Breast cancer patients have sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsies to determine if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. This is a surgical procedure and has its risks. A new method being investigated may not require a scalpel.
A vaginal gel containing progesterone that developers hoped would prevent early birth was rejected by the FDA for lack of adequate evidence that it's effective.
Earlier this week, we learned that two medications work better than single drugs in fighting HER-2 positive breast cancer. Now, researchers have found two chemotherapy drugs are better than one for colon cancer.
If you've had a heart attack or other cardiovascular event, you may be depressed that sex is no longer on the table. But follow some basic tips, and there's no reason to abstain.
Arthritis comes in many forms. One of these may have a funny sounding name, but the pain it brings is no laughing matter. It is called ankylosingspondylitis, and it is a pain in the back.
Prescription creams containing a compound known as imiquimod, such as Aldara, are known and approved to effectively treat some skin cancers, particularly basal cell carcinoma. New studies suggest this compound may be even more useful.
If society is to keep former inmates who are mentally ill from returning to prison, changes are needed. Medical researchers say inmates must be carefully diagnosed for both substance abuse and mental health issues.
People with diabetes are often treated with insulin. Now, it seems that insulin also can repair some of the damage done by heart disease, a condition that diabetes patients are especially prone to.
Openness, a personality trait most believe people either have or do not have, seems to come alongside cognitive gains. New research suggest senior's mental capacity benefits from playing mind-games
The water you drink today may be impacting your 'mental health'. A new study found contaminated drinking water caused a statistically significant increase in mental illness in the 1980s.
