A lot of medical research may not prove beneficial to patients right away, but all research advances the disease knowledge base. Such is the case with a new study relating to multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer.

One of the conditions known to be a risk following some flu vaccinations is the autoimmune disease Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Some Facebook users can get a jolt of self esteem after interacting on the site. When a person edits their profile, they can touch up how they see themselves.

Clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the only approved treatment for dissolving blood clots common during stroke, heart attacks or pulmonary embolisms.

Periampullary cancer, a rare form of pancreatic cancer, is actually a collection of malignancies. This cancer (adenocarcinoma) forms in and around the top of the pancreas in places like the ampulla where the bile and pancreatic ducts connect.

There are several vaccines pregnant women are advised to get and several others they should avoid while pregnant. The flu vaccine is one pregnant women should consider.

Often teens with only one kidney are not allowed to play contact sports for fear of hurting the remaining kidney. It turns out other equally serious injuries are the greater risk.

Inflammation occurs with many chronic and acute diseases. Fish oil, a source of omega-3 fatty acids, may help curb this painful symptom.