/24/justice/colorado-shooting-holmes/index.htmlColorado shooting suspect James Holmes' dazed demeanor during his first court appearance has given rise to a multitude of theories about his mental state, ranging from full-blown psychosis to little more than being "some freak," as one victim of the shooting rampage described him after the hearing.Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/health/hiv-aids-conference/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/23/health/hiv-aids-conference/index.htmlThis week, the world's largest gathering of AIDS doctors and experts is converging on Washington for the 19th International AIDS Conference. It marks the first time in 22 years that the biannual event will be held on U.S. soil, possible only because a 25-year-old travel ban preventing HIV-positive people from entering the country was lifted by President Barack Obama in 2009 and went into effect a year later.Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/22/opinion/rhoad-aids-quilt/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/22/opinion/rhoad-aids-quilt/index.htmlIt is by no accident that the AIDS Memorial Quilt -- which now measures more than 50 miles laid side by side and weighs 54 tons -- is gracing the National Mall in Washington this weekend as the global HIV and AIDS community gathers nearby for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012).Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/opinion/johnson-hiv-stigma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/opinion/johnson-hiv-stigma/index.htmlAs a gay black man who came of age just before the 1969 Stonewall riots, I've seen far too many examples of the inequalities that exist in America. But I'm also highly encouraged by recent developments: same-sex marriage support from President Barack Obama and the NAACP, and a wave of federal court rulings -- from the Defense of Marriage Act being deemed unconstitutional to the rejection of California's Proposition 8 -- that have opened a promising new chapter in the gay rights movement.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/us/embed-america-arkansas-health-care/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/19/us/embed-america-arkansas-health-care/index.htmlJanet Copeland and her husband, Richard, both say they agree almost all the time, with one exception: The Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's health care legislation.Thu, 19 Jul 2012 14:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/17/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-polio-vaccine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/17/world/asia/pakistan-taliban-polio-vaccine/index.htmlA ban on polio vaccinations imposed by the Taliban could affect about 280,000 children living in tribal areas of northwest Pakistan, according to estimates from the World Health Organization.Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/10/health/hiv-drug/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/10/health/hiv-drug/index.htmlA drug already approved for treatment of AIDS might one day be approved for prevention of the deadly disease in individuals at high risk.Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/living/guide-to-sun-safety/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/living/guide-to-sun-safety/index.htmlMyth #1: A suntan's fine, as long as you don't burn.Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/health/gay-men-blood-ban/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/health/gay-men-blood-ban/index.htmlThe American Red Cross says power outages created by recent storms in the East and Midwest cut blood donations, which were already low this summer. In June there was a nationwide shortfall, with donations down more than 10% across the country.Sat, 07 Jul 2012 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/health/time-healthy-breakfast-cereal/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/06/health/time-healthy-breakfast-cereal/index.htmlHealth experts offer tips for navigating the cereal aisle and finding the most nutritious -- and tastiest -- options among the fruity flakes and fiber twigsFri, 06 Jul 2012 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/politics/health-care-states/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/04/politics/health-care-states/index.htmlRepeal and replace -- or at least resist -- is the Republican mantra in the wake of last week's Supreme Court ruling upholding President Barack Obama's signature health care reform law.Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/02/politics/congress-gop-obamacare/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/07/02/politics/congress-gop-obamacare/index.htmlWhile conservatives are still seething over last week's Supreme Court ruling saving President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, top Capitol Hill Republicans are gleefully using the decision to fire up their base with promises of a repeal in 2013.Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/29/living/mnn-older-cat-vet/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/29/living/mnn-older-cat-vet/index.htmlIndoor cats can reach the ripe old age of 20. With advanced years come health-related issues such as arthritis or diabetes. But a study by the American Pet Products Association notes that feline veterinary visits have declined in recent years.Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/28/opinion/horwitz-levy-obamacare/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/28/opinion/horwitz-levy-obamacare/index.htmlNow that the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the individual mandate, it's time to focus on what has always been a key goal of health reform: Controlling health care costs.Fri, 29 Jun 2012 01:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/27/opinion/seffrin-health-reform-cancer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/27/opinion/seffrin-health-reform-cancer/index.htmlThursday is judgment day for the Affordable Care Act, with the U.S. Supreme Court expected to release its long awaited ruling on the constitutionality of the law. Whichever way the Court rules, the decision will be instantly framed in the political context. Its potential impact on the presidential race, on the upcoming Congressional elections and on the trajectory of the political parties will be the subject of endless analysis and debate.