Category: Health & Fitness

Researchers have come up with a new procedure that creates a mini-pancreas, allowing type 1 diabetes patients to become insulin independent. The…

By mid-January, the flu season had already made a name for itself as the most widespread on record since officials began keeping track 13 years ago,…

To stop the spread of cold or flu in the household, take these precautions: – Isolate toothbrushes from others. Replace the brush when the person is well….

All the diets in all the world more or less come down to a simple philosophy: Eat less. Where those diets go after that makes all the difference. But what…

The breast cancer trifecta was once indisputable: Surgery, radiation, chemotherapy. This combination has led to great numbers of cancer survivors, but is…

If you have a heart, it will be broken, the bards say. Sadly, the doctors say a broken heart can actually be an illness. According to Harvard Medical…

Gene therapy might lead to a one-time vaccine-like treatment that would permanently lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack by as much…

Obstructive sleep apnea, the most common type of sleep problem, has long been linked to coronary artery disease, stroke and other heart-related problems….

Many people rely on a daily dose of caffeine to get their day started, but according to the Mayo Clinic, there are risks associated with drinking too much…