Scientists are linking more and more diseases together - autism and epilespy, gum disease and heart disease, type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. New evidence suggests another pairing.

Eating lots of green leafy vegetables has long been a staple of healthy eating. Researchers now say that folate may also lower the risks of colorectal cancer.

Even though someone has quit smoking, he or she still has an elevated risk of developing lung cancer. New research has discovered a common drug may decrease some of those risks.

Breakthrough pain in cancer can come on suddenly without warning and be debilitating. It's so intense that even narcotic pain killers don't touch it. Cancer patients now have a new alternative.

Just like a good bra, one size definitely does not fit all when it comes to considering when to begin mammograms. In another step toward personalized healthcare, a new study suggests standards should be modified regarding when to begin mammograms.

Lung cancer is most commonly detected with a chest X-ray. This standard technique misses a number of early cancers, though. A study shows another technology is not only a better screening tool, but can save the lives of smokers.

Medicare has announced it will pay for Provenge ( sipuleucel-T ) to treat metastatic prostate cancer. This drug extends the life of patients by about four months.

In an unprecedented appeals hearing, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not changed its mind.  An FDA panel voted that the drug Avastin no longer be approved for treating late-stage breast cancers.

Being married isn't just good for the soul. Marriage has a number of clinically proven health benefits. Scientists have added another one recently.

Genetic testing is opening doors in the helping people understand the potential health issues they may face in the near and distant future.