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/28/politics/supreme-court-health-timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/28/politics/supreme-court-health-timeline/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law that President Obama signed in March 2010. Here's a look at key moments in the law's history:Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/24/politics/health-care-political-fallout/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/24/politics/health-care-political-fallout/index.htmlKaren Harned has been going to the Supreme Court every day it has met since June 11 so there would be no chance she would miss the health care law ruling.Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/health/mental-health/eating-disorders-not-just-for-young/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/26/health/mental-health/eating-disorders-not-just-for-young/index.htmlDiane Butrym doesn't fit the stereotype of an eating disorder patient. She's a 51-year-old microbiologist and mother of two, not a troubled teen or 20-something, yet for the past decade she has struggled with bulimia.Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/14/health/heath-care-roundup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/14/health/heath-care-roundup/index.htmlWhile many changes to Americans' health care outlined in the the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act don't take effect until 2014, a Supreme Court ruling expected this month could stop those changes from coming at all.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/health/african-american-kidney-donation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/health/african-american-kidney-donation/index.htmlCarmichael Griffin didn't think anything of it when his face began to swell. He assumed he had just gained a couple of pounds.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/obamacare-word-debate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/politics/obamacare-word-debate/index.htmlIt's less of a tongue-twisting jumble than the phrase "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/18/health/seizures-epilepsy-myths/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/18/health/seizures-epilepsy-myths/index.htmlNathan Jones was 18 when he had his first seizure. He lost consciousness, fell off his porch and woke up to hear a paramedic yelling at him to name the president of the United States.Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/health/kidney-clips/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/health/kidney-clips/index.htmlWhen Manuel Reyna developed a deadly kidney disease, his sister, Florinda Gotcher, didn't hesitate to give him one of her kidneys. When she found out they were a match, she cried.Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/health/meat-tick-bite-allergy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/health/meat-tick-bite-allergy/index.htmlHelen Olive had her first allergy attack 11 years ago. She had gone to bed only to wake up hours later because her neck felt as if it were on fire.Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/17/politics/health-care-timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/17/politics/health-care-timeline/index.htmlThe U.S. Supreme Court will rule this month on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act , the health-care reform law that President Obama had signed in March 2010. Here's a look at key moments in the law's history:Sun, 17 Jun 2012 05:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/health/raison-child-self-injury/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/health/raison-child-self-injury/index.htmlQ: I was shocked to read in the news that children as young as 7 are hurting themselves. Why would they do that?Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/us/guatemala-std-experiments/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/us/guatemala-std-experiments/index.htmlThe victims and heirs of U.S. experiments involving sexually transmitted diseases and human subjects in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948 will appeal following the dismissal of their lawsuit against the U.S. government.Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/14/health/obesity-affect-school-performance/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/14/health/obesity-affect-school-performance/index.htmlObese children and teenagers face a slew of potential health problems as they get older, including an increased risk of diabetes, heart attacks, and certain cancers. As if that weren't enough, obesity may harm young people's long-term college and career prospects, too.Thu, 14 Jun 2012 13:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/06/11/news/companies/health_reform/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/06/11/news/companies/health_reform/index.htmThe nation's largest health insurer promises to continue offering some key mandates of health care reform -- such as coverage of adult dependents up to age 26 -- regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the health care law.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/health/asselin-walking-finish/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/07/health/asselin-walking-finish/index.htmlSome people go on pilgrimages abroad for religious reasons or for historical interest. Denis Asselin created his own rite on the Eastern Seaboard in honor of his son who took his own life last year.Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/04/health/california-vaccination-opt-out/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/04/health/california-vaccination-opt-out/index.htmlThe re-emergence of some vaccine-preventable diseases has prompted the California legislature to consider a bill that would make it more difficult for parents to opt out of vaccinating their kids.Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/health/breast-cancer-drug/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/03/health/breast-cancer-drug/index.htmlDoctors who treat breast cancer patients are very excited about an experimental drug that presents a whole new way of knocking out cancer cells.