Three plants from a guide to traditional plant remedies of the South that the Confederate Surgeon General commissioned during the height of the Civil War have antiseptic properties, according to new research.

Cities in the United States are getting less segregated and, according to a recent national survey, most Americans value the country’s racial diversity.

The current trend for certain foods and dietary components to be called “superfoods” is frequently associated with exotic and expensive products. 

As a doctor, I encourage mothers to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is affordable, helps with bonding and has health benefits for both the infant and mother.

The leaves of a variety of medicinal plants can stop the growth of breast, cervical, colon, leukemia, liver, ovarian, and uterine cancer, a new study shows.

We choose to spend money on household items based on how they look, feel and taste, and how we think they might make our lives better.

Keto, low-carb, low glycemic index, Mediterranean, DASH diet, low-fat: there are a dizzying array of diets claiming to optimize health. Some are based on sound science and some are not...

Superfoods is a buzzword now part of mainstream food and health language, often touted as miracle foods that cure all ills, stave off ageing and disease, or aid weight loss.

Scientists might have found an early detection method for some forms of dementia, according to new research.

Concussion is a temporary disturbance in brain function following an impact to the head. It can also occur after a blow to the body, if the force is transmitted to the head.

The drugs apixaban and clopidogrel—without aspirin—comprise the safest treatment regimen for certain patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib), according to new research.

As a researcher of nanomaterials, I am often asked: “When are we finally going to start seeing nanotechnology products on the market?”

Gay men currently receive little research attention when it comes to health issues such as eating disorders and other body image concerns.

New technology keeps your body’s electrical signals contained, which can protect medical devices like pacemakers from hacking, researchers report.

Essential oils continue to be used—as they have been throughout history—for their protective, restorative, rehabilitative, hedonistic qualities, seamlessly providing physiological and psycho-emotional-spiritual support, apparently bridging the pragmatic, natural, and ethereal dynamics of life and existence.

Foodborne pathogens account for about four million illnesses in Canada annually, affecting one in eight Canadians.

This is a common picture in a family physician’s office. These ill-defined symptoms without any clear cause might well be the result of social isolation and boredom