Many young women use tanning beds before swimsuit season begins to get some extra color. But these women may want to opt for a safer method.

Detecting cancer in surgery may have just gotten a whole lot easier.

Got a darker complexion? Here's why you should be checking the palms of your hands and soles of your feet.

If the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has its way, teens nationwide will be banned from using tanning beds.

For patients with cancers of the immune system, such as multiple myeloma, common infections like the flu can be especially dangerous. And new evidence suggests that standard flu shots may not offer adequate protection for these patients.

If you think chewing or dipping tobacco is safer than smoking, you may want to think again.

The American Cancer Society (ACS), an influential voice in cancer policy and clinical care in the US for more than 100 years, recently shifted its recommendations for breast cancer screening.

Consumers, beware! Imported products marketed as "dietary supplements" or "herbal alternatives" to prescription drugs may do you more harm than good.

Smoking has been tied to numerous health issues. Now an expert panel has made recommendations for doctors who care for adults and pregnant women who smoke.

If you needed another reason to get your teen daughter to drop the phone and get off the couch, here it is.