The death of a loved one can bring emotional strife and, quite literally, heartbreak. According to a new study, the loss of a loved one might be linked to heart troubles.

Waiting to have children is not uncommon, but there might be some consequences for the children if parents wait too long.

A woman diagnosed with breast cancer has a 90 percent chance of surviving five years, but long-term survival depends on many factors. A healthy diet may be one of those factors.

Previous studies have found that middle-aged women have more sleep issues than middle-aged men. However, it's not clear why this is.

We expect surgery to help heal a painful condition, but sometimes the procedure can lead to a new type of pain. Researchers behind a new study explored post-op pain after heart surgery.

The US was declared polio-free over 30 years ago, but now an unknown illness that may be related to the disease is causing concern in California.

Getting people to trim down is one of the most urgent disease-fighting and overall good health goals of our times. With only limited progress on that front, the weight loss battle continues.

It makes sense that the vaccine designed to protect kids against measles, mumps and rubella does just that. But it may do even more.

ACEIs and ARBs are medications that help lower the risk of death in high-risk patients who have had a heart attack. But many of these high-risk patients may not be getting these beneficial medications.

Previous research established a link between prenatal exposure to infection and later schizophrenia. New research aimed to see if this same link was present for bipolar disorder.