American Heart Association. (American Heart Association) Throw on a spot of red today, or a whole outfit. Women’s heart health takes the forefront in February, and the American Heart Association

Mother nursing sick child with measles. (iStockphoto) Anti-vaxxers, as parents more afraid of vaccinating their children than they are of deadly diseases are called, tend to be affluent and well

Could a cure for cancer be on the way? A group of Israeli scientists say they’ll have one in a year. (iStock) A group of Israeli scientists say they’ll have

Marijuana plants (iStockphoto) It was a medical mystery for a Calgary woman who vomited more than 30 times in a day, spent months hospitalized with a feeding tube, and dropped

The Delaney twins were fully separated in June of 2017, and are now doing well. (Courtesy of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) The now two-year-old twins who are among the youngest

As many as 7 million Americans have been sick with the flu so far this season, new CDC stats reveal. (Cecilie_Arcurs / Getty Images) As many as 7 million Americans

The overall cancer death rate in the U.S. has dropped continuously for 25 years — from 1991 to 2016 — by an impressive total of 27%. (iStock) There’s some good

Christmas Eve is potentially the most high-risk day for heart attacks, with the peak occurring around 10 p.m. (iStock) Christmas Eve may be the most high-risk day of the year

Some drug prices are expected to increase. (Bradley Kanaris / Getty Images) Prescription drug prices are expected to spike in the new year — despite President Trump’s campaign promise that

The more cats or dogs young children grow up with, the lower the chances that they’ll develop allergies, according to a new study (Sonsedska / Getty Images/iStockphoto) There’s a new

American waistlines are growing, according to a new study by the National Center for Health Statistics. (M. Spencer Green / AP) There’s a fresh wake-up call to go easy on

Woman running outdoors – Young sportive girl jogging at sunset on Brooklyn Bridge, close up on shoes (iStockphoto) Increased obesity rates, opioid use and suicide are driving up the premature-death

The federal government has at least temporarily halted some of the research using fetal tissue implanted into mice to seek cures for HIV, Parkinson’s and other diseases, citing its need

FILE PHOTO: This 1975 microscope image made available by the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria magnified 200X. A report by the CDC released on

Too much sleep can be a bad thing. (iStockphoto) Much has been made of the perils of too little sleep. But it turns out another one warns against getting too