ORLANDO, Fla. A device to treat a common heart problem that can lead to stroke shows promise, according to a new study.
The device, called the Watchman, targets a heart...
WASHINGTON Scientists are creating tests to show when it's time for people with early Alzheimer's disease to stop driving.
It's one of a family's most wrenching decisio...
They say dolphins are smart, and now people are borrowing a technology that was first used on the mammals.
The pads the military uses to transport trained dolphins are n...
If you help care for an elderly parent, you can save yourself a world of headache by planning ahead for a possible emergency visit to the hospital.
This is a concern tha...
ORLANDO, Fla. Warning to weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new study by University of South Carolina researchers indicates aerobically fit women are three times less likely to die of breast cancer than those w...
WASHINGTON — You've heard that diabetes hurts your heart, your eyes, your kidneys. New research indicates a more ominous link: That diabetes increases the risk of gettin...
Summer is right around the corner. Here are some tips to get slim before swimsuit season from Parents magazine:
1. Snooze to lose. If you can manage to nab just 30 a...
If you're advised to go under the knife to treat neck pain, should you listen?
Maybe not. A recent study found that surgery, often touted as the most effective way to tr...
One in four Americans said in a survey that someone in the family put off needed health care in the past year because of cost, including 16 percent who postponed surgery...
