Weight loss surgery can produce dramatic results, but it seems that keeping the weight off can be a challenge.

After a heart attack, life expectancy can depend on many factors. Now new evidence suggests that even a patient's sex and skin color may play a role.

Will all the office couch potatoes please stand up? Your heart may thank you for it.

You may want to think twice before you down that bottle of Coke.

Sometimes important scientific discoveries occur secondhand. For Parkinson's disease, that may be exactly the case.

Weighing the benefits of medications against their potential risks is a common conundrum for many doctors. But, for one common diabetes medication, that decision may have gotten a little easier.

It can be awkward to talk to your doctor about your sex life. But, for many men, problems in the bedroom can be a warning sign for another serious health problem.

For type 1 diabetes patients, daily insulin injections are a lifelong commitment. But these patients may soon be able to better manage their disease — with the help of a medication used to treat psoriasis.

Your day-to-day activities just may halve your risk for heart failure.

Doctors usually advise patients with type 2 diabetes to eat better and exercise more, but these lifestyle changes may not be enough in some cases.