While fad diets that favor one food group over another seem to come and go with regularity, one strategy is proving remarkably enduring.... More

A breakthrough finding could lead to new ways of combating hard-to-treat common culprits in food poisonings as well as bacteria that often attack those with... More

Crowned Miss America in 1999 and now a busy wife, mother, and leading advocate for diabetes research and education, Nicole Johnson recently answered questions about... More

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Q: I have been told that I have sinus bradycardia (heart rate of 40 to 50 beats per minute resting, sometimes below 40 ... More

Q: I take warfarin and atenolol for atrial fibrillation and simvastatin for high cholesterol. I also take potassium and calcium supplements. Might one work against... More

Patients who are allergic to sulfa and require a diuretic (“water”) pill have several options. In general, the sulfa contained in antibiotic drugs has a... More

Coumadin is an important drug in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. In some people, however, combining it with an antidepressant may increase the risk of... More

Here’s promising news about exercise and genetics from the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders.... More

Today’s electronic devices for the heart are like “having an emergency room in your chest,” says cardiology consultant Dr. Douglas P. Zipes. Devices such as... More

Seems we have some work to do when it comes to protecting arguably our most valuable asset—good health. But it’s never too late. And the... More

If caught early, 99 percent of the one million cases of skin cancer diagnosed each year are curable. The American Academy of Dermatology is urging... More