On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are OK.  On low-fat diets, fruit and oatmeal are fine.  With the latest diet trend, no foods at all are allowed for long stretches of time. A diet...

Scientists think they've figured out how to make a century-old tuberculosis vaccine far more protective: Simply give the shot a different way. In a study with monkeys, injecting the vaccine...

This year, the germs roared back. Measles tripled. Hepatitis A mushroomed. A rare but deadly mosquito-borne disease increased. And that was just the United States.  Globally, there was...

There's no way to sugarcoat this news: Nearly half of American adults will be obese within a decade and one-quarter will be severely so, a new report predicts. It corrects for a weakness in...

What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is a unique vitamin that is needed throughout life. Without it bones become weak and with very weak bones (known as osteoporosis), minimal injury can lead to...

December is a prime time to fundraise for children's hospitals and other charities, as people want to give back and help sick children throughout the holiday season.  But for children who...

On low-carb diets, meat and cheese are OK.  On low-fat diets, fruit and oatmeal are fine.  With the latest diet trend, no foods at all are allowed for long stretches of time. A diet...

Ultraviolet radiation has been implicated to have significant impacts on human health. Although minimal UVR exposure is required for the production of the essential Vitamin D, excessive UVR exposure...

Many people love the holidays because they are a time to make happy memories with loved ones.  But what if you could do something that would help restore memories in some of the people you...

Pain in the hand and wrist can cause significant disability and affect the function of the hand. The pain may be acute as a consequence of an injury causing either a sprain of the multiple...