Alzheimer’s is a form of dementia that leads to problems with memory, thinking, and behavior.

Gun safety among the elderly has become a pressing issue.

The CDC reported this week that most food poisoning cases can be traced to norovirus contamination by infected kitchen staff touching the food with their bare hands.

Saudi health officials follow insights from recent review and add 100 confirmed MERS infections that were previously misclassified, raising the total in that country to 575 cases.

A new study demonstrates possible links between bilingualism and cognitive benefits that could help stave of dementia in late adulthood, regardless of the age the language was learned.

Liver cancer is the sixth most commonly occurring cancer in the world.

When six-hour time blocks were examined, the observed suicide frequency between midnight and 5:59 a.m. was 3.6 times higher than previously expected.

More than 80 percent of the TV ads in 2013 were for one particular brand of e-cigarettes, blu eCigs.

Two experimental drugs that “reveal” hiding cancer cells to the body’s immune system show striking promise in the treatment of advanced, metastatic melanoma.

One hypothesis is that the standard of care may change throughout the day and between weekdays and weekends.