Young men undergoing treatment for cancer often want to know how the disease and its treatment affect their chances of fathering healthy children. Our large-scale study shows that there is a slightly higher risk of deformities, but the actual risk

One in three UK adults -- or 13 million people -- will be obese by 2012, finds research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. And almost half of them will be from low income and disadvantaged communities,

Researchers have found that a new combination of medications designed to maximize immune functions improved or stabilized multiple myeloma for 76 percent of patients who had relapsed after previous treatment.

A geneticist has discovered a gene mutation that can cause the most common eye cancer -- uveal melanoma. The genetic mutation in a gene called GNAQ could be responsible for 45 percent of the cases of uveal melanoma.

When a pregnant woman goes into early labor, her obstetrician may give her drugs to quiet the woman's uterus and prevent premature birth. New research shows, however, that one popular drug works no better than a placebo at maintaining pregnancy

In this policy brief, the authors examine why low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households. Specifically, persistent barriers to health were found, including high numbers of neighborhood fast food restaurants,

Worldwide, more than 500,000 new cases of cancer of the mouth are diagnosed each year. The majority of these cancers are found too late, causing many people to die within five years of finding out they have cancer.

Living in a household with several generations of relatives triples a woman's risk of serious heart disease, suggests research published in the journal Heart.

Pharmaceutical companies and universities are racing to develop drugs that use the gene silencing mechanism known as RNA interference to treat a host of diseases. Now, a new study opens up an entirely new possibility for this powerful tool: Researchers

When diseases or even old age threaten brain cells, some neurons survive while neurons no farther than a millimeter away die. Researchers may have discovered a molecular mechanism that puts the brakes of cell-survival processes, a finding that could be

People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger people, according to new research.

With more and more people having brain MRIs for various reasons, doctors are finding people whose scans show signs of multiple sclerosis even though they have no symptoms of the disease. A new study published in Neurology found that a

An enhanced computerized system has been designed to assess environmental and health concerns for deployed US forces. The Global Situational Awareness Tool, developed and operated by the Air Force Special Operations Command, is a computerized set of linkable databases that

A hot drink may help reduce the symptoms of common colds and flu, according to new research. New research at the Center has found that a simple hot drink of fruit cordial can provide immediate and sustained relief from symptoms

A new study shows that atrial fibrillation -- the most common form of sustained heart arrhythmia -- can be caused in an unexpected way. Researchers report the first evidence that a rare and particularly severe form of the disease stems

President Robert Mugabe declared that Zimbabwe's cholera crisis was over Thursday, even as the United Nations raised the official death toll from the epidemic to 783. Cholera has spread rapidly in the southern African nation because of the country's crumbling

A Brooklyn mother of three is getting a second chance at a happy and normal life. She's a quadruple-amputee learning to walk all over again after a medical mistake.

Physician and top stress expert advises getting a flu shot and other tips to boost immunity this winter (PRWeb Dec 11, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1735984.htm

Playing tennis at the age of 90, living well beyond the age of 100 and never looking a day over 60 is now possible. Researchers have discovered the secret to the fountain of youth. And now, this information is available

New websites pop up hourly, but most are merely funny pictures or rude anecdotes. Natural-Remedies-For-Diseases.com is a site that offers helpful medical resources for people who seek routes outside of traditional medicine. The site and its companion blog have both