New Cholesterol Drug Could Be "Next Big Thing"
An experimental Merck drug safely boosted good cholesterol to record highs while dropping bad cholesterol to unprecedented lows in a study that stunned researchers and renewed medical hopes.
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An experimental Merck drug safely boosted good cholesterol to record highs while dropping bad cholesterol to unprecedented lows in a study that stunned researchers and renewed medical hopes.
Thanks to a year of celebrities being diagnosed with sex addiction, more people are coming out of the closet. But is it really an addiction? KRLD's Phyllis Smith has some answers.
Some people who couldn't get their blood pressure under control despite taking a fistful of pills every day found relief from an experimental radio wave treatment.
Steve Sinunu can't stop talking about his son. He was a fighter, says the father "He was always upbeat and understood the value of life, because it could be taken away from him at any moment and that really was something that was special about him!"
Nick Vujicic, 27, spends many of his days and nights traveling the world sharing his story. Vujicic, the son of an Australian pastor, was born with no arms or legs
The makers of the caffeinated alcoholic drink Four Loko said they will remove caffeine from the product.
Terry Goods of Frisco is watching over his 3-year-old son. As a father, he's concerned about who's watching over the air his family breathes.
The FDA is expected to find that caffeine is an unsafe food additive to alcoholic drinks and manufacturers will then be warned that marketing caffeinated alcoholic beverages could be illegal.
Consumer alert: A new Medicare drug plan, from insurer Humana and retail giant Walmart, with the lowest upfront cost in the country may not be for everyone, experts say.
Eating fish is good for the heart, but taking omega-3 fish oil supplements did not prevent flare-ups of a common heart rhythm problem as doctors hoped it would, researchers reported Monday.
People receiving treatment for severe acne may be at higher risk of attempting suicide, but that is probably caused by depression linked to the condition and not the drug, a new study says.
Donna Doherty was running varsity track in high school when she was diagnosed with diabetes.
A new study indicates men who use laptops on their laps may be lowering their chances of fatherhood.
MetLife Inc. said Thursday it plans to stop selling long-term care insurance at the end of December and won't sign up new customers into group plans as of next year.
It's another night at the gym for Jason and Earnestine Cole. From one machine to the next, Jason keeps pushing his mother: For the two, working out means fighting to survive.