Beta-blockers used to lower blood pressure are regularly prescribed for patients with coronary artery disease. However, new research suggests the medication may not lower the risk of recurrent heart events.

Cervical cancer screenings can make some women feel anxious, powerless and seriously uncomfortable. Despite these realities, the screenings are really important because they can save lives!

Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a soft-tissue cancer that’s associated with a herpes virus. KS is seen in many people who are HIV positive. The tumors show up as purple, red or brown spots. A new treatment for this condition could be in the works.

Depression is common after a stroke, but a new study suggests that doctors are assessing few stroke patients, potentially offering too much treatment to some patients and too little to others who may need anti-depressants.

Drinking in moderation isn't usually frowned upon, and may even have some health benefits. However, in older individuals with heart disease or advanced diabetes, it could increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a common heart arrhythmia.

Radiation is used after breast cancer surgery to kill any remaining cancer cells. It’s given after both lumpectomy (breast-conserving surgery) and mastectomy that removes the entire breast. Radiation therapy can and does have an impact on breast reconstruction.

Stomach or gastric cancer is not particularly common in this country, with just under 21,500 Americans diagnosed with it every year. Worldwide, though, it’s the second leading cause of cancer deaths. So finding new treatments are of international importance.

Each year about 42,000 infants and children die in the U.S, a staggering and upsetting fact.

West Nile virus is thirteen years old. It made its first appearance in 1999, and grabbed the nation's attention this summer with an outbreak that was unmistakably teenage behavior.