A New York Times article also published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette discussed a slowdown in the growth of health spending. Before 2009, health care spending invariably rose at 3 or 4 times the rate of inflation. But in 2009 and 2010, costs ...

Warren Buffett's recent disclosure that he has been diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer made front-page news in virtually every newspaper and business website in the nation.

The billionaire investor is 81, and questions have long been raised ...

At every age, a trip to the dentist is important. Having all your teeth pulled and wearing dentures and plates is no fun and most importantly, readily preventable.

Thanks to improved dental care, fluoride in water, and more healthful lifestyles, ...

Leaders in the field of medicine are embracing the fact that we do far too many unnecessary tests and procedures that could account for a third to a half of our $3.2 trillion annual health care spending.

In the past few weeks, nine major medical ...

The news about cancer continues to be good. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that death rates decreased by 1.6 percent annually from 2004 to 2008 for lung, colorectal and prostate cancer. Death rates from breast ...

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more and more couples are choosing to live together before getting married. From 1982 to 2010, the number of women below age 45 who lived with a domestic partner out of wedlock...