African Americans have a high risk of kidney failure, especially if they have a family history of the condition. Recent discoveries have now increased the understanding of kidney disease in this high-risk population.

For many people, viruses tend to be thought of as unwelcomed guests. For cancer patients, one virus may actually help pancreatic cancer recovery.

It is important to diagnose a disease early so that the patient can start treatment as soon as possible. But many patients - such as those with psoriatic arthritis - go months or years without a diagnosis.

Uncomfortable shoes can leave your feet aching, especially if you have a painful condition like gout. Wearing the right kind of footwear could be the difference between mobility and disability.

A simple, inexpensive, non-medicated and healthy remedy may be very effective in preventing and reducing panic or anxiety disorders: physical exercise.

HER2-positive breast cancer is not only aggressive, but it's difficult to eliminate. A recent discovery has found a molecule that could be targeted with new drugs to treat this treacherous form of breast cancer..

She was trying for the third time to get pregnant through in vitro fertilization. Instead, Giuliana Rancic - host of E! News - is being treated for breast cancer.

The financial markets are constantly in a state of flux, with great highs in the bull markets alternating with lows and even crashes or recessions.

Some forms of epilepsy are tough to treat with just a medication. A new study demonstrates that brain surgery is a viable alternative to medication therapies.

Allergies to peanuts. Allergies to penicillin. These and other allergies along with asthmatic allergic reactions might be a thing of the past if current research proves successful.