Search our huge database of 20,000 Health Topics! Blood/Lymphatic System Bones, Joints and Muscles Brain and Nervous System Cancers Child and Teen Health Complementary and Alternative Therapies Diagnostic Tests Digestive System Drug Therapy Ear, Nose, and Throat Endocrine System (Hormones) Eyes and Vision Fitness and Exercise Food and Nutrition Genetics/Birth Defects Health System Heart and Circulation Immune System/AIDS Infections Injuries and Wounds Kidneys and Urinary System Lungs and Breathing Men's Health Mental Health and Behavior Metabolic Problems Mouth and Teeth Poisoning, Toxicology, Environmental Health Population Groups Pregnancy and Reproduction Safety Seniors' Health Sexual Health Skin, Hair and Nails Social/Family Issues Substance Abuse Problems Surgery and Rehabilitation Symptoms Transplantation and Donation Wellness and Lifestyle Women's Health   Recommended Resources: Y! Health News Search RSS Feed Y! Health News Search RSS Feed, updated continuously. U.S. Health Care Still Ill, Survey Finds (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Access to health care in the United States continues to elude more and more Americans, a new survey shows. US healthcare costs more, delivers less: study (AFP) AFP - The United States lags behind other industrialized nations in the quality of its healthcare despite having the costliest system in the world, according to a report released on Thursday. U.S. still flunks healthcare test, group says (Reuters) Reuters - The United States fails on most measures of health care quality, with Americans waiting longer to see doctors and more likely to die of preventable or treatable illnesses than people in other industrialized countries, a report released on Thursday said. Colon cancer screening rates still too low (Reuters) Reuters - Just half of Americans who should be screened for colorectal cancer are actually getting tested, and lack of health insurance appears to be a major reason why, new research suggests. Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Only half of U.S. men and women older than 50 are getting screened for colorectal cancer, despite the success these tests have in reducing deaths linked to the disease, a new report says. Teen Birth Rates, Homicides on Increase, Report Shows (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- The teen birth rate is up for the first time in 15 years, and homicides among teens are up for the first time in 12 years, a new government report finds. Workshop Helps Parents, Kids Talk About Sex (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, and they will tackle this tough subject more readily and often, a new study says. Heat Exposure a Dangerous Summer Threat (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Every summer, an estimated 6,200 Americans are hospitalized for heat exposure. In 2005, about 180 of those people who were hospitalized died, according to the latest News and Numbers from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Medicare vote over HMO cuts to move in Senate (Reuters) Reuters - A key U.S. Democratic lawmaker charged on Wednesday that members of the military's civilian health plan will suffer if a stalemate over health insurance reimbursement is not remedied. Cancer death rate drop tied to education levels (Reuters) Reuters - Declines in death rates from the four leading types of cancer in the United States since the early 1990s have been driven largely by progress among college-educated men and women, researchers said on Tuesday.