Next to Botox, the most popular nonsurgical way to freshen up your looks is with a so-called "soft tissue" filler, often relied on to smooth away the nose-to-mouth line called the nasolabial or nasal labial fold.
More people would quit smoking when doctors routinely offer counseling and medication -- and when health plans cover the expense, says a Health and Human Services panel.
A high-tech procedure that delivers radiation deep within the brain relieved symptoms in half of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder who got no help from medication or talk therapy, a small study shows.
A study published in the May 2008 issue of Obesity Reviews shows that weight matters when it comes to warding off dementia: Obese people have an 80% increased risk for Alzheimer's disease compared to those with normal weight.
If your face looks younger than your years but your hands aren't keeping up, there's help. If you've got the funds, plastic surgeons have a host of solutions to make your hands look younger.
Babies born to women with even slightly higher-than-normal blood sugar levels are at increased risk for a range of pregnancy and delivery-related complications, findings from an international study confirm.
A new survey of more than 5,000 high school students suggests that while teen drivers generally understand common road safety risks, like driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and distractions, few recognize these hazards in real life or how they interact with their own inexperience.
A new, once-a-month shot shows promise for the treatment of schizophrenia. The new drug, called paliperidone palmitate, is an injectable form of the second-generation, or “atypical,” antipsychotic medication Invega.
Researchers are becoming increasingly convinced that tiny electric shocks delivered deep into the brain could mean new hope for patients with severe depression and other mental illnesses.
The risk of dying from smoking-related causes drops significantly within just a few years of giving up cigarettes, even for long-time smokers, new research shows.
A panel of expert advisors to the FDA took a dim view of efforts by OxyContin's manufacturer to market a new form of the prescription painkiller designed to cut down on tampering and abuse.
The long-term use of ibuprofen and possibly other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, but it is still not clear if the risks outweigh the potential benefits.
Some people who take aspirin to lower the risk of heart attacks and other clotting problems may have "aspirin resistance," according to new research review.
A technique known as breast enhancement with fat grafts or lipoaugmentation is showing promise, according to a panel of plastic surgeons at the annual meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in San Diego. Even so, they acknowledge that some concerns and questions remain to be resolved.
Many women who undergo a mastectomy for cancer in one breast and choose to have their other, healthy breast removed as a preventive measure are extremely satisfied with the results, researchers report.
Many women with breast implants who develop breast cancer can be effectively treated with breast-conserving treatment rather than a more disfiguring mastectomy, researchers say.
Women with breast cancer are increasingly being spared the misery and cost of chemotherapy, thanks to a test that characterizes each tumor by its genetic thumbprint.