Memory loss and cognitive decline is a common concern as we age into our later years. But for long-lived patients with HIV, the process can start earlier than usual.

Esmeralda Werbeck’s biggest fear was that she’d be forgotten – that no one would remember her. Her son has made sure that will never happen.

Imagine seeing the world like you're peering through a rolled-up piece of paper. That's life with glaucoma, a common eye disease that causes tunnel vision, and eventually blindness.

Chronic myeloid leukemia – CML – is a relatively rare blood cancer that’s diagnosed in about 5,000 Americans every year. It used to be a dire diagnosis with a poor outlook. Not anymore, though.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases that includes emphysema and chronic asthmatic bronchitis. As the airways are damaged in this group of diseases, airflow is blocked during exhalation and breathing becomes harder and harder.  

Thanksgiving means a happy day full of family, football and fun. It also usually means a day of binge eating buttery sides, sugary pies and more than a little holiday cheer in a glass. By approaching Thanksgiving, and the rest of the upcoming holiday season, with a mindful and healthful outlook, it is possible to enjoy the day without breaking the caloric bank.

It's here – that one day of the year when the whole point is to eat all manner of tasty comfort food with abandon. Heaping helpings of sweet potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin and apple pies…

Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a chronic disease affecting the central nervous system. Since this system is responsible for communication of all types between the brain and the rest of the body, disruption to the central nervous system can result in a wide variety of symptoms and issues.

Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you. Except they do. And not just your mental health. Bullying affects your physical health too.

Since 2005, Abraxane (paclitaxel) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat breast cancer. Now the drug can also be used for first-line treatment of advanced lung cancer.