Given all the education and warnings on the subject, it's surprising that so many women still suffer from anorexia nervosa, a disorder that leads people to starve themselves. If left unchecked, anorexia can lead to serious longterm health consequences and

Creatinine is a standard indicator of kidney function. A higher level of creatinine is generally a sign of lower kidney function.

Gardasil targets human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes virtually all cases of cervical cancer and is present in one in four American women.

A lot of time, the medical response to patients is that they should expect to be fatigued, that it is a normal side effect. If patients are told that fatigue is just a side effect and to accept it, what

With spring here and more people heading outside for fun and exercise, the association noted that about 600,000 documented sports-related injuries are reported annually in the United States. Roughly 13,500 of these injuries result in permanent loss of sight.

A number of experiments have shown that people faced with a variety of choices had more trouble later when they had to figure out whether to take risky actions.

Previous research by the same team at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, in Upton, N.Y., found that increasing the level of dopamine receptors reduced rats' desire for alcohol.

Japanese researchers haverecently conducted an epidemiologic study and confirmed the associationbetween high intake of dairy products and increased risk of prostatecancer.

Well, another school year is almost over. You wrote your letters, informed your teachers, supplied your allergy free treats and made it through. It's almost summer, and well, time for summer camp. Here we go again, time to write the

People exposed to formaldehyde - a chemical used mostly in household products - have increased risk for developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease.

Do influenza viruses persist in low levels year-round in the northern and southern hemispheres, or does a new crop of the virus emerge afresh in tropical zones such as Southeast Asia before spreading into temperate regions around the globe?

Isis Pharmaceuticals presented the results of two studies designed to assess the impact of lowering apoB-100 on atherosclerosis at the 2008 ATVB Conference.

Chronic pain in the ball of the foot hurts, and it can be disabling.

In celebration of National Indoor Comfort Week, Atlas Butler Heating and Cooling is encouraging Central Ohioans to take steps to ensure the air in their homes and offices is free of harmful pollutants.

Aida Pharmaceuticals is developing a potential cancer drug that seeks to trigger cell death in certain types of cancer.

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

Researchers from the University of Michigan at an Experimental Biology annual meeting (San Diego) declared that tart cherries are healthy for the heart. The study, which was conducted on rats, reported that tart cherries can protect one's heart from conditions

A second analysis of the trial on the medication, known as Dimebon, also reveals that by improving the Alzheimer's patients' ability to perform daily tasks, the drug shaves off almost an hour a day in the amount of time the

That's the conclusion of a study by University of Michigan researchers who analyzed data from two surveys of about 2,300 U.S. adults who were followed for up to a decade. During that time, about half of the participants said they

The primary type of depression treatment for these patients was supportive expressive group therapy, in which they were encouraged to discuss their deepest fears and feelings and to help each other cope with them.