In addition to the obvious companionship benefit that comes from marriage, married couples also appear to receive a boost in longevity after heart surgery.

As you get older, your body becomes less resilient in the face of diseases like diabetes and kidney disease. But a weakening body does not mean you are doomed. There are steps you can take to protect your health.

Smoking is associated with a number of complications for babies in the womb, including early deliveries and underweight babies. Scotland's smoking ban made in dent in both of these.

What's a girl to do when the flow stops and menopause rages? Is she to take hormone replacement therapy ( HRT ), or avoid it all costs because everyone knows it causes breast cancer - right? Not so fast there, lady.

In 2010, the first cancer vaccine - Provenge ( sipuleucel-T ) - was approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to treat metastatic prostate cancer. This type of treatment as spawned an entire new field.

For patients with life-threatening heart arrhythmias, an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ( ICD ) may be a necessity. New software designed to detect potential problems with the devices sooner could make them safer.

When it comes to chronic pain, it's not just where you hurt that determines how bad your pain is. It's where you live, how old you are, and your race.

About one in five women has painful swelling following breast cancer surgery. There are currently only limited options for dealing with this condition - lymphedema - but that may be about to change.

Exercise does more than stretch and work your muscles - it actually alters the molecules in your muscles' DNA, prepping those muscles to reap the benefits of exercise.