Aricept is approved for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, but clinical trials are underway to see if it will be helpful for other types of dementia.

Your heart and blood health can have a huge impact on the health of other bodily systems. Similarly, your heart health can be affected by the health of other organs, including your liver.

While a high-fiber diet may ease constipation, it might not be a cure for a common colon condition called diverticulosis. In fact, having more bowel movements could worsen the problem.

Like varicose veins that occur in legs, “varicocele” is also an enlarging of blood vessels. This condition, however, occurs in the testicles and may be linked to erectile dysfunction.

Stomach or gastric cancer is neither rare nor common in the US, with about 21,000 cases diagnosed annually. Worldwide, though, gastric cancer is both common and deadly.

Getting help with domestic violence is tough at best. What if there’s a language and cultural barrier and fear of deportation and bringing shame on the family?

HIV won't go down without a fight. Even as calls for the “end of AIDS” become stronger and more optimistic, scientists have found that HIV drug resistance is rising in Africa.

Most people are aware of the tremors and other motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), but the cognitive aspects of the condition often receive much less attention. For those with PD, understanding cognitive symptoms like apathy and impulsivity can be vital to improving their quality of life.

Having a disease can change many aspects of your life, including your sex life. With that in mind, researchers asked how diabetes might affect women's sex lives.