People who are diagnosed with cancers that are rare have difficulty finding the help and support they need, indicate the findings of a study sponsored by Novartis Oncology and appearing in the...

If you have lupus, you may benefit from speaking to your doctor about participating in exercises to promote cardiovascular health. A small study of 27 patients with lupus showed that there was a...

Researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have found that survivors of childhood cancers are at higher risk for obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes than their siblings who did...

It’s frustrating to healthcare professionals to see diseases such as type 2 diabetes on the rise. It’s one of those diseases that is often, not always, but often preventable. And, now we’re...

For the last several months, health officials have told us that frequent hand washing might be one way we can help prevent the H1N1 virus. While everyone from office workers to school children...

Do you ever have floaters? Little spots or lines that appear in your line of vision, although there’s nothing there? Most of the time, these floaters are harmless. I have quite a few of them and they’re most obvious when I’m looking at something...

With the stress of cancer and its treatments, it’s not surprising to hear that people with cancer may experience insomnia, difficulty sleeping. But, there’s more to it than just the cancer. It could be the treatment itself for many. It’s well known...

If this wasn’t such a serious topic, I’d say “what’s new?” but it is serious. Seniors who take sleeping pills and/or antidepressants are at a higher risk of falling and sustaining a serious injury than those who don’t take those drugs. Other...

A huge part of the holiday season is food – giving it and enjoying it. But, if someone you love has allergies to food, you may be at a loss of what to give. Allergies are becoming more common. According to the American Academy of Family...

Before the headlines hit about the dangers of using Vioxx (rofecoxib), researchers were already aware, say news reports. Vioxx, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID), was made by Merck & Co. Inc., and introduced to the American market in 1999. The...