The British Medical Journal has recently published a study online suggesting that breast cancer screenings in the UK may cause more harm than good.

For children living in foster care, the trauma and mental health toll can be tremendous. Many studies have shown that up to 80 percent of them have developmental or mental health problems.

Eating disorders may not be a current topic of dinner conversation, yet research suggests that conversation helps heal this potentially-fatal issue.

Borderline high blood pressure puts individuals at an elevated stroke risk even though patients don't formally have hypertension. Common blood pressure drugs may significantly reduce that risk.

Obesity has been a major topic at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Excess weight has been shown to be an aggravating factor on a number of fronts. Now, obesity is known to complicate the treatment of HER2-postive breast cancer.

Getting your heart into better shape isn't just about losing weight. Improving your fitness level even without weight loss reduces your risk of dying.

When an individual begins developing the early signs of Alzheimer's disease, one of the earliest symptoms is the loss of smell. Scientists have found a way to reverse this symptom in a lab.

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men next to skin cancer. Interestingly, though, not all men are treated for this disease immediately after diagnosis. And a panel advises this is as it should be.