New research from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, suggests that allergic reactions to pet dander, dust mites, and mold might prevent people with allergic asthma from generating a healthy immune response to respiratory as

Three new oral blood-thinning drugs nearing approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are more convenient than the standard drug Coumadin because they don't require monthly visits to adjust doses.The promising drugs, though, also could a

Ed Gardella, a police officer for 31 years, thought he was pretty tough. Then the 70-year-old Worcester, Mass., resident was diagnosed with esophageal cancer."You never forget that moment, where you were that moment you were told you have says I

There's more than one way to kill a cancer cell. Cliff Berkman is working on what he believes is a better way—one that specifically targets prostate cancer cells and causes a type of natural death that spares surrounding tissues from a recent

Each year, between 50 percent and 85 percent of health center patients—or between 10 million and 17 million people—experience unmet legal needs, many of which negatively impact their health, a new study says.Furthermore, those numbers

People go to hospitals to be treated for an illness or for corrective surgery with the expectation they will return home in much better health than when they entered the medical facility.The reality, though, is that many may never recover or A a

Purchases of cholesterol and diabetes prescription drugs by elderly Medicare beneficiaries reached nearly $19 billion in 2007, equating to about one-fourth of the approximately $82 billion spent for medications for the elderly, says the federal for

In a new study, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in New York City, claim to have taken a major step toward gaining the ability to predict adverse drug reactions, by using genetic, cellular, and clinical information to learn why some

Having health insurance doesn't mean workers will take advantage of immunizations, cancer screenings, and other preventive health services, a new study finds."Employment and insurance do not guarantee better health outcomes," says lead study M.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have discovered how red wine consumption might protect the brain from damage following a stroke. Two hours after feeding mice a single modest dose of resveratrol, a compound found in the skins and seeds of a