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While grief may make a person feel they want to die—the vast majority do not.

Not only does compassion decrease suffering by helping those in need, but also it can boost your bond with others. Plus, you may find that the pursuit of compassion makes...

Some of the most common injuries, accidents, and medical problems that can arise during the holiday season.

Could it happen to you?

New research from the American Association for Cancer Research has added melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — to the list of cancers correlated to alcohol use.

There are those shoppers whose impulse buys are so common that they might be teased as "shopaholics."

Did you know that all people with diabetes are at risk for vision loss and blindness from diabetic eye disease? African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Hispanics/Latinos, and older...

A head injury is any trauma to your scalp, skull, or brain. Head injuries can range in severity from a mild bump on your head to a serious brain injury.

Physical therapy can be effective in treating a condition more than 3 million Americans live with every day: chronic pain.

There are times in life when anxiety is hard to avoid.

What's the proper etiquette for meeting someone who is visually impaired?

"In many cases melanomas are the ugly duckling on the body. People can sometimes pick them out even from an untrained eye," Julia Curtis, MD, assistant director of the mole...

As the temperature drops but before the snow falls, more and more people are hitting the gym instead of the trail. Weightlifting has multiple potential benefits - it may increase...

For seemingly no physical reason, you find yourself paralyzed and can't speak. It sounds like the plot of a horror movie, but such frightening symptoms can actually happen to people...

By being safe on a dark night, your kiddos will be happier and will possibly get more candy.

Having breast cancer is hard enough. But a new technology called Savi Scout is making lumpectomies easier for patients and surgeons.

You don't need a vocabulary lesson when you don't feel well. Always ask if you don't understand something your health care provider says, but just in case, here are the...

Kidney stones are a painful condition that affects more than 300,000 Americans a year. Now a new study suggests a fun day at the amusement park may help relieve them.

This guide will answer your questions about puberty, your period, and more.

Pokemon GO is popular all over the world, and is being praised for improving players' health by getting them up and moving. The benefits go beyond physical well-being though, also...

The steep rise in the price of the EpiPen - and the controversy surrounding the increase - has people who rely on the drug looking for ways to save money...

Pharmaceuticals are big business, and that has many asking if the companies producing them are placing profits before patients.

As the opioid epidemic grows so does the spread of fentanyl. A new report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report shows the number of drug products testing positive for...

Whether you're bittersweet or blissful now that the kids are back in class, you probably share a few typical concerns with every other parent.