Cosmetic surgery is gaining more male clients, registering a 16 percent jump from 2002 to 2007, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgery.

Its new male clients are not just urban metrosexuals, but also older employees in people-oriented jobs who need to compete with younger men in a slowing national economy

A new study has uncovered a tangible link between an overweight person's weight and increased medical bills over a lifetime.

Specifically, the study published in advance online by the Obesity journal calculated lifetime health bills of people overweight by 30 pounds or more to to be higher by $5,000 to $21,000 compared to people with normal weight

A new study has uncovered a tangible link between an overweight person's weight and increased medical bills over a lifetime.

Specifically, the study published in advance online by the Obesity journal calculated lifetime health bills of people overweight by 30 pounds or more to to be higher by $5,000 to $21,000 compared to people with normal weight

Two 9-month-old conjoined twin boys have been successfully separated at Santa Rosa's Children's Hospital here.

The rare medical procedure was carried out successfully by a team of seven doctors who spent 14 hours preparing for the surgery while the surgery itself took four hours. The twins' prognosis looks good, and doctors believe the babies should make a full recovery

Using laser light to destroy cancer cells has been found to be safer in treating throat cancers than surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.

Dr. H. Steven Sims, assistant professor of otolaryngology and director of University of Illinois-Chicago's Chicago Institute for Voice Care, used photodynamic therapy to completely removed the cancer from around the vocal folds of patient Sammie Bush without affecting his voice. The procedure was done on May 15