Women who’ve lived through breast cancer often experience lingering effects from treatment. One of those effects is arm swelling. Researchers recently defined how often this swelling occurs, which women are most at risk and what can be done to help prevent the condition.

Men and women in treatment for alcohol abuse start drinking roughly around the same age. But there may be a big difference between these men and women as to when they seek treatment for alcohol abuse.

Does the leaflet that comes with your prescription usually go into the trash before you read it? New research highlights the importance of reading about your medicine to be aware of the risks of bad reactions to that medicine.

Being physically active is good for you and lowers your risk of disease. It’s also been said that even your risk of death is lowered when you exercise.

Some multiple sclerosis (MS) patients use a  cannabis-based medication called dronabinol to control pain symptoms and muscles cramps.  A recent study looked at whether this medication could also stop the progression of a certain type of of MS. 

Looking deep into a person’s eyes may hold clues about his or her cardiovascular health. Retinal imaging could become a tool for predicting which patients may have a stroke.

Ask 20 people why children are more overweight these days, and you're likely to get 20 answers. And it's possible all of them — or none of them — are correct.

A tummy ache is one of the classic childhood complaints that lands children in the school nurse's office. But the real source of the pain may be somewhere else.

It’s tough being a frozen vegetable. You’re picked, then scalded, then frozen so you can be stored for up to 18 months. What a way to go! All this strips the nutritional vigor of one of nature’s most powerful super heroes.

For men who decide to see their doctor for sexual issues, it may be a good idea to get the heart checked out at the same time.