Orphan drugs are those that have been abandoned because they were proven ineffective against the disease they were designed to treat. Thousands of these medications are sitting on shelves in labs around the country. And one may be a powerful cancer drug.

Heart failure patients bored of the typical cardiac rehabilitation exercise machines can get the same or better benefit with a new activity.

Teens struggling with their weight may already have heart damage. Overweight adolescents without symptoms of heart disease are already suffering cardiac damage.

It's widely believed that boosting your good HDL cholesterol cuts your risk of a heart attack. A genetic study suggests that might not necessarily be the case.

Patients with potentially fatal heart arrhythmias often benefit from receiving an implantable cardiac defibrillator ( ICD ) because of their high risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

A small trial has revealed that sound aids may be helpful in training blind individuals to actually "view," or recognize faces and facial expressions, read words and identify images.

Results from the first clinical trial of a drug designed to treat advanced cases of melanoma were successful, and the second part of testing has been approved. 

Robin Gibb , singer with the rock group the Bee Gees, has died after battling colon cancer, which had spread to his liver.

One of the most common causes of death following a heart transplant is cancer that develops years later. Researchers believe they have found a new strategy for preventing it.