Testing new drugs is no easy task. Animal testing may show successful results that aren't replicated in humans, and having drug trials in individuals could result in undesirable side effects.

Most often, patients consider having a genetic risk for a disease means that having a gene increases the likelihood of developing a particular medical condition. That's not the case with a new Parkinson's gene.

It's so tiny that it can be implanted through a biopsy needle. Yet what this device does is anything but tiny, and could be a big boon to cancer therapy.

There's no better day than today to change your diet and quit smoking. Benefits from these lifestyle changes appear to take effect within months.

Girls as young as 9 years old are vulnerable to the virus that causes cervical cancer. That's why getting vaccinated is so important for young girls.

Many Americans believe that potatoes are just vessels for high starch and calories. This is not true though – potatoes have real health benefits.

Patients wind up with heart failure when the heart simply can't pump enough blood to the rest of the body. But since there wasn't a main database of all cases, it wasn't known how many patients were surviving. Until now.

Most expecting moms are willing to do almost anything to ensure delivering a healthy baby. What if environmental factors are fighting against her desire?

Viruses are hot in the cancer community these days. Recent published reports have found that measles viruses and a cousin of rabies work to kill cancer. Now yet another one may revolutionize cancer therapy.

Most people believe hens that are able to roam freely make better, nutritious eggs than caged hens. The truth about this theory may be surprising to some.