On the heels of new controversial mammogram guidelines, there are now new recommendations for Pap smear tests for women in their 20s.

Chest pains can strike quickly, and end up something as simple as indigestion, or as complex as a heart attack.If you are having chest pains, there is one test

The sound of a dentist's drill can make almost anyone cringe. In fact, some of you say just the thought of going under the drill, will keep you out of the

When babies are born, parents one get one shot to bank their precious umbilical cord blood. It's a decision that could cost a couple of thousand dollars, but

A drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being called Viagra for women. Flibanserin is a pill that works on the pleasure center of a woman's brain to

In a dramatic reversal that has stirred wide debate.  A key government panel has recommended that women should begin mammograms at 50, not 40.  FOX 13's Dr.

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin -- drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite

Three years ago, Chad Soileau weighed 464 pounds -- a weight he said changed his life, because he says he realized the obesity would eventually kill him. But

It's the last thing we want: to get sick with a cold or the flu, especially with the big holidays right around the corner. Washing our hands can help keep

Some doctors think they've uncovered a new use for statins, the popular cholesterol-fighting drug. Research shows they can help battle gall stones, a condition

You wash and you scrub, but your clean house can still be a safe-haven for germs that can make you sick. From bacteria to allergens, they're the tiny bugs no

Researchers say keeping a healthy body weight can reduce your cancer risk quite a bit.

Many factors can cause pink eye, like allergies, viruses and bacteria. And up until now, your doctor treated most cases the same. But that could change, for

You watch your fat, and you watch your calories, but the food you eat could still be bad for you. Dietitians say we're eating way too much sodium, and it can

We've all heard that the swine flu is a young person's disease, but now there's new concern for people over the age of 50.