Salt: it preserves food, makes food tasty, and it's everywhere. But Americans and populations around the world are consuming way too much salt and sodium in general.

Foods made from soybeans have been controversial. That’s because soy products have a substance that’s very much like estrogen. A recent study showed that soy foods may help some cancer patients live longer.

Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke. While clot-busting drugs work for about half of patients, scientists have had high hopes for mechanical devices designed to break up clots.

Weddings, vacations, birthday parties – they're all fun events where you may have the opportunity to get a temporary tattoo created with henna. But you could get more than you bargained for.

Could catching more rays help you breathe better? According to a recent Korean study, it may be possible.

People with asthma and allergies often have to take medication to stop their sneezing, itchy eyes and running noses. There’s new evidence to suggest an allergy treatment used in Europe could help prevent these reactions before they start.

As there is no cure for type 1 diabetes, many children continue to battle the condition into adulthood. But it remains unclear when these patients typically move from pediatric care providers to adult healthcare providers.

If Pap smear results come back as abnormal, don't panic. An HPV test might help shed a little light on what exactly "abnormal" means for some tests.

Negative emotions related to body image can weigh heavy on one's heart, but could these factors actually be related to physical weight as well?

Folic acid is known to help prevent birth defects. The vitamin has had mixed reviews when it comes to cancer prevention, though. So does taking folic acid supplements reduce your risks of common cancers?