Cognitive behavioral therapy and exercise, in conjunction with medical care, are safe and effective ways to treat some of the symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), finds a new study published online in the Lancet.
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Drugs prescribed to prevent fractures in osteoporosis may do double duty, cutting a woman’s risk of colon cancer by more than half for those who take them for at least a year, a new study shows.
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Taking a pomegranate pill a day may help slow the progression of prostate cancer, preliminary research suggests.
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A Fla. man accused of dousing his 10-year-old son with a harmful chemical and loading his dead daughter in the back of his exterminator truck was held on $1 million bond and ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation. (Feb. 17)
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Almost 6% of young people between the ages of 12 and 14 drank alcohol in the past month, and close to half of them got it at home or from family members, a study shows.
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As one of the most brutally cold winters on record drags on, most of us are pining for summer. But for many patients with multiple sclerosis, hotter temperatures may not be so welcome because they bring worsening symptoms.
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Flu activity was relatively low in most of the U.S. from October through early December but it has increased and is now widespread in most states, the CDC says.
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Despite health warnings and a formal recommendation by the FDA against doing so, many parents are still giving over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold medicine to kids under age 2.
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Knee replacement patients tend to remain active 20 years after their surgery despite some age-related declines, according to a new survey of 128 patients.
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Nearly 10,000 children are taken to the emergency room each year -– an average of one every hour — after falling or becoming wedged or caught in cribs, playpens and bassinets, a new study shows.
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