The healthy choices you make at breakfast, lunch and dinner don’t just make you feel better — they could be adding years to your life.

As stroke becomes an increasingly common health risk, researchers look for ways patients can lower their risk. And they might have found one.

Treating and caring for patients with dementia is often difficult, and medications are seen as a way to help manage behavior. What happens when those medications may also pose health risks?

Breastfeeding may boost more than just bonding — it may also boost baby's brainpower based on how long you do it.

Patients like to think medications will simply make them better, but often, side effect risks are involved. Some experts are expressing concerns that these risks are too great for a common cholesterol medication.

Heart health isn't just a concern of those in middle age or the elderly. Childhood habits may have an effect on future heart health.

The cost of treating a chronic disease can add up, sometimes leading patients to hold off until the disease progresses. The most cost-effective way to treat a common liver condition, however, might be to face it head on.

Medications are not one-size-fits-all. They can affect people differently. Even simple NSAIDs like aspirin can have varying effects.

Tests that let doctors look for clues inside the body may help solve medical conditions that cause back pain and other symptoms. However, balancing risks, benefits and costs for each procedure is the key to getting the best medical care.

Obesity in older people is often blamed on poor diet or reduced metabolism. However, diet sodas, a typical replacement for high-sugar drinks, may also be a culprit.