In today's genetic news, medical experts are now saying that personal genetic makeup can affect how a person reacts to blood pressure medications. If you're on generic hypertension medication, this news may be of significance to you. Custom ...

Photo: Getty Images I saw a baby in church who was so fat, it looked painful. I looked at her fat parents and wanted to slap them both silly -- Three Stooges style -- but we were in church. The preacher was talking about forgiveness, and as bad ...

In what appears to be the largest long-term study of autism causes yet, a five-year study will commence soon that will observe genetic and environmental factors of the condition by looking at 2,700 children (maybe more) and their families. Autism has ...

It's still a mystery to me that many pill bottles and drug dispensing vehicles given to elderly patients have plentiful pieces of confusing language and supporting information not likely to be understood by many patients. Now, to those with perfect ...

I adopted my son from foster care when he was 10 years old. He arrived in my home with a list of diagnoses long enough to rival Santa's naughty and nice list. The list of medications my son was on wasn't much shorter. It's a sad state of affairs for ...

The next time you gather the family around for that holiday dinner, you might want to ask some medical questions after all the eating is done. Why? Well, new research out of Scotland says that paying attention to the heart risk factors of close ...

Higher co-pays for prescription medications are causing some seniors to have almost 15 percent less of them that those who have a flat or stable co-pay for their medications. A new report concluded this past week reported this, and it presents an ...

For most kids the phrase "Go ask your mother," or conversely, "Go ask your father" was an annoying tactic that parents used to delay denying or consenting to a request. There are some important health-related questions, though, that only your parents ...