A painless urine test could soon help doctors tell when a high prostate specific antigen (PSA) level means a dangerous cancer or when it’s a sign of a more benign condition that may not need further treatment, a new study shows.
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A study that compared the brains of suicide victims to those of people who died suddenly from other causes found key differences in specific brain cells in the white matter of the brain.
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If eating less and exercising more isn’t doing the trick, WebMD offers 9 tips that you’ve probably never heard of that might help you lose that extra weight.
Continue reading …There’s no cure for Crohn’s disease, but that hasn’t stopped this young woman from living a full life.
Continue reading …Risperdal, an antipsychotic medication commonly prescribed to veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) when antidepressants have failed to help, does not alleviate the symptoms of PTSD, according to a new study.
Continue reading …A salmonella outbreak apparently caused by contaminated ground turkey has killed one person and sickened at least 76 other people in 26 states, CDC officials say.
Continue reading …Breastfeeding helps protect babies and mothers from a large number of significant health risks, yet most hospitals in the United States fail to adequately support the practice, according to a new report from the CDC.
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Far too many healthy Americans are undergoing heart-screening tests, which can lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous treatments, an investigation appearing in next month’s Consumer Reports finds.
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Infants raised in a home with moldy areas may be more likely to develop childhood asthma.
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State health officials say a California resident is the lone known death in a spate of salmonella poisonings across the country that appear to be linked to eating ground turkey meat. (Aug. 2)
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