People with diabetes face a higher risk of heart problems. While treating high blood pressure has been shown to protect against these complications, it remains uncertain what blood pressure target is best.

Health problems associated with smoking are a global health issue. Uruguay and Canada teamed up to see whether anti-smoking campaigns in Uruguay have worked.

Cholesterol-lowering statins are known to reduce cardiovascular events such as stroke or heart attack. They also appear to offer a benefit for individuals at low risk of heart events.

Pregnant women who deliver by cesarean section usually receive antibiotics after the baby’s umbilical cord is clamped. But could meds before the procedure reduce the risk of infection?

After primary treatment - such as surgery - is finished, many cancer patients begin what's called adjuvant therapy. This additional treatment may include radiation, chemotherapy and/or medication. Researchers now know that adjuvant therapy can be overdone.

It has been said that you are what you eat. How does eating something rich and smooth like olive oil make your bones strong and healthy?

Past research has already shown links between mothers who smoke and asthma in their children. But what if a mom only smokes while pregnant and quits before giving birth?

Can major depression and chronic stress actually make the volume of the brain shrink? According to researchers at Yale, the answer is yes.

It's well established that the best food for a baby is their own mother's milk. But that doesn't mean that tiny babies with exceptional needs couldn't use a bit of help.

So you figure you got 8 to 9 hours of sleep, so you're good - even if it's spread out a bit with a nap, right? Wrong. Because of your circadian rhythms, all sleep may not be equal.