A new study raises disturbing doubts about women's health care. It finds a significant gender gap in the diagnosis and the outcome of heart attacks in younger women.
Some surprising numbers on how many Americans grow up as the children of alcoholics. There's new research on how that experience can damage kids.
They leave to serve our country during uncertain times of conflict. But soldiers often return with some troubling baggage.
Now and again, there's concern about childhood vaccines. A study puts to rest concerns about the rotavirus.
A growing interest in alternative forms of care where you might least expect it. Uncle Sam is looking to head off drug dependence on powerful painkillers.
Some encouraging news for those dealing with dementia. New findings show that exercises to stimulate mental processes can actually help.
Millions of older Americans have trouble hearing. But it turns out they're not getting all the help that's available.
A novel method of treating heart attack patients, shows great promise for healing hearts that are literally broken.
New research finds that breast cancer patients aren't getting the control over their own bodies how they would like.
Prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest growing drug problem. 7 million people abuse them and death rates have tripled in the last decade.
Atrial fibrillation is a common heart rhythm problem experienced by millions of people. It's when your heart races, causing dizziness, shortness of breath and fatigue.
A new study suggests that this invasive medical procedure can improve memory and could one day be used to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Many have been brought up in the unshaken belief that everything a doctor tells us is true. A new study destroys that illusion.
A new study says nine out of 10 Americans are getting too much sodium. But you may be surprised to learn where in our diet we get most of that salt.
Many people fear developing a blood clot on long distance flights. But is that fear justified?
The push is underway for a startling new way to define Alzheimer's disease.
It's the number one cancer killer in America. We all know smoking causes it, but you could still get lung cancer - even if you've never had a cigarette.
Breast conserving therapy or partial mastectomy.? The goal is to surgically remove all the cancer and leave behind normal tissue.
Some surprising news about sex and the older generation. Apparently, the habits learned by those who lived through the sexual revolution aren't mellowing with age. And they're paying a medical price.
Chances are you use some form of safety seats for your kids whenever you drive them, but what about when someone else is at the wheel?
We're one month into the new year - how goes the New Year's resolutions, like the one you made to lose weight?
Statins are staples in many medicine cabinets, used to control cholesterol. But women may not be benefiting as much as they should be from statin treatment.
An old treatment for back pain is new again.
A broken pelvis is a painful injury, and often a difficult one to repair.
A new test for lung cancer that can predict which patients are at high risk of having their cancer recur - making possibly life-saving treatment easier to prescribe.
A study suggests that women feel more pain than men do. But there's a problem ... no one knows why.
The older you get and the more risk factors you have, the greater the chances are that a heart attack will land you in the hospital.
PFCs. You may have heard the name - and you've certainly come in contact with some of the many products made with these chemicals.
Traumatic brain injury in children is more common than you might know. The latest research finds that sometimes it can last a lifetime.
