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How to Protect a Soft Heart

The legacy of childhood cancer, in addition to never being quite sure if the cancer is gone for good, also includes the literal scars from treatment.

Are You Passing HIV on to Your Baby

One key to preventing the spread of any infectious disease is teaching people how to avoid giving it to others. But when it comes to HIV, there is often confusion about this.

Alternative Rx for Liver Cancer

The newer generations of cancer treatment focus on highly specific molecular interactions, sometimes even specific genetic mutations. And despite the biological advancements, they may not work for everyone.

Still the Right Decision

Emotions run rampant and the stakes are high in the billion dollar world of new cancer treatments. Scientists make sure the correct procedures are followed, and no mistakes overlooked.

Walking the Line

Impulsive? Unstable? No emotional control? While at first glance these might seem like symptoms of a number of mental health problems, they could be signs of borderline personality disorder (BPD). What was once thought of as irregular (“borderline”) forms of existing mental disorders, the illness was recognized for the first time as a separate disorder in the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-III) in 1980.

A Way to Preserve Itsy Bitsy Eyes

Being born too early comes with various possible health risks, including a form of blindness called retinopathy of prematurity that afflicts about half of babies born before 28 weeks.

Docs Not Hot on HPV Vaccines

Let's call a spade a spade. Since it was first introduced, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has been mired in controversy. For a different perspective of the topic, researchers asked doctors what they thought about these shots.

Colorectal Cancer Bolder in Gen Y

It's certainly unusual, but colorectal cancer does appear in people younger than age 50. You would think that the disease might be gentler in this age group, and you would be wrong. There's a positive twist to this story, though.

International Soccer Players & Painkillers

Professional soccer players all over the world are overusing and abusing painkillers to stay on the field. Long-term health consequences of the abuse of painkillers are cause for growing concern among doctors.

Route 66 for Esophageal Cancer

If you wanted to go cross country back in the 1930s , you'd probably travel via America's iconic Route 66 -- from Chicago to Los Angeles. It was a cool way to go. Recent research has discovered an excellent treatment route for people with esophageal cancer.

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