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Medicine and Hope Are Allies in Care

For centuries, scientists have pursued treatments and cures for pressing and frightening illnesses. Throughout that time, we have called upon shamans and mystics, spiritual...

Obesity: Do Men and Women Have Different Brains?

NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT OBESITY affects the brain in sex-dependent ways. Specific brain parts appear different when we compare males and females with high body mass indexes.

Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the cervix. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus (the hollow, pear-shaped organ where a fetus grows).

Hospice Care on a Personal Level in My Family

The concept of hospice dates back several centuries and involves caring for sick travelers, strangers on their journeys to the Holy Land. The practice now shows an unsavory side fueled by greed and profit making.