In the constant search for new ways to fight disease, help can be found in unexpected places. What causes a disease could also be what helps to fight off that same disease.

Drinking too much alcohol has been linked to a number of diseases - ranging from gout to fatty liver. A new study expands the number of health conditions on the list.

Breast cancer patients may currently have genetic testing that predicts the possibility of the disease returning. These tests examine the genes in the tumor itself. Now there's a new way to look into the future.

Diabetes can be scary. It can cause all sorts of health problems, as many patients face a high risk of early death from heart attack or stroke. Now, research shows that a common test could spot those patients with the highest risk of early death.

For some people green tea is nutritiously delicious and for others maybe not so much, but it is hard to deny the health benefits green tea contains.

Survival rates for head and neck cancer have not improved in the last 30 years. Most doctors believe the reason for this lack of improvement is cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy drugs, such as cisplatin.

Weight gain is essential during pregnancy, but how much? Lack of information and resources can prevent the proper weight gain during pregnancy and hinder or harm the baby or mother.

Potatoes are hearty vegetables that most people don't even recognize as vegetables. Now USDA wants to ban them from school cafeterias in attempt to make lunches healthier.

It is always nice to report when a drug benefiting one health issue accidentally benefits another! Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel (bisphosphonates), prescribed to increase bone density in osteoporosis patients, appears to extend the lives of patients as well.