In-Vitro fertilization is costly to both the pocketbook and emotions of  young couples engaging in this hopeful procedure. A study by Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital shows a blood test may help predict the number of eggs that will be harvested.

Seeking treatment for all categories of substance abuse problems rose only 11 percent in the decade 1998-2008. But the story is vastly different for benzodiazepines.

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is currently defined as having excessive anxiety that's not related to a medical condition. Should researchers change that definition for obese individuals?

Researchers at UCLA have discovered a brain-scan technique that could help detect dementia in adults with Down syndrome. The researchers created a chemical marker, known as FDDNP.

Exciting progress is being made in the treatment of advanced Parkinson's disease. Levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet) intestinal gel (LCIG), shows great promise minimizing the number of times patients experience symptoms.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first device that can simultaneously perform both a PET scan and an MRI.

There's a lot of buzz about red and processed meats causing an increased risk for cancer. But what does that mean for your backyard grilling this summer? MD Anderson has some healthy BBQ tips.

Thousands of children and adults are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every year. What if there was a way to stop this terrible disease? Well, scientists may be closer to a answer.

Pharmaceutical treatment of epilepsy is the predominant therapy for most patients. For an estimated one million patients with epilepsy, these drugs simply don't work.

The 2009 influenza pandemic exposed some weakness in our healthcare system including the available inventory and the relevancy in treating flu outbreaks.