General Health News

The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing, but earlier detection might explain some – if not all -- of the rise.

People who suffer from migraine headaches are often more sensitive to light, sound, and pain than other people.

Cells taken from the skin can be coaxed into a stem cell-like state using a simple recipe requiring just four chemical ingredients.

We know smoking damages our lungs. New research suggests it doesn’t do our hair any good either.

Doctors have long known a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid plays a role in birth defects.

A new test is helping thousands of breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy and its wrenching side effects, changing how doctors manage the disease.

Normally the body can fight off infections and other assaults from the environment by launching an attack by the immune system.

State Medicaid policies may be keeping many alcoholics from being treated with an inexpensive drug known to battle the condition.

Some soldiers who suffer facial fractures in battle can have those injuries repaired without evacuation to a hospital outside of the war zone.

Do recurring colds and throat infections mean your child really needs to have his tonsils out?

Both workers and bosses win when employees are allowed to telecommute.

You probably have not heard of the gene, SKP2, but you may be hearing more about it.

A new way to get rid of a critical symptom of muscular dystrophy is a success in mice.

There may be a link between asthma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

After a two-year review, new clinical standards for patients with cystic fibrosis are being released.

Patients worried about losing a foot because their arteries are clogged now have a new option to save their legs … and their lives.

Women with early-stage breast cancer are seeing the benefits of receiving an additional high dose of radiation (boost dose) after undergoing standard treatment.

A new study finds Latinos and African-Americans with Alzheimer’s disease live longer than white people who have Alzheimer’s.

Support from parents and a strong family life can lead to later onset of puberty, according to a new study.

A child’s readiness for school is highly dependant on the environment they come from and not just their genetics.