All Breast Cancer Patients Should Get Genetic Testing, Surgeons Say
Barriers to genetic testing need to fall as knowledge of inherited cancer risks grow, surgeons say.
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Barriers to genetic testing need to fall as knowledge of inherited cancer risks grow, surgeons say.
The CDC estimates the vaccine has reduced the risk of going to the doctor for flu-related illness by 47 percent overall this season.
Previous research has shown a link between diet beverages and stroke, dementia, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome, which can lead to heart disease and diabetes.
The US Food and Drug Administration is taking new action against dietary supplements, sending warning letters to companies who claim, without proof, that their products can prevent or treat Alzheimer's, diabetes and cancer.
Insect populations are declining precipitously worldwide due to pesticide use and other factors, with a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the planet, a study has warned.
It will be the largest genetic study of autism in history -- and some of it will be done in Baltimore.
European researchers have bad news for the 76% of Americans who experience hangovers after a drinking session: Try as you may to change up the order of your alcoholic beverages, if you drink too much, you will still be hungover.
'Project Runway' judge Nina Garcia revealed she plans to get a preventive double mastectomy and will miss Fashion Week for the first time in 25 years.
Over time, the honeybee population has slowly declined. In a bad year, a colony will lose 15 to 20 percent of its population.
Leading e-cigarette company Juul Labs spurred a "widespread rush" of companies seeking to boost their own nicotine concentrations in order to mirror Juul's success, according to a paper published Thursday in the BMJ journal Tobacco Control.
Frito-Lay voluntarily recalled its Stacy's brand of Simply Naked Pita Chips.
February is American Heart Month, and the American Heart Association is fighting to reduce death caused by heart disease and stroke.
If you have teenagers, you probably won't be surprised to hear that a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found that only 5% of them are getting enough sleep or exercise, or are limiting their screen time to what's recommended by experts.
Adult female brains appear, on average, a few years younger than same-aged male brains, a new study finds
