In the era of reality TV, YouTube, and social media “friends” and “followers,“ it seems that everyone wants to be a star. People will perform outrageous acts on camera and revel in the attention of strangers. But what drives this need for attention?

Many migraine medications take hours to work and cause negative side effects. But now an old migraine drug, that’s been around for 60 years has been reformulated and doctors say the headaches stayed away without significant side effects.

Studies show tanning releases endorphins, an opiate-like substance produced naturally in the body that makes you feel good—so good, some people get addicted.

There’s a reason for each and every sniffle, sneeze, ache, and pain. Learn why your body behaves the way it does, and discover the quickest ways to feel better.

A troubling trend is emerging in breast cancer, medical experts say: Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause. Meet two of those young women—actually, girls.

Eat six of the special cookies throughout the day when your hungry, and in the evening you have a sensible dinner. Lynda Sells says the cookie diet worked for her.

The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn’t extend patients’ lives, say congressional investigators.

At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.

New research has found that adults who are childhood cancer survivors are less likely to marry compared with their siblings and the general population. The side effects of treatment along with other factors play a role.

Mastectomy or lumpectomy? Breast reconstruction or not? What type of chemo? There are lots of questions when faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, and some advocates fear women aren’t being given all the options.

If your Halloween costume this year is needing a little something extra to push you into the “inhuman” category, costume contact lenses can give that theatrical punch but improperly using costume lenses could have serious consequences on your eyes.

Botox and filler-filled faces are smiling ear-to-ear hearing the news. It’s a lunch hour fix that can finally be quick and pain free.

Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast—some types of fish have more mercury than others, and others are harvested from the ocean or farmed in a way that’s harmful to the environment.

Post-traumatic stress disorder may be a condition of the mind, but research has implicated it in the ills of the body. Now, a new study suggests it may be associated with death after surgery.

Three runners collapsed and died during the Detroit Marathon on Sunday. Although that news is shocking and frightening for runners and non-runners alike, such deaths are rare, experts say.