Many patients don't know it, but 70 percent of the nation's pharmacies already accept electronic prescriptions.

The study of 500 women with the disease found three-quarters had a vitamin D deficiency upon diagnosis, and that deficit appeared to significantly increase the risk of the cancer spreading and death.

Shine doesn't repel the sun -- it actually attracts it.  "Your lips are basically sizzling under the sun and that's a great environment for cancer cells to grow."

The findings, published in the Journal of American Association for Cancer Research, reveal that not only is breast cancer more aggressive in overweight women but that the chance of survival is greatly diminished.

Strangers can be less than sympathetic. It's especially hurtful when people say unpleasant things directly to her children.

Vaccine manufacturers are planning a record supply of flu shots next year, despite the problems seen with this year's batch.

The knees of women and men are physiologically different -- women have a larger Q angle and men have a larger patella on their knees. In 2005, 335,000 women had knee replacement surgery, almost double the number of men. And yet, knee replacement joints were designed for men.

If you're a man, there's a 50 percent chance you'll be diagnosed with some form of cancer. For women, it's one in three.

A 3D scan that will help with early detection of breast cancer has been developed. The machine is at the University of Texas-Southwestern in Dallas, and is making the detection of breast cancer easier, and doctors say potentially earlier.

The prescription drug arrived in the early 1990's and proved to be the most potent appetite suppressant ever to hit the market.