What do Cher, film director Blake Edwards, and actors Morgan Fairchild and James Garner have in common? Fibromyalgia, a condition that plagues approximately 2% of the American population, causing widespread pain and fatigue.

Cervical Cancer Screening Month is in January, but it's always a good time to remember to book an appointment for that Pap smear you've been putting off.

An up-and-coming Brazilian model died this week after succumbing to a seemingly ordinary urinary tract infection. How did this happen? The twenty-year-old contracted an antibiotic resistant organism.

It is far better to avoid any alcohol during pregnancy than to risk the consequences. Here is the low-down on pregnancy and alcohol and how to help prevent brith defects.

In 1922, Banting, along with his collaborators Best, Macleod, and Collip, Canadian scientists at the University of Toronto, discovered insulin as a treatment for diabetes. Today, insulin is still the most important development in the war on diabetes.

A new study has discovered that women with low serum levels of vitamin D were far more likely to require a C-section (up to four times) than those women with normal levels.

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking turned 67 years old this month (January 8th), despite living with ALS for over 40 years.