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An experimental therapy known as low-intensity shock wave treatment might improve erectile dysfunction, particularly for men with only mild to moderate sexual difficulties, a research review suggests.

In a study of suicide rates by occupation, the workers that killed themselves most often were farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen.

When Roo, an abandoned 5-year-old sheltie, arrived at the Human Society of Marion County, Florida, the canine could hardly walk due to a congenital deformity.

In what’s reportedly a first-of-its-kind procedure, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center performed a kidney transplant on a patient without the need for dialysis.

When Jared Andersen was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer in his left hand, he had a chance to fulfill any wish and chose to transform his high school gym’s crumbling weight room.

There's a new drug-resistant infection on the rise, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is alerting hospitals nationwide to be on the lookout for Candida auris, a difficult-to-identify yeast infection that can prove fatal to those it infects.

Stretching just 10 minutes a day might help ease menopause and depression symptoms in middle-aged women, a small study suggests.

As two attorneys living on the Upper West Side, Alexandra Kling and her husband, Jake, barely see each other during the work week.

People with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease, are more likely to have heart attacks and strokes when they have a family history of cardiovascular problems, a Danish study suggests.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden threatened Wednesday to pull federal funding for cancer studies that fail to publicly disclose their results, putting pressure on researchers, clinicians and drug companies to speed up progress toward cancer cures.

Getting children to mow the lawn is a common way to teach them responsibility.

Hair loss can be frustrating, but for those who are at the early stages or are ineligible for a hair transplant, an innovative solution may help— a brand-new form of treatment that uses amniotic tissue.

Every cookie dough lover knows eating the stuff raw is risky because uncooked eggs could result in salmonella exposure.

A Canadian bride did not let her wedding get in the way of motherhood when her 9-month-old daughter began crying during the ceremony.

Lounging by the pool or waking up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom aren’t what most able-bodied individuals would consider to be complicated tasks, but for bilateral amputees, the process of changing their prostheses just to do everyday activities can be cumbersome.

A Minnesota woman known as “Lisa the power lifter” is sharing her story of how she went from being diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer to taking home weightlifting trophies over the span of one year.

After four decades of dramatic progress, the public-health battle in the U.S. against the ravages of heart disease may have hit a wall.

Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Pat Summitt died today (June 28) at age 64 after a five-year battle with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Head lice and strep throat aren’t the only things you can catch in a classroom.