Next to Botox, the most popular nonsurgical way to freshen up your looks is with a so-called "soft tissue" filler, often relied on to smooth away the nose-to-mouth line called the nasolabial or nasal labial fold.

Consumption of acrylamide -- a chemical found in some common foods -- may be linked to kidney cancer, a study shows.

Plastic surgeons say they've refined techniques of body contouring surgery -- procedures that can remove excess fat after major weight loss.

A telephone survey of more than 71,000 adults in 13 states and Washington, D.C., has revealed that few people know the warning signs of a stroke.

More than half of people with diabetes also suffer from arthritis, CDC researchers find

If your face looks younger than your years but your hands aren't keeping up, there's help. If you've got the funds, plastic surgeons have a host of solutions to make your hands look younger.

The American College of Physicians is out with new guidelines to bring awareness to osteoporosis screening in older men.

Abrupt restrictions on excessive computer use may have contributed to the 1999 Columbine High School shooting rampage, according to a researcher.

The use of insulin pumps and pain medication pumps "may pose special risks for the adolescent," FDA scientists write in the journal Pediatrics.

A new survey of more than 5,000 high school students suggests that while teen drivers generally understand common road safety risks, like driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and distractions, few recognize these hazards in real life or how they interact with their own inexperience.

Mentally demanding jobs come with a hidden benefit: less mental decline with age, a Duke study suggests.

Researchers are becoming increasingly convinced that tiny electric shocks delivered deep into the brain could mean new hope for patients with severe depression and other mental illnesses.

The risk of dying from smoking-related causes drops significantly within just a few years of giving up cigarettes, even for long-time smokers, new research shows.

The criteria used to diagnose adult ADHD are outdated, and as a result, many cases could be missed or misdiagnosed, researchers say.

A panel of expert advisors to the FDA took a dim view of efforts by OxyContin's manufacturer to market a new form of the prescription painkiller designed to cut down on tampering and abuse.

Hard-fought gains in women's rights come with an unwanted gain: rising rates of alcoholism in women born after 1953.

The length of your arms and legs could help determine your risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

The long-term use of ibuprofen and possibly other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, but it is still not clear if the risks outweigh the potential benefits.

Some people who take aspirin to lower the risk of heart attacks and other clotting problems may have "aspirin resistance," according to new research review.

About 31% of parents in the United States are stumped when it comes to knowing how their little one should be behaving and developing.

Weight loss will shrink fat cells, but it won't cut your number of fat cells, scientists note in the journal Nature.

Children born to a parent with schizophrenia or certain other mental illnesses may have an increased risk for autism, new research suggests.

Many women with breast implants who develop breast cancer can be effectively treated with breast-conserving treatment rather than a more disfiguring mastectomy, researchers say.

Women with breast cancer are increasingly being spared the misery and cost of chemotherapy, thanks to a test that characterizes each tumor by its genetic thumbprint.

A protein found in cow's milk infant formula may up the risk of type 1 diabetes later in life, a study shows.