The legislation approved Thursday would add the state's estimated 157000 homeless to the list of groups protected from hate-based violence. ...

By William Spain, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Battered by charges associated with its CityCenter project and a continuing slump in visitor spending ...

With the weather becoming warmer and pollen counts rising, owners of pet dogs and cats have been warned that seasonal allergies can also affect animals. ...

Here's another crack in the glass ceiling: New research shows that high-pressure jobs can raise the risk of heart disease in women as well as in men. ...

This was the third annual installment of the academy's special awards, and this year's crop tackled issues including Alzheimer's disease, physical handicaps ...

Imaging tools commonly used to detect breast cancer include PET/CT, a combination of positron emission tomography and a CT scan, chest X-rays, bone scans, ...

NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced today that it has awarded a grant of $210300 to Amicus ...

Dana Else with the Heart Association says the mission of this event is to change the future of heart disease..."the number two cause of death for children ...

Adult survivors of childhood cancer are four times as likely as their siblings to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder, UCLA researchers reported Monday. ...

Allergic to peanuts? Better check your pantry! Nestlo USA's Baking Division (in cooperation with the FDA) is voluntarily recalling certain batches of its ...

URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asthma is the most common chronic illness children face. It affects over 5 million children in the US It's not ...

By Eric Savitz Sprint (S) today confirmed that it will unveil a new value-oriented pay-by-the-minute pre-paid wireless brand; that will add to the company's ...

While there's a lot of work linking work stress to heart disease in men, little exists about the impact on women; but by 2008, in this study, 580 nurses had ...

By DAN CANFIELD THOMASTON — Each day, millions of people are diagnosed with cancer. Even worse is the fact that some of these people have no source of ...

Food allergies may arise from a variety of sources including eggs, milk, wheat, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish. According to experts at the ...

by T Goodman Caregiver spouses are at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease: image via Home Instead Senior Care No, Alzheimer's is not contagious - not in the ...

Q: A caller on your radio show said that using Crest desensitizing toothpaste instead of the usual brand had abolished his lifelong asthma symptoms. ...

By Lyndsey Layton An expert panel that advises the president on cancer said Thursday that Americans are facing "grievous harm" from chemicals in the air, ...

By Katrina Woznicki May 5, 2010 -- Too much pressure at work could be a significant risk factor for ischemic heart disease among younger female employees, ...

Nestlo USA's Baking Division (in cooperation with the FDA) is voluntarily recalling certain batches of its Nestlo CARNATION Famous Fudge Kits because the ...

Because care of an Alzheimer's afflicted family member can last for 15 to 20 years, interventions are necessary to alleviate stress, the research concluded. ...

By Fernando Quintero, Orlando Sentinel A 50-year-old Orange County woman has died from swine flu-related complications, county health officials reported ...

There are potential side effects such as asthma attacks, chest pain or tightness, nausea, headache, coughing up blood, anxiety, wheezing, or a partially ...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Diageo (NYSE:DEO) (LSE:UK:DEO) was upped to add from neutral by Evolution Securities after the Guinness maker's 12% comparable sales ...

Most recently it has been shown to reduce the incidence of Alzheimers. This same diet also includes many of the foods that were touted as longevity foods in ...

TORONTO—Researchers from two Canadian universities recently released findings from the country's first-ever nationwide food-allergy survey. ...

They were teammates for seven years, winning a World Series, dominating the AL West, and turning the Los Angeles Angels into a major power. ...

Luminaria Ceremonies will take place at multiple American Cancer Society Relay For Life events surrounding McDuffie County in the upcoming weeks. ...

The two companies are also working together on drugs targeting other diseases including Alzheimer's, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and ...

Pat Hoyle of Morganton has suffered from allergies since the fourth grade, but they got really bad when she moved to North Carolina in'85. ...

With last year's swine flu scare already a distant memory, the risk of a new epidemic is spreading across Europe. This time the fears have to do not with ...

Sometimes there is a second tab with an option to add a bookmark for that link to your wall. And a few apps also have a Profile tab where you can add a Tab ...

The truth is that, for practical purposes, all flu is bird flu. More specifically, duck flu. Ducks and other waterfowl are now considered to be the ...

Beebe Medical Center registration is under way for the 2010 Asthma Camp from Monday through Friday, July 12-16, at the University of Delaware's Virden ...

A strong body of research has linked caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's disease to depression, poorer overall health, and even earlier death. ...

Marban added that if you are consuming 10 or 100 times the quantity in a everyday multivitamin, you may be prompting your cells to developing cancer, ...

By Helen Altonn The so-called "novel" swine flu identified in Hawaii on May 5 last year quickly lost its novelty as it became the islands' dominant seasonal ...

One of Professor Frenneaux's areas of expertise is a genetic heart disease called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which affects one in 500 people and is often ...

Smoking cessation can reverse some of the lung damage that occurs among asthma sufferers from smoking cigarettes. Martine Broekema, Ph.D., of the University ...

"In the last month our commercial partner Covidien launched Exalgo(TM) into the US market, providing many patients with moderate-to-severe pain with access ...