Going vegetarian on Thanksgiving doesn't mean forcing tofu into faux poultry or shaping legumes into meat-like blobs.
Dr. Thom Mayer explains how the NFL is improving how they treat players who suffer from head injuries.
Going vegetarian on Thanksgiving doesn't mean forcing tofu into faux poultry or shaping legumes into meat-like blobs.
I am at risk of rectal cancer because of my orientation and not able to find reliable info. Where can I go to actually get the true information about this? And where can I go to get free publications? Any info would be great, as I am hearing that this is on the rise.
Dr. Thom Mayer explains how the NFL is improving how they treat players who suffer from head injuries.
A Belgian car crash victim who was misdiagnosed as being in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time, it has emerged.
It's that time of year to make your list, check it twice -- and hit the stores. Happily, some retailers today are realizing that shoppers want a healthy experience as well as bargains.
We offer tips on how to keep from contracting or spreading the flu when you travel this holiday season.
The UK's advisory body says the extra time a drug can buy cancer patients doesn't justify the high cost. ITN's Lawrence McGinty reports.
The truth about tryptophan. CNN goes beyond the surface to carve out the truth behind the post-meal nap.
The biggest travel day of the year is almost here. Elizabeth Cohen tells you how to protect yourself from the flu.
Two women are awarded big money from Pfizer after suing over hormone replacement therapy. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
New HIV infections have fallen worldwide by 17 percent over the past eight years, a testament to prevention efforts, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday.
A new study finds a bacterial infection is being spread to hospital patients by those coming in for outpatient procedures.
I don't have a question. However, I would like to make a comment. I found the antidepressant Lamictal to be a godsend. I feel like a new person since I've been taking it. I also take Neurontin, which really takes the edge off. I feel for the person who can't find the right medicine. Don't give up, keep trying new drugs.
Like most people, you probably think of cholesterol -- if you think of it at all -- and picture fatty foods and heart trouble.
Misdiagnosed as being in a coma, a Belgian man is now communicating after 23 years. ITN's Robert Moore reports.
CNN's global health show Vital Signs has teamed up with world renowned anti-aging experts to bring you an in-depth discussion on the search for immortality.
At Lincoln University, students with a high body mass index (BMI) must take a fitness class in order to graduate.
Most people know him as Sean. But to his best friends, Sean Hannah is "Spiderman." Since he was a child, Hannah has been scaling fences, climbing trees and skinning knees -- all in the name of fun. He says he just likes to keep moving. "I am very active. I like to change my routine. Keep it different," he says.
Last night, I was walking out from work late at night, and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a bat sitting on the parking lot lawn charged toward me and within seconds flew very close to me. I did not have time to react or realize what happened or if it touched me.
Melissa Long reports on a new exercise routine that keeps you moving, and moving, and moving....
Personal trainer Sean Hannah teaches and performs Parkour, an intense physical workout using everyday outdoor obstacles.
CNN's Betty Nguyen and Dr. Donna Plecha cut through the confusion caused by suggested mammogram guideline changes.
CNN's Betty Nguyen and Dr. Donna Plecha cut through the confusion caused by suggested mammogram guideline changes.
Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.
For pregnant women, Thanksgiving doesn't have to mean an end to eating healthy. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said.
A new obesity report predicts Americans are becoming fatter and health care will cost more as a result.
Changes to two important screening guidelines for women this week. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen sorts it out.
I can't do a pushup or pull-up because of rotator cuff and carpal tunnel issues. What kind of exercise moves can I do instead that will get me the same sort of gains? Thanks.
It was early on a Monday, just the seventh week of school, when Danelle Olivares decided she would have to keep her 5-year-old daughter home from kindergarten. Trinity had a nasty stomach bug, but no fever, and Olivares figured that a day of rest at home would make things OK.
When Lori Zeller lost her sister to suicide in 1991, she began a life of activism.
The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer.
Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at new guidelines for cervical cancer screenings.
A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42.
For many Muslims it's the journey of a lifetime: making the Hajj pilgrimage. Almost 3 million faithful, together, in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. But this year, the Hajj could become an incubator for the H1N1 virus.
Saudis take serious measures to prevent the spread of swine flu during the Hajj. CNN's Isha Sesay reports.
What will it mean for insurance coverage if mammography guidelines change? Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Somebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through the clinic in their football jerseys singing uplifting songs in order to inspire other HIV-infected people like them.
The benefits of putting out that last cigarette can be felt right away as Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
Dr. Daniel Kopans, a leading expert on mammograms, slams the task force that penned new guidelines.
Breast cancer surgeons, cancer organizations and even the White House are expressing concern about new screening recommendations issued by the United States Preventive Services Task Force.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers viewer questions on the mammogram panel's findings.
A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.
A new poll has found more than half of U.S. adults do not want the swine flu vaccine. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
In this day and age of increasing drug prices, Elizabeth Cohen explains what you can do to keep costs down.
More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.
The fallout continues after a federal task force changed guidelines on mammograms. CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta weighs in.
