The number-one age-related eye disease, which affects more than 22 million Americans, is cataracts -- a clouding of the eyes' lenses. Cataracts affect more individuals than glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy combined.

Psoriasis, one of humanity's oldest known diseases, has also been one of its most misunderstood. But in a new study that could change researchers' perspective of the skin disorder and potentially lead to powerful new drug targets

Research studies just published out of Germany have determined that women with very low blood levels of 25(OH)D have a considerably higher risk of getting breast cancer.

A woman in an Orissa village, chained since the past 15 years by her family because they could not afford medical treatment for her mental illness, has finally got help from the district administration, an official said on Sunday.

"... nothing erase McCain's "25-year record of voting against women's freedom of privacy." Even picking an abortion rights proponent like former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as a running mate would do little to change the underlying dynamics .....

Explaining why McCain can't promise not to raise taxes on middle class families, Furman cited the Arizona Republican's plan to tax employer-provided health care and give tax credits directly to consumers. ....

McCain supporters ... have yet to learn that McCain's position on abortion is directly at odds with their own...The confounding problem with McCain's FLIP FLOPS is that his public statements on abortion have been anything but straight.

A pensioner was told he is not eligible for a replacement guide dog because he walks too slowly. Eric Gamsby, 78, a widower from Daubhill, near Bolton, Greater Manchester, was assessed by the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, who concluded that he wa

These beef products were produced on June 17, June 24 and July 8, 2008. The shipping containers and product labels bear the establishment number "EST. 19336" inside the USDA mark of inspection as well as the brand "Coleman Natural.

You probably have heard of millet--as a treat for your pet parakeet. As ancient as the Bible, millet is an important staple in China, Japan, Africa, India and other areas, but in the U.S., it is more often used as bird and cattle feed