Heart disease is on track to tighten its grip on American women. New projections from the American Heart Association warn that over the next 25 years, cardiovascular disease will rise sharply, driven ...

Type 2 diabetes is often associated with excessive sugar intake, but lifestyle factors including body weight, exercise, and ...

Modifiable risk factors such as alcohol consumption, BMI, dietary patterns and smoking could shift cancer risk as much as 60% ...

If your doctor has ever told you to "keep an eye on your numbers," here's good news: The rules around what’s considered high ...

A local woman plans to honor her mother's memory as a captain in the American Lung Association's 12th Annual Lung Force Walk this weekend at the Philadelphia Zoo.

A Wilkinsburg police officer fatally shot an armed man on Tuesday, the Allegheny County Police Department said.

For the first time, researchers found blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease that correlated with minor cognitive ...

Facing scorching heat and rising AC costs, an innovative DIY roof coating offers a budget-friendly solution. Using readily available materials like lime powder, waterproofing solution, and binder, ...

When Sue Llewellyn first developed a pain in her leg in 2011, doctors told her she probably just had a cramp. “There was no redness or swelling, but I had a pain that felt like someone was pressing ...

As women navigate hot flushes, sleep issues and changing waistlines, there’s another quieter change that can often occur during perimenopause and post-menopause that deserves just as much attention: ...

Distinguishing between rat snakes and venomous copperheads is crucial for safety. Copperheads possess distinct hourglass patterns and heat-sensing pits, while rat snakes are slender with blotchy ...

Our lifestyle is making us fatter and weaker and is contributing to the rapid rise of obesity.