The blood-alcohol limit in the U.S. is 0.08, which is significantly higher than any other country. What do they know that we don’t? Are our limits too high?

Genetic counseling is a wonderful tool to learn about your genes and the genes you are passing on to your children. Some fatal genetic disorders, such as Huntington’s disease, which causes some brain cells to waste away, may also be transferred genetically.

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) might lose brain function before any of their friends or loved ones even notice. This could make it difficult for them to make decisions about their own care.

Infertility appears to be an equal discriminator: 50 percent is related to a man's sperm quality, and the other 50 percent is related to woman's fertilty.

A major U.S. medical journal has published several articles criticizing Medtronic Inc.'s Infuse, used to spur bone growth after spinal surgery, for failing to disclose potentially life-threatening side effects.

Just the thought of a bypass operation is scary for most people. But it may be that lower risk heart patients can opt for a surgery that is just as effective only not as invasive.

Strawberries are tasty and have disease fighting nutrients. No wonder they’re in such high demand all over the country. Only one problem, strawberry season doesn’t last long enough...until now.

Most of us assume if we needed a transfer to a larger hospital for heart attack treatment that it would happen quickly and efficiently. At times the transfers to open blocked arteries happen rapidly.

In a first ever hearing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering reversing itself on a ruling to withdraw Avastin as a drug to treat metastatic (spread outside of the primary affected organ) breast cancer.

It's not the end of the world if you find out you have diabetes. You can keep on living your day-to-day life, and there may even be ways to reverse the disease.