With concerns about swine flu, or H1N1 virus, using hand sanitizer has become even more popular. Bottles of the alcohol-based formula are almost everywhere, from offices to college campuses, but does it really work? Doctors say: Yes!

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects millions. You will see why the pain in our joints is no longer just a part of aging.

Nine years of blindness almost drove Sharron “Kay” Thornton to suicide. In the end, it was one of her teeth and a procedure surgeons said was never before done in the United States that restored her sight.

One of the best ways to reduce the risk of getting the flu is with a flu shot. The flu shot is an injected vaccine that contains three inactivated (killed) strains of the flu virus expected to circulate in the U.S. in the current flu season. In June 2003, the FDA approved another option for flu prevention – the nasal spray flu vaccine (FluMist®). The nasal flu vaccine protects against the same strains of the flu virus as the flu shot. However, the spray contains live, but weakened forms of the viruses.

Lightspeed VCT scanner is used in only four hospitals in the world and gives 50 percent less radiation with excellent image quality.

For women diagnosed with breast cancer—chemotherapy can be one of the biggest challenges. But a new test is helping more women avoid chemo, and it’s helping others gain confidence to take on the difficult treatment.

You’re under 50. You’re pretty fit. You can’t have a heart attack, right? Truth is, starting at the age of 35, heart disease is the leading killer of women—but only 20 percent of women believe they’re at risk for heart disease.

Can’t find your keys ... again? Whether your momentary memory loss is linked to doing too many things at once or just a bad case of menopausal brain fog, you don’t have to put up with it. Experts say you can instantly boost your chances of remembering with simple lifestyle changes.

It’s the new buzz word in the grocery aisles: “Gluten free.“ Celebrities are touting gluten free foods for everything from weight loss to curing attention deficit disorder.

Believe it or not, when it comes to health rules, you’ve got some wiggle room, too. So before you feel guilty about blowing off the gym or eating cookies for dinner or [insert your personal health confession here], find out which rule-breaking behaviors worry the experts most — and which aren’t so unhealthy after all.

Do you sometimes feel as if going to a doctor’s office is like going through a revolving door: in, swoosh-blur, out? Here are some insider tips from medical specialists who tell you what your doctor doesn’t have time to tell you in that all-too-brief appointment.

You know that fat in your body you wish you didn’t have? It turns out those cells could be used to create stem cells that one day may be able to cure disease.

15 operating room staff members were asked to stay out of surgery, after an increase in the rate of infections at St. Francis Hospital.

Calvino Inman had just stepped out of the shower one evening in May when a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror caused him to panic: His eyes were streaming tears of blood. And so began the teens medical odyssy.

You “friend” your old high school chums, your buddies from college and your colleagues. Will you get better health care if you friend your doctor? And will he or she friend you back?