Higher Blood Sugar in South Asians

Ethnicity matters when it comes to your risk of diabetes. While researchers do not know exactly why some ethnic groups have a higher diabetes risk, they do know that white Europeans often have a lower risk than other groups.

Triple Therapy for Liver Troubles

Finding that your cancer has metastasized can make it hard to stay hopeful, but hard-hitting new treatment for colorectal cancer tumors that have turned up in the liver has shown good results.

Early, Intense Diabetes Therapy Works

If your diabetes goes untreated, you could face a number of serious complications. But if you start battling diabetes early, you may have a better chance of controlling the disease.

New Overactive Bladder Drug Approved

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Myrbetriq ( mirabegron ) to treat adults with overactive bladder, a condition in which the bladder muscle cannot be controlled, squeezes too often or squeezes without warning.

Working to Improve Foster Kids' Lives

Moving from one family to the next in the foster system doesn't leave much opportunity for building relationships with individual foster families. A new program aims to help this.

What Cat Litter & Suicide Have in Common

Among the various things pregnant women generally should avoid is changing kitty litter, which may seem oddly random in a list with alcohol, undercooked meat, soft cheeses and smoking.

Mental Health Meds During Pregnancy

Taking medications during pregnancy is an important decision for a woman. It requires a risk-benefit analysis regarding the value of the drug for the mother versus the possible effects on the fetus.

You May Already Be an Alcoholic!

The danger presented by alcoholism is widely recognized, but many people still overindulge. Now, the doctors charged with defining addiction may label many more of them as alcoholics. The American Psychiatric Association is in the late stages of revising their influential rulebook : the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual . There are indications that the standards used to differentiate partying from actual addiction will be changed to the point where many college revelers, sports fans who imbibe, and weekend pub denizens will now have a medical diagnosis. The new Diagnostic and Statis...

Are Families With Autism Paying a Price?

Overall healthcare costs for children with autism may be higher than for children with other health conditions, like diabetes or asthma.

Hot, Humid, and Hard to Breathe

Summer is a humid time of year in many places around the United States. Humid weather not only makes you sweaty and sticky, but also can make it hard to breathe for some asthma patients.