It’s a difficult choice facing middle-aged woman; do you go for the lean, mean body or a plumper...
According to a recent study released by the Alzheimer’s Association, five million people in the...
Nearly five million people in the United States are living with some degree of dementia. Over...
It's something all women will face. Is menopause a natural part of aging or a medical condition...
Many Americans are living longer and more active lives. In doing so, they face the...
America is a culture afraid of death. With that fear comes a lack of communication about...
Many Americans think loss of vision is a normal part of aging. Think again. The number one cause...
While there is no scientific proof that anti-aging products reverse or stop the process of aging...
A hip fracture caused by a fall is a great fear and a reality for our aging population. ...
While sexually transmitted diseases were once thought of as a problem in the young population,...
While family caregivers give of themselves out of love, there are real physical, emotional and...
Depression in the geriatric population presents different challenges than in younger populations...
A diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease can be devastating for a person and their loved ones. ...
Crossword puzzles, vitamins, and classical music have all been promoted as tools for improving...
More than 60% of cancers in the United States occur in people age 65 and older. Cancers of...
More than 20 million women suffer in silence with a secret that causes embarrassment,...
Some say passing a kidney stone is more painful than childbirth. People have been...
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a medical condition that occurs when the normal support of the...
Cancer of the colon or rectum is also called colorectal cancer...
Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder characterized most commonly by cramping, abdominal pain,...
It's a public health risk for 44 million Americans. It's a disease you may have and not even...
Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or just normal aging? Knowing the difference can affect...
Treatment for breast cancer can be overwhelming, both physically and emotionally. While...
The recent controversy over when—and how often—women should begin having mammograms has left a...
It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. Would you be surprised to...
Breast cancer: two of the most frightening words in the English language. There's no shortage of...
In America, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, and the second most common...
Colon cancer is the third most common type of cancer among American men and in women and is the...
Can that warm and fuzzy feeling of the sun bathing your body really come back to haunt...
With so much money going into cancer research and the success rate of cancer treatment...
The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer is a traumatic time for the patient and their loved...
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is a type of leukemia that mainly affects people over the age...
While other cancers continue to decline, lymphoma is on the rise. The good news is that with...
One of the deadliest forms of cancer, ovarian cancer is also one of the few cancers for which...
While survival rates for breast cancer continue to improve, for some women, recurrence is a...
Cervical cancer is caused by several types of a virus called human papillomaviruses...
Treatment of cancer involves the use of strong drugs that target the cancer with the goal of...
Young women can and do get breast cancer. While breast cancer in young women accounts for a...
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. About one-half of all men and...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) can be a debilitating disease of the nervous system in which the...
While chronic kidney disease continues to rise in the U.S., Second Opinion explores the many...
When we talk about heart disease, we mainly speak in terms of prevention, treatment and rehab...
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body....
Spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures or dislocates your vertebrae, the...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rapidly...
It is called the silent killer, presenting few symptoms until there is serious physical damage....
Need a good reason to get out of your easy chair and into a healthier lifestyle? Then...
Is sugar really the enemy? What is insulin resistance? And is diabetes really that bad? With...
Type two diabetes is increasing at staggering rates. Changes in lifestyle and diet are key...
Sugar is a confusing substance. Recently, it has been identified...
Once known as wonder drugs, they can actually be harmful to your health. How has our reliance on...
When exposed to direct sunlight, the human body will naturally produce Vitamin D. However,...
While there is no question that vaccines work and have changed our world by eradicating deadly...
What if you could prevent cancer and heart disease by simply buying a few items off the grocery...
Approximately 99 percent of the calcium in the body is located in the bones and the remaining 1...
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness caused by a chemical disorder of the brain. Once...
While the physical consequences of heart disease are fairly well known, the mental ramifications...
While youth suicides earn more news headlines, suicide rates in the United States actually...
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress, but when it becomes an excessive, irrational dread of...
Can positive thinking, prayer or yoga help heal your body as well as your mind? It depends who...
Grief is a reaction to a major loss. It is most often an unhappy and painful emotion. Grief...
Advertising has become standard practice in much of health care and vision correction appears to...
A squeezing sensation in your chest, shooting pain in your left arm - classic signs of a heart...
African-American adults are less likely to be diagnosed with coronary heart disease, but they...
What if someone next to you suddenly collapsed? Would you know what to do? And, what if CPR...
Women are at risk for heart disease and heart attacks, just like men. While they develop...
Heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S. With doctors and researchers racing to...
Long QT Syndrome is a cardiac rhythm disorder that can be genetic or caused by drugs. ...
Research supports that not only do men and women present with heart disease differently, they...
It is your body's engine, playing a critical part in your overall health and well-being. And...
Angina is chest pain or discomfort you get when your heart muscle does not get enough blood. It...
Between 15 and 20 million Americans – including about 5 million children – have asthma, a...
Many Americans assume tuberculosis is a disease of the past, but the reality is one-third of the...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive disease that makes breathing difficult....
Pneumonia is an...
Though often portrayed as merely a sexual issue, erectile dysfunction can also be a signal of...
While hearing the word "infertile" can have a devastating effect on women and men, there are...
Biological, social and behavioral issues are just a few factors that play a role in why women...
Today, one in five Americans will experience a diagnosable mental health disorder. That adds up...
Eating disorders affect some several million people at any given time, about 90 percent of whom...
Major advancements in neurological science are changing the way experts understand and treat...
Autism is a developmental disorder that appears in the first 3 years of life, and affects the...
Conversion disorder is a condition in which a person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous...
A stroke is the interruption of the flow of blood to any part of the brain, which causes damage...
In stroke treatment, time is critical in saving brain cells. Knowing the signs of a stroke and...
Sexual response is influenced by biological, social, psychological and cultural factors. Many...
Since the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) was stopped early due to risk of heart attack and...
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