'Active surveillance' of some prostate cancers safe: Study

Sheryl Ubelacker November 16, 2009

A significant proportion of men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer can be safely managed with "active surveillance" instead of undergoing radical treatment...

Dr. Mike Roizen November 16, 2009

A surprising number of people in their 50s and 60s share one bad habit with too many college kids – binge drinking.

Sheryl Ubelacker November 13, 2009

Canadian researchers have pioneered a new way to mend a patient's breastbone after open-heart surgery, using a Superman-strength glue that cuts healing time and...

Doubt cast on flu treatment for children

August 11, 2009

A scientific review published yesterday questions the merits of the broad use of antiviral drugs in children suffering from influenza.

Robert Cribb October 5, 2009

Five year olds instinctively master an oral care technique called the 29-second brushing. They insert bristles into mouth, do a couple of quick swirls around the...

September 15, 2009

The practice of routinely prescribing antibiotics to kids suffering from an ear infection is coming to a formal end.

Top doctor fills us in on New New Face

Malena Harbers November 19, 2009

Dr. Fredric Brandt defies all assumptions of what a person should look like at 60.

Andrew Chung November 19, 2009

As one of a handful of supercentenarians worldwide, and as the oldest person in North America, 114-year-old Mary Josephine Ray embodies the enduring human desire...

Anne-Marie Tobin November 17, 2009

James Watzke is a gerontologist and internationally known for his work on housing for seniors, so you'd expect when his own parents started having mobility issues...

Allergic to your sleeping partner(s)?

The You Docs November 20, 2009

If the first cold snap nixed what made you sneeze all fall, then why are you still sniffling? What's indoors can be just as bad, if not worse.

Marilynn Marchione November 11, 2009

People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe."

October 24, 2009

There could be something to that old wives' tale that garlic helps ward off a cold.