A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it's intended to boost the libido of women who have lost interest in sex. It will be prescribed at UVa in coming months to women who are suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

The condition is believed to affect one-third of American women.

"It is the most common sexual problem that women...

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The great-grandparent of all human blood cells has been identified. And if could lead to new treatments for blood cancers and other blood diseases.

Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine isolated the cell - called the multipotent progenitor – which fills an important gap in the human blood cell family tree. It is the first offspring of the bone marrow stem cell.

The scientists isolated the human progenitor cell by grouping blood cells according to...

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Six good eating habits that will help prevent cancer

Excess body weight, even just a little, increases your risk of cancer, according to a study released this week by the American Institute for Cancer Research. But staying active and following six rules for good eating can turn the odds back in your favor, researchers say.

Researchers analyzed more than 7,000 large-scale studies over five years and are now convinced, said Philip James, a member of the report's panel of...

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For years health authorities have warned of the growing threat posed by drug-resistant bacteria, but most of us have been half-listening. Not anymore.

A virulent strain of bacteria that resists many antibiotics appears to be killing more people annually than AIDS, emphysema or homicide, taking an estimated 19,000 lives in 2005, according toa study published last week in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The recent death of a 17-year-old high school football payer in...

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The results of a new study provide no evidence to support the notion that patients with cancer can influence the course or outcome of their cancer by making changes to improve their emotional well-being or, in particular, that psychotherapy can help them live longer.

Of 1,093 head and neck cancer patients who provided information on their emotional health during their cancer treatment, Dr. James C. Coyne of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and colleagues found that emotional...

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