Sulforaphane, an antioxidant compound in broccoli may limit the damage which leads to serious lung disease, research suggests.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often caused by smoking and is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, affecting more than 16 million people. There is no cure for this deadly disease, and current drugs do not slow its progression

Researchers have taken a look at the health care needs of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina that remained in travel trailers and found barriers to their receiving adequate care.

Specifically, researchers found a worsening of chronic disease and mental illness, as well as barriers to individuals receiving care since they were displaced. But researchers said th meeting those needs were "essential" for ensuring recovery

Researchers think they have found a key that could enable them to suppress the formation of cancers of the esophagus, breast, head and neck.

After studying human tissue samples, they found that Fbx4, a naturally occurring enzyme, plays an important role in stopping another protein called Cyclin D1 that scientists think contributes to the early stages of cancer development

Thousands of Americans suffering from arthritis are being made to undergo unnecessary surgery.

According to a research by Brian Feagan of the University of Western Ontario, published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, a comparison of 178 patients showed that those who underwent arthroscopy had no advantage over those who took medication and went through physical therapy

Commonly performed arthroscopic knee surgery for people suffering from osteoarthritis is no more effective than exercise, physiotherapy and pain killers, new Canadian research shows.

Researchers at the University of Western Ontario and the Lawson Health Research Institute in Canada say that the knee surgery doesn't reduce joint symptoms or improve its function as compared to nonsurgical treatment