The nails are a great indication of health — as well as a harbinger of disease that should not be ignored.

The idea of a carefree life with loyal robots available to do our work for us has always had some appeal — think back to the Jetsons, Star Wars, and Buck Rogers. But doing dishes for us is one thing. Doing surgery on us is another thing entirely.

The latest study shows that individuals with high vitamin K levels experienced a 41 percent reduction in “incident cardiac heart disease.”

Shallots had the highest antioxidant activity among the 11 varieties tested, with six times more phenolics than the lowest-ranked onion, the Vidalia.

In fact, some experts believe that sunscreen might actually be contributing to increasing skin cancer rates by offering a false sense of security and keeping people from looking toward better protection.

Beta-carotene has been a buzzword in cancer prevention circles for some time, but that one carotene doesn’t tell the whole story

Most doctors bounce their patients from one prescription pain reliever to another, which offer just temporary relief from painful symptoms for a nice chunk of change

A recent study showed that various Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) procedures and techniques are more effective with fewer side effects than anything the drug companies have come up with for seasonal allergies.

Once a staple on American dinner tables, the white potato has been shunned as a high-carb food outcast for the last couple of years.

Unless you’re getting enough iodine, you may also be raising your risk of breast cancer by taking that thyroid supplement.