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/02/health/drugs-cancer-study/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/02/health/drugs-cancer-study/index.htmlPatients battling certain lung, skin and kidney cancers may benefit from a new type of cancer treatment that harnesses and boosts a patient's immune system to shrink tumors, if early research pans out.Sat, 02 Jun 2012 16:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/health/conditions/hormone-replacement-therapy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/29/health/conditions/hormone-replacement-therapy/index.htmlThe task force that sparked controversy with its breast cancer screening recommendations a few years ago -- and PSA prostate-cancer screening pronouncements last week -- is weighing in on hormone replacement therapy. But this time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations are remarkable for their lack of controversy.Tue, 29 May 2012 16:48:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/05/29/dan.serafini.steroids/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/tom_verducci/05/29/dan.serafini.steroids/index.htmlTen years after former NL MVP Ken Caminiti told SI he felt like "Superman" on steroids, part of an admission that prompted the biggest reformation in baseball since the Black Sox scandal, is it possible that some people still believe steroids didn't enhance performance? The answer is yes. Steroid apologists exist among media, fans and players, and they form the flip side to what generally is considered one of the most corrupt eras in the sport's history.Tue, 29 May 2012 15:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/27/business/greece-italy-olives/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/27/business/greece-italy-olives/index.htmlSpain, Italy and Greece, already fighting a financial and economic crisis, are now facing an oil crisis. Olive oil, that is.Mon, 28 May 2012 01:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/health/conditions/raison-psa-test-psychology/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/25/health/conditions/raison-psa-test-psychology/index.htmlQ: Why are doctors recommending fewer cancer screenings? Shouldn't you find out if you have cancer and then decide whether to treat it?Fri, 25 May 2012 19:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/asia/japan-nuclear-disaster/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/24/world/asia/japan-nuclear-disaster/index.htmlJapan's largest utility said Thursday that more radiation than previously thought was released into the atmosphere in March 2011, in the days after the nuclear disaster that followed an earthquake and tsunami.Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/health/iuds-implants-versus-pill-birth-control/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/health/iuds-implants-versus-pill-birth-control/index.htmlThe small fraction of women who choose intrauterine devices (IUDs) or under-skin implants as their preferred method of birth control may be on to something: According to a new study, these long-acting forms of contraception are 20 times better at preventing unintended pregnancies than the Pill and other short-term methods.Wed, 23 May 2012 21:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/health/conditions/flesh-eating-bacteria-ireport/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/23/health/conditions/flesh-eating-bacteria-ireport/index.htmlPercy von Lipinski stood on a chair as he decorated his family's Christmas tree. While hanging a German glass ornament, he lost his balance and grabbed a branch, pricking his left hand on a pine needle as he regained his footing.Wed, 23 May 2012 11:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/health/active-schools-innovation-competition/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/health/active-schools-innovation-competition/index.htmlAs the district director of physical education and health literacy for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Jayne Greenberg's annual budget is $0.Tue, 22 May 2012 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/brawley-prostate-screening/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/brawley-prostate-screening/index.htmlShould men be routinely screened for prostate cancer? This question has been asked ever since the prostate specific antigen test, or PSA, became widely available more than two decades ago.Tue, 22 May 2012 12:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/health/adolescents-facing-diabetes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/health/adolescents-facing-diabetes/index.htmlThe proportion of U.S. adolescents with diabetes or borderline diabetes has jumped dramatically since the late 1990s, raising the possibility that this generation of young people may face high rates of heart disease and other complications as adults.Mon, 21 May 2012 16:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/health/embryonic-stem-cell-therapy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/health/embryonic-stem-cell-therapy/index.htmlCash Burnaman, a 6-year-old South Carolina boy, has traveled with his parents to India seeking treatment for a rare genetic condition that has left him developmentally disabled. You might think this was a hopeful mission until you learn that an overwhelming number of medical experts insist the treatment will have zero effect.Mon, 21 May 2012 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/stepp-conservatives-contraception/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/21/opinion/stepp-conservatives-contraception/index.htmlHow can it be that we are firmly into the 21st century and reading claims that birth control pills can cause prostate cancer and abort babies? Or, my personal favorite, that a woman can be considered pregnant before her egg unites with a sperm?Mon, 21 May 2012 13:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/health/onions-recall/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/health/onions-recall/index.htmlGills Onions recalled 2,360 pounds of diced red onions because of possible listeria contamination, the California-based company said Saturday.Sun, 20 May 2012 02:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/health/jampolis-dangers-drinking-soda/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/health/jampolis-dangers-drinking-soda/index.htmlQ: I've heard so much about the dangers of drinking soda. Is it really all that bad for you? Or is it just empty calories?Fri, 18 May 2012 14:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/opinion/avishai-breastfeeding-women/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/17/opinion/avishai-breastfeeding-women/index.htmlTime magazine's recent cover story featuring Jamie Lynne Grumet breastfeeding her almost four-year-old son raised a firestorm about different styles of parenting. Along with the headline -- "Are you mom enough?" -- the piece makes every mother question whether she should practice attachment parenting and in the process, embrace