More and more young (premenopausal) women who are diagnosed with noninvasive breast cancer (or DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ) are opting for mastectomies—the most aggressive surgery they can get.

A new study suggests that eating red meat may be causing cancer. So what can you do about this?

a number of studies have now shown that older women with diabetes in fact suffer more bone fractures than do non-diabetic women of the same age.

Think of your brain as a muscle: It gets stronger with exercise. Your everyday mental tasks are like walking, but how about a real workout? Try these simple exercises to boost your brain power and clear away the fog of forgetfulness.

1. Use your non-dominant hand
Tackling new tasks improves brain capacity in younger people and has a restorative effect on mental faculties that are declining. ...

Despite being warned that they are at increased risk of getting breast cancer, young women who were treated with chest radiation (also known as mantle radiation) for a childhood cancer are not getting their mammograms as they should.

RLS is a rather common condition characterized by discomfort, usually below the knees and in both legs, that occurs only when a person is at rest.

You may be surprised to learn that the herbs you have been regularly using to infuse your food with appetizing flavors also have amazing healing abilities. They are easily grown in your own home so you can have them on hand to use whenever the urge to cook strikes you.

During the postpartum period, about 1 in 15 women develops thyroiditis, a transient autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid gland marked by an accumulation of certain white blood cells in that gland.

Breast tissue was not designed to be bounced up and down vigorously, mile after mile at a time.

According to surveys, large numbers of asthmatics are taking proton pump inhibitors, which cost between $150 and $180 per month.