Scientists Report New Findings on the Connection Between Diabetes and Heart Disease and Stroke The latest report from the NIH-sponsored EDIC study demonstrates that high blood glucose levels play a role in the development of atherosclerosis, putting people with diabetes at increased risk for heart disease and stroke.

Your Medicine Cabinet Needs an Annual Checkup Too What kind of medicines and other health products should you keep on hand to treat minor ailments or injuries? More importantly, where's the best place in the house to keep them? Here's what doctors, nurses and pharmacists recommend.

Heed Stroke's Warning Signs From the onset of stroke symptoms, time is precious. Getting emergency help within three hours can mean the difference between severe brain damage and full or partial recovery.

Getting Rid of Yeast Infections It's an itchy feeling you might hardly notice at first. Maybe, you muse, it's just that your jeans are too tight. Actually, tight jeans may have something to do with it. But if the itch keeps getting itchier, even when your jeans have been off for awhile, then there's something else involved.

Tossing and Turning No More: How to Get a Good Night's Sleep Insomnia, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, can be short-term and caused by stress or simple lifestyle factors, or chronic and caused by underlying medical disorders such as sleep apnea.

Breast Cancer Glossary It's so easy to get caught up in a whirlwind of medical terms. Take a look at this glossary of terms and procedures relating to breast cancer - it may clear up some unanswered questions you've had.

When Summertime Gets Too Hot to Handle Texas and other southern states have the highest rates of heat illnesses and deaths, but such deaths can occur nearly anywhere. Typically, about 240 people in the United States die from heat illnesses each year, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During heat waves, that number has risen to as high as 1,700.

Heading Off Migraine Pain In the first quarter of Super Bowl XXXII, Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis was hit hard and walked off the field with a towel draped over his head. A developing migraine made the sunlight difficult to bear....

New Success Against Stroke - Prevention, Improved Therapies Help Fight This Devastating Condition Stroke incidence is increasing slightly, but new therapies hold promise for reducing stroke's devastating damage.

Getting to Know Gout Say the word gout and some people will think of a bloated king surveying the remains of a sumptuous feast, wine glass in hand, swollen foot propped on a pillow--looking for all the world like the dismal product of a grossly overindulgent life.

What Is Fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and multiple tender points. Tender points refers to tenderness that occurs in precise, localized areas, particularly in the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips. People with this syndrome may also experience sleep disturbances, morning stiffness, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, and other symptoms.

Cystic Fibrosis: Tests, Treatments Improve Survival Because it causes gas, bloating, and other uncomfortable side effects, fiber may be the Rodney Dangerfield of food constituents. But with more and more research showing that a high-fiber diet may help prevent cancer, heart disease, and other serious ailments, roughage has started to get some respect.....

Lights, Camera, Telemedicine In Hays, Kansas, an infant is born with a heart murmur. Because there is a slight chance of severe cardiac problems when this happens, Robert Cox, M.D., a pediatrician and medical director of rural development and telemedicine at Hays Medical Center, seeks the advice of a cardiologist in Kansas City, which is 270 miles away.

Radiation Aids Arteries After Angioplasty The world's oceans and waterways hold great promise as the source of new drugs, biologics, and medical devices.