Follow these tips for making colorful, fun summer ice packs so your child patients will keep them over their injuries.

Time spent sitting during the day can negatively influence the way we burn fat and metabolize cholesterol; standing to perform nonphysical activities can complement daily exercise in reversing this trend.

Guidelines for taking blood pressure or performing venipuncture on mastectomy and lumpectomy patients.

Patients recovering from cancer treatment are more in tune with their bodies, and should be encouraged to continue the vigilance and special care they used during treatment: skin care, proper rest and diet, and appropriate activity levels.

"Pseudoseizures" look like grand mal epileptic seizures, but have purely psychological causes and are often a form of conversion disorder. Treatment is a mental health referral to determine the stressors causing the seizures.

OTC hoodia may have little of the active ingredients that suppress hunger and may not be authentic.

Recent research shows that women with ovarian cancer present with subtle physical symptoms, even in early stages.

Less than one-third of people who seek depression treatment receive minimally adequate care.

Research seems to favor avoidance of antioxidant vitamins A, C, and E during cancer therapy.