One study underway is focusing on a vaccine that may prevent Colon Cancer from ever forming.

Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that’s enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.

Are you washing your hands well enough to kill H1N1 germs? You might be surprised.

Doctor Rachel Kuperman, a Pediatric Neurologist at Oakland Children’s Hospital says epileptic seizures -especially in children - can be triggered by video games. In particular games with flashing lights, especially red and blue and repeated patterns like in the popular game guitar hero.

Three small test kits… One big hope for preventing cancer.

A loud door bell, a ringing alarm clock, an irritating car horn… even a scary movie or a difficult test. The stuff of life for most of us, but the cause of death for others.

Every year, 4 million people end up in the emergency room or a doctor’s office because they got the wrong medicine or the wrong dose. The Institute of Medicine says one-and-a-half million of these mistakes are preventable.

A Pennsylvania mother has turned adversity into triumph… She’s made a difficult situation with her children’s health, into a new career opportunity.

If we rely on technology for documenting, sorting and storing information—creating digital diaries, or “lifestreaming”—what will become of our minds?

Doctors now know that sudden emotional stress can cause severe, but reversible, heart muscle weakness ... which mimics a classic heart attack. they call it: broken heart syndrome.

Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.

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.

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.

Eating healthy is always a good idea, but during cold and flu season it’s especially important.

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.