Medicine & TechnologyNeed to check your blood-sugar level? Soon, there will be an app for that. Doctors and other caregivers will soon be able to track blood-sugar levels in diabetic patients by simply using an app on their smartphone.
According to new research from Yale University and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), drinking coffee everyday could reduce your for malignant melanoma skin cancer.
The experimental ZMapp treatment created by Mapp Biopharmaceutical will soon begin human clinical tries in the United States and Liberia, following efforts to boost production capacity.
Putting down that cigarette can be just as hard as saying no to a freshly baked batch of cookies. But a key to adhering to positive behavioral changes may just be not practicing them alone.
A new study suggests that despite concerns of exposure to mercury, pregnant women that eat a lot of fish may not harm their unborn child. In fact, it could help prevent fetuses from having developmental issues later, as has been previously believed.
We're all aware of how we should be protecting ourselves from the sun's cancer-causing ultraviolet rays: Sunscreen, occupying the shade, and minimal sun exposure. We're force-fed those precautions each and every summer. But what if your daily coffee run could be just as beneficial? An study recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), may just reveal the link between coffee consumption and decreased rates of melanoma.
According to a new study the vapor produced by an e-cigarette can contain cancer-causing formaldehyde, at levels up to fifteen percent higher than regular cigarettes.
Anyone who has ever tried to quit smoking knows just how hard it can be. Though a new study suggests that if you want to quit smoking, lose weight, or just change an annoying habit, getting help from someone you love could be the key to success.
One of the best things you do after a hard day's work or after exercising may actually be killing you. A new study running in the Annals of Internal Medicine has found that sitting for extended periods of time increases your chances of a premature death, even with exercise.
Doctors at a hospital in London successfully transplanted the organs of an infant donor to two newborns that were in need late last year. The transplant marks the first time such a procedure has been done in the United Kingdom, although they have been performed in the United States, Germany, and Australia.
Most people are able to feel empathy for a friend or loved one who is experiencing physical or emotional pain. But it is often far more difficult to experience this same feeling when it is a stranger. Researchers now believe, however, that one of the major factors that prevent us from empathizing with others is stress.
Hepatitis C is a life-or-death disease of the liver that's known to be prevalent in third-world countries. But, with a steep medication price, treatment is often times a luxury. But with new Indian-based pharmaceutical companies joining Gilead, that all may change in the near future.
Don't have the time to call your doctor or healthcare provider for an appointment reservation? Not a problem, you may just be a text away from your 3 pm consultation.
It seems even if you drink enough to pass out, you are still in for a rough night of sleep. Scientists have found that people who drink alcohol before sleep go on to have more disturbed sleep later than the average person lying in rest.
Physicians have known for quite some time how great Vitamin D is for humans. It can be essential in preventative measures from many diseases and it has proven help people prevent many other major health risks and ailments too. But now, a new report suggests that it may aid us in the fight against colorectal cancer, as well.