In clinical trials of a new drug designed to treat psoriasis, the medication has already shown quick and extensive improvement of the disease, bringing hope to thousands of people suffering from the skin condition.
The University of California San Diego School of Medicine is about to begin testing whether or not a drug that has already shown to reverse the symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in mice will safely and effectively work in humans.
According to new research published this week, unless you suffer from a horrible peanut allergy, eating peanuts or other types of nuts can actually save your life. Researchers found that eating just a handful of nuts could reduce your risk of dying in the next decade by as much as 23 percent.
Millions of people suffer from heartburn every single day, causing great discomfort and impacting what they can and can't eat. Heartburn drugs are designed to relieve these symptoms, but now researchers believe they may come with their own risks.
There's a new danger lurking along Florida beaches. No, not sharks, although with so many tourists bobbing in the water, someone's bound to be nibbled. The new threat is in the form of a bacterium that, like the summer swimmers it preys upon, simply loves the warm water.
A person's birth month could determine some of his or her health risks, USA Today reported based on a massive study from Columbia University Medical Center, in which scientists reviewed New York medical databases for 1.7 million patients.
A 27-year-old Belgian woman, who was left infertile after chemotherapy she had received at the age of 13, gave birth to a healthy baby boy earlier this year after using a groundbreaking procedure that reimplanted ovarian tissue she had frozen nearly 14 years ago.
One of the many frustrations for both patients and their families that comes with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is the fact that there is very little that can be done to halt or treat the disease. However, a new study has found that those people who report higher levels of intellectual stimulation throughout their lifetimes don't exhibit the lower levels of protein plaques and other signs of Alzheimer's, compared to those who don't.
An advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to back a new type of cholesterol-lowering drug made by Sanofi SA and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, albeit with a few restrictions.
Researchers have determined in one of the largest ever multinational studies of parental age and the risk of autism that children of teen mothers, that older parents and parents with an age gap of more than 10 years have a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder than other children.
Fourteen years ago, a young girl from the Republic of Congo, diagnosed with the debilitating disease, sickle cell anemia, was preparing for chemotherapy to increase blood production. Knowing the treatments would leave her infertile, her doctors froze a small portion of her right ovary. Now, following successful transplantation of that same ovarian tissue, the woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy.
Officials in South Korea may be breathing a sigh of relief as the MERS outbreak, which has closed over 2,000 schools and quarantined over 3,000 people, passes its critical two-week incubation period. And with infections mainly restricted to hospital settings, even health officials suggest the danger may be waning.
In an effort to combat the obesity epidemic sweeping the U.S., San Francisco may be the first city in the country to enforce warning labels on advertisements for sugar-laden soft drinks, placing soda on par with alcohol and tobacco when it comes to dangers to your health.
A woman who traveled from India is currently being treated at the National Institutes of Health for a difficult to cure form of tuberculosis called XDR TB. U.S. health officials are now trying to find anyone who may have come into contact with the woman who had been diagnosed with the highly drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.
On top of the already understood effects of a stroke, a new study has found that the stroke impairs a patient's memory, slowing thinking speed while aging the brain by almost eight years.
The United States Food and Drug Administration is currently considering the fate of a new group of injectable drugs that have already demonstrated their ability to dramatically reduce cholesterol, offering a potentially new viable treatment for people who cannot take statins.
Bad news for cat lovers. A new study published in the journal Schizophrenia Research indicates a possible link between childhood cat ownership and increased risks of developing schizophrenia and other mental illnesses later in life.
More than six million Americans may lose their health insurance pending a U.S. Supreme Court decision, but President Barack Obama is confident the highest court in the country will rule in favor of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
In the United States more than one in four children are exposed to weapon-related violence, either as a victim or witness. Now, a new study has found that this exposure increases their risk for issues with mental health.
