Health News

Lasering Pre-Cancerous Skin Lesions
If you've been a sun worshipper, visiting your dermatologist to have regular skin cancer screenings should be part of your preventative health maintenance. A new procedure has been shown to be effective in treating suspicious spots before they become cancerous.
Fibromyalgia: All-Body Pain
Among the multitude of chronic pain disorders is a condition called fibromyalgia. People with fibromyalgia have to deal with a variety of physical issues. But that's not all: the disorder also affects mood.
How to Control Overactive Bladder
Overactive bladder can have a big impact on your quality of life. But there are simple things that you can do to change your behavior, and help relieve your symptoms.
Cutting the Cord Later
Soon after a baby is born, the umbilical cord is clamped. But just how long those minutes should be, in between birth and clamping, is the subject of some controversy.
Overcoming Thyroid Cancer Resistance
Thyroid cancer is usually successfully treated with surgery. The problem is - this is one of the cancers that tends to reappear. New research has uncovered a means for overcoming a common obstacle in treating thyroid cancer.
Growing up With Crohn's Disease
Like type 2 diabetes, Crohn's disease once was thought to be an adult illness. Not anymore. Children and adolescents are also plagued with this disease that plays havoc on the digestive tract.
FDA Approves Eylea For Eye Disorder In Older People
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Eylea ( aflibercept ) to treat patients with wet ( neovascular ) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in Americans ages 60 and older.
STD Rates Still Rising in U.S.
If you're sexually active with multiple partners, listen up: More Americans are picking up sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However, fewer people are infected with syphilis.
Increased Drug Options for Mental Health
A cooperation agreement which has made national investing headlines may also bring good news for schizophrenia sufferers. 
A Preschool Intervention
Recent studies have shown symptoms of clinical depression arising as early as age three. Doctors have responded by creating a therapy that parents can use to help.