Major shifts in the traditional household and family roles of men and women have been underway for decades. From breadwinning mothers to stay-at-home dads, these roles are still in the minority but gaining in numbers.

People who suffer from schizophrenia are nearly six times more likely to develop epilepsy, and epileptic patients are nearly eight times more likely to develop schizophrenia.

Vitamin B12 may be more important than previously believed, especially when it comes to preserving brain health and mental agility.

Being underweight isn't healthy in general, but it can be especially dangerous for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients.

Patients with normal blood pressure that are considered prehypertensive still have a substantially higher risk of having a stroke, research has revealed.

Kids who suffer from the skin condition psoriasis battle with dry, itchy, flaky skin that can cause sore patches. It affects one percent of children and can last a lifetime.

It's an often amusing characterization of teenagers, that they stay up late and don't get enough sleep.

There's been a great deal of debate about if and/or how to treat men in their mid-70s who have prostate cancer. A new study shows that doctors are either under- or over-treating the disease in this age group.

Are your teens acting out and doing things that aren’t making sense? It might be a borderline personality disorder - this can be serious and needs medical treatment.

A new association has been established between two chronic diseases - diabetes and cancer - and mice are showing scientists why.