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Teen Pregnancy: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?Experts are optimistic that a 20-year downward trend in teen pregnancies can be continued with consistent legislative and parental support.
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AIDS: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?
AIDS experts are optimistic that drastic reductions in the transmission rate can be achieved in just the next several years.
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Smoking: A 'Winnable' Public Health Battle?
Smoking's grip on Americans continues to alarm health experts, who had hoped the battle to "kick butts" was closer to victory.
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High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Linked to Sleep
Mothers-to-be who spend too much or too little time catching zzzz's early in pregnancy may develop high blood pressure.
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Frog May Teach Humans How to Regrow Limbs
People with severed limbs, spinal cord injuries and other traumatic wounds may someday be able to regrow lost nerves and tissue with the help of sodium.
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Bedbug Anxieties Force Exterminators to Play Psychologist
Taking on bedbugs and hysterical homeowners one exterminator at a time.
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Critical Care: ICU Diaries Can Ward Off Patient Trauma
About 10 percent of patients who spend more than 2 days in ICU can develop PTSD.
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New Images Show How Exercise Affects Aging
Some study participants now have such pictures to motivate them to exercise.
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Battling the Bedbugs: At First You Shudder
Bedbugs have rebounded because of greater global travel, urban sprawl and pesticide resistance.
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Miners Face Health Risks, Even on Good DaysDust, radon and mercury impact miners' health.
