Many women lose control of their bladder after pregnancy. This can not only be embarassing, but treatment can be expensive and the condition can seriously affect a woman's overall quality of life.

Breast cancer in older women behaves differently than it does in younger women. Breast cancer is less likely to return in older women. So older women can be treated differently, too, a new study suggests.

What age should breast cancer screening start? How often should it be performed? How many women have to be screened to prevent one breast cancer death? Breast cancer screening is controversial.

Once cancer spreads, controlling it becomes a much more complex challenge. Researchers looked at the survival benefits of treatment alternatives for advanced breast cancer.

For some, getting poultry from a live market is a way of life and a tradition. But is it safe? New research warns that there might be a connection between these markets and Salmonella .

In certain circles, the word "raw" has become synonymous with the word "healthy." But the researchers behind a recent study warned that this is not always the case — especially when it comes to milk.

Exercise can help treat diabetes, heart disease and other health problems. While getting people to move can be difficult, asking them about fitness habits may spur them to act.

About one in five women diagnosed with breast cancer have too much of a protein called HER2, which makes the cancer more likely to grow faster and return. New research has some good news for women with this cancer.

HER2-positive breast cancer is an aggressive disease that thankfully can be treated with targeted therapies. A new combination regimen was successful in keeping patients in a recent trial disease free.

Myelofibrosis is a type of chronic leukemia that attacks bone marrow. Researchers at Mayo Clinic showed promising study results for one treatment for this disease.