Medicine

The comforting effects of animals have been noticed through the years, and volunteer animal-assisted therapy programs are becoming increasingly common in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes.

If you imbibed a little too much and still have to go to work the next morning, what solutions does your local drugstore offer?

By Lacy Perry

When you're dissatisfied with a physician's performance, working through communication problems may be preferable to finding another health care professional. Learn what to do to repair a communication breakdown with your health care provider.

By National Women's Health Resource Center

Lose 30 pounds in 30 days with no diet or exercise! Sound too good to be true? It is: Most diet-pill promises have no real scientific backing. Learn the truth about diet drugs and what they can really deliver.

By Stephanie Watson

There are many types of medications used to treat high blood pressure. Learn more about what drugs are available.

By DiscoveryHealth.com writers

The World Health Organization's goals are not to be taken lightly: eradicating disease, promoting healthy living conditions and overseeing the general welfare of people all over the world. Learn about the WHO.

By Nancy Lewis

Today, organ transplants are relatively simple procedures, yet thousands of people die every year waiting for their turn. Find out about transplants and what's being done to remedy the organ-shortage problem.

By Tom Harris

The threat of anthrax as a biological weapon has become a real concern for everyone. Ciprofloxacin is a drug used to treat people exposed to anthrax. Learn how this medicine works against the anthrax bacteria.

By Marshall Brain

Lots of people are trading in glasses and contacts for more permanent vision correction. Curious about vision correction surgery? Find out if you're a candidate for LASIK and see how the process works.

By Jeff Tyson

According to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health, roughly 2.8 million people aged 12 or older had illegally used the prescription drug OxyContin at least once. Find out about this controversial drug.

By Katherine Neer

Oxycontin is a drug frequently referenced in the news. Just how dangerous is it?

Medications are put into the body in various ways. Why are some injected and others taken in pill form?

CPR guidelines have probably changed since you tried to perform it on Resusci Anne. See what's different in this critical first aid technique.

By Ann Meeker-O'Connell & Jennifer Sellers

Robots are already assisting doctors in the operating room. Tele-surgery may not be that far off. Learn about robotic surgery and what it could mean to the future of health care.

By Kevin Bonsor & Jonathan Strickland

An antibiotic selectively kills bacteria, but not the cells in your body. How do these mighty meds work their magic?

By Maria Trimarchi

Heart bypass operations were once very dangerous, but now they're almost commonplace. How are these procedures done, and how do they fix a person's heart?

Feel a bit of a headache coming on? Muscle aches from yesterday's workout too distracting? Arthritis making that knitting project a pain? Discover how aspirin and other analgesics dull the pain and find out what else they're good for.

By Lucas Hoffman