all things natural. Wear your baby! Make your own baby food! Breastfeed! Sleep with your baby! Give birth at home -- and don't use painkillers!Thu, 17 May 2012 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/politics/breitbart-autopsy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/politics/breitbart-autopsy/index.htmlA full autopsy report on the death of conservative blogger and activist Andrew Breitbart was released Wednesday, concluding that he died of heart failure as a result of coronary artery disease and an enlarged heart, coroner officials announced.Wed, 16 May 2012 22:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/health/sunscreen-questions-tips-summer/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/16/health/sunscreen-questions-tips-summer/index.htmlNew FDA rules are helping ensure that we get the protection we pay for, and with skin cancer on the rise (one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime), these changes can't come soon enough.Wed, 16 May 2012 11:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/15/health/fda-home-hiv-test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/15/health/fda-home-hiv-test/index.htmlConsumers may soon be able to test themselves for HIV and quickly learn the results in privacy of their own homes following unanimous approval recommendation from a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Tuesday.Wed, 16 May 2012 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/12/us/journal-avian-flu/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/12/us/journal-avian-flu/index.htmlA science journal is poised to publish a study that some experts believe could give a recipe to bioterrorists.Sun, 13 May 2012 14:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/10/health/fda-diet-drug/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/10/health/fda-diet-drug/index.htmlA Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted Thursday in favor of an investigational anti-obesity drug, putting it a step closer to winning the agency's approval.Fri, 11 May 2012 00:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-health-timeline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/world/americas/venezuela-chavez-health-timeline/index.htmlVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez is battling cancer. Health problems began to pop up for him a year ago. Here are some key dates, according to government statements, local media accounts and CNN reporting:Wed, 09 May 2012 04:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/health/hospital-live-tweet-brain-surgery/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/health/hospital-live-tweet-brain-surgery/index.htmlSeveral weeks after making history with the world's first live-tweeted open heart surgery, Houston's Memorial Hermann hospital is dusting off its social media chops again.Tue, 08 May 2012 13:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/health/depression-middle-age-dementia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/health/depression-middle-age-dementia/index.htmlPeople who have symptoms of depression in middle age may be at increased risk of dementia decades later, a new study suggests.Tue, 08 May 2012 09:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/opinion/carroll-emergency-rooms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/07/opinion/carroll-emergency-rooms/index.htmlFor decades, the attempts at health care reform have aimed to increase access. The United States is one of the few industrialized nations in the world that does not provide universal health care to its citizens. And repeatedly, those who oppose it have been forced to argue that access isn't the problem some make it out to be. Why?Mon, 07 May 2012 13:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/02/health/volumetric-diet-plans/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/02/health/volumetric-diet-plans/index.htmlYou're no diet dummy -- your "unrealistic" detector is on high alert. Cut out carbs? Fast on herbal juice blends? Please.Wed, 02 May 2012 11:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/health/facebook-organ-donors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/05/01/health/facebook-organ-donors/index.htmlOn average, 18 people in the United States die each day waiting for an organ transplant.Tue, 01 May 2012 20:48:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/michael_mccann/05/01/clemens.trial/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/michael_mccann/05/01/clemens.trial/index.htmlAs the Roger Clemens trial plods along, many are asking, in one form or another: Why did Congress waste millions of our tax dollars to investigate if a baseball player used steroids?Tue, 01 May 2012 20:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/sport/us-athlete-blind-lawsuit/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/sport/us-athlete-blind-lawsuit/index.htmlA legally blind athlete is suing three triathlon groups over a rule that makes him and other vision-impaired runners wear blackout glasses -- leaving them temporarily sightless -- in a controversial effort to "level the playing field.''Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/30/health/autism-brother-allen-family/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/30/health/autism-brother-allen-family/index.htmlMatthew Allen's 10 brothers and sisters have grown up helping their parents take care of him.Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/health/soda-obesity/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/27/health/soda-obesity/index.htmlPushing her meal cart into the hospital room, a research assistant hands out tall glasses of reddish-pink liquid, along with a gentle warning: "Remember, you guys have to finish all your Kool-Aid."Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/health/searching-medical-miracle/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/health/searching-medical-miracle/index.htmlI'd be lying if I said I didn't wish for a miracle when I was staring down a catastrophic illness almost five years ago.Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/health/prostate-cancer-screenings-common/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/04/24/health/prostate-cancer-screenings-common/index.htmlWhen billionaire investor Warren Buffett revealed last week that he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, the reaction -- including from Buffett himself -- amounted to a collective shrug.Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:05:00 EDT