Breast cancer survivors react to new mammogram guidelines issued by a government task force.
A vacation to Washington nearly a decade ago led to a life-changing revelation for Kathi Cordsen. Passing by a breast cancer awareness event, her mother blurted it out: Her doctor had just confirmed that she had breast cancer.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta questions a member of the task force that revised mammogram guidelines for women.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at a new study that links folic acid and vitamin B-12 with an increased cancer risk.
How does tamoxifen affect weight? Can one expect weight loss after the prescription is over? Thanks.
Women carrying twins need to be monitored closely to ensure a healthy pregnancy, as Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports.
As the health care debate focuses on lowering costs, prescription drug prices are rising. CNN's Louise Schiavone reports.
A CNN Tonight panel debates the new and controversial guidelines concerning mammograms.
Advocacy groups disagree with new guidelines about mammograms for women in their 40s. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Cricket is the national sport in Pakistan, but what makes the First Positive Cricket Team stand out from all the other Karachi-based clubs is that its members are all HIV positive.
Dr. Charles Raison answers your questions about mental disorders, including postpartum depression and OCD.
As the temperature begins to drop, we go Beyond the Surface to see if what mom said about the cold is true.
Pushing back the start time for routine mammograms from 40 to 50 makes some women nervous.
Atlantis astronaut Dr. Robert Satcher shows off his spacesuit and explains how he will stay fit while in space.
People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate levels of the "sunshine vitamin," according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando. This link seems to be even stronger in the winter.
Christi Paul reports on new federal guidelines that says women should not get mammograms before age 50.
It is known that people who have had a depressive episode have a high chance of experiencing a second depressive episode. It seems that people are more "sensitive" to stress/life events (kindling hypothesis). What options are available for people who had a depressive episode in the past, to avoid having a recurrence or at least lower the chances of a recurrence in the future?
Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at a new report that says teens are weighing more because they're eating too much.
Heart attack patients are exposed to a radiation dose equal to about 725 chest X-rays over the course of their hospital stay, according to research presented Monday at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida.
Heart patients who take certain stomach-acid-suppressing drugs to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding may be at increased risk of dying after a cardiac procedure, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Orlando, Florida.
With all the talk about lowering health care costs, prescription prices are skyrocketing. CNN's Alina Cho reports.
A government task force has changed mammogram guidelines. CNN's Kiran Chetry explains.
After 26 hours of surgery, twin girls in Australia have been separated. Australia News' Maura Angle reports.
Most people take their birth certificates for granted, but for millions of people around the world, they simply do not exist, causing them to miss out on fundamental rights, including access to free health care and education services, according to the Britain-based international charity Plan.
Talbot Kennedy became a quadriplegic on the last day of high school. He's still an athlete.
When Melinda Roberts is watching animated movies with her kids -- 7, 9, and 11 -- she'll help them recognize voice actors and talk about the creation process so they won't get scared.
A study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and Vytorin. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
I have HSV-1 and HSV-2. I found out that my outbreaks are now forming from the inside lining of my genital area, which is all the way in the vagina. My question is -- does this mean my outbreaks are becoming severe, and am I more susceptible to cancer? And what's the best treatment for HSV-2?
Living in a wheelchair doesn't have to mean a life without sports. Athletes compete in wheelchair rugby.
Authorities are investigating the death of six newborns at a government hospital in southern India over allegations of equipment failure and staff negligence.
A Georgia man lives to tell about a brutal bout with H1N1 that kept him in a coma for a month. Brooke Baldwin reports.
CNN's Brooke Baldwin reports on the changing role of marijuana in the medical community.
The Food and Drug Administration has notified about 30 manufacturers of alcoholic beverages containing added caffeine that it intends to take a look at their products.
Gigi reaches up into her sun salutation. She steps back into her high lunge and kicks her legs straight into plank pose, a push-up she holds without wobbling for 10 seconds before looking up impatiently at her yoga teacher.
CNN's Deborah Feyerick reports on the unusually high rate of H1N1 infecting blacks and latinos in Boston.
Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed.
I think it's safe to say that you'll never need to use garlic to repel an old-school vampire. Plus, 21st-century vamps are so cute that I'm not sure I'd want to repel any of them. (I'm looking at you, True Blood Bill.)
Kidney disease is becoming a growing problem in developing countries, caused by an explosion in cases of diabetes and high blood pressure, experts say.
Take a look at how the ER staff at the Children's National Medical Center is handling swine flu cases.
When Kerry Higuera started bleeding three months into her pregnancy, she feared she was miscarrying. Heading to the emergency room seemed like the prudent thing to do.
Is phentermine safe to use? What drugs does it have a negative interaction with?
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at the case of a girl who sneezes 16 times a minute.
Urban corner stores may be a source of empty calories for kids, but there may be no other options.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen gives an update about the H1N1 vaccine and the deaths surrounding the virus.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen dispenses advice on avoiding hospital mix-ups and possibly dangerous errors.
Nearly 3,900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
The CDC has changed what it considers deaths from H1N1, pushing the toll to more than 4,000. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
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