Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/health/research/11gene.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The medical experts told an National Institutes of Health conference that the trend of “once a Caesarean, always a Caesarean” may be safely reversed.


Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean Guidelines
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/health/11birth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

If you are young and healthy but have a family history of cardiovascular disease, are you at high risk of having a heart attack?


Assessing Your Risk of a Heart Attack
http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/assessing-your-risk-of-a-heart-attack/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/magazine/14vision-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Recipes for Health: Warm Chickpeas and Greens With Vinaigrette
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/health/nutrition/11recipehealth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Fitness : Hula-Hooping Fans Hope It Is the Next Big Trend in Fitness
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/fashion/11FITNESS.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/health/10flu.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/business/10device.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Protein Suspected in Alzheimer’s May Be Needed to Fight Infection
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09alzh.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Cases: Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09case.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

18 and Under: When a Child’s Nosebleed or Bruising Is a Blood Disorder
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09klas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient’s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.


Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer Treatment
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/science/09gene.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Mets’ Blackley Battles A.D.D., and Fights for Baseball Future
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/sports/baseball/11blackley.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Global Update: The Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Goes Online
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09glob.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09memory.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.


Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for Sex
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/research/09beha.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.


Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/research/09child.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.


Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After Hospitalization
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/research/09aging.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

First Mention: Defibrillators, 1948
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09firs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The president said he would unleash auditors in a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, a move to please both liberals and conservatives.


Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/health/policy/11health.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.


National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/health/policy/11brfs-OPTINGTOREFU_BRF.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/business/economy/10leonhardt.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The drug, called Dimebon, failed in its first late-stage clinical trial, dealing a blow to patients with Alzheimer’s and the companies developing the treatment, Medivation and Pfizer.


Medivation Shares Plunge as Dimebon, Alzheimer’s Drug, Fails
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/business/04drug.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Vital Statistics: U.S. Birthrate in 2007 Was Highest Recorded, Pediatrics Reports
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/health/02stat.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/health/nutrition/10recipehealth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Recipes for Health: Greens and Mushroom Panini
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/nutrition/09recipehealth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Recipes for Health: Winter’s Greens
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/health/nutrition/08recipehealth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

With obesity on the rise in Europe, Nestlé is betting that Europeans are ready to embrace a concept that has proved successful in North America.


Nestlé Bringing American-Style Diet Plans to Europe
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/business/global/08diet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Obama Turns Up the Volume in Health Care Bid
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/policy/09health.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.


States See Flaw in Obama Plan for Health Insurance Premiums
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/policy/09rates.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down.


Obama Wields Goldman Sachs Study of Insurers in Health Fight
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/07/health/policy/07health.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/05/health/policy/05health.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09brod.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09real.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Q & A: Almonds for Calcium?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/science/09qna.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A Conversation With Dr. Peter J. Pronovost: Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/science/09conv.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A letter to the editor.


Letters: The Riddle of Weight Loss (1 Letter)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09lett-THERIDDLEOFW_LETTERS.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A letter to the editor.


Letters: Covering Little Ears (1 Letter)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09lett-COVERINGLITT_LETTERS.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A letter to the editor.


Letters: An Advocate for Exercise (1 Letter)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09lett-ANADVOCATEFO_LETTERS.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A letter to the editor.


Letters: Joy, Pain and Aging (1 Letter)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/09/health/09lett-JOYPAINANDAG_LETTERS.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Dana Jennings, who was treated for Stage 3 prostate cancer, found erectile dysfunction to be a particularly stubborn side effect.


After Surviving Cancer, a Focus on True Manhood
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/15/after-surviving-cancer-a-focus-on-true-manhood/?partner=rss&emc=rss