Articles on medical topics.

If you're a man between ages 55 to 69, one aspect of your medical care may have just gotten a little more confusing.  The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent and influential panel o read more

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become weak and are more likely to fracture or break. It is called a "silent" disease because bone loss often occurs without your knowing it. Until about age read more

There are many types of affordable blood tests available to reveal critical, and reliable, insight about an individual's health. Accu Reference Medical Labs offers convenient appointments Monday throu read more

Accu Reference Medical Lab now offering a variety of genetic carrier screening panels. These include ethnic, panethnic and expanded panels.

Alzheimer's disease, the most common cause of dementia among the elderly, is characterized by plaques and tangles in the brain, with most efforts at finding a cure focused on these abnormal structures read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the expanded use of four current Lyme disease tests, allowing these assays to be used in specific combinations for detecting and confirming read more

Normally, your immune system attacks things like viruses and bacteria. If you have celiac disease, eating gluten makes your immune system attack the lining of the small intestine, as if it were a harm read more

UTIs occur when bacteria enter and infect the urinary tract. UTIs can affect several parts of the urinary tract, but the most common type of UTI is a bladder infection (also known as cystitis). The read more

Children, young adults and older Americans can have high cholesterol. Learn how to prevent high cholesterol and know what your cholesterol levels mean September is National Cholesterol Education Mo read more

James Allison (from Texas, US) and Tasuku Honjo (from Kyoto, Japan) took home the 9 million SEK (868,000) prize for their groundbreaking work on the immune system that has already led to a new class o read more