The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts early in life and by middle age, can be very advanced. The problem is, even ...

HOUSTON — Could a heart attack be brewing in your body? Or Cancer be creeping in your cells? In most cases, Advanced Body Scan has the technology to detect these diseases before symptoms appear with a ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

Experts continue to discuss whether knowing your Alzheimer's risk is worthwhile or not. A new study found that a certain type of brain scan can detect people who have early brain changes linked to ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Many doctors recommend the heart test to pinpoint which patients would benefit from treatment to reduce their cardiovascular risk. By Jane E. Brody For nearly 45 years, doctors have relied on ...

In my last piece, 4 Techniques to Help with Physical Pain, I described four exercises to help ease bodily pain. The response to that piece was so positive that I thought I'd follow-up by describing ...

Experts continue to discuss whether knowing your Alzheimer's risk is worthwhile or not. A new study found that a certain type of brain scan can detect people who have early brain changes linked to ...

Measuring cholesterol levels has long been the main way doctors assess the risk of heart disease. Increasingly, people are opting, too, for a simple, relatively affordable test: a coronary artery ...

The scan lights up the breaks injuries leave deep in the brain. It works much like x-rays show broken bones. With more serious head injuries standard scans can't see beyond bleeding or swelling to ...