Cancer Rates
The most common cancers in men and women has been on the decline in reported cases in recent years.

Sleeping Pills
Dr. Nancy Snyderman and Matt Lauer discuss the potential dangers of taking sleeping pills.

Waist Weight
How much you weigh may not matter as much as how big your belly is, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Gender Transplant
Matching donor hearts with a same gender recipient boosts survival odds.

Economy Smoking
The economic downturn is also causing a decrease in the number of Americans trying to quit smoking, with some former smokers saying they picked up the habit again to help deal with their stress.

Cognitive Reserve
Having a higher education level appears to stave off symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, even if brain scans show the disease is present.

Ask the Sleep Doctor 11.20.08
Patients write in their questions concerning their sleep habits.

Diabetes Luminaires
A Connecticut mom is raising money on her own to find a cure for the disease that afflicts her son- type-one diabetes.