How blood flow patterns help protect against heart disease

What Do You Lack? Probably Vitamin D

In a decade on the market, Viagra has helped millions of men become active again in the bedroom. But its use may spark other problems that can eventually lead to divorce, some marriage counselors say.

Sandoz, Momenta get FDA approval to make generic version of blood thinner Lovenox

The FDA has approved Revatio, a new formulation of Viagra (sildenafil), for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

Glossy magazines for men are rarely without racy features on "what really turns women on" or "how to have the best sex ever". For increasing numbers of men, though, the most avidly read accounts are those about how Viagra and other

Federal health advisers said Friday a government proposal to curb misuse of powerful painkillers does not go far enough to fix a problem linked to hundreds of fatal overdoses annually.

Link Is Independent of Exercise, Obesity and Other Factors. So What Gives?

Years of being overweight not only contributes to health problems but also to a person’s economic woes, new research suggests.

Middle-aged adults born at the height of China's famine in the 1950s and 60s may have a greater risk of abnormally high blood sugar than those born just a few years earlier or later, a new study finds.

For women whose sexual dysfunction is associated with the use of antidepressants, the erectile dysfunction drug sildenafil (Viagra) brought significant improvement, researchers here reported.

There has been a big increase in the number of people aged 50 and over catching HIV, latest figures show.

Men with a long ring finger could be three times more likely to develop prostate cancer, according to a report.

In a potential breakthrough that opens a new way to protect against HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, researchers found that a gel applied by women before and after sex cut the chance of acquiring the AIDS virus by 39% and the genital herpes

One of the most frustrating aspects of brain injuries is that they can be difficult to diagnose; emergency rooms can sometimes miss subtle symptoms, leading to improper treatment and potentially catastrophic consequences. Now, researchers are close to

Doctor groups criticized growing efforts by health plans to steer patients toward certain physicians based on cost or quality, arguing in a letter to insurers that the rankings may be unreliable and unfair.

Health officials in New York are ramping up regulation of more than 2,000 tanning salons and gyms as health advocates push for a law banning exposure to indoor ultraviolet rays by anyone under 18.

Some doctors are taking an unusual new approach to communicate better with patients—they are letting them read the notes that physicians normally share only with each other.

Patients typically have no idea what their doctor jots down about them after an office visit, and rarely read those notes, even though they have the legal right to do so.

In an effort to improve patient-doctor communication, researchers are launching a pilot program in which approximately 25,000 patients will have access to notes their doctors have made in their medical records.