Disease management is going high tech. NYU Langone Medical Center and rehabilitation provider Jewish Home Lifecare are testing how patients with congestive heart failure can benefit from telehealth technology.

When purchasing raw meat and chicken, the labels don't always clearly detail whether marinades or injections were added. The United States Department of Agriculture hopes to rectify that.

A disease may not affect all populations in an equal manner. A recent study shows that Spanish patients with a rare genetic metabolic disease do not necessarily exhibit the same symptoms as those in other European countries.

Premature babies can be born with a host of problems. Preemies exposed to HIV through their mothers also have even more complicated beginnings.

Who doesn't experience that furrow in the brow line gained by reading too much and worrying about children making their own mistakes? Well, worry and furrow away.

Oftentimes, cesarean sections are unavoidable, such as in cases of breech birth, or an umbilical cord wrapped around the baby's neck. But even with better medical care, Cesarean rates are increasing in the US.

Most breast cancers are fueled by the female hormone estrogen. In an interesting twist, scientists have discovered that a male hormone ignites breast tumor growth in some women.

It sounds straight out of a science fiction movie, but doctors hope to identify the root cause of heart attacks and coronary artery disease through the nation's first heart-based "disease in a dish" research.

A radical hysterectomy used to be the only way to treat cervical cancer. The surgery left a woman with no chance of having children. Today, women have gentler choices that preserve fertility.

Maintaining fertility while pursuing a career remains a primary goal for career women. "I'll just have a family later", is often the plan. An upswing in premature ovarian failure (POF) makes that strategy stand on shaky ground.