When people hear the words “You have cancer,” life is suddenly divided into distinct parts. There was their life before cancer, and then there is life after cancer. The[...]

The United States boasts the best cancer care in the world, and yet many patients have complained that the "human" side of their care has lagged far behind. They often fe[...]

Many years ago, when I was at my heaviest, I joined a "diet" program that promised you could eat anything you wanted and be thin. All you had to do was repeat certain aff[...]

Want to stave off hunger? The idea of consuming a large meal may make you feel those pains a little less. Researchers discovered that the level of hunger subjects reported was link[...]

There's new evidence that listening to music can have a positive effect on your health. Dr. Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist from McGill University, and author of "This Is[...]

The Association of American Medical Colleges warns that by 2020, the U.S. will have a shortage of 45,000 family doctors. But as Barry Petersen reports, the cure may be found where [...]

When it comes to adding a shot of alcohol to your cold or flu remedy, it’s hard not to wish those boozy concoctions are doing some good for your health.  As it turns out[...]

Researchers are finding that obesity can also change a person's sense of smell so that they end up eating more, increase cancer-tumor growth, and disrupt sleep in ways other th[...]

The CDC has noted an early and nasty start to the flu season. Perhaps their own website has caught it, because as I'm writing this, the whole thing is down. Assuming it recover[...]

Forget fad diets pushing cabbage soup, weight-loss shakes or maple syrup. Swapping fatty foods for low-fat alternatives will keep you slim – and now there's World Health [...]