People who suffer a heart attack or have severe coronary heart disease, could also be suffering from unrecognized diabetes according to new research.

Dr. Darcy Green Conaway told Reuters Health that "the majority of patients" who are seen in emergency rooms with a heart attack or heart-related chest pain "have impaired glucose metabolism," and this represents an opportunity for doctors to intervene. "Only once we recognize what we are missing can we then improve it

Researchers indicate women with ovarian cancer complain of symptoms up to one year before diagnosis, but doctors do not order the proper tests for the fast-growing tumor until much later

A new survey from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK reveals the majority of people in England and Wales support a complete ban on smoking in the workplace.

The survey found 73% of the 1,000 respondents say a ban should be applied without exception

Researchers indicate women with ovarian cancer complain of symptoms up to one year before diagnosis, but doctors do not order the proper tests for the fast-growing tumor until much later

Researchers are showing excitement in the search for a cure for forms of Muscular Dystrophy with recent results in the health and extended life of mice with a form of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) via systemic gene therapy, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

"This work demonstrates that gene therapy should be considered an important strategy in the fight against muscular dystrophy and lends further support for planned human clinical trials," says Sharon Hesterlee, MDA's director of Research Development