Many parents safeguard their home when they are expecting their first child. But one item meant to keep children safe may also cause them harm.

Only intense physical activity like running has real health benefits, right? Think again.

Medications used to treat erectile dysfunction may have another use. These medications may provide a way to help young boys with a disabling genetic disease.

As the population ages, more older people are having surgery. Careful assessment of the risks before surgery may help these people do better afterwards.

More women are choosing an aggressive treatment option for a diagnosis of breast cancer. And this trend is rising fastest in a certain group of women.

Besides the treatment itself, the timing of chemotherapy given to cancer patients can be important to the success of the treatment.

Seizures triggered by severely low blood sugar levels tend to occur when diabetes patients are asleep. Figuring out how to better regulate those blood sugar levels during sleeping hours has been an important aspect of diabetes care.

Older adults now have another reason to add gardening or a leisurely evening walk into their daily routines.

While it may seem like a harmless activity, spending countless hours in front of the television could be negatively influencing your children.

Alzheimer’s disease typically affects the area of the brain involved in memory. However, there’s a less common type of Alzheimer’s in which memory loss is not the main symptom.