African Americans often develop high blood pressure at earlier ages than others. A common medication may be a solution to keep pressure under control.

Of course good oral hygiene is key in preventing tooth loss, but other lifestyle factors are important too. Healthy teeth may reflect healthy lifestyle choices.

Could a new outbreak of bird flu be about to strike in China? More information is coming out about the illness.

Patients may not always follow the instructions their doctors provide for prescription medications. In fact, more than half of Americans in a recent study did not.

The risk of breast cancer can be such that women may have both breasts removed to avoid the possibility. Would genetic testing affect this decision?

In most patients, multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks in spurts. That is, periods of debilitating symptoms are followed by periods with few or no symptoms. Researchers are currently testing a new medication to reduce these attacks.

Men who are bald or going bald cannot comb over the fact that hair loss may be linked to coronary heart disease.

Using alcohol or drugs during times of stress is the last thing a kid should be doing. But kids admitted to hitting the hard stuff when a parent was away on military deployment.

Surgery to remove brain tumors is a delicate business. In addition to removing the cancer, surgeons must be careful not to damage healthy tissue linked to function. A brain mapping technology may help ease this difficulty.

Too many seniors have been taking trips to the hospital due to bad reactions among multiple prescriptions. Electronic health records may not be the best